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Well it seems that my skirts were missing one important “secret ingredient”…that secret ingredient is corduroy! I’ve amended that and now we have a new skirt gracing the website, a shamrock skirt. The front and back are awesome, soft off-white corduroy and the sides are fully lined patchwork green. There’s a small secret pocket on one side and the trim matches. It comes to mid calf (about 25in long) and is draw string waist band as all skirts are. Its machine washable and already pre shrunk. I’m very very happy with the look and plan on making a few more skirts in this style.   

I’m planning on a “Valentine’s Day” skirt in this same style in reds with a heart on front and maybe a blue one. We’ll see!  I’ve also done some editing to the site itself. A few pages have gone away in an effort to “clean house”. So the page of balms, massage oils and the apron, peace mat, and poncho have gone away. I will be more than willing to make these things for anyone still wanting them but they weren’t getting much traffic so in an effort to streamline a little bit I removed them.   

I’ve recently (finally!!!) finished a shirt that I really like. I want to get them on the site it’s just a matter of figuring out what size they should go by. As soon as I get that figured out I think they’ll be put on the site and be a big hit.

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Hehehehehehehe!!!! Here’s the camo Snugglebug! I finished it and I am so happy with it. Its so cute.

Yesterday we were on our way to school and we stopped behind a truck that had a bumper sticker that said “The other half of my heart is in Iraq” both my husband and I almost started crying. In my mind flashed the camo jacket that I had hanging in the closet that I don’t use and have been wondering what to do with. I knew what to do. It was time to make a carrier.

I often hear mommies complain about how their husbands won’t wear their babys. I think that baby wearing is such a wonderful way for both parents to bond with their baby in a way that nothing else can provide. While mommies have nursie time fathers don’t. When I look around at carriers I don’t often see options that our guys would apreciate. Well I don’t know what is more masculine than camo. So this carrier is for you guys! Its made from actual camo jacket, with soft sweet pea flannel on the inside. The straps are made from a rich dark brown corderoy and as always are nicely padded with fleece.

Coming up next is something for the girls! I fell in love with a particular pattern, I liked it so much I’m going to be making a sling and a Snugglebug from it! Its adorable, I promise.

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I have been up to my eyeballs in quilts, especially now that they are getting bigger! hehe While that has been my focus this week (and probably next!) I did finally convince myself to do something I’ve been meaning to do for a while. Bath fizzies! Now its very possible that these will fall apart on me in the morning, but for now they are really pretty 

They are peach fragranced and colored. I went for a very light coloration because baths don’t need a whole lot of color. I’m going to be a lucky test rat tomorrow! The issue with bath fizzies is that its very hard to get right. Its the easiest recipe in the world but its very hard to get perfect. We’ll see tomorrow won’t we! I think I may have made bath powder instead of the nice hearts we see here.  I have gotten six squares done on both quilts, however as of tonight I’ve only fully put together Kadence’s 

I’m really enjoying updating about these here about these quilts, that way the people that ordered them can see the progress. Its fun. I can’t wait to see the finished products!

Hello all I hope this evening (or…whatever time it is that your reading this!) is finding you well.  

I am most pleased with myself, yes most pleased indeed. A labor of love has come to fruition, but lets back up a bit shall we? The beginning is an awesome place to start.  

February of last year I found out that my best friend was pregnant. This was the first time in my life anyone close to me had gotten pregnant so I was extremely excited to be as hands on as possible. She said that she wanted me there at the birth and that she would love for me to be a doula of sorts (we say “of sorts” because I am yet to be certified, though I am working on it. A doula is a birth assistant in short..) time went by and we spent most days together. Baby started to kick, started to recognize my voice and move to the music. It was a wonderful time. I enjoyed her pregnancy thoroughly and when the time came for him to arrive into the world I was in love with him the moment I caught him. Yes that’s right I was given the honor to catch him, to be the first to lay hands on this new life. It was mind blowing and life changing. Kaleb was born. He happened to be born very red headed (as both mom and dad are red heads we aren’t surprised by this) and on Halloween! So the entire time we were in the hospital he was “pumpkin” for whatever reason it didn’t stick…but even still, pumpkin. Life moved on ever quickly as it tends to do and now we’re facing his first birthday!  

Over the summer I decided I wanted to tackle my bed. Its a King sized bed so this was going to be quite the project. Of course I had to do it in my style, so I created as I went and came up with the appliqué quilt:  

It was a huge labor of love and honestly I felt rather silly making something that suited a child so well for myself…but then again, that’s me! As soon as I was done I instantly set to making one for Kaleb. I had just the design and I knew it would come out amazing…I just knew it. I set into it feverishly and those around me encouraged me and made many suggestions that I offer it on the website once done. Every time I would sit down to work on his quilt I would turn on the CD we had on while she was birthing him. It was a subconscious decision, but a good one at that. Put on repeat…good thing they were good songs! And so now that I’m done…I present to you…Kaleb’s quilt:    

Pumpkin!! hehe I had originally wanted to find a cute little cartoon style boy who’s hair I could do in red…but oddly enough that was a very hard request I guess so I was very glad when I found the pumpkin. I think its better than the boy would have looked.

This special blanket can be customized for your little one (or its also the perfect size lap blanket, so if your a child in adult shoes like me we can put your favorite animals on there and leave out the name and birthday..hehe) I just got it up on the website. I couldn’t be more proud.

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