Round Two of the Naming Game – Capri Grace. I was in a complete panic about what to name her about two weeks before her due date. For awhile she was going to be Scarlett after the heroine in my all time favorite book. We also really liked Nala, Bianca, Gretta, Olive, Macy and Layla. […]
Themed Thursday – SUMMER TIME!
I know this week’s theme seems obvious considering it’s summer time, but it took me forever to come up with one. All my past theme’s have been easy since it’s related to something going on in my life at the time. Things are starting to slowly settle down…at least for this week. Summer Time was […]
NEW! Bright and Beautiful Buffalo Ridge Baby Quilt
Diane, my mother-in-law, made this Bright and Beautiful Buffalo Ridge Baby Quilt as a teaching sample for a quilt retreat sponsored by Quilts by Barb (quiltsbybarb.etsy.com) held at Easter Seals Camp Wawbeek in Wisconsin Dells, WI. The pattern for this quilt came from Pat Speth and Charlene Thode’s book ‘Nickel Quilts’. This is one of […]
The Baby Naming Game – Mercedi Rose
I know when I was pregnant I was always stressed about one thing: “What was I going to name my baby?!?” My husband thought I was crazy because I would literally be up until all hours of the night searching through multiple baby name books…which is a little nuts since they all pretty much have […]
Blue Hill By Hand – More Earrings
I just finished two new designs of earrings for Blue Hill By Hand. I am planning on dropping them off today and getting some new ones to make. The first earrings I made were from the IMAGINE Series. #i401 Small Beaded EarringsNatural nuts that are abundantly growing in the exotic Philippine islands are used to […]
NEW! Under the Sea Baby Quilt
This fun and colorful quilt is sure to inspire any baby to look, touch and play! This is the very first raw-edged appliqué quilt I ever attempted. As you can see I can never just sort of do anything! Crazy colored seaweed is surrounded by a wacky fish, a brightly colored octopus and a lazy […]
NEW Fabric for my STASH from IKEA!!!!
A few months back I discovered that IKEA sells fabric! I already thought it was a fabulous store but now it has become a new kind of heaven for me! Unfortunately, they don’t sell it online and I don’t live particularly close to an IKEA store. So, I convince my husband that we should stop […]
Wedding Weekend
Anne and Aaron’s Wedding: Anne & Aaron cute their cake Jared and I took a quick jaunt to Ann Arbor, MI, this weekend for a friend of mine’s wedding. We left at 4am on Saturday morning and checked into our hotel around 11 (eastern time). Here are some pictures I took throughout our evening: A […]
Treasury Saturday – July 11th
Happy Saturday everyone! I am heading to Michigan today for a wedding and will be returning tomorrow. My parents were kind enough to come and watch the girls while we are gone. We didn’t ant to subject them to that long of a car ride two days in a row! BUT, as usual, here […]
An Interview – Meet TotToppers
As I was browsing through TotToppers shop I realized that I’m going to HAVE to get my girlies these for Christmas this year…so many adorable items! I hope you enjoy meeting her as much as I did!Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts. When did you first start creating things?I […]