hair bow mania

maybe having a girl just brings the creative out in me.. but I have been making tons of bows lately. Yeah I want a bow that matches every outfit (seriously it's like an illness)..but she looks so cute with her hair up :)man I can already tell...I'm gonna be so poor when she gets older

she is already getting so good at holding still so I can do her hair...of course she will pull it out if she gets bored ...sorry I tried to get her to smile for you guys...no deal

another summer project, a baby quilt...set

just another project from this summer...a good friend of ours had the sweetest little girl. She wanted to do the whole nursery on pale pink and grey (not the easiest color to find). We finished this baby set just in time for her shower. Later I made the matching owl (last post) and brought it to the hospital to meet little Monroe. She's a cute little bugger. I don't know why I love whipping together quilts so much, but it makes me happy to know that somewhere a little baby is being comforted with something I made. :)
You can't see in the pictures, but I added 2 loops in the center seam on the quilt. They can be used to attach those baby rings to the blanket itself. Then the rings can attach toys for tummy time OR ...wait for it..this is genius (if I do say so myself) you can attach the loops to your car seat... instant car seat cover, that easily converts back into a banket... I know, I know... I get all excited over the dumbest stuff. But I have never seen that before... I invented it... yeah... hold your applause, thank you thank you... :) man - I'm such a dork!

WOW!!! summer is almost over!

wow...what a summer!! we have been so busy, (remodeling our kitchen...more of that to come)sorry I haven't been posting like I should... so here is my latest craftiness.... what do you guys think?

I designed these owls for this years "niece" gifts (I make something for my nieces each year for their birthdays) My oldest niece Kayla turned 16 this year, so she got the key chain version. my younger nieces have a stuffed owl in their future. (the nephews are getting the cutest stuffed snakes... I'll post a pick soon.)

A friend of mine thought I ought to do a tutorial on some of these stuffed animals I've been making...would anyone use that? I have made them for baby showers etc... so simple and quick...these funny little frogs (below) were an idea I had after we watched Disney's Princess and the Frog. I was going to buy Khloe a frog, but it was $27!! crazy right... so we just made her a little prince charming to kiss as much as she wants. My sister wanted one for Makyla so she got the little girl frog. We had to take some pics before we seperated them for life:) ha!

alright enough for today... I will post again soon. Oh and stay tuned for some of my summer remodeling including a cool mural we did for gideon's room:)