More Bows and a Budding Crafter

I found these cute little pom-poms and had to do something with them, and of course my ribbon obsession continues.

While making more hair goodies for Rylee (like she needs any more) she sat on the counter with me and wanted to "make a project" too. So I spread out an assortment of supplies and this little bracelet is what she came up with.

My little budding crafter! Of course, she didn't actually do any of the work--she just instructed me on exactly what she wanted me to do. The little princess is good at giving orders.

I Love Summer Monsoons!

Shirt Dress

I have been borrowing my mom's sewing machine for the last month and while it was here, I did all kinds of projects. One of which was making these cute dresses out of men's shirts. I saw the link for THIS on a friend's blog and just had to try it--thanks Bethany! I scrounged around Goodwill and found two shirts for 3 bucks each. Two dresses for $6!! Here is Rylee modeling the first dress. Ignore the wrinkles--she had been wearing it all day.


And the second one--I have yet to get her to wear it. At the beginning of the summer she was all about wearing dresses, but not now. Oh well. They are big enough to fit her for quite awhile. I added a little ribbon embellishment on this one, which might have been a mistake as my inability to sew in a straight line became blazingly obvious. But from a distance it looks ok.

Rainy Day Fun

Our Monsoon rains have returned which means the kids were cooped up in the house for awhile today. This was my solution. I saw directions on THIS site and figured we'd try it. Only instead of newspaper, I used my husbands' old ESPN magazines--2 birds with one stone! The kids loved it and wanted to make one for each of them, but I ran out of staples after the first one--maybe tomorrow. But at least it kept them occupied for awhile.

Remembering

Jason is off this afternoon video taping a wedding. I was just thinking of our wedding day. For some reason, my mind was drawn to the flowers in my bouquet. Gerber daisies. . .such a joyful flower! They just make me smile.

Tooth Bears

My boys are both 6 which means they are starting to get loose teeth. In fact, Weston lost his first tooth today. Growing up we had tooth bears shaped like Care Bears with a little pocket in front to put the teeth in so they wouldn't get lost under our pillows while we waited for the Tooth Fairy to come. I think my mom made them for us. My boys are crazy sleepers, so I decided this was probably a good idea for them too. Here is what I came up with. Super easy and simple made out of a few sheets of craft felt and a little fiber-fill. My niece is staying with us and made the little tooth cut-out on the front of the pockets. Thanks Elizabeth!

SOO Excited!!