For Christmas 2008, The Hubs really blew me away when he surprised me with a Canon Rebel XS DSLR. I dreamed of taking professional-quality pictures of my children as they grew. I did a semi-decent job with Sofie, trying to take her out for photo shoots every few months. But as she grew, the less cooperative she got. And now she’s nearly impossible to get “on film” with her boundless 2 year old energy. So…
Continue readingThis has been a full week for me. Full of lovin’ on my girls, and trying to spend a lot of time with them. They’re growing so fast and some days I can’t help but sit around and play with them all day. They’re just so amazing!! While Chloe napped, I was able to fill orders and get stuff ready to mail. I made another baby gift, and made a birthday Elmo to mail a…
Continue readingLast week we had the following conversation at the dinner table: Me: “Sofie, can Mommy make you the raddest tshirt ever?” Sofie: “No thank you, Mama.” Me: “But if I make you a cool shirt will you wear it?” Sofie: “Hmm…no.” Me: “Okay, if I make a shirt will you wear it for me to take some pictures?” Sofie: “Oh yeah!” Actually, she LOVES it! And honestly, so do I!! And though she wasn’t exactly…
Continue readingWHEW! It’s been a busy 2 weeks around here! I never expected my etsy store to take off the way it did, and I had a line of projects already stacked up before those orders came in. In 10 days I managed to make 9 shirts, 4 bibs, 2 burp cloths, 3 baby blocks, 2 crayon rolls, and 35 bean bags! All while running my home and taking care of my girls! I took my…
Continue readingMy life is going to be hectic this week! If you’ve read this post on applique, you might recognize this picture as the paper side of Heat n Bond covered in items ready to be appliqued. Yep, that’s what success looks like for me! The paper is 17 inches wide and 25 inches long! That’s over 2 feet of applique (and not all of my current projects!)!! So I might not have any new posts…
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