Stuff I Made

These are some simple projects I did last week for two different birthday parties we went to on Saturday.

Frontier Vest

Apron with matching potholders

I didn't take the time to set them up for a pretty photo-shoot, so cell phone mediocrity is all I have to show you. They were both great projects for a novice sewer like myself to tackle. It's nice to make something for the 5 and under crowd, since they don't care if there's a dropped stitch or two. Especially when it's only meant for dress-up purposes.

I got the vest instructions HERE, and I modified a couple of different ideas from the same site for the apron and potholders. The apron and potholders are made from a thrifted set of placemats. I plan on making similar ones for our girls sometime.

I've been pretty busy otherwise, hence the absence from blogging.

Exciting Discovery

Who Knew?!?!

My front porch looking in

Those aliens cannot be trusted.

Is there an alien writing bad checks from our account?

Where are my Reeces Pieces?

Still Twitching

 You know what this is, of course.

Don't you?

Alright, then I'll explain.

 This is a picture

of a little girl,

dressed as a bride,

who just tried to catch a lizard,

and succeeded.

But not quite.

cell phone images alert

Usually I would not soil my blog with grainy cell phone photos, but if I'm crazy enough about the subjects, I can look past the photo quality once in a while.
Exhibit A
I was lucky enough to have not just one, but two handsome dates last night; our first date since the night Emeth was born (although I don't think dates that happen while in active labor should really count). They were both extremely well-behaved throughout the evening. We ate at Outback Steakhouse, and the hostess asked if we needed a children's menu. Um, no, he'll just have what I'm having (later). After supper we went shopping and I bought a pair of skinny jeans - my first pair. I am very behind the times. Suffice it to say, at 6 weeks post-partum they do not make me feel skinny.
Exhibit B

Ingrid, pretending to be (in her words) "a dead mermaid". I mean, obviously - as if that even needed an explanation, right?