The Wrong Side of The Bed

My children must of fell out of their beds this morning and on the wrong side I might add. They are all cranky and my little one is pulling my oldster's hair. The boy is throwing things and yelling at the little one. And the little one is in a destructive mood, which entails, shutting the pie safe doors on the TV while the others watch Curious George and throwing her milk cup on the floor in just the right location so it splatters drops on the door out to the deck. I was up most of the night with a restless, feeding babe, once running into the wall because I thought it was a doorway, in which I forgot to mention this to my husband because everything is like a haze. And someone just threw pots and pans. And I look pretty. I'd take a picture, but that wouldn't be nice. At least the weather is nicer and I can open some windows. And at least my coffee came yesterday in the mail, smelling so nice and making me happy this morning as I opened the bag (No, I do not buy coffee usually over the internet, but one day when I was visiting Jen's blog, she mentioned this coffee and I had to try it once, as it is a bit expensive for me to resort to buying on a regular basis. But once in awhile it is nice and boy....is it good. The best I've ever had).

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Ahh, the Weekend is Here!

I really think this is really cool. Do you think it would work well with trains?

I love her bags, especially this one. I hope she puts another one up for sale in her shop soon. Or, do I?

I love these shorts, as well as her whole shop. Don't you think they would be fun to wear, sitting out on the patio, drinking coffee in the morning?

And this shop as well. Simple and beautiful designs.

I really think this would be great to have on a wall as you walk into a home.

And are these not the coolest looking bunch of boy shirts ever? Too bad my son despises collars.

But, unfortunately, or not, I should really use my monies to purchase one of these.

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Have a fabulous weekend!

OHHHH...the winner...

Everyone! It's like an Ellen or Oprah show! (well not really) You all won a tee or onesie with my new suburbia design. But one favor, please let me know how this commercial-grade iron-on stuff does and how it holds up to multiple washings and drying. Let me know in a month what you all think so I can see if this is something to sell or not! Yes, my son decided one day to decapitate the horse's hoof. Yes, it would be weird of me to drink coffee after mowing the lawn on a hot day. No, it's not weird of me to mow the lawn...it's rather hard work since we live on a hill and gives me a good workout.

"Little Ones" and Make Some Placemats

Well I am about to embark on new territory folks. I am always thinking of new things and for some reason this just popped into my head this weekend when I got my new American Apparel catalog. Dogs. Dog vests. Is that the craziest idea ever? Putting my designs, or ones more geared for dogs on the vests or embellishing the vests with awesome fabrics. The order is in and they will be up this weekend in my shop. I assure you, you will not be disappointed and I am so excited to clothe the other little ones in people's lives. I am really not sure about the costs...I am thinking $25, but the detail will be greater than that of my onesies since they are for dogs and my neighbor has agreed to let me borrow Ruby for the fashion shoot. Now my only hope is that Ruby sits for a moment.

I just took an existing placemat and cut out a copy with a 1/2 inch seam allowance. I then cut out the pocket fabric which measures 5 1/2 inches x 9 1/2 inches. I found that if you fold the back side of the pocket like a present, it lays better on the fabric. You can do what you want with that and make it as small or as large as you want. Then just pin and sew the three corners to the top of your placemat. Pin right sides together and sew all around, leaving a gap so you can turn the placemats right-side out. Press and topstitch. Sew easy!

My son didn't like the pods fabric very much (what is wrong with him?!?! *giggle*giggle*) so I used the car fabric for him and this vintage piece for my oldest. The pockets are great because you can put anything in them, like your utensils or napkins that would normally blow away in the wind outside. And they are machine washable so watermelon stains, like those already on my sons, will come out in a jiffy. 

 

 

So enjoy and go make some placemats for fun! Also check out the entry below for your free onesie opportunity!