Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Kyle Gets a Haircut.

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I FINALLY cut Kyle's hair. This is my first attempt at cutting hair since I gave Jayson that Dumb and Dumber haircut...

Monday, October 26, 2009

Snappy Travel Tissue Pouch Tutorial.

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Today I made some cute little travel tissue pouches. They keep your travel size tissue packs from getting completely destroyed in the bottom of your bag. They were so super quick and easy, I thought I'd do a little tutorial for you.
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Start with 6 1/4" by 7" pieces of your outer and lining fabrics.
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Place the fabric right sides together. Using a 1/4" seam, stitch along the two shorter ends.
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Flip right side out. Top stitch along the two seams. Add snaps in the center, close to the edge. One snap should be facing up, the other down.
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Snap the pouch inside out. Sew a 1/2" seam along each side, or serge, cutting off about 1/4".
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Turn right side out, and place a travel pack of tissues inside. Done!

The Breakfast Bandit



This morning, Jayson got out of his seat only to have Kyle jump into his chair and finish his breakfast. Kyle had no interest in eating his own breakfast, and obviously thinks that highchairs and plastic forks are for no0bs.

In other news, This is my 100th post!!!! Wooooo0t!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Fun with Pointy Sticks




I just knitted up these Fall inspired longies/ MC Hammer Pants for Kyle.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

It's WHAT? PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!


Kyle's Halloween costume. I can't look at this picture without laughing.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Takin' Care of Business.


I ordered some super cute new business cards today! W0ot!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

More Goodies for my Booth.



Today, I whipped up some lotion bars for the TVAM Holiday Fair. As far as bath and body products are concerned, lotion bars are some of the easiest to make. They are awesome for super dry skin, and they last a long time. And the ones I just made, smell...scrumtrilescent!....Half are Cucumber-Melon-Kumquat and half are Sage and Lemongrass. Here is my super easy recipe:

1 part Sweet almond oil
1 part Beeswax
1 part Coco Butter or Shea Butter (or a mix of the two. That's what I did)
Fragrance oil to desired strength.

In a microwavable glass bowl, combine the beeswax and the butter(s). Microwave on high until melted, stirring occasionally. Mix in the almond oil and the fragrance oil. Pour into molds.

Once your lotion bars have cooled and hardened, they are ready to use.

Double Sided Tape and Earthquakes.


We had our first storm of the season this week. What better time to do some crafting with the kiddos. (OK, kiddo...Kyle doesn't craft, he mostly just destroys stuff.) Jayson is my crafter, if it involves paint and glue, he's there! For our wreath, I just had him go wild with red and yellow paint on a paper grocery bag. I figured the orange would just sort of happen, and it did. While he took his nap, I cut out the leaves. When he woke up, we got to constructing the wreath. I used a paper plate as a base. I just put double sided tape on the back of each leaf and let him stick them where ever he pleased.

But, that's not the end of this crafty story...

We had a pretty good earthquake last night, and our poor wreath fell off it's shelf and broke into a million leafy pieces. I will be reconstructing said wreath with my glue gun. Double sided tape and earthquakes suck.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Fluff-o-Rama!







8 PUL Pocket, and 6 knit, fitted diapers for your viewing pleasure. These dipes will be coming with me to the holiday fair being put on by my moms group. What doesn't sell there will be listed in my Etsy or Hyena Cart Shops.