A Baby Shower

This post is actually a little late. My friend Alecia and I threw a baby shower for our other friend Janice. She has since had the baby sweet Cambria Lily. The shower turned out pretty good. We had a lot of really yummy food which is the most important thing.I made the tissue paper Pom Pom's from this tutorial on Martha Stewart, and all I have to say is it wasn't as easy as it looks. It really wasn't that easy folding the paper even. It wasn't all that easy cutting the end. And it definitely wasn't easy fluffing them out. They turned out a little lopsided and hence they stayed on the table. Oh well I think it still looked cute. My favorite part of the event were the Oreo Cookie Truffles made from this tutorial on Bakerella. They were quite delicious. I had a lot of fun with this baby shower. Maybe someone out here should get pregnant so I can do it again.

Creative Brain Fart

That's what i've been going through for the last month. Or more. I've been feeling a little over whelmed and under inspired. All of the stresses of managing a home and being a mother of an almost two year old with a lot of energy are starting to pull me down a little. I know that my job as a stay at home mom and house wife really isn't that difficult, and a lot of you out there do it easily and well. But we all have our moments and as I have been doing my best I still feel so unorganized. When my life is cluttered it is really hard for me to feel inspired. So this blog, my sewing projects and my poor attempt at an Etsy shop are suffering from it.

I am happy to say that I am back on the rise. I have had a really good week with Miss. S (actually two weeks) and we have started to get organized as a family. Even though we don't have any back to school kids yet I feel like this time of year is perfect for reevaluating and reorganizing. In my opinion it's never too early to teach your children good habits. So our Family Home Evening this week was all about D&C 132:8 Mine house is a house of Order. For our activity we made up chore charts for each family member and for the family (pictured above). I'm cracking down school teacher style and I'm happy to report it's working. My little girl who is not yet two is doing simple chores daily. She is loving it because she wants to earn all her stickers. It is making a huge difference in our lives and I think by the end of the week I'll have my creative mojo back. Maybe my first project should be designing cuter chore charts. Until then I ask you this. What are your best organizational tips? What saves your sanity on a daily basis? What routines can you not live without? Let's discuss!

Love It!

So I love it when I hear that someone has made something using my tutorials! I even love it more when I get to see the finished product. My friend in California Eva made these adorable onesies using this tutorial of mine. I have to say she did a fantastic job! They are pretty stinking adorable!What I'm even more impressed with is the fact that she is learning to sew and one of her first projects was a Maxi dress. How brave is she? I have been wanting a Maxi dress all summer but most of them are sleeveless in one way or another. How cute is this dress?
Amazing Eva!

We're Back!

I know I disappeared for a little while. If you don't keep up with my family blog then you would have never known that Miss. S and I took a little vacation. We went to visit family and Utah. It was absolutely wonderful! Come next week I'll be back into blogging mode. Now it's time for some vacation detox!

This picture was taken at Tony's Grove up Logan Canyon. It was stunning! If you ever get the chance to explore Logan Canyon you should. It is breath taking!

Fourth of July Dress!

This project made me want to gauge my eyes out. I had so much trouble with it. I didn't use a pattern but I did use this cute tutorial. That was my big problem. With a very wiggly 19 month old it's hard to make things without a pattern. She never stops moving. However it turned out pretty cute in the end. I know the more I make cloths for her the easier it will be. But next time I think I'll use a pattern.

The "Other" Project

So here is the other sewing project I made last weekend... finally.I used a vintage pillow case, sturdy striped ribbon, and this tutorial by Betz White. There are so many things I love about this apron. I think I'm going to make some more but tweak them a bit (Like rounding off the corners and using binding tape around the outside). But I love it because...

A) It's that whole upcycling thing again.
B) The pocket is super sturdy.
C) It took me 20 minutes to make. I know I know the tutorial said it's a 10 minute apron but I made a mistake in the beginning and had to rip out a seam. Opps! Next time I'm sure it will be 10.

You should all try this apron out. It is super easy! Even the first time sewer can do this one, and seriously I'm sure even the busiest person can spare 10-20 minutes.

Baby Girls

I know I said I had a lot of posts this week and I promised pictures of the other sewing projects I did. I know I failed you. The trick is trying to get my husband to take those pictures. So until I can pin him down they are on hold. But instead of not posting anything here is one of the most adorable crib sets I have ever seen!No I'm not having another baby but if I were to have another little girl I would love something like this. Found at Plover Organic.