Halloween BOOtique WIP

I love the farbenmix Vida pattern so I am making one for Hope for the fall festival this weekend. I thought I would show you what I have so far but I cant help but think something is missing. there is such a fine line between just enough and too much and my husband says he just doesn't get it. I had wanted a different design on front but it would not fit my hoop so I had to make due. Do you think it needs more applique does it look BOOtique?

Greenwood Bulldog bottle caps

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These were fun to make. I had the images printed at Walgreens and then cut them with a 1 inch circle punch. I used a sticker maker and made them stickers and glued magnets on the back. Then I coated it with an epoxy resin and le it cure. I want to use them to make bows and key chains but these will be extras to go on Hope's snap cap choker and I will also use these at frigde magnets.

family fun with water bottle rockets

My Husband was off today and was totally bored so we looked around the we for ideas and this is what we came up with. This old House has a really cool tute on how to make a water bottle rocket. I think the total cost today about 23 bucks and I had to sacrifice 2 2liter bottles of my diet Dr Pepper. Everyone in the apartment complex came out to watch and it shot up 40-60 feet in the air. The tutorial has you using a foot pump but we uses my husbands portable air compressor. Well here are the pics!

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Jacob and daddy! why do boys have to make silly faces in every picture! He is such a ham!

I really wanted to take her to school but she saw the bus and cried till I agreed to let her ride. then as she left I cried for about an hour. My last baby startting school! where has time gone! I wanted to make her a special outfit so I made Koyko by Patty Young this came out so cute I wish I could have gotten a better pic of the fabric I used a paris poodle dress and the bias and sleeves are from the sheet that I used as the main body of the back pack.

I am so glad that daddy was able to make it home in time to meet the kids getting off the bus. I just wish he could have been there in the morning when I cried like a baby, could have used some serious comfort!

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In addition to Patty Young's Koyko fom modkid, I could not resist buying the new book from Melly and Me called Kaleidoscope! It has so many super cute patterns! I just finished the Fairyland Toadstool Backpack from the book and here it is! Hope picked out the fabric. She wanted it to look just like the one in the book and was not happy that I did not have any stripe scraps for the door but she said it will do. I also added extra flowers (she wanted a bigger garden) around the door. I need to work on my applique I am a little out of pratice but I am still happy with the overall results. this was even featured on threadbangers back to school episode! http://www.threadbanger.com/tb-projects/episode/THR_20090821

love found

I have been looking for her for years and I finally found her unloved in a box after over 35 years, Introducing lucy, she is a 1972 kenner blythe more pics comming after the spa

picnicdress action shots

I cant get flicker to upload so I am posting Hope in her picnic dress here.

Settled in and back to sewing

Well moving has taken alot of of me, I still cant find anything now! I have such a small space and so much fabric, I have placed myself on a fabric diet! today I made this dress out of my stash. the denim top is from a skirt I cut up the belt and the straps are scraps from an old project and the skirt is from some cool vintage fabric that was given to me. It was only about 25 inches wide and wonderful quality, I believe it was from the 50's. After I was finished I realized that I have made the My Vintage Baby picnic dress! I havent been able to get action shots the kids and my husband has been busy making a volcano outside and so those will come later. but I love the way it turned out! I have just enough left to make a dress for her 18 inch doll.

I also got busy for the 4th and made Hope a cute halter top that says "I sparkle" and Jacob a t-shirt that says "my daddy my hero" the matching bows were really fun to make and I will be making more tonite to match the vintage dress!