Kylie in her new dress

Ok, I love these pics of Kylie in her dress I made her!!!!!!

WOOOOO WHOOOOOOO

I already sold 2 tag blankies on Etsy. I will be listing a ton more this weekend. I just made about 12 more and they are ADORABLE patterns. Tell your friends!!!!!

Etsy.com

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5635662

This is my Etsy Shop. I will list more later!!!!

I have more Tag Blankies to come.

New Tag Blankies

Ok, so I now have the rainbow color one on Etsy for $12. Let me know how you like these and how much I should charge. They are flannel on the front and either satin or minkee on the back.

"Tag Cuddle Blanket"

So, today I got another craft bug. I don't know why it always happens on Saturdays, I think it's funny! Anywho....I saw a "Tag Cuddle Blanket" online & I realized I have a ton of friends having babies & I could easliy make one since I have a ton of ribbons and extra material from blankets I have made. So I thought....why not.

Check it out. If you are havig a baby and want one, just ask for that as your present. If you want one as a gift...let me know and I can make one...for a $$$price. This on is about 10 in. x 15in.

Hats

So, here's a pic of some of the hats I have made. I even impressed myself!

If you want to make some and send them to me, le me know!

I ordered some extra looms off of Ebay.

Cousins

So, we took pictures today of Maddie, Kylie and their cousins, Camryn, Daryn, Aubryn and Tyler. They turned out soooo cute!

Valentine's Day

Well, Larry knows I love flowers, but I have been quite allergic to fragrant ones. So, when I woke up he was already gone for work. I got the gilrs up and I was getting them breakfast and noticed the red roses on the table. I was completely surprised! I didn't expect this at all. I guess that was the point. Larry's rational is that if I "Expect" them, then it's not as fun. Anyways, I was very happy and I called his to say thank you. He ended up being in cahouts (sp) with my friends hubby on getting the roses. I still don't know how.

We had a Joy School party at our house today with 5 kids....wow! But they all had fun!

For dinner we had Fillet Mignon with mashed potatoes and homemade roast gravy, carrots, and garlic/brown sugar sauted green beans with some sparkling cider. YUMMY!

Then to top it off, I made a triple layer choc. cake (box mix) from heart shaped pans. In between each layer I spread a thin layer of strawberry jam. I also had a recipe for homemade Choc. Ganache (YUM!). So, I also added a spoonful on ganache in each layer, then I topped it off by pouring it over the whole cake and adding strawberries. YUM YUM YUM!!!!! WHAT A KEEPER!

Chocolate Ganache

1 cup Whipping cream (cook until boiling -med-high heat) - on stove

then take off burner and add

10 oz. (2 cups) Choc. chips (I used 1 cup each of Milk/Semi Sweet)

***Let sit -unstirred- for 5 minutes

then stir until smooth and then add

3 Tbls. Butter (mix till smooth)

(you can serve hot or warm...also good for dipping fruit!)

*I added shaved choc. to the top

Even the next day out of the fridge, still moist and yummy!

Humanitarian Aid

So, our Relief Society is part of "Women of Faith" combined with the LDS and other curches in So. Cal. We have a goal of 500 baby hats to make off of the Provo Craft Looms (the red one). I have made 5 so far. I think I got the hang of it. I will be posting pics of my finished ones. It takes me about 2-3 hours to make one. It's actually pretty addicting. At least it's helping people---that's what Larry said---he loves playing is computer games--so that's HIS thing!

These hats and many other items are going to the Women and Children of Afghanistan.

If anyone wants to help, let me know!

Yes, I get BORED

So, on Saturdays when Larry works, I tend to get a bit bored.....some may think.....what....a mom of two girls- bored-YEAH RIGHT! But I do get bored...well, at least it's my excuse when I don't want to do any of the things I SHOULD be doing! So, lately I have made curtains and some pillow case dresses. I was very proud of myself, I don't work off of patterns, so I just figured it out-at least for the curtains. Now for the dresses, I watched a 15 min. video online ($2) to see how to make one. Super easy.





http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/171-sewing-how-to-make-a-pillowcase-dress/first#





I made my own (pillow case) for the dress. I found this really cute fabric at JoAnn Fabrics that I wanted to use. I may try to find some vintage pillow cases later on. I just wanted to make one right then. And for the bows on it.....HELLOOOOOOOO, I have tons of ribbon to choose from! Lucky me!

Maddie turned 5!

So, I can't believe it, Madeline is finally 5. She is so excited to be 5....apparently to her it is much better than being 4. She wanted an all girl party because boys are boring. Good thing since we've caught her kissing her little boy friend. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

I made a Hello Kitty cake, and we had a Valentine's Day theme. We made cards for our parents and then we decorated cookies, hearts and flowers of course. We played with a parachute outside and we played in a DORA House.....IT IS HUGE-and hard to put away---Thanks Liz! We ate pizza and had cake and a special cupids love potion drink. It was so cute, each girl got a "sundae" glass. Inside -Berry Sherbert with pink lemonade and a bit of 7up to make it fizzy. Then we topped it off with a straw, they loved it. Thanks to all who came and helped!