KCWC :: Day 1

So this week I am participating in the Kids Clothes Week Challenge.  The goal is to spend one hour per day for the week of May 9 - 15 sewing clothing for ones children and by the end of the week one should have a nice little pile suitable for the upcoming summer season. Simple enough, right?  Challenge accepted.  Today I whipped up two super comfy, super simple skirts for the little girly.  I must confess...this only took about 30 minutes...the other 30 minutes was spent laundering/ironing fabric for tomorrows project.

In addition to the challenge set forth by elsie marley for KCWC, I decided to up the ante and only use fabric from my stash.  This fabric above is from JoAnn's purchased a couple of years ago.

Since the girly loves Dora, I had to make a skirt out of this fabric from Wal-Mart (*gasp* - I really dislike Wal-Mart but it is the only place I can find that sells character fabric.).

Just for fun I simply left a rolled hem on the Dora skirt to make it a little more sporty and casual.  I have a feeling I know what the Little Miss is going to want to wear tomorrow...

Happy Mother's Day

Spending time with my sweeties.

 

Fresh flowers on the table.

 

Scratch-made Hummingbird Swirls cupcakes.

And a gift certificate from here.

Life doesn't get any sweeter.

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

What I Wore :: Weekend Edition

When:
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Where:
To work, in the office all day.

What:
Jacket - Thrifted from local shop (The Velvet Owl - love it!)
Tank - Old Navy
Earrings - The Rose Tree
Bangles - Charlotte Russe
Pants - Macy's
Shoes - Sperry Top Siders, Marshalls
Watch - gift from my Dad :)

Wordless Wednesday

Personalized Gifting

I love giving (and receiving *hint,hint*) personalized gifts.

Every little diva in training should have a personalized zebra sippy & snack cup, right?

A little something for myself.

Finally.

A non-baby, non-kid, good ol' fashioned simple & quick sewing project just for me.

I used some lightweight yellow gingham from my stash and this super simple summer scarf tutorial.

I love it.

So, what have you done for yourself lately?

Weekend Bliss

We finally got a break in all the rain we have been getting recently so we spent most of our day Saturday outdoors.
I've been reading a new ebook called The Key to Taking Pictures Like a Professional Photographer so I spent some of that outdoor time playing around with my SLR...learning features I never knew it had. Look for much more interesting photos around these parts soon!