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Prairie Blouse

We spent a lot of time at home this weekend. River had the dreaded stomach bug that has been going around. In between snuggling him and finishing the last Twilight series book. I made this little shirt for Helena. I actually made it for Juliana but she didn't like it.  It is the Prairie blouse pattern that is in Seams to Me by Anna Maria Horner. It was a very simple pattern. Start to finish it took around 2 hours. The most time consuming thing is cutting the bias strips.  As you can see it hasn't been hemmed yet because it was taken to be worn before I got it done.

I have a little inspiration for an Easter outfit for myself that I am working on.

You can find them here. I fell in love, but I think I can improvise a little and spend my money on some cute shoes to go with the outfit.  My goal for the new year was to make clothes for myself, and this will be my first try for 2009.  Stay tuned.

Happy Valentine's Day

Yummmmm....

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I got the idea here. Pretty simple and super yummy.

My little artist

The girls are doing the kids Artist Trading Card swap.  They have been busy working on thier cards.

And the little dude likes to eat popcorn with a spoon

Have a great night!!!!!

Groundhog, Say what????

We will be back to chilly weather by the end of the week, but until then.....
Mud Stew, anyone?

I did not make this dress and other disasters

This is Helena all ready to go the father and daughter dance last night. I was making a dress and was heading toward the finish line on it when I came out of the laundry room on Thursday afternoon and river was on the floor with the dress on his lap. I groaned to myself imagining that I would have to remove whatever snot or other gunk he may have smeared all over it.  I only wish that had been my problem. When I got closer I saw that he had scissors in his hands. The skirt was shredded. Oh well. I was a little heart broken because I loved the fabric and I had spent a few nights working on it, but we found this dress and she was a happy girl which is all that really matters anyway.

This is a photo of the dress in progress. That is the beautiful skirt material.

She had a super time. She has not stopped talking about how much fun it was.

So that Juliana wouldn't feel left out, I told her she could do whatever she wanted for the evening. She told me ahead of time that she wanted to have a date with her brother. So that is what she got. Her first date came complete with a corsage, a trip to Dairy Queen and a good night kiss.

Mirror, mirror

I painted this mirror over the weekend. It was white before and now it is aqua blue. I love it. It is going in Helena's room which has pale pink walls. I think it will look funky which is right up her ally.