Tshirts and crayons and wreaths...oh my!
on Nov 16, 2009 in crafts sewing holidays You'd think I'd learn. You'd think after last time I'd skip Target and head over to Old Navy to buy the tshirts. But I didn't. This time I made birthday tshirts for my boys' upcoming party. The big 1 and the big 3. I can't believe it. Where did my ba...

Chugging along...
on Nov 14, 2009 in crafts sewing holidays I've had a major burst of energy the past few days.  That means great progress on lots of my projects for both Christmas and my boys' big birthday party.  (Yikes!  It's 1 month from yesterday!!)The works in progress...If anyone is inte...

Do you know what 25 pounds of gum drops look like?
on Nov 10, 2009 in crafts holidays I do.  Menard's has 1 pound bags of candy on sale for $1 this week, so I cleaned them out of gum drops.  Let the wreath making begin!

Big day out: IKEA
on Nov 10, 2009 in decorating fun stuff holidays I temporarily lost my mind this morning and decided to pack up my boys and head to IKEA.  We Chicagoans are so lucky; we have 2 IKEAs nearby!  I've been compiling my IKEA list for months and knew that I'd be better off going to get the litt...

Initial and star applique shirt (and making lemonade out of lemons!)
on Nov 7, 2009 in sewing Today is our nephew's 2nd birthday party.  As part of our gift, I planned to make an initial tshirt.Great idea, right?  Well, it sure was until I tried to take the pocket off.  Even being super careful, I still managed to poke a h...

Thanks, Nordstrom
on Nov 6, 2009 in decorating fun stuff Did you get your Nordstrom November holiday catalog yet?  I was so excited to flip through it and find these sweet little gift tags.  I totally see myself using these tied around a jar full of yummy, homemade Christmas goodies!What's better...

Simple project #1: vintage button push pins
on Nov 4, 2009 in crafts holidays I dug through my collection of buttons, and after burning my fingerprints off with the glue gun, I came up with these...A whopping 40 sweet and cheery little push pins.  (At any given time, I probably have no more than two things hanging on...

November means...
on Nov 3, 2009 in crafts sewing fun stuff holidays Goodbye Halloween and hello Christmas projects!  Can you believe I got almost 7 cups of seeds out of my five pumpkins?!  I'm this.close. to being sick of them.  Nah, not really.  I could eat them all day every day.But with Hallowe...

Happy Halloween!
on Oct 31, 2009 in kids fun stuff holidays I hope everyone had a great day filled with lots of treats!  We certainly did.  Today quite possibly was the greatest day of my 2 year old's little life.  He learned all he had to do to end up with a bucket full of candy was ring doorb...

Halloween Eve...
on Oct 30, 2009 in kids fun stuff holidays 'Twas the night before Christmas and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care Halloween and the pumpkins were set on the kitchen counter with care.  We're all anxiously awaiting the Great Pumpkin...Happy Halloween everyone!