insta-pics #25

1. My three favorite people
2. Last day swimming at the outdoor pool. (That was on Monday, and yesterday the girls wore toques for a walk, crazy how fast the weather changes!)
3. Cruising with my cuties.... no I was not actually driving when taking this pic.
4. A close up of T, what a lil sweetheart. Notice she has one of the turtles.
5. Yesterday I was busy making and decorating cookies for S's Birthday party, I am doing a Pir-ette theme!
6. My mom and dad sent S a Dairy Queen gift card in the mail stating that she gets to order her very own banana split! spoiled.

We are off to a wedding this afternoon and it should be tons of fun!

Hope you have been enjoying the long weekend! 

Happy Sunday!

Alternative to the Owl

I needed a quick project to do the other day, so I whipped up another Iphone case.

It is nice to have an alternate to switch it up a bit, although I do still love my Owl Case!

I'm really liking the pattern. The stitching isn't perfect...fine with me, it adds character!

And I'm loving the color combination.

Happy Friday!

P.S. Can you believe it's already September tomorrow? ...crazy.

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The final chapter of the pink T

Recognize something?...

Remember this shirt?...

... originally from the T's to tanks post. 

Well it was a smidge to tight on me so I decided to make it into a dress for the girlie. Just a bit of trimming and sewing down the sides and it is transformed once again.

 Cute right? Much better than a too tight shirt on me!

I swear I'm done with this shirt now! After this dress, the bracelets, and the applique I am done!

I also wanted to share with you what happened later that same day, 

we received these little guys in the mail...

 Aren't they so cute!! 

Kay (of Jerry and Kay)had made some turtles like these for her grandchildren and I thought they were adorable. Since I can't crochet/knit I thought I'd ask if she would make and sell me one. She made my day when she told me she would not only make one but two! ...and she didn't want to sell them to me she wanted to do a trade (for one of my cup cozies.. which is coming soon Kay, I promise!). 

It was such a fun surprise in the mail! The girls have been loving on these lil turtles ever since.

S has picked the purple one to be hers, and has named her 'slow poke'.

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insta-pics #24

1. Was pleasantly surprised in Walmart last week, bought the Hunger Games and had a movie night.
2. My mom-in-law rounded up some fresh veggies from her garden for us, so yummy!
3. Crazy hair... gel of choice/ styling agent = chili.
4. Kitchen table has been taken over.
5. My sweeties.
6. We got a little friend in the mail this week (post coming soon).
7. On Thursday, the girls and I had a day in the city with my mom-in-law. We went shopping and spent some time at the zoo. Lucy the elephant was out for a walk and we got a close-up look.
8. The best breakfast ever. Saw this idea on the show 'Eat Street': make French Toast out of a hotdog bun and fill it with breakfest sausage, pour on syrup (like you would ketchup) and eat like a hotdog....yeah it's amazing! (just don't look at the calorie count, haha)
9. Playing at the park yesterday, T once again was being a monkey and started climbing a ladder. She is my wild child!

Happy Sunday!

DVD case to Doodle Pad

I had pinned this project awhile back and had wanted to make this for S. Specifically for our many trips to Saskatchewan to see my parents. Stacey Vaughn offers a great tutorial to make one (read her updated version for some great tips that I didn't read til after I was finished, haha).

I chose a bright frog prince/castle piece of scrapbook paper from the stash and cut it down to fit the case. I then simply doodled on a title, don't want it mixed up with my dvd's!

Another thing, I didn't personalize it so T can use it when she gets older! 

If they fight over it, I'll make another one!

 

Unlike Stacey's I used double fold bias tape around the top of my pocket and glued into place.

It definitely came in handy on the road trip! S loved it. 

She did like to doodle her own creations but to change things up a bit I had to draw a few pics for her to color in (ie. the cat and mouse above). There's only so much scribbling a toddler can do on a blank page!

 It was a hit! Definitely worth making if you are traveling with a lil artist! 

I also think this would make a great craft for an older child (minus cutting out the dvd circle), I can see myself making this a few years down the road with S and T and their friends!

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