29 Weeks

People keep asking for pictures, (Hi, Mom!) so I thought I'd put some up for everyone to see. :)

Embroidered Fabric Boxes

I had been thinking for a long time that I needed to start making fabric boxes to house some little annoyances that bothered me. :) I found a tutorial last week (Um...I can try to find it again if anyone wants it), and changed the measurements to suite my needs. First up is a box for our remote controls. I decided to embroider the outside first to make it a little cuter.

And this little one is to throw stuff in on top of the microwave. There is always little pile of "What is this from?" up there, and at least now it looks cute. :)

Spring Coasters

I've been trying to make little changes in my living room to make it feel more like Spring. The last set of coasters that I made were orange and I liked them a lot, but since I'm trying to remove some of the orange (and they had coffee stains on them) it seemed like a new set were in order. I love this tree fabric so much and I like to use very small pieces of it at a time so it will last. :) I love how they turned out, and the rule is that you have to promise not to spill on them if you want to use one. :) Nevertheless, I'm sure the novelty will wear off soon enough, and I'll have to come up with another coaster idea in the Fall.

Gnomes

Ever since we found a second hand copy of this book, (We already had one copy, but I couldn't not buy another for only $1.00 even if it was a little beat up.) little gnomes have been popping up in the strangest places. I'm thankful though...maybe they will help keep my plants alive. I'm glad they aren't Siberian Gnomes, but the less said about Siberian Gnomes the better. Read the book if you want to learn why.

My Birdie Wreath

I've been wanting to put a grapevine wreath on my door for a long time now, but I've been waiting for a good deal on one. While in Phoenix visiting Grandma a few weeks ago, we went into a Hobby Lobby and I found one on sale for only $2.00. Yay! I decided at that very moment that I would bring it home and sew fabric birds for it. Now I know they aren't perfectly spaced on there, but they were giving me grief when I was trying to attach them. I love the finished product so much, and it's kind of a shame that it is outside my door where I don't get to see it very often. :) Make sure you check back here this week. I've got many more things to show you.

Here is Something New

I know I need to post, and I really want to but Joel has been taking the laptop to work everyday, and I can't hook our camera up to the other computer. (That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.) Also, I've been trying to use the laptop in the evenings, but it is out of space and won't let me put the pictures on it either. Anyway, I hope to fix all of this over the weekend and get to some serious posting because I HAVE BEEN SEWING!!!

Since I can't post something new I thought I'd put up something from Christmas. :) Whenever I need to smile I watch this video. I figured that Mom, Dad, and Alice especially would like to see this one again, so here it is. Also, when I ask him to say "computer" he says "apple", so if you were wondering...Sebastian is a fan of Macs. :)