Hey, Can you please SMILE

  Hey y'all, I just want to share with you a few photos I took this morning with the kiddos! Anyone else have the hardest time getting their children under 3 to...

 1. Sit still for 30 seconds.

 2. SMILE at the camera... haha

  It might be easier if I had something other than my cell phone to take pictures for my blog.  ;)  Oh and I want to share with you the cutest clips ever!!! I won on giveaway at Far Above Rubies a few weeks back. ( I never win so it was awesome) I picked out two mini flexi clips and a necklace. I am just IN LOVE with these clips, really! I have worn them very day. LOL They go all the way up to extra large and hold really long heavy hair, so if you are looking for some cute hair clips stop by Lilla Rose and talk to Paula Ramm she will hook you up! ;)

 (FYI I am not being payed to say this or anything I just really LOVE these clips)

I really like wearing it to the side.

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Or pulled back in a small bump.

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They even work in Abby's hair :D

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Did you notice Cole's forehead He learned the hard way why we don't push people. :/ Poor guy!

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Hey guys will you just look at Momma and SMILE! LOL Nope not happening!

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Well I tried to get some cute pictures together...

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This one is pretty cute! My sweet Cole-bug

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I hope you guys have a great weekend! I will be working on another baby shower gift! I can't wait to show you. :D


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Jeni

Backpack Love

  Today while I was at Walmart with the kiddos (Anyone else visit Walmart on a day to day basis?) we walked past the back to school section. Cole got so excited and ran to the backpacks on the end cap. He grabbed one off and put it on. Then he looked at me with his big brown eyes and said "This is my backpack Mommy". I knew he was in love and it would be a nightmare to get him to put it back. Luckily it was only $4.99 (score) and it was a pretty cute pattern (double score)!!!

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   On a side note... I am the only Mom that tries to convince their kid to pick something else when they pick up the ugliest one? ha ha

Ok back to the backpack. ;)

   I got home and I was looking at a Pottery Barn Kid Magazine lusting after all the COOL kid stuff in there, when I thought of personalizing his backpack. I didn't want to go to the store so I pulled out my stash of goodies...aka scraps from other projects. I found navy blue and white felt, and the Wonder Under I used to make the kids Super Hero Outfits.

   First I used my Word program to pick out a font and trace it on paper. After that I ironed Wonder Under on to the back of the navy blue felt. I cut the letters out of the paper and traced them backwards on to the back of the felt.

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  Next I cut out each letter. Once that was finished I peeled the backing off the navy blue letters and ironed them onto the white felt.

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   I took another piece of Wonder Under and ironed it onto the back of the white felt, then cut a thin border all the way around the navy blue letters. Pretty easy right.

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   Line it up onto your backpack and iron it on.

*I used another piece of felt over the iron so it would have contact with the backpack material.*

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I think this is a great way to dress up a cheap backpack, or update an old one.

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Jeni

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, it's...

  Wow... We had an action packed week! My parents, brother, sister and her family ALL came to visit it us last week! We had 7 adults and 4 kids squished into our little 3 bedroom house. Not to mention it was SUPER HOT outside! We had a blast. The main reason for everyone coming was to have a double birthday party for Cole and my niece Liz. The theme we came up with was SUPER HEROES!
  I looked all over to find the perfect invitations and party decor. I want it to be all the super heroes not just one character, and I wanted it to have an old comic book feel! Well guess where I found exactly what I was looking for... WALMART! I know crazy right, and it was $.97 for each item table cloth, 10 invites, 20 plates, 20 napkins, 4 filled party bags. etc. I was so excited! Other sets I was looking at were $25 or more for everything. Thank you Wally mart! 
  You know me we couldn't just have a super hero party and call it a day. Each child had to come in a super hero costume. I made the 3 girls costumes, but I found the cutest superman pjs for Cole. I figured he would LOVE wearing them over and over again!

My Little Superman

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Next was Liz aka "Lizard" We bought $1.50 worth of green satin fabric and tulle, and a $2 white tee shirt. A little wonder under and here is what we came up with.

Super Lizard

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  Kaylee wanted to be Fire Fly. Not sure if that is a real super hero or not but we went with it. $1 worth of red and orange tulle, satin, and $2 tee shirt. Thankfully I had a lot of red material in the fabric box. I made her cape and shorts from that. Here she is...

Fire Fly

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I saved Abby's for last. I got $1.20 worth of blue tulle and yellow satin. I made her Wonder Woman! Here is our little beauty!

Wonder Woman

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I cant believe my sweet boy is 3 years old already! As you can tell they had a BLAST being super heroes!


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Jeni

Matryoshka Love

  My latest Baby Shower Gift! My friend Hannah is having her very first baby, and it is a GIRL! She and David are such a sweet couple and I wanted to make something very special for their sweet little bundle of joy! Hannah has taken on the large task of making her own crib bedding! (You go, girl) Well, she was kind enough to give me her scraps of fabric to use for her gifts so they would be color coordinated with her room!

   Here is what I was able to do with a few scraps and some other items I had laying around! The only item I had to buy was the basket, which was on clearance for $2.99! First I made a newborn ribbon tutu, little ruffled bloomers, and two frayed flowers. I made the tutu following the same steps as this one, but I made it smaller and on ribbon.

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Next I made 3 coordinating burp cloths, one with a paisley applique.

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I had a onesie, but could not figure out what to do with it. I went to my favorite place to get inspiration, Etsy! After typing in "baby girl gifts" I found a pattern for Matryoshka dolls. I fell in LOVE!!! They were so cute, and I knew I could free hand my own pattern. I decided to make a softie and an applique for her onesies. Here it is all together!

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 The next shower we have planned is for a BOY! I have some cute ideas for that little guy too!


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Jeni

Come HELP us win!!!

We were asked to enter a contest at Unique Baby Gear Ideas!!! The winner will recieve $500. (score) I would LOVE to use this money to buy Abby's big girl bedroom set! If you love her room, please take a moment to comment and give her room 5 stars!

Here is the link!  http://www.unique-baby-gear-ideas.com/abigail-graces-white-black-and-pink-nursery-comment-form.html

Thanks Everyone!!!

Jeni

Waste Not Want Not

  I don't know about you, but I HATE wasting material! Even the littlest of scraps I save for an embroidery project or frayed flower. Well last week I shared my Daddy's Shirt Dress.

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As you can see I only used the front and back of the shirt.

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Well I still had the sleeves leftover, so I decided to make a swing shirt out of them! First I needed to even off the bottom of the sleeves and cut out the bottom portion of my swing shirt.

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I unfolded it to cut the bottom evenly.

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Next I used the cuff part as the top of the shirt.

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I sewed the two pieces together and used thin elastic around the waist. Lastly I added a little ruffle and ribbons. Here it is finished on my favorite little model! A cute little top for free, gotta love that ;)

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I just LOVE outside pictures!

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I just love the detail the button from the cuff adds! So cute!

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What fun project do you save your scraps for?


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Jeni

Pretty Little Things

 Ever since we built Abby's stove I've been working on sewing her a few accessories for her little kitchen. I half way finished everything and let it sit for a few months. (Does anyone else do that?) Well last night I was cleaning her room and found my little projects stuffed into a bag in her closet. I decided to pull them out, because crafting sounded a LOT more fun than sorting laundry... ha ha

I added a some trim, ribbons, and flowers. I came up with these pretty little things! A reversible apron, reversible pot holders, a girly oven mitt, and a matching frayed flower hair bow. Abby woke up and had so much fun playing with all her NEW little girly things!

Frayed Flowers side...

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Pink Bows side...

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I really love them both! I don't think I have a favorite side. Which side do YOU like better?

Some close ups...

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WARNING YOU MIGHT NEED TO SHIELD YOUR EYES FROM ALL THIS CUTENESS!

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 She is saying "Mommy I do it" I just love this kid!

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Being a Mommy is so much FUN! haha most of the time ;)


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Jeni