Win a FREE Handbag

I just love free things, and entering this contest is so simple. Handbag Planet is getting ready to launch on October 15th and they are giving away a handbag every hour. Click here to go to their website where all you have to do is give your name and email address to enter, then you get to pick which handbag you would like to win. Here's a sample of the fun bags!

Hooter Hiders

My friend Lindsey, her blog link is to the right (It's all in the bag), gave me some instructions on how to make these and wha-la! They are actually so simple to make. If you aren't sure what they are for, imagine nursing a baby where you don't have to try to keep a blanket over your shoulder and you can actually peep down and see your little one. Very ingenious! The fabric on the baby side is soft, yet they aren't too heavy that they'll make the baby hot. I made these for some lucky cousins that are having girls. Again, what's with all the girls! I don't know of any boys right now!

Hairclip Giveaway

Want to win these adorable hairclips? Go here to enter. Contest ends tomorrow - Friday, August 1st.

"A" is for Aubrey

My friend Lis made a darling "B" for her daughter Brooklyn and added ribbon to hold all of her hair bows/clips. I loved the idea and decided to copy. I haven't found ribbon yet (probably should have coordinated paper and ribbon at the same time), but was pretty pleased with my first Mod Podge piece. It's really easy, a little bit messy, and fun! You can be so creative and turn anything into an art piece. I'll post another picture once I find ribbon and get all of Aubrey's bows in place.

Animal blanket

I fell in love with the pattern below when I first saw it in my quilting magazine. Unfortunately, you can never find the fabrics that they display in their demo pieces. : ( I love the zebra print! I'm making this blanket out of flannel and have yet to find anyone that makes zebra flannel. Oh well, I am so excited for these fabrics and can't wait to see how it will turn out. There are a few specialty quilt/fabric shops nearby and I went to one with my Mom when she was in town. You can spend a LOT of money when you don't get fabric on sale and you're not at Joanns!
This might take me awhile to make since I'm more than doubling it's size and have to figure that all out, but look forward to a picture of the finished project. I know I can't wait!

Baby Time!

With so many baby girls to be born in the next few months I've been having a lot of fun making cute rag quilts. These turned out so much better than the first one I tried to make. My first ended up with a lot of holes due to very poor cutting by me. : ) Don't you love this ballerina fabric. It thought it was so adorable!

Pin Cushions

Aren't these pin cushions adorable! I bought a quilting magazine at the grocery store a few months back and have been eyeing these for a long time. I just used some cute leftover fabric I had and added the ribbon and buttons. Sure beats the ole tomato cushion in looks!