You so Ugly!

So Ashley at Lil Blue Boo is having an Ugly knit contest. And I'm so glad she extended the deadline to August 15th because I still have no idea what to make. You can make anything, it doesn't have to be clothes and you don't have to use one of her patterns. You don't even need to sew. It just has to be 50% ugly knits. I traded with Adrianna who I met over on the LBB Facebook page. Her mom used to own a fabric store and had all of these great 80s knits.
Augie immediately grabbed this out of the pile of stuff she sent me. Pretty ugly but I think it has potential! Stay tuned.

Good Grief!

It's been almost a month since I last blogged. That sucks! I guess we were pretty busy around here with school ending for Luke and all the festivities that go along with that and then planning and executing Augie's party. Oh and interviewing for a job. I really meant to write some posts but I just didn't have the time. But I have actually been keeping busy.

Have you heard of Lil Blue Boo? Kind of a dumb question...of course you have! Anyway, Ashley is the awesome designer behind Little Blue Boo and she makes the most fabulous dresses out of upcycled knits. I haven't been so lucky as to actually snag one of her dresses but I did buy the pattern for the Sienna dress. And now...I'm an ADDICT! I can't stop making them. Literally I am making a dress or 2 a day. It's getting a little out of hand. I think I'm going to have to start selling them because August and my niece, Averie, really do not need that many dresses!
This is the first one I ever made back before I had my serger. Let me tell you, the serger makes all the difference!

These 2 are for my niece Averie. The guitar shirt is one that used to be Luke's. The star fabric on the Spiderman dress I printed myself.
This is my new favorite. I love the sleeves on this one!
Our friend's daughter came an spent 2 days with us and while she was here she designed her own dress. And of course we had to make a matching hair accessory! This was the first one I made for a bigger kid that actually has a say in what she wears and it was so much fun!!!!
LBB has a twirl skirt pattern that she will be releasing soon but I couldn't wait! I had to give it a go on my own. (Did I ever mention that I have a fashion design degree from FIT and that children's wear was my specialization?)
Luke was getting jealous of all of these clothes that were being made for the girls so I modified the dress pattern and made him a shirt out of one of Russ' old shirts. He was so happy!

So that's what I have been making lately. I promise I will do a post on Augie's birthday party once I get permission from my awesome photographer friend to use the most beautiful pictures she took!

MADE inspired dress

At the beginning of the week Dana over at MADE posted the cutest dress that she made for her niece with the promise that the pattern would soon follow later this week. All week I have been thinking about that dress and how August needed a dress like that. I kept checking her blog every day hoping to see the pattern. Yesterday I couldn't take it anymore, I drafted my own pattern for something similar and stitched it up last night. Today Dana posted the pattern for her dress. If you haven't discovered her site yet, you must. She is pretty amazing and uber creative!


I need to embellish it still and I think I might cut this one off to make it more of a top. I made it to straight so it rides up a bit when Augie tries to walk. On the next one I will widen the bottom a bit. Thanks Dana for the inspiration and all the ideas!!!

Almost 1

In less than a month my sweet, little baby girl is going to be ONE! I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. I have started planning her birthday party and I am not gonna lie, I'm a little crazy for parties.
I bought this outfit for her to wear at her birthday party from Janie and Jack before she was born....did I mention I am a little crazy. The entire theme of the party is based on this outfit. It has cupcakes and candy and cakes and ice cream on it. So we are doing a sweets themed party. I will be sharing some of my ideas and the things I make for the party with you. As soon as I can find my camera. I think one of the kids must have gotten it and taken it off to an unknown location. I am going on a hunt for it today!

MIA

My camera has gone missing but as soon as I find it some good things are coming :)

Things I am scared of today

1. My new serger. It's sitting there on the table waiting for it's first run but I am really petrified of it. I have always wanted one and now that I have it I am to scared to use it. Ugh!

2. Making a slipcover. We have an old, ugly couch that is so big and comfortable. Russ loves it. I don't mind it, I just want it to look prettier. I want it to have a nice, white slipcover. And I "want" to make it because that's the cheapest way to go.

via Shabby Chic

Over at Pink and Polka Dot Kristi shares tips on making slipcovers. She has even put together an eBook called The Lazy Girls Guide to Custom Slipcovers. I should probably buy that.

3. Parrots. My sister-in-law was talking about her neighbor's parrot that talks to her every morning and that totally freaks me out. Big birds like that scare the crap out of me.

4. Putting my kids in daycare and going back to work. My year home is almost up and I am looking for a job again. When the day comes it is going to kill me to drop August off at daycare. She doesn't do well with other people and I can only imagine how scared she will be because she won't have any clue what's going on. Luke will be fine, he has actually been asking this school year if he can go to the after school program at his school with his friends.

I don't like being away from my midgets.

What happened to the giveaway?

So I haven't been able to pick a winner for the giveaway because CSN isn't sure if they have the bags. I am really disappointed in the service. It has been over a week since they told me they aren't sure if they can get the bags and I still haven't received an answer. I can't believe that this is the way they do business. And imagine if this is the run around I am getting after being asked to do a review of their service and website what kind of service you would get otherwise.

And the shoes I ordered for August from CSN.....yeah the shipping has been delayed twice now. I am totally pissed. I will most likely never order from them again. It is just too much trouble.

In the meantime I am trying to come up with something else to giveaway in place of the bags. I am sorry!