Girls Night Out- Goddess and the Moon

Here are a few shots from this month's GNO. We had our cards read at the Goddess and the Moon. It was definitely a fun and memorable night out. Thanks girls!!

Team Up Thursday- Time

Cara and I chose time this week as our theme. I had so many different ideas, but ultimately went with the traditional. The photo I took (on the left) is the face of a grandfather clock that was given to me by my grandmother. I've always loved this clock so it is a bit sentimental to me. I love Cara's take on the theme. I think the photos fit together, but are so different.

If you have some extra time today, head over to Megan's to see some more creative themes.

T-Shirt Dress and Travel Purse

I finally set aside a little time to do some personal sewing. Goodwill had their monthly 50% off sale so I set out early Saturday morning to do some thrifting. I came home with 3 bags full of clothes for a grand total of $63. Can't beat that. I found a jacket and a Gap t-shirt for me. I scored a dress, skirt, and top for Harper. For Miller I found a Cars t-shirt, 2 pair of pants, and 2 cute short sleeved button down shirts. Mitch got a brand new Brooks Brother shirt. Then I racked up on t-shirts so that I can make Harper some comfy play dresses or skirts for the summer. Plus three wool sweaters for cozies.

Mitch took the kids to the park so that I could sew. So I made a dress for Harper. I used three different t-shirts. The main shirt was from Children's Place and was a little too big, but I was able to still use the existing neckline so that eliminated a little work.

I am not sure what's going on here. I think Miller was a little jealous that I was not photgraphing him.

The turquoise shirt that I used matched the main shirt perfectly and it had manager on the sleeve. So I used it for the sleeves.

Then on Sunday afternoon I made myself a little travel purse. Not that I have plans to go anywhere, but you never know. It will be perfect for a quick trip to the store or when I just want to carry a couple of things with me.

This was my first attempt at a magnetic closure. It is a little wonky, but good practice. There's a pocket on the outside. I used this tutorial as a guideline.

I added a little pocket inside.

It was really nice to finish a couple of things for us.

Happy Crafty Tuesday everyone.

Team Up Thursday- Green

Cara and I are teaming up for Team Up Thursday over at Mental Inventory. I am so excited to join in the fun. Cara is so talented and having a partner will keep me motivated each week. This week we chose Green as our theme.

If you want to see some seriously talented ladies, head on over to Mental Inventory.

Sledding

The combination of snow and ice that we received over the weekend was perfect for sledding.

Don't you love the pink gloves? I guess that is what happens when you have an older sister. He doesn't seem to mind though.

They would zoom down the driveway, across the street and into the neighbors front yard.

Each time Miller would say, "Let's do it again."

So they would do it again.

Look at those smiles.

Wheeee......

The view from the top of the driveway.

I had to stand guard at the bottom of the driveway to make sure no cars were coming. This is what our road looked like.

We still have some snow lingering around, but the roads are clear and the kids are back in school. I can honestly say I am not too sad to see it go. A couple of days is all I need.

Finally a Shop Update

You would think since I was snowed in all weekend that I would have found some time to do a little sewing. Well, that was not the case. I finished up my last wholesale order at the end of last week and did not think about sewing until last night. I did manage to make a couple of things for my etsy shop last night. I should be done updating it by the end of the day. Here's a sneak peak.

It seems that being snowed in makes me want to cook rather than sew. While we were home this weekend we made homemade pretzels, larabars, and baked artichoke dip. Yum. The kids went bonkers over the larabars and they tasted just like the store bought ones. I will definitely be making those again.

Happy Crafty Tuesday everyone.

Ice, Ice Baby

As forecasted we were slammed with snow and ice on Friday. Which meant we spent the weekend at home playing in the snow. It also meant more macrotherapy for me. Ice is almost as fun to photograph as raindrops.

my rosemary bush

some ice flare

my car

The snow was so hard that I could stand on it without my feet sinking in.

Mmmmm

So what did you do this weekend?