Saturday...

Saturdays are one of my very favorite times. I get a day to myself to do whatever! First I take Babydog for a walk in the park! I love our time together, especially on a beautiful day!



I also like to take a little road trip to a city south of us and shop a little! (after I jam to some tunes hahah this weekend was Goldfinger and Green Day) On this Saturday, I went to Target!(woo hoo so boring!) I picked up a new book and a new work out video! I am trying to get into a little routine on weekday mornings where I do some cardio!!



Then I went to Jo Ann's and get fabric. I LOVE shopping for fabric. This time I had a good coupon! I got some pretty fabric to make another thing from my summer list!



Then I came home, finished up my Spring time plushies, and made some vanilla extract! I used this recipe... It was easy and I can't wait to use it in a month or so!

Friday!

I hope you had a good day today! Mine was great! I didn't get hit by a terrible Tsunami(did you hear about that? it skipped San Francisco, thank goodness) I was lovingly woken out of sleep at 4am, 5am, 5:30am, and then had to get up at 6am for work. I appreciate it though! I would rather be tired and loved then unloved, well slept and dead. If you know what I mean!



I really didn't want a Tsunami, especially since I really wanted to wear my new shirt today! And if I was water-ed out, i would not be able to strut my stuff. Yes that is a blurry bathroom shot at work and yes that is my but in the background mirror. I do what I can with what I have...But look how cute the shirt is! I mean come on, an empire waist and a boat neck. Please. I don't think it looks exactly like the picture, and I am ok with that. I like it better than the picture. It is:



I have also been pretty productive this week. I guess I have had enough "Bejeweled Blitz" to last a lifetime and a half so when I am sitting at home, my idle hands are sewing up a toy instead of scooting flashy jewels around...I think that is good. Here are some of the lamb-ys I have been working on whilst rotting my brain with Netflix. Aren't they cute?



This weekend feels productive. I am going fabric shopping tomorrow for a new clothing project and hopefully I will work on my bow shirt on Sunday. Have a good Friday night kids!

Last night, I made butter!

I can't believe it either! It was magically simple and amazing. I had some cream that was going to go bad in a few days sitting in the fridge so I decided to try it. I had seen this tutorial in the past and it seemed simple enough...



I got out the kitchenaid, poured it in, wrapped it in plastic wrap to prevent splashing cream/buttermilk and started it up. It was neat to watch and only took about 20 minutes in all.

When I was done, I had butter! Real, yummy, cream-y butter!



On Toast! Yummmmmm.



Make some too. You will NOT regret it. Well maybe your thighs will...

Happy Wednesday!

Hello there! Today was a good day. I am not sure why, it just felt good! I woke up in a good mood, I had a good day at work, and now I am home and feeling like sewing. That is always a good day. I love feeling positive at the end of the day.



I did want to show you my chocolate bunnies that I am working on! I had the idea of this and the sheep for my spring time plushies. The are both so snuggly and I love them!



I also can't wait to wear this shirt. It looks so 60'sish on. I will take a pic when I wear it on Friday so you can see how cute it is on too! I have another shirt cut out, the one with the bows.

I added twitter to my blog too! I am having a love affair with it right now, add me!

Hey There!

I hope your weekend was fun! I had a good time working on lots of projects! I made a shirt, which I will have pictures of later this week, when I can find some better light! But I got a lot done with the help of That 70's Show! I am officially down one item on my summer sewing list! I can't wait to share the pic. It is a good shape with a boatneck and an empire waist. It is really 60's and cute.



I also started work on one of my two spring time little plushies. I am making chocolate bunnies and little lambs. I finished up a lamb yesterday and am working now on my chocolate bunny today.



I love it so much! I just want to cuddle it! Ryan and i had a really good day yesterday working on art/crafts. I really love that time we have together creating. It really makes our bond strong. It is funny though because he was listening to records and I was watching TV on my computer with one headphone in so I could listen to records and the show. I love the distraction.

In other news, I have to buy a new sewing machine. It seems my trusty old one is on its last leg. I don't even like typing that in case it curses me. I need it to hang on for at least another week!

Spring/summer wardrobe

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So, I have a bunch of patterns that I have been buying up with my summer wardrobe in mind. These are my favorites right now and I am going to start working on them this weekend. I have the boatneck cut out and fabric for the bow shirt. I can't wait to show them to you!

I am loving on sewing, I think I just need to remember to SLOW DOWN and focus when I am sewing. Sometimes I get so frustrated. That is when I need to shift my focus to something else. Things don't need to nebe done in one day.

I love having handmade pieces be a part of my wardrobe!

quickie

Just a quick post to say hello! I am working on a bunch of chocolate bunnies. I should have them sewn up by this weekend. I am really loving on hand sewing. Here is hoping for lots of productivity this weekend!



It should work out though, I am good about sewing if stuff is already cut out. That is also why I cut out some shirt patterns last weekend. To try and get some work done in that realm this weekend too. I hope its sunny! Maybe Baby and I will get some sunshine hang out time done too!