Sewing: Peacock Dress

My husband just bought me a sewing machine on Wednesday. I was so excited that I ran to the fabric store and got some stuff for my first project! :)

I decided to make a little sundress for my youngest daughter. I wanted a really cute retro kind of print so, I picked up some super cute pink peacock fabric. The first night I set up my pattern and cut all of the pieces out. 

Then Thursday was my first day to start putting everything together, minus the details like the buttons. Since I didn't buy them yet.

It really didn't take me that long to get back into the swing of things, even though it has been about 15 years since I last touched a sewing machine. I got all four pieces of the dress together, I decided not to do the appliques that they included on the pattern. I think that the pattern is cute enough without adding to much to it. I picked up the buttons earlier today and will be putting them on the dress when the girls are down for a nap. I'll share the final dress with you when I am all done. But this is what I have for now:

Crocheting: Learning the Basics - Tech Cozy Project

Well, now that I have become comfortable with my single and double crocheting skills I decided to move forward in my class. The next step was our first project - the Tech Cozy. I decided that I didn't need a tech cozy since my Kindle already had a case (and I had other ideas for it) so, I went ahead and turned mine into a cozy for my sunglasses.

I don't know about you, but I am constantly misplacing my sunglasses. Sometimes even multiple times in one day! So, with the cozy I hope to be able to make them easier to find as well as clean. Madison just LOVES to play with them and put little smudgy fingerprints all over them. This is where the cozy comes in! It will make it easy to wipe those fingerprints off before I even put them on! :)

I found this tutorial in the class very easy. The steps were easy to follow and the project is easy to adjust to any object that you want to conceal in it. As Linda Howell suggested, I will be making these for gifts and I'm sure they will make their appearance on my etsy site as well! They are just too cute to not share!

Here is the first pictures of my little cozy (and yes, I need to get some more colors for my projects!).

Cellphone Holder

While I was working with Madison, I did have a little time to make something. I found this really cute little tutorial on Pinterest.com for making a Johnson & Johnson lotion bottle into a holder for your phone when it's charging. 

I decided to give it a try since I had just emptied a bottle. I went to the store and picked out some really cute  retro type fabric and some Mod Podge. 

I followed the directions on how to cut the bottle so that it would have a spot for the wall socket and charger to connect. Then gave it a light sanding so the Mod Podge would stick to the bottle and started to apply my fabric. This was the first real time that I had ever used Mod Podge so, I will probably do things a little differently when I try this project again. But I am pretty happy with how it turned out. :)

Mommyhood - Losing the Pacifier

Well, you have probably been wondering where I have been for a little while. The past two weeks, I was on a mission to rid my daughter of her pacifier! She will be 2 years old in just two short months. So, I did not want to wait any longer.

Surprisingly it wasn't as hard as I thought it was. Madison must have been ready to give it up. Once I made the choice that she wasn't going to have one anymore, I spent a whole week of sabotaging it. I poked a small hole into the pacifier every day. This would make it gradually not work the way that it used to any more. She made the choice herself, to not really use it as much after awhile.

Then the second week I made the rule that she couldn't have it during nap time anymore. And at bedtime I told her about the Pacifier Fairy, and how she was going to come on Friday and take her pacifier away. She would then give it to another little baby that needed it, since she was now a big girl and didn't need it anymore. She kept saying okay when I told her this story, but I was unsure on if she was going to be okay with it come Friday.

Surprisingly she was okay with! She asked for it once, and I reminded her that the Pacifier Fairy was coming to take it away. She made a little pouty lip but rolled over and went to sleep. I was so proud of her! I was sure she was going to wake up during the night asking for it, but she didn't wake up at all!

So, I am proud to say that Madison is now pacifier free! :)

Next comes turning her seat around in the car and potty training! :)

Baby Barefoot Sandals

Yesterday I took my first stab at a pair of baby barefoot sandals! I crocheted them using a white yarn with a little sparkly string in them. They came out super cute! I made them to fit my youngest (Sienna) who is now 3 months old. I decided to put a little crocheted simple flower on the top of them to add to the cuteness!

It was pretty hard to get a picture of Sienna wearing them, since she loves to kick her feet. I'll try to get a better picture later. 

My oldest (Madison) who is almost 2 also wanted to wear them. So, I put the teal pair on here. She thought they were super fun! Since they were made for a 0-3 month old, they didn't quite make it around her leg like they did for her sister. But they still came out super cute! 

I will be making a bunch of these to put up on my etsy site for sure! :)

Cause Bracelets - Cervical Cancer Pictures

Here are the pictures of the Cervical Cancer Cause Bracelets that I made last night! This time I made one into a key fob!

Gifts: Diaper Cake

Well, I finished and gifted the baby girl Diaper Cake that I was working on. It has rave reviews! I made it using size 3 diapers, various toys, hair clips, and outfit and baby washing supplies. I even added one of the Boo Boo Bunnies that I make!

I'll let the pictures tell you everything! :)