Things I've Made

Just thought I would share a few of my latest creations.  It is so hard for me to find time to make new designs, so anytime I have a custom order it's so fun! 

Elmo Birthday Shirt

Party Elmo is for a sweet little girl's 2nd birthday.  I think it turned out really cute and I'm loving the ruffle bottom shirts!  I will post a tutorial next time I make one because when googling how to make one, I came up with NOTHING!  Maybe my google skills were lacking that day - HA!  I still need to add bows to the shoulders, but I wasn't loving any of the ribbon I had, so I'll be on the hunt this afternoon.

I just love this little Cowboy Letter set.  How cute would that be with pink or lime green bandana fabric for a little girl and a pink or lime hat?!  Precious!

I still need to sew the bib together.  The other side will be red bandana and cowprint like I've done before.

Princess Birthday Shirt

This was the shirt I made for Lily's 4th birthday.  She had a Princess Bowling Party, so of course she had to have a cute princess shirt to wear!

Girly Girl Baby Gift Set

I just LOVE the fabrics in this set and the name Charlie for a girl is just adorable!

I've made a lot of other things too, but either the pictures are bad (not that these were great) or I didn't get a chance to take a picture.  It's design, sew, pack and ship at my house these days as I try to get all of my orders shipped out on time, so that leaves little time for good, creative pictures.  I plan to close the week before Thanksgiving until after the New Year to enjoy the Holidays with my family and make new items for the spring.

My little turkey was not too happy about going to school this morning.  I guess he knew it's the Friday he usually gets to stay home with Grammy and Papa!

I'm linking up to Kelly's Korner today for "Show Us What You Make" so if you are looking for unique handmade stuff for Christmas this year, click on over and go shopping!  I'm sure all of the Mommy-preneurs would be grateful for a few sales!  I know I am!

Have a great weekend!

Come visit on Monday for a GIVE-AWAY!!

All About Jack

What has the little stinker been up to?

{1}  Despite our efforts to limit the amount of time spent with the beloved blankie, Jack is now an official Linus!  His blankie is the first thing he looks for when we get home in the afternoon and last night he even got mad when I wouldn't let the blankie take a bath with him; although, it definitely needed one! HA!

{2}  Jack is all of a sudden interested in his toys.  He will sit and play for a good while and he really LOVES books.  Notsomuch me reading to him, but he likes to look at the pictures and carry them around.  He'll bring a book to me or Ran and we'll read a page or two, then he's on his way.  Last night he was having a time with his little wagon.  Yes, my living room always looks like this - except when the maid comes.  Don't judge!

{3}  We get this little look and hand stuck out A LOT!  "What is it, Mama?" or "I don't know." or "Uh oh."  It's the one gusture for everything.

{4}  Jack is still teething - notice the wet shirt - but I'm happy to report he now has all 4 first year molars, so hopefully we're done with this round of teeth.  These were tough on Mama Jack.  Lots of nasty poopy and lots of fussiness.  Poor baby!

{5}  If Randy does one loud clap to get Jack's attention, Jack now claps back.  It's so funny, but this might be a problem in the not-too-distant future!  He's a defiant little one with a strong mind of his own.  He loves to test the boundries and see just what he can get away with, but he does know when he's doing/about to do something he's not supposed to because he'll turn to see if we're watching.  Little stinker!

{6}  Jack is finally starting to "talk" more.  It's still not really clear, but he now says I wuv oo (I love you), what, cacker (cracker), Jaaa (Jack), along with book, ba-BA (this is for anything he wants - blanket, cup, toy, book, etc), mama and dada - I'm sure there are some other words I'm forgetting.  We have an appointment with an ENT on December 7th, so hopefully we'll get the go ahead for tubes and that will clear up the fluid that lingers in his ears and his little vocabulary will take off. 

Jack has the funniest, silliest personality (I think he takes after his daddy).  He is always doing something to make us laugh.  He dances to any music on the radio, TV or toys and is VERY ticklish.  He has an infectious smile and his laughter lights up the room.  In this month of Thanksgiving, I am so very thankful for my healthy, happy, silly and sweet little boy!

Little Fireman Jack

Jack went trick-or-treating for the first time last night! 

He didn't know what to think about all of the loud, crazy kiddies!  This was the best group shot I could get - it's hard to organize that many kids who are excited about the massive amounts of candy they're about to get! HA!

We didn't leave to trick-or-treat until it was almost Jack's bedtime, so he was a sleepy little fireman...

But once he put on his jacket and hat he was wide awake!

And hamming it up for the camera!  He was running back and forth down the street!  It was so funny!

Doesn't he look like a real little fireman?  So cute!!

He also had a really cute dalmation dog treat bag, but of course I couldn't get him to carry that.  Oh well, I'm just glad he wore the hat long enough for me to get a few good pictures!

Too bad we didn't get any candy since Jack was fast asleep before we even made it to the first house! HA! 

Maybe next year!

Wordless Wednesday

Can you see his new tooth in the back? 

There is one more on the top and 2 more coming through on the left side.

Thoughtless Thursday

 {one} Jack is now 15 months old (as of Tuesday) and is the size of an average 21 month old.  He is a BIG boy!  He weighs 29.4 lbs and is 33 inches tall.  Apparently when you turn 15 months old, you no longer think 7:00pm is an acceptable bedtime and prefer to take a short nap, then get up and play until 10:30pm.  Mommy does not like this! 

{two}  I have a maid.  Her name is Corina.  She is AWESOME!  She comes every-other-Thursday.  Today is Thursday and she should be cleaning my house, but she is sick.  I hope she gets to feeling better soon because my house needs cleaning... BAD!  I have a messy toddler and I am not a good cleaner, neither is Randy.  So Mama and Jeff be prepared for a slightly messy house when you get here tonight - just think of it as more "homey"!  HA!

{three}  If you didn't already know, I own an Etsy shop.  Running this little business takes a lot of time.  I love it, but I have a new respect for all Etsy shop owners and the amount of time and effort they put into their work.  If you shop Etsy, take it easy on the owners, most of us are doing our best to make you happy!  Also, don't ask for free stuff - it's really not cool.

{four}  My parents and possibly grandparents are coming to visit this weekend and Randy's smoking a brisket!  I'm so excited!  We usually only get smoked brisket on Memorial Day, Labor Day and the Super Bowl, so this is quite the little treat!

{five}  Jack loves airplanes!  There is a small airport next to our house and everytime he hears an airplane he looks up and points to it.  So cute!

Thoughtless Thursday hosted by Katie

A Quick Weekend Recap

We didn't do much this weekend.  Which is exactly how I like it most of the time!  Friday night I took a break from sewing and just hung out with Jack and Randy.  It was so nice to relax for a little bit.  I have been working non-stop it seems to get all of my orders fulfilled.  Which is a good thing, but every now and then a girl needs a BREAK!  HA!  Back to Friday night - Randy grilled burgers and we watched the Rangers play an awesome game until the 8th inning when something went terribly wrong and they let the Yankees come back and beat them!  Ughhh!

Saturday I sewed, sewed and sewed some more!  I was excited to have a custom order to complete for a friend which broke up the monotony of pumpkin trucks and turkeys!  The trucks and turkeys were fun to make, until I've made 10 + of each of them.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, just needed to change it up a little!

Bumble Bee Shirt

Ladybug Shirt

I think the shirts turned out really cute!  I love the ric rac along the bottom and the bow at the shoulder.  It was my first attempt at making hair bow style bows and it was much easier than I thought it would be.  I watched a few YouTube videos and I was on my way!  Isn't YouTube awesome?! 

Saturday afternoon we ordered Chinese and watched the Rangers redeem themselves, then I sewed some more!  HA!

Sunday was not a good day!  Poor Jack was not feeling well at all.  He didn't want to be held, he didn't want to play, he didn't want to sleep.  It was miserable.  Ran and I changed so many diapers yesterday I lost count and we bathed Jack 3 times.  It was THAT.BAD!  I took him outside and we just sat there watching TV for a while and he finally took a nap around 3:00 or so.  He was so tired and his little hiney so red.

Our friends came over to watch the Cowboy game and we grilled fajitas.  The guys found a few of Jack's hats laying in the hallway and decided they would model them:

Some day I will have to do a post of all the pictures I have of Randy wearing Jack's hats or just things on his head in general.  I'm sure there are no less than 20 pictures floating around on my computer and camera.  He's so silly!  But there is never a dull moment and he's constantly doing something to make me laugh!

Look at that poor baby!  He was not feeling well at all.  But he's never too sick to get a little lovin' from Aunt Kim.  He's figured out the game pretty well too.  He knows that when I'm coming to get him to take him to bed if he snuggles up to whoever is holding him he doesn't have to go right away.  He's such a sweet baby!!

He's Getting TOO Big!

My baby is getting TOO big!

He weighed 29 lbs at the doctor on Tuesday and when we measured a few weeks ago he was 32 inches tall - that's half as tall as me!!  Oh my goodness!

And check out that HAIR! 

Jack LOVES to brush his hair and always goes straight to our bathroom to grab a brush and when I'm changing him he always grabs his brush out of the basket and brushes his hair and mine too!  HA!

He's usually in the bathroom with Randy and me while we're getting ready for work in the mornings, so I dab a little gel in his hair to give him a flat top and blow it dry for a sec.  He makes the funniest face while I'm fixing his hair!  He just looks at me like "yeah, I know I'm handsome!"  HAHA!

I tried to get a cute picture of Jack with the pumpkin at school this morning, but he was not very happy to be going to school today.  I guess he knows Fridays are better spent at home!

Have a GREAT weekend! 

And GOOOOOOO RANGERS! 

Beat the Yankees!