Life gets in the way!

So I have stopped babysitting for the month of January to help me have the time to get a few things done before the baby comes. I have a glider/rocker that my sister in law gave me that I need to recover. I have a baby quilt the I have put together just sitting waiting to be quilted….

I bought this awesome book to make a new diaper bag. I am pretty excited about the projects in it. Simple and cute! Let me know if you want to come take a peek!

But I then got sick. I haven’t done anything not even clean my house! First Lorelei got sick so I was busy taking care of her and then she gave it to me and now I have a rotten ear infection! Being sick and pregnant is the worst! I do hope that i feel better for when this baby decides to arrive! And maybe just maybe I will get a few things done that I wanted too!

Lorelei’s Apron

I made an apron for Lorelei for Christmas since we gave her a play kitchen. I thought she would love it. So it turns out she really doesn’t want much to do with it only wearing a few times since Christmas but I am sure she will use it more as she gets older. Oh and she also seems to want it on when she see me put mine on, which is cute!

I used a old children’s apron as a pattern and also looked at a few tutorials for tips. Afterwards I decided to fully line the apron, so the inside is the pocka dot fabric like on the ties and pockets. I also decided to use d-rings to the neck so I only had to tie the waist band.

Baby Bassinet

Scott and I got Lorelei a Play Kitchen for Christmas which I am very excited about! We got her this one, the KidKraft Retro Pink set.

Therefore I decided that I was not going to spend any more money on her except I bought a few dishes. So I have been looking for tutorials online for things to make with the supplies that I have at home. I have been busy making some felt food, apron, etc. I will share those with you later. 

As some of you know I am expecting a new addition to our family in February. So I want her to have baby stuff to play with. Lorelei already loves playing with her baby dolls so when I came across a tutorial (part one and part two) from Twelve Crafts till Christmas I knew she would love it! I found some free fabric in my Mom’s workroom and this is what I came up with. I loved how it turned out hopefully she will like it!

Colour Book

I set out to do this some time ago but never got around to it. I was even going to make the book with a bunch of people but that never happened either. I followed this tutorial at Everyday Celebrations blog.

I had a rough time finding enough fabric scraps for the colours orange and yellow but between what I had here and my Mom’s workroom I was able to get enough! A few changes I made was that I used grommets for the corners instead of cutting just a hole and a nice heavy key ring to hold them all together, I think that the binder ring would come apart too easily. (again the grommets were found in my Mom’s workroom, you have to love free things! and my sister found me the key ring). I also decided not to add words to my cover. Oh and I also sewed down the letters which was a pain in the butt but after making lots of felt stories and knowing felt doesn’t like much to stick to it I decided to stitch them along with the heat n bond. No peeling letter here!

That’s it! I am pretty happy with how it turned out, I hope she likes it! Now I have to decide on whether I am giving it to Lorelei for Christmas or her birthday.

My sister’s apron

I have neglected my poor blog for quite some time. I once heard that blogging is kind of like a diet you are really great at it for a while and then stop but then get back on. Since it is Christmas season I have been very busy starting projects. So hopefully I will have enough creative things to post for a while :)

I was making this apron for my sister for Christmas but then we decided to draw names between siblings so she got it early. I used parts of my Amy Butler pattern and then I traced out one of my halter dresses to create a pattern for the top. I changed up the pocket and the pleating from the pattern as well. I had a lot of fun putting it together and was glad that my creating pattern drafting worked out!

I used a fabric line by Henry Glass called Fandango:

She Loved it!

Which one to choose?

With baby number two on it’s way in the next few months I am need of a diaper bag that is not falling apart and yet is big enough to tote around everything I need to two children! I know I don’t need a designer diaper bag but that is what Christmas is for right? I am having a problem figuring out which one I actually want. I know that I want the glazed fabric because it will be easy to clean but what pattern? Help please!

Homemade Play Dough

A while ago I bought a play dough set thinking that it would have lots of use over the years well I didn’t think she would like it so much already. The store bought stuff dried out so I made some homemade play dough. The only thing is that this recipe turned out sticky I am going to try a different one next time.

Working hard on her masterpiece:   

Yuck Mom it is stuck on my finger! 

What?!

I love this little girl!