Crafts on the To do list:

I found some fun things yesterday perusing through blogs that I can't wait to try...

I'm loving this headband tutorial from raegunwear blog. I just found her yesterday and she has so many headbands!


she also has these in her shop and I'm going to give a go at trying to make them myself.




next time fleece goes on sale at JoAnn's I am definitely buying some appropriate for a little girl and a little boy to make these thrifty and cute reusable diaper wipes from over at theparishfam blog. This is such a cute family and blog- I read a ton of her posts the first night I found it.



Let's see- I also want to make:
I have lots of fabric picked out for bibs-just need to grab some velcro (i've never sewn w/velcro before)
another baby blanket repurposed from sleep pants
camera strap cover-I've been meaning to make this forever
jalapeno cheese bread- I'm dying to find a fabulous recipe for this. do any of you out there know of one?
fabric labels
knit toboggan for the mister and maybe another one for me

I've also got this big basket of about 30 lighthouse cookie cutters that are left over favors from our wedding and I don't have a clue what to do with them... any ideas?

This week I'm going to post my valentines decor. I can't wait to share! :)

Friday link ups:

Today I linked to:

www.adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com

puppy love- a few cute pics of my boys

our new puppy- Haplo!! a standard poodle- Apricot colored. He is so different from Mingo and we love just love him :)



My Mingo!! got him the second week after I got my first job-he is turning 3 in February!!! a labradoodle :)

New years resolutions in effect-number 1. Read more, ponder more, less tv

We have been watching totally too much tv around here. It's a little too normal to be eating in front of the tv even-which is just not okay! Santa brought us table topics for Christmas and we've used them a bit since then as we try to eat at our dinner table more often.
We also decided to..dun dun dun.. drop cable. We dropped it last week and this Saturday we joined our public library. One of the branches is literally 10 minutes away from us. Boy have things changed since I've been to the library!! You can now reserve books online and they will have them ready for you when you get there, you can renew online and you even check them out yourselves. Our branch was super clean and was full of books. I came home with three and the mister came home with two. We're both super excited to get started on them!
I realized while I was trying to find some that I like that I have no clue how to pick out books though! As a youngster at the library I would just walk down the aisles and peruse until I found one I liked (which is what I did yesterday) and then as I got older I mostly read literature and was so surrounded by other readers that I always knew what to read next or could just go to an author I knew. I'm not always up for reading classics anymore, though I did get Gilgamesh so what do I do? Anyone know of good lists to refer to or have any recommendations? Thanks!

Ribbons!

I found out about a great online ribbon and fabric shop. Some beautiful ribbon that I haven't seen locally anywhere. They also have ribbon grab bags which I've done from other online ribbon sites and they are wonderful. Check them out!

http://www.theribbonretreat.com/Default.aspx

Passing it on- engagement bliss.

I've been married to my wonderful sweetheart for about 130 days now. I have continued to get enjoyment out of my bride and wedding magazines around the house but I figured it's time to pass them on. I remember when I first got engaged and every magazine was sheer joy to look through. My fiance and I would even look through them together sometimes. He promises that I will always be his bride so I think I'm ready to give the joy that I got from these magazines on to someone else to enjoy them. I posted them on the free stuff on craigslist and a guy contacted me wanting to get them for his fiancee that is busy planning their wedding. Absolutely exciting. I passed them along today with some happy wishes for them both.

Tuesday Tutorial-Tutu cute

My sweet niece is in the princess stage- I love it!! I knew exactly what I was going to make her for Christmas- a tutu!! and a purple tutu at that(her favorite color) I've seen a lot of tutorials online some that are faster than others. I ended up following one I found on youtube that involves fishing line, hand knotting each piece of tulle and then sewing a ribbon over it to tie around her waist. It took me two nights but probably could have been done in one, it was 22 inches long to go around her waist and she'll be able to wear it for awhile since it ties instead of is a piece of elastic. For length measure from waist to knees and double that as it's tied in to the top after being folded in half.
youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu91Gt1OEUA
not the best picture but you can see the ribbon that ties around her waist up top and all the fun tulle.


To comlete her princess look I appliqued a crown onto a t shirt: purple and white polka dot fabric, added some jewels for bling and a "C" for her name then completed the kit with a wand.


I am thankful to say she loves it. She wears it everywhere and throws it on over jeans or tights which is just as I imagined. I also hear she doesn't go anywhere without the wand. yay.



all ready to be wrapped. I can't wait to make one of these for my little kiddos... or myself!