Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a wonderful day filled with lots of love, family, and good food!
We were missing quite a few people this year so we had a small but good Thanksgiving. I wasn't sure how it would be this year with us having lost Grandpa two months ago. We sure did miss him, but it went so much better than I had expected it to. I think it helped a lot that Grandma had the table set out different...we didn't spend the entire meal looking at the empty chair that would have been his. We all got a little choked up(or at least I did) when it came time for prayer,cause it was a who's going to say it now kind of moment...but we made it through the first Thanksgiving, so I'm sure they will get easier with each passing year.
I only had my oldest son Tyler with me this year. Dylan decided to go to his dads, and Chandler went with my husband Greg to his family's house. So we were a little scattered this year. We were also missing my sister-in-law Jess who had to work, and my aunt, uncle, and cousins from TX....We missed you all, but not to worry...I ate enough pie and food for all of you :0)...(more cheeseball, and beef rollups for us...lol) Here's a few more pictures of our day together
Me with my nephew Vincent
My nephew Vincent
Too much turkey...lol
My Mom, My grandma, and me
Me, my brother, my grandma, Tyler and Vincent
all of us (except Ken who was taking the pic)
Me and my oldest son Tyler
Me and my grandma
Me and my mom
Papa Ken with Vincent
My brother and my niece Natalie
My mom and step-dad
My nephew Vincent
I have so much in my life to be thankful for...I hope everyone took time out of their day today to reflect on what you have to be thankful for in your own lives, and I hope you found your list to be long!
This song has been stuck in my head all day, so I thought I'd share it.
Wow! It's been a while since I posted...Sorry! I've been incredibly busy these last few weeks. I've taken on a not quite full time job now working as a caregiver for a elderly woman.So I just don't have as much time at home as before... But just cause I haven't been blogging doesn't mean I haven't been sewing.
I've decided this year I'm making all my Christmas presents for everyone except my kids...They will probably get a few things handmade too, but the majority of theirs will be bought. So here's what I've been working on for the adults...rice heating pads, in a bag stenciled with a picture of a rice plant...
and for the younger kids I've made these roll up travel bags...
So that's it so far...I still need to work on a couple of stuffed animals for the really little kids...and I'm stuck on what to make for the teen guys...so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Also, once I get a day to slow down a little, I'll try to get tutorials up for the two projects below in case anyone else would like to make them for Christmas.
(also both of these ideas I found online done by many people so I'm not sure who to reference back to)
I know its November now, and I'm a little late posting, but here's a few pics of this years Halloween...
Dylan was a Ninja (with purple Nike's...lol)
Tyler was a zombie
Group shot - chandler was scream, Greg was himself, and I was candy corn
I don't have a closeup shot of Chandler yet, but I'll post it when I get it....I didn't end up making anyone's costume this year except my own, and it was a last minute throw together in an hour project...lol...but here's the closeup for it
Hope everyone had an awesome Halloween...Now it's time to start looking forward to Thanksgiving and working on Christmas presents :0)
A while ago I decided to join the Super Style Bag Swap being put together by Sew Mama Sew...This was the first swap of any kind I had ever done, and I had a blast! I will definitely do another one. I got paired up with an amazing Bag Swap partner and I think it's safe to say not only did I receive an incredible bag from her I made a new friend. :0)
I was really nervous for her to get my bag. I normally don't sew from patterns, but for the swap I used the Blossom bag pattern by Amy Butler. It involved a LOT of cutting and ironing, but I was really pleased with how well the bag went together. I made it in a pretty yellow and grey print material...I loved the material, but I was nervous that she wouldn't like it as much. I just received an email from her saying that she got it and loved it...so I can breathe a sigh of relief and now post some pictures! I do have to say before I post them that the bag is not quite as dark of a yellow as the camera makes it look...It's a little softer. :0)
Here's a picture of the bag my swap partner sent to me.
I seriously love it! It was perfect, and so well made! As a late birthday present she even made me a little matching make-up bag...It's adorable...I don't have a pic of it though so you'll just have to take my word on it :0)
I have to say this has been a lot of fun. If you've never participated in a swap I highly recommend it...Head on over here to see the flicker group where all the finished purses are getting uploaded.
This is turning out to be a great day! Not only did my hoodie turn out awesome, but I was also contacted by CSN to do a product review. CSN is made up of more than 200 online shops offering a huge selection of products ranging from drop leaf tables and bedroom sets to toys, office and home decor. Not sure what product I am going to get to review yet, but I'm excited! I'll let you know more once I receive it :0)
I'm really excited and proud of myself today...I made my very first hoodie, with no pattern or anything...and it worked perfectly! I normally don't use patterns, but I also normally don't sew anything wearable for myself. It seems so much easier to make something quick for kids. I quit smoking last year and have put on a few pounds, and I now have a closet full of clothes that no longer fit...sooo...I'm going to be forcing myself to make stuff for me more often. I was going to make a tutorial for this, but I wasn't 100% sure if it was going to actually fit together right, so I didn't end up making one. Please excuse the fact that I look like a complete dork in these pics..lol...I had to have my oldest son take the pictures :0)
I managed to get 10 of them finished this weekend. I have to say these were so easy, I will never buy another pillowcase again!
The instructions on the ConKerr Cancer website could be a little confusing especially for a beginner, so if you would like to check it out, MADE has a wonderful tutorial here on how to make these, and it's super easy.
