A gift for Karlie:

My friend Rebecca's daughter turns seven on Tuesday. She is such a girly, girl. I wanted to make her something cute. So, I made the Raggedy Ann shirt. It's a white tee with an embroidered face and I sewed the ribbon hair on. Then, the tee needed a pair of coordinating jeans. Thus, the ruffles were added. This was a JOB. I love the way it turned out though. Then, to give her a few more options to wear with the gingham ruffled jeans, I got another white tee and sewed four buttons on. I made "patches" that she can change out just by unbuttoning them. A "K" patch for Karlie, a candy cane for Christmas, a heart for Valentine's Day, and cherries for any time. I stumbled across the cute matching cherry necklace and ring so I HAD to include those too! I still have to sew a belt/sash for the jeans. That's on the to-do list for tomorrow!I hope she likes her gift!!

Another new dress...

One more summer dress before fall! Actually I'll be making pants and a long sleeved shirt for this dress, so it's more for the transition between seasons. This is a stripwork jumper - four coordinating fabrics. I added the little apron and embroidered the sweet little, vintage girl. Lacey is also wearing a coordinating bracelet I made with her name on it. Can you tell I'm having fun? This was a particularly fun project because I got to use my new serger!! What a difference it made!

Something's missing...

It's Dylan's tooth! Finally at age SIX he lost his first tooth. He lost it at school. He and grandma searched his cafeteria tray but it was gone. hehe The tooth fairy still came though!

First Day of School! Aug. 20, 2007

Dylan started first grade this year, Caleb is in the third and Cody is in the Sixth. No tears, no pouting - I guess I have all big boys now! They were ready!

My Apple Dumpling

Lacey's newest dress, complete with lots of TWIRL! The little apron is detachable. I still need to make her some ruffle plants, a shirt to wear under for the fall, and the baby doll MUST have a matching outfit! I did most of this without a pattern - just made it up as I went. My model was a little reluctant today!

Vacation Favorites

Favorite way to spend the day: boogie boarding in the ocean, and Lacey LOVED getting splashed (in the face, no less!), the boys also loved the pool and the water park that was part of our resort.
Favorite restaurants: Hard Rock Café & Thorny’s
Favorite lodging: It was so great to have a house! Two bedrooms, three baths, big kitchen, living room and I never had to make my own bed!
Favorite vacation news: Caleb and Dylan learned how to swim! Lacey was hard to take photos of because she kept running to the water – she’s gonna be a fish next year!

Oh What Do You DO In the Summer Time...

We've had a great summer break so far. Tomorrow we head out to the beach for one last hoorah before school starts. I'm looking forward to some rest and relaxation - oh and some shopping.


Caleb earned his Bobcat Badge.



Lots of swimming with friends.


Hanging out in the shade!

More Girl Stuff...

Okay, I'm still sewing and I'm having a great time. I've had lots of folks say they would like me to make something for them and I think I'm going to go for it. I just worry though that folks don't know how much time and effort goes into making a dress that "looks" simple. The gingham whale dress, for instance, is fully lined - no seams showing anywhere. This was like doing a magic trick- it was very difficult and time consuming. Anyway, I'm glad people like my "stuff" and I will probably start taking on a few projects. A little extra spending money is always good!

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Lacey's 1st Birthday!

July 13, 2007
Lacey’s first birthday began by me taking a photo of her sleeping at 8:03 am (the time she was born). I held back tears all day but got better by the time of her party. I just don’t know where the year went! We started off with an early morning photo shoot while Lacey was happy and in a good mood. Then we headed to Publix to pick up her cake. When we got there the lady said she realized she had made the wrong cake so she made another one the way I had ordered it. Instead of trashing the first cake, she gave me both of them. They both were gorgeous. So, two cakes for the price of one. Who said Friday the 13th wasn’t lucky? Fast forward to the party. We started with the gifts. Travis and I gave her the American Girl “Bitty Baby.” She got lots of beautiful and fun gifts. She’s been walking around (okay, the child is practically running now) saying “baby, baby” all day! I was all ready for Lacey to dive in her cake and get super messy, but Lacey had other plans. First, she refused to sit in her high chair. SO, we put her and her cake on a mess mat on the floor. Well, she stuck one finger in the icing and looked at her hand like it had the most awful thing on it. Miss Priss did not want to get sticky!!! We gave her a spoon and she played with it for a while but still did not want that sticky icing anywhere near her. She had more fun trying to feed us with the spoon. Lacey had a beautiful birthday surrounded by family and friends. I’m so blessed to have this precious little baby girl in my life. Now if you will excuse me, Lacey and I have to brush Birthday Barbie’s hair!!

Gifts...

I decided that my friend Rebecca's daughter, Karlie, HAD to have a homemade dress so I made her one. Making a size eight was a lot different from Lacey's little dresses! It was still fun though. Karlie loveed it - she is such a girly girl!





I'm breaking in my embroidery machine lately too. I did these cloth napkins(set of four)for Molly and Jason.


Blogger is once again reversing the order of my photos - argh.