Seams Good To Me

Best Dressed Guest....

2011-07-28T15:56:00.002-04:00

Here is a pic of my friend's 10-month-old son wearing the bow-tie onesie I made him when he was born. I big thank you to his mama for actually having him wear it- means so much! He wore this to a wedding recently. Too cute!! I bet he stole all the thunder from the bride and groom!

$20 Coffee Table

2011-06-18T10:21:00.004-04:00

Yup, only $20! I love picking up things from the side of the road and my husband did an amazing job refinishing this coffee table! We bought stain remover and new stain for a total of $20 and used sandpaper we already had at the house. It is a HUGE upgrade from the previous table we had in the living room- another side of the road pick up but with weird peacock fern tiles on top. Yup, we enjoyed that for over a year it was time for a change!

One man's junk is my treasure!

2011-06-15T20:30:00.002-04:00

I can't take credit for this project, but I can take credit for finding the project! I saw this beauty on my way to work one morning and was mad at myself for not stopping! Well when I went by again the next day and it was still out front of a house I knew it was meant to be. I pulled over and shoved the thing in my car! My husband then stripped it, sanded it, and stained it. I need to take after pic because I still can't believe what a great job he did! We have never done a refinishing project, but now I think he is hooked! And good thing because I grabbed an old desk a while back that is sitting in the basement and just waiting for a good facelift!

Tipsy Pot!

2011-06-15T20:24:00.008-04:00

Just a quick post on a couple outdoor projects. Last year my mom and I made tipsy pots. I think we made mine a little too late in the season and most of the flowers died quickly. This year I was set on making sure I got an early start so here it is.

I also added some flowers to a couple pots for the front steps. My mom made me three last year and they were just so beautiful with all these overflowing flowers and they bloomed well into the fall. The ones I made do not even compare to hers. She also added these solar lights and I put them back in this year. Please ignore the steps- we are getting them redone this summer!

Another Tote

2011-06-15T20:21:00.001-04:00

And here is a pic of the one I made for my mother-in-law. I have fabric to make one for my sister and I am going to make the straps longer than the other ones I made.

Mother's Day Gift

2011-06-15T20:20:00.003-04:00

The next two posts are not as far behind as the last two! I made my mother and mother-in-law a bag for Mother’s Day. My oldest friend is also a fan of sewing and she was gracious enough to share the great pattern she had. It was very easy and functional! It’s a large canvas bag with pockets out the outside. I also got to use my serger for the first time and I am in love! Here is a pic of the bag for my mom.

Easy-No-Sew Blanket

2011-06-15T20:04:00.002-04:00

Here is another project for a 1 yr old little boy. The same one that received the khaki zebra print quilt over a year ago! Time flies! This was a very easy project! I took two yards of two different fleeces. Lay them evenly on top of each other bad sides touching (you may need to cut both so they perfectly fit together.) All you do it cut out a four inch square out of each corner. Then you cut one-inch wide, 4-inch deep strips on all four sides. Then all you do is tie the two pieces together into a double knot strip by strip. Super easy and a great gift for anyone! I made my husband one with Giants fleece for Christmas and we use it all the time.

Homerun Quilt

2011-06-15T19:57:00.003-04:00

Life has a tendency to throw some serious curveballs that make you question so many things. I have been busy with some serious curveballs and my projects have taken a backseat.

I wanted to update a few things that I finished a while ago. First is a quilt for a baby boy. His dad is a HUGE baseball fan and former players so it was only fitting to have a baseball print quilt for the little man. He was born last month and her shower was in March so this post is very behind.

Baby Shower Gift

2011-02-03T20:15:00.003-05:00

Here is a pic of my baby shower gifts for my girlfriend last weekend. She has a 20 month old son so we got him the book "Big Brother" which I wrapped up for him to open. The rest is a pic of the quilt, diaper pouch, and burp cloths I made.

And MOOOOORE Baby Gifts

2011-01-22T10:01:00.002-05:00

Lots of babies on the way! Another great friend and college roommate is due with a little boy in May. I need to get going on her quilt. I bought a great baseball print fabric recently, but am still deciding on what pattern to use.

In the meantime, I made her a nursing cover from a tutorial I saw on Diary of a Quilter.

Diaper Pouch

2011-01-22T09:53:00.004-05:00

I saw a tutorial for a diaper pouch on Noodle-head and thought it would a great addition to the gift for my friend. I made it to match the quilt. Ill also be making some matching burp cloths.

Click here for the tutorial.

Rainbow Bright Quilt

2011-01-22T09:47:00.004-05:00

This one is a little bright- should come with a battery pack, but I like the bold colors! This quilt is for another baby who is on her way. My friend is due at the end of February. This is her second- baby Hadley will be a little sister to her big brother Owen.

Dress Up A $3 Shirt

2010-11-29T20:13:00.002-05:00

This was a simple $3 shirt from the sale rack at Target that was spiced up with a little fabric clovers and beading. I used a large and small clover circle for these and added some black beads.

Burp Cloths

2010-11-29T20:10:00.001-05:00

My new favorite gift for new babies- burp cloths! There are quick and easy to make using cloth diapers and cotton fabric.

Finally a baby girl!

2010-10-14T07:28:00.005-04:00

after three little boys, one of my girlfriends had a little girl! she is just beautiful and this quilt is for her!

Some things just call for fancy

2010-09-16T07:07:00.003-04:00

These cute little oneies where so easy to make! cut out the top piece and bottom piece of the tie onto a piece of paper, trace to the back of your fabric and wonderunder, stick the wonderunder to the backside of your fabric, lay down on oneies, iron on and sew around the edge!

Another Baby Quilt

2010-09-06T10:51:00.001-04:00

This quilt was for a girlfriend who had a little baby boy in August. She never found out the baby's gender and it is hard to find cute gender neutral baby fabrics, so her baby got a cow print!

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice.....

2010-03-10T11:40:00.004-05:00

Well that is what little girls are made of! i saw this pattern over at Made by Rae. i made it last night in less than two hours. it's was very easy to assemble and i made it with scrap fabric so i feel like it was free! i have a friend due to have a girl next month so ill be putting this in the mail for her! ill also be crossing my fingers that some of my other pregnant friends will also have girls because i am just dying to make another one of these!

pattern:

http://madebyrae.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-itty-bitty-baby-dress-pattern.html

Another Baby on Board

2010-03-01T10:36:00.004-05:00

One of my girlfriends is having a baby next month!!

her shower is this weekend and i cant wait!

she doesnt know if she is having a boy or a girl so she is planning on doing the nursery in khaki and white and she will add blue or pink after the baby is born.

i found a great khaki and white zebra stripped pattern and added white chenille and a khaki white poka dot fabric. not very baby, but definitely fits my trendy friend!

Ruffle Shirt

2010-03-01T09:41:00.004-05:00

Ruffle shirts are really in lately.

recently i needed to buy a suit and needed something for under it. so in a panic and short on time i got this cute tank with a little ruffle in the front from ann taylor. as soon as i got home i was mad at myself. yes the shirt was cute, but for the love of G i could have made that thing for less than the $28 i paid!

so i saw this great tutorial on Adventures in Dress Making

http://tinyurl.com/ygh56xw

i had a shirt from old navy $7 that i had never worn

cut the sleeves

hemmed it into a t-shirt and ruffles with the sleeves

Baby Booties

2010-02-05T09:02:00.003-05:00

Currently i have four friends that are pregnant! oddly enough, three are all due within a week in august. the other is due in april and her shower is coming up. She doesnt know what she is having and is planning on doing the nursey in khaki and white, adding pink or blue after the baby is born. she is also my trendiest friend so i found a khaki zebra print fabric and khaki and white poka-dot for the quilt. ill add in white chennelle. also i saw this tutorial (http://stardustshoes.blogspot.com/2006/10/cloth-shoe-pattern.html0) and made a

"practice pair" with scrap fabric. they were so easy to make and are just too cute. they almost make you want to have a baby. ALMOST!

Alphabet Wall

2010-02-03T09:03:00.003-05:00

i loooove this idea!

and im posting it so i remember it

DIY Christmas

2009-12-15T10:23:00.003-05:00

Get excited, Family! It's all about the DIY Christmas gifts!
Last night I finished up a baby quilt for a friend due in January. She is having a boy! I have to make another one for a GF due in April, but her shower wont be until Feb so i have time. And i just found out another GF is due in August!! it's a very exciting time and i am going to try to make some other baby items like wash clothes and burp cloths! neither one of them are going to find out what they are having so i am brainstorming ideas for cute gender-neutral fabric. i just dont like the green and yellow!

i would add a few other things that i recently made, but my mother was looking at the blog and i dont want to spoil anything!

Hostess Apron

2009-12-02T12:31:00.005-05:00

This was my first Thanksgiving as a married woman and my first holiday that i didnt spend with my family! it was very bittersweet and i called my parents numerous times throughout the day. my in-laws came up for the long weekend and we cooked dinner at our place. it was a lot of fun and a lot of work all for about 15 min of stuffing your face!!

every year that my mother hosted thanksgiving, she would have a craft for the ladies to do. sometimes, even the men got involved. well i didnt want to force "DIY projects" on my in-laws so i took the task into my own hands! i made hostess aprons for myself, my SIL and my MIL. my MIL loves syracuse so she obviously get orange and blue and my SIL love lilacs and the color purple. mine was made with left over fabric, but it happened to be pink so it was perfect!

here is the tutorial i followed. they took about 20-30 min each!
http://angieasplund.blogspot.com/2009/03/hostess-apron-tutorial.html

A First Attempt

2009-11-04T13:41:00.003-05:00

I am planning on attempting my first piece of clothing.

Ok i tried to make a skirt last summer and it seemed to be going well, but i put it down and just havent picked it back up!

so i am going to try to make this cute wrap. i have the exact same thing that my gf gave me for christmas years ago and i wear it all the time! i wear it some much that now my husband jokes and asks if that is a new piece of clothing and tells me he has never seen it before. Joann's had 50% off their jeresy knit fabric so i bought 1 3/4 yrd in a hunter green and the same yardage in black.

i washed and dried the fabric the other night and plan on starting the project this weekend.

stay tuned!

DIY Floral Hair Pin

2009-10-22T17:04:00.002-04:00

I made these the other weekend when my mother was in town
i had left over fabric flower petals from my bridesmaid hair pieces
i just singed the edges and layered them with a glue gun.
the middle piece is pink tulle gathered and glued
i hot glued a bobby pin to the bottom, but next time i think ill sew it on
they are quick and easy to make and small enough to add a few to your hair for a little something extra!

DIY Clothing Labels

2009-10-22T10:45:00.003-04:00

Allyson Hill has an amazing titorial for DIY fabric labels!
I have Joanne's Coupon sitting at home waiting to be used!

happy printing:
http://allysonhill.typepad.com/allyson_hill/2007/06/make_your_own_l.html

Pumpkin Muffins

2009-10-15T20:09:00.003-04:00

It's that time of year! my pumpkin obsession is in effect!

the other night i refused to turn the heat on, so in an attempt to warm up i decide to bake!

here are some pumpkin chocolate chip muffins!

delicious!

DIY Birdcage Veil

2009-10-09T10:47:00.004-04:00

Here is a little pic of the birdcage veil my mother and i made for my wedding. (i need the DH to take a better pic). i ordered 8" white russian veiling from housefabric.com ($4.95 for a yard and it ships out very quickly), a metal comb i took off another little veil but you can also get them at housefrabic.com, white felt (michaels), silk flowers (michaels) and beaded feathers (michaels).

i loosely followed the directions from OnceWed.com and was very happy with the results. my suggestion is do not sew anything until you are sure where you want the veiling to rest. we pinned it down to see how much puff and swoop we wanted. once that was set i cut the felt and sewed the veiling to it. the flowers we arranged several different ways until we finally hotglued them down and then placed feathers in random places also using a glue gun.

i put the birdcage veil on right before we got introduced. i didnt want to wear my fingertip veil all night, but still wanted some sort of veiling. this was a perfect option!

DIY floral haircomb

2009-10-09T10:39:00.002-04:00

here is my beautiful MOH, my sister! i started making my BM's hair pieces, but only made one and just didnt have time to finish them the week of due to everything else i was doing. sooo i returned from the hair salon the day of the wedding and my uncle and brother-in-law are sitting at the dining room table making the hair combs!!!! first of all, i dont think i would have finished half the stuff i did without my uncle and B-I-L! they are just amazing! so here is a pic of the haircomb. they are made with plastic haircombs from michaels, loose flower petals (michaels) and rhinestones (michael's). all of it was assembled with a gluegun. is there anything that cant be done with a gluegun!? the girls and i really liked them and it added some fun to their hair! thank you tom and jim!!!!!

Cupcakes!

2009-10-06T10:20:00.004-04:00

Just a quick pic of our wedding "cake"

we did a cupcake tier instead and was really happy with it!

we ordered a mix of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes all with vanilla frosting from a local bakery that also rents out the tray. no this isnt a DIY project, but it would be if you have a helpful friend or family that loves to bake! you can rent the tier, buy one or i have seen people make them using antique plates and candlesticks ( click here for directions to make your own cake/cupcake stand).

End of the Season

2009-10-02T11:56:00.002-04:00

Tomorrow marks the end of our 2009 wedding season! it will also end our three weekends-in-row wedding stretch! Besides our own, we had 5 weddings this year! We had the honor of witnessing one cousin and four dear friends tie the knot to wonderful men!! although it will be nice to have a free weekend, i wll miss the seeing friends and family, the dancing, the seeing new places, the excusses to dress up and the free meals (that include dessert)!

oh and tomorrow's is on the north shore on a beach. minor detail- it's supposed to rain! i'll be hanging my rosary beads for good weather!

Soilmates

2009-09-30T18:45:00.006-04:00

I just have to share the cutest thing that my mother made!

she made these for our post-wedding brunch

i dont know how she made these but i am going to find out and will share!

she even sewed the little outfits herself!!!!!

DIY Escort Cards

2009-09-30T18:29:00.004-04:00

I completely forgot to take pics of all these wedding projects so now i am scrambling around trying to take pics of what is still at the house. we have to wait 9 weeks- yes, 9 weeks for our pro pics and i am hoping he has good shots of the DIY projects!

My mom and i went to paper source one sat morning. thank goodness she was there because i felt very overwhelmed and stressed about the projects i was taking on and didnt have a real idea for the escort cards. enter, amazing creative mom. we found escort cards (ok that is not DIY). they came in all sorts of colors so we grabbed purple, green and orange- color scheme! then found great hot pink labels and you can download the layout from their website for easy printing!! we had a cute border hole punch that we used along the bottom of every place card and used a corner punch to round the bottom corners. we used a 1/4 inch rectangle hole punch to make openings at the crease of the card for ribbon. all hole punch items were from michaels. the ribbon we used is also from michaels- sale $1 for three rolls! we tied a bow at the top and then stuck the label to the card. inside i used number stamps with black ink to indicate a table number. it was cheap, easy and looks so beautiful! i love using color so it was nice and bright on the escort table. hopefully my photographer has a pic of it all laid out!

DIY Wedding Favors

2009-09-27T17:49:00.007-04:00

Ok so the week before my wedding.... the clovers died!!

my amazing brother-in-law heard about the problem and called me to walk me off the ledge. awhile back i posted about a cute seed packet idea ( Love Grows.... i used design 2 without a lable on it) and told my BIL about it. He then did some research and using the seed packets, came up with the cutest idea that would also allow us to still use the 160 little pots we had bought!

i downsized the seed packet printout by 75% on the copy machine at work (yay for multi-tasking) and was able to fit 4 of them on a regular sized piece of paper. scrapbook paper was on sale at michael's that week (i took it as a sign). i got 6 sheets of 6 different pages, staying with our color scheme- purple, lime green, hot pink and orange. i first cut all the scrapbook paper down to a regular sized piece of paper so it would fit in a copy machine. i then copied the packet-printout to all the backs of the scrapbook paper and had to cut EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM! thank goodness my mother helped! we used double-sided tape to put the packet together and filled it with sunflower seed that my mom got at the local tractor supply store- 20 lbs for $10!! at michael's, i also got little plastic ziplock bags. my father and husband filled them with potting soil (also from tractor supply). you have to buy the dry soil or else there will be moisture in the little bags and it doesnt look nice. my mother and MOH (my fab little sister) tied all the bows with the thank you tags! my mom and i had brought all the ribbon at michael's when it was 3 rolls for $1- we used a thicker ribbon in either green, orange or purple and added a thinner pink ribbon on top of the thicker one to each pot. my mom had cut all the ribbon, made a knot in the middle and hot glued it to the back of the top of the pot- we had to do this or else the ribbon would never stay up on its own. my mom and i got the hot pink paper for the tags at paper source, printed off the thank you notes, cut them up and stamped them with three different little stamps also from paper source. it was a huge team effort and i couldnt have done it with without my family! i must admit that in the end, they were so much cutter than the clover idea and our guest really loved them! the best thing is- we did 142 wedding favors for under $100!! people have emailed to say that they have planted them and are watching them grow! we did a have a few clovers left over so we potted them and used them on our escort table. they looked cute and saved us from having to add another center piece to that table.

Happy Hips

2009-08-06T12:57:00.005-04:00

I have to post this beautiful DIY fabric belt done by Heart of Light!

Come on over and check out the step by step directions at 100 Layer Cake.

Isn't it lovely!?

Hair today gone tomorrow

2009-07-23T19:46:00.002-04:00

it's not DIY- i went to a stylist!

but my mom watched her and now swears she could do it herself!

if only i could be in high school again! my sisters and i would have another option other than the beautiful french twist for semi's and prom!

Bird Cage

2009-07-23T19:40:00.003-04:00

this past weekend i made a bird cage veil for the reception!

ok really my mom was a huge help! we worked on it sunday afternoon!

i used the directions from once wed (posted below)

they were very helpful for ideas and then my mom and i did what worked for us!

it def takes more than one person- you need a second set of eyes to make sure the fitting is right with the flowers and the netting. i didnt take any pics and left it at parents house so the view of will have to wait but i must say it's FABULOUS!

i love it! and the FI thought it was great- yes i showed him! i get so excited with my craft projects i always have to show him! i cant wait to wear it!

Rehearsal Dinner Centerpieces

2009-07-23T19:36:00.003-04:00

Keeping with our garden theme- my fab mama made these for our rehearsal dinner center pieces. love them!

we can either give them away or use them all weekend for the cocktail hour tables or at the sunday brunch! what would we do without mothers?? i have no idea!

UPDATE- clover invasion

2009-07-23T19:27:00.003-04:00

well, they have grown!

they are at the perfect size right now which makes me worry about what they will look like in 5 weeks!

these even survived being tipped over and falling all over the garage after my father took them out one morning. i told him that i appreciated the help but asked him to please leave it to my mother from now on! typical dad fashion, im sure they were in the way of the lawn mower and used excess-man force to move them and well that's what happens when they are resting on top of a wheel barrel.

Lucky in Love

2009-07-08T18:37:00.006-04:00

My mother and i planted 200 peat pots of clover last time i was at my parents house.

the lady at the garden shop said clover takes about 4 weeks to germinate, but then it grows pretty quickly. we thought we were all set- it would germinate around mid july and we would have cute little clover plants to give away as our wedding favor. well two days after we planted the things i got am email from my mom:

"You know that woman at Hadley Garden who said it took 4 weeks to germinate those clovers?

She's an idiot!
You now have out there 10,000,000,000,000,000 clovers all about a quarter of an inch high. HELP!!!
I think I need a gardening staff!!
Love Mom"

oh and then we think a deer got to one of the planters so now we have about 160 quickly growing

clover plants- yeah for DIY wedding projects!

this is a to be continued post!

Card Container

2009-06-16T21:26:00.006-04:00

i finally made my card box. i got the design from Heather Drive.
i basically used her directions and all her supplies.
it was a HUGE pain drilling and screwing those corner hooks!
FI did all the drilling- he seriously doesnt trust me with machinery!
i asked my mom if it was vain that we put pics of ourselves in there or should we just put pics of that cats? she said to use pics of ourselves. so we put in ones that remind us of good times- our trip to Italy where we were in a field of sunflowers in Cortona, along the westcoast in Big Sir, our first anniversary that we spent in VT and pic from the top of Mt Monadnock right after FI proposed!
i really like the finished product!! hope it holds up for another 2 months!

wedding pots

2009-06-15T13:39:00.002-04:00

went to ikea this weekend and bought these pots

i plan on filling them with little plants and use them as the favors for our wedding guests.

they came in a package of 3 for $.99- cant beat it!

Ice cream addiction

2009-06-14T17:37:00.004-04:00

i think i might be obsessed!

tonight i made vanilla chocolate chip!

I scream, you scream...

2009-06-14T10:55:00.004-04:00

Another amazing shower gift put to use!

my mom and aunt gave me this wonderful cuisinart ice cream marker and i used it for the first time last night.

i made mint chocolate chip ice cream. all it called for was 1 c whole milk, 2 c heavy cream, 3/4 c sugar and mint extract (totally no fat or calories). mix it up and throw it all into the machine. last 5 min add the chocolate chips and within 30 min you have homemade ice cream! it was delicious! our neighbors came over to watch the sox game so we all have a bowl!! and there is still some left over for tonight!

Head Nesting

2009-06-10T15:27:00.001-04:00

I love the look of birdcage veils, but i dont know if i can pull it off.
so.... i thought about making a little one for my reception.
http://www.oncewed.com/ has a great demo- its a perfect place to start if you are interested in making one. i ordered my fabric last night- ill keep you posted!

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Veggie Delight!

2009-06-08T18:10:00.001-04:00

it's june in new england so i can finally feel confident we wont be getting any last minute frost. i planted some plants recently out on the porch- we are renters and do not have a yard so pots it is! usually i only do tomatoes and basil but this year i was feeling a little wild and got some peppers and cucumbers. we will see how they do!

~Cupcake Craz~

2009-05-31T22:00:00.000-04:00

another amazing shower gift! my little sister gave me the giant cupcake cake pan and i used it last night to make a cake for my managers birthday!!
it only takes one box of cake mix- follow the directions on the back and split the batter between the two pans. i baked it for about 40 min, let it cool and frosted it! it was easy and is just too cute when its finished!!

Sweet Potato Fries

2009-05-28T19:13:00.000-04:00

my big sister got me a WONDERFUL shower gift- a deep fryer!!

i always try to make sweet potato fries but i had to make them in the over and they would just come out soggy and mushy! not fun!

so the other night i used by new shower gift and the result was, well, AMAZING!

all i did was fill the fryer with oil up to the limit line, chopped up sweet potatoes and then threw them in the basket for about 3-5 min, laid them on paper towels and salted them to death! the FI and i ate the first two basket rounds before we sat down for dinner. nothing like a good burger and sweet potato fries on memorial day!!

Blooming Delight

2009-05-28T12:06:00.001-04:00

Oh thank you Martha-

here is her explanation on the floral rings i have made for weddings (check out my Love Grows.... post).

Floral Rings

Skater Boy

2009-05-28T09:05:00.000-04:00

My FI was big into skateboarding before it ruined his knees.

the boards are still up in the attic and every once in a while they make their way downstairs and there is some skating around the apartment. the cats freak out and puff up like raccoons- it's quite entertaining! anyway- i saw these boutonnieres at Fritts Rosenow. love this one!

DIY Barbie Ice Cream Social Wedding Shower

2009-05-26T15:44:00.000-04:00

BEST. BRIDAL. SHOWER. EVER.

my mother and aunt are the master minds behind the wonderful wedding shower i had two weeks ago. i have always been a huge barbie fan and still collect them!! so they threw me a barbie ice cream social wedding shower. it was amazing! here are some pics!!

details-

it was at my parents house. they rented a tent, table and chairs.

the tables were decorated with barbies and ice cream sunday glasses. to get them to look like they had ice cream in them- they filled the glass with pink paper confetti and tied silk carnations together and place them on top so that it looked like pink whipped cream. then they took a plastic purple grape and put it on top of the carnations to look like a cherry- tied a bow at the bottom and there you go! so creative!! i couldnt believe all that they did!!

for favors for the guests- everyone got an ice cream scoop with a little card tied on with a bow- the card said "so sweet of you so come"!

there was a barbie pinata filled with snacks and little note pads, pencils, chapstick!!

my handy uncle decorated a chair for me to sit in with an old barbie quilt i had and hung up pink letters spelling out barbie!

to top it off my aunt and mom gave me an ice cream maker with all these adorable ice cream dishes to serve it in!!!!

i cant thank them enough! it was such a wonderful, but it went by way too fast and now i'm sad that it is over!

LOVED. IT.

my sisters did an amazing jobs as hosts!! and tip for anyone who needs a shower game- my MOH sent my FI a list of 20 questions to answer. nothing to serious just stuff like when we met, our song, what i have on my nightstand and i had to answer what i think my FI would have said. for every answer i got wrong, i had to chew a piece of bubble gun! by the end i had a HUGE wad of gum in my mouth and had a hard time talking! it was hilarious!!

UPDATE!

2009-05-26T15:43:00.001-04:00

Ordered the invites today!!

2009-05-20T11:46:00.000-04:00

We ordered our invitations on Saturday and just got the proofs today!

I sent them to my entire family just to make sure there are no errors!!

Another thing off the list!!

Love Grows....

2009-05-20T11:29:00.000-04:00

So many cute DIY projects for a garden party theme!

They would even be cute to use for your seating cards!

They were created by Vale Design, who were nice enough to add the free templates! LOVE IT! You just use scrapbook paper and double sided tape! Also there are plenty of places to buy seeds in bulk!

here you go-

Design 1

Design 2

I Will Survive!!

2009-05-15T10:41:00.000-04:00

LOVE THIS IDEA!

Def going to make these for my ladies!

If you are interested, here is the template that was created by the ladies over at 100 Layer Cake : template

New project

2009-04-21T16:39:00.000-04:00

So I have been thinking that I want my bridesmaids to have something cute in their hair.

When i told my little sister about making headpieces you would have thought I told her we are all shaving our heads before the wedding. I sent her a few pics of ideas I was looking at and she loved them!! So this is my next project! I just love the one with the netting for myself. I saw it on http://kenziekate.blogspot.com/ Something Old Something New Blog. They are by Twigs and Honey and are simply beautiful! I also saw this cute yellow one on http://julieplustodd.blogspot.com/. She made them herself for her bridesmaids and I think she did a great job!!

Wedding Season in Bloom

2009-04-10T21:45:00.001-04:00

These are rings that I saw in a Martha Stewart Wedding Magazine back when my sister was getting married! Just like my sis and her husband- those rings and I were love at first sight!!
I made them for her wedding using burgundy and ivory flowers. They were a hit so I have started making them for my girlfriend's weddings. The pic above is from a wedding back in June- same wedding that the log cabin quilt was made for- note the same colors!
These are very easy to make- just get the fabric elastic, silk flowers (colors to match wedding color scheme) and a glue gun. Cut and glue the elastic into a little ring (measure it out on your finger, making some bigger and smaller) then cut the silk flowers off the stems and glue to together on the elastic. I glue them where the elastic is glued so you hide the seam. I like to use two different types of flowers- i have even made all white ones and it still looks cute if you change up the flower type and size.

New Ideas

2009-04-10T21:37:00.001-04:00

Two new birthday gifts this year!!
My boss gave me a years subscription to Knitter's Magazine
and a dear friend gave me this great book 101 Designer One Skein Wonders!!
I cant wait to start some new projects!

Tune in Tokyo

2009-04-10T21:24:00.000-04:00

This is the Tokyo Tie Bag!! I got the pattern from the Sew Everything Workshop book- which is a great book for people who are starting to sew! I have made a few of these bags. It's a very simple and easy bag to sew together and it makes for a fun gift!

Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend

2009-03-28T10:14:00.000-04:00

Ok fine, really I'll take any kind of jewelry! Martha Stewart shared this idea and I just loved it! I took an old picture frame apart and screwed in two eye hooks on either side and then ran wire across. So quick and so easy! Next time i might use a thinner wire this one was a little hard to bend and you can tell the wire is not perfectly straight. Oh well! It holds a bunch of earring and I never have to worry about not finding a pair. To top if off it makes a nice wall decoration in your room.

More Babies!

2009-03-27T23:33:00.000-04:00

Two more baby quilts!! Again for a boy and a girl!! These two are due about a week from each other at the end of April and beginning of May! I moved the pinwheel over for these and I think i like the a look at lot more. For the blue one- I used two different chenille fabrics. Although a total pain to use, I think i like the look of the double chenille as opposed to the one with felt. Oh and PS i think the white balance is off on my cam, we couldnt get the lighting right.

Don't Drink the Water

2009-03-27T15:20:00.000-04:00

I feel like so many people I know are having babies! Which is a wonderful thing and I cant to meet of the little ones! These are two baby quilts I made for friends- one was having a girl who was born on New Year's Eve and the other for a boy born on Christmas Day! These were from a book I found a Joanns called Simply Chenille Baby Quilts. Personally I think Chenille is a very difficult fabric to sew because it is always slipping. Here I is used chenille and then a soft felt to make the pinwheels. I like the different textures and the pattern is very easy! You can make this in one day. The only thing is the pattern splits the pinwheel so there are only two in the middle and half on either side. The next time i made this i just moved it over to make three complete pinwheels.

A gift for my Grandmother

2009-03-27T14:43:00.000-04:00

In all honesty, what do you get a grandmother for her birthday? They really don't want anything and she doesnt need another trinket that says "Best Grandma" or anything along that line. So for my grandmother's birthday last year I made her a quilt! It was just a lap quilt and was only the second one I have ever made (I will spare you from looking at the first one). I just used the log cabin and a mix of black and white pattern fabric- obviously. She says she uses it every day..... as a chair pad when she reads the paper during breakfast!

Log Cabin

2009-03-27T14:24:00.000-04:00

The Log Cabin pattern was the first quitting pattern I learned- thanks to my Mother!! She has made beautiful quilts and was really the one who gave me my DIY bug! I love the log cabin because you can turn the squares to make so many different patterns. This is a quilt I made for my girlfriend. I was honored to be one of her bridesmaid and I made this out of her wedding colors- which were navy, pink and silver.

My first blog

2009-03-27T14:12:00.000-04:00

Lately I have been spending time admiring all the wedding and craft blogs I can find, especially the DIY ones!! And after my fiance bought me a sewing machine I have become an addict of making things- from knitting, sewing or anything that includes a glue gun! On top of that, one of my New Year's Resolutions was to make gifts this year instead of buy them. So far I have only cheated once, but then again it's only March.