Crayon Roll

Yes. It has been a LONG while since I last posted but HEY! We were all sick at least once, school started, tax training started and the husband has been prepping for transition to shore duty!! WOOHOO! His last day on the ship is 2 days before my birthday! Imagine that! Then he has 30 days off, we are taking a trip to a "secret" location for 2 weeks during Christmas, then he starts his schooling for teaching at his new command. We aren't moving. :( Oh well. So my new craft is my crayon roll which, I must say, has been a real hit! I have 5 orders right now that are due out before we leave on our trip December 12th! I am super excited!! I have also received a big bug order...12 bugs!!...that needs to be done by then as well. Lots to do now that Christmas is quickly approaching. So, I am going to share with you my crayon roll!! I am selling these for $8 and that includes 16 crayons and your choice of fabric! I can find just about anything. This is the pattern/colors for my BFF's almost 2yr old daughter. :) It is totally washable, holds up to 20 crayons, is quilted and is perfect for restaurants or travel. I hope you enjoy it! If you would like to order one, shoot me an email goudegirl03@aim.com with your fabric colors/patterns choice. Did I mention I will be including FREE SHIPPING!?!?

 

Until next time,

Baby Blanket and Nursing Cover...FINALLY!

Yep, it's been a while since my last post, but that is only because I had to wait until Sheri, my sister, had her shower "just in case" she happened to get on blogger and saw her gifts! I must say, for my first try, they turned out PERFECT!! The only problem I had was sewing in the boning on the nursing cover but now that I know what to do, I will be a pro when I make one for my BFF!!

I had a hard time picking out the fabric for the cover because I wanted it to be traditional. But soon I found this RADICAL print by Michael Miller and just HAD to have it for Sheri! She is a school teacher so it fit her personality to a tee! Unfortunately, when she opened it, my other sister just HAD to poke fun and they all got a laugh out of my "teat" cover by thinking it was an apron. Just wait! She will see just how easy it will be to breast feed in public without showing it all! I am proud of my creation and can't wait to make another!

As for the blanket, I had NO problem with the colors, just the material. I wanted to use minky but wasn't sure what else. I ended up choosing a soft silk. The minky came to me super soft with chocolate, mocha, mint and lime dots on a white background. The silk is a chocolate color. The blanket "pattern" came to me courteous of Tuesdays with Molly. Her blog features some great projects like this one with step-by-step instructions. The only other problem I had was mitring the corners, but I quickly figured it out after the first one! Thanks MOLLY!!!

Well, that is it for now. I DID make the Yoda Robe as well. That will be posted in another post another day. It came out GREAT even though I forgot the tie! Can't wait for you all to see it soon!! Next up, either a camera strap cover or more baby stuff! Oh and I need a new name for my store and blog!!!

Until Later!