Alligator

My newest creation is probably one of my favorites! I was making a dinosaur towel and thought I'd try something different. I found a website that sells hooded towels and made my version of their alligator. My sister had her baby shower last Saturday so I gave it to her, much to the dismay of my children. Her husband is from Texas and grew up around "gators" so it was very fitting that their little guy have it.

I love making these towels because they are so quick and easy!

Last Bag

I bought fabric for this bag well over a year ago while still living in Colorado. I've been wanting to put my sewing machine away for awhile and focus on scrapbooking, so I thought I'd better whip out this bag, so that it wasn't lingering on my to do list. I wanted to make it more like a diaper bag, so I made it wider, not as tall and did a foldover closure on top.

For just making it up, I thought it turned out pretty well. I'm not sure what I'll do with it, save it for someone, use it myself, etc. But the project is completed, my sewing machine is put away and I'm back to scrapbooking. I can't even tell you how far behind I am on scrapbooking. Like, I've only got my honeymoon scrapbooked behind. : ) Oh well, I've got to start somewhere and with a 4th kid on the way, I know I'll never be caught up, so I'll just have fun slowly getting it done.

Bagging Time Again

My Mom and I bought fabric for me to make her a bag over 6 months ago. With Swiss Christmas I kept putting it on the back burner. I finally got around to making it and it turned out really cute. It will be great for spring.

Swiss Christmas

Swiss Christmas was a big success for our first year. My friends and I had no idea what to expect. We had a lot of fun, made some money and are planning on doing it again next year. I sold hooded towels, nursing covers and crayon rolls. Below are a couple of my creations.

My crayon rolls sold completely out in the first 5 hours, I should have made 100 of them! My nursing covers did so-so and my towels did great. I only came home with 2. I had a few orders for things before Christmas and feel great knowing I can make some money doing something I love.

These are a couple pictures of our table. It was a bit busy, but I think that was a good thing because people looked longer and had options of things to purchase.

If you are in the area next year, stop on by!

Aubrey's Room

Wow, I have not been good at updating this blog. I have done a ton over the past few months. The following picture is of our little princess's room. I finished her canopy bed and painted her room purple. She loves it and I love that she loves it. The bed was mine as a little girl and I'm so glad my parents kept it for me after all these years. She doesn't have a bedspread yet, I'm still deciding on whether I want to make her one or find her a cute one to buy. I figure there's no rush. She has plenty of blankets to keep her warm in the meantime. I am doing a booth/table for Swiss Christmas which is the weekend of December 4-5. I'm doing it with my mom and a couple friends. I'm been sewing like crazy the past few months and am excited to see how everything goes. It's a first for almost all of us, so we'll see if we have enough inventory. Of course we are hoping that we'll sell out of everything, but only time will tell!

Crayon Roll

I'd heard of these before and finally got around to making some. They are soooo easy! I love it! And the best part about making them right now is that you can get a pack of 24 crayons for a quarter. The crayon roll only holds 16, so I just divvy up the crayons from 2 packs to make 3! Watch out my little relatives and friends. You might find one of these wrapped up for you!

For my sister-in-law