St. Patrick's Day T-Shirts

mural phases

 

Baby's nursery

Paddington Bear mural with crib moved out of the way.

Paddington Bear quilt and bumper I sewed for the crib
(inside pack and play until we can get boys' twin beds and take back a converted toddler bed to change back into a crib)

East wall with mural, mobile I made from pattern at craftiness is not optional, and glider with crocheted blanket from my Grandma Moseley.

South wall with toy box, bookshelves and Joey's bird puppet from when e was a kid.

This was quite an awesome find for me. It was listed on Ebay in Rochester, Michigan (I was born in Rochester, NY), made in 1978 (year I was born),and was made by a company called Eden (the name of one of my twins).
Obviously, I had to have it :-)

Since the new year

After the first of the year, I began sewing my butt off.

I made matching suits for the boys and Joey for Kristy and Leon's wedding. Joey's jacket was a complete fail but was able to wear a pre-made one with it that didn't look too bad. I also made my dress and although the boys and I didn't get to party too much because it was an evening wedding, I am still really happy I did it all and am happy with how it turned out.

I have also sold all but one of the car seat covers I supplied to the consignment store and filled a couple special orders and a replacement for the store display that she sold. I have 3 more I am working on and waiting on the final word for details on another special order I am working on. I am much more efficient at it now and have been able work out some of the previous kinks I was experiencing.

 

Aside from sewing, I have also started a new project of restoring an old trunk I got for a steal at a salvage place down the road. I have corresponded with a company that sells replacement parts online and they are going to try to help me identify what kind it is so I correctly restore it. I am really excited about this one!!!

Hopefully it will resemble this in the end...

6 months of unposted projects...

Since July, a lot has happened...

We thought we were going to buy one house, but inspection results came back with tons of mold damage they were not willing to fix and compensate for monetarily, so we had to walk away.

We kept searching and it brought us to the house we now own. It is a lot smaller but with over 20 acres and endless opportunities is a much better fit.

Throughout the process, I have made several car seat covers and now offer them for sale through a Consignment Store I used to frequent in Georgia, Katia's Kloset. The owner, Tara, even agreed to carry them for me though I moved out of state and forward any orders to me when they come in. I have only sold one so far, but hopefully orders will start coming in soon.

    

With the new location states away and a new mortgage and moving expenses, our Christmas budget was all but existent, so I had to get creative with presents. They were mostly handmade and from the boys, but they included a hand-print calender, salt dough ornaments, my first successful knitting project that wasn't just a square, a fox scarf and a hand-made book.

Beginnings of the calender

side porch decoration

front porch decoration

paper chain card display

  

paper snowflakes

Salt Dough Ornaments

  

  

  

  

Fox Scarf 

 

Eden in his Christmas PJ's - Isaac didn't want to wear his...

And of course, food, lots and lots of food....

Low Carb Lasagna

 

Vegetarian Shepherds Pie

  

Calzones

Colombian Pinto Bean Casserole

Yule Log