A felted burger? Are you mad?

Now before anyone goes and thinks that I've completely flipped out and am out of control, I want to assure you that I'm perfectly sane. I don't have too much time on my hands. I tell you this because you should have seen B's reaction when I showed him the burger I made. It was a cross between, "what is the point?" and "do you think you might need to look into a more productive pasttime?" Pretty funny. The looks got even stranger as I perfected the pickle and prototyped the tomato. I don't blame him. I even understand. It is kind of silly but I love the crafty food craze going on lately. I LOVE the felted breakfast pillow in Betz's book.

This burger is for MiniMe's kitchen. I love it because it is so soft. The dogs want to play and chew on her plastic food but they leave the burger alone. I'm not sure I'll go on to make more food but this was fun!

H is for Handbag

Spring is here! I'm so inspired by all the color blooming around here. This little purse was made completely of Ginger Blossom fabric for MiniMe. The purse is so pretty that she had a hard time selecting just the right items to put into it. She asked for my help to "find pretty things" to carry in her purse.

I originally selected the pattern and was making the purse for myself, but as I sewed it, I knew it was too girly for me. And seeing MiniMe's eyes light up as the purse came to be, I knew I wasn't to be the owner. I love the fabric and have leftovers so I need to find the right project for me. Maybe an apron!

Happy Spring everyone!

One Year Ago Today

One year ago today MiniB came into the world! I remember looking at him and thinking how very much he looks like his sister. He still does. I thought my heart was going to burst with so much love. I remember our first night in the hospital, I was alone with him because B had to stay and take care of MiniMe. He didn't like the bassinet so I put him in the hospital bed with me. I was so afraid of his smallness. I scooted over to leave room between us for fear of rolling on him. But he kept moving in to be near me to snuggle--so opposite of MiniMe as a baby. It was at that moment that my heart melted for this little boy that still has such a sweet personality. He loves my attention. And I love his. I know one day this will change but for now I am the person he spends most his time with. He is the little boy that loves to point, loves to gyrate to any sound that has any kind of rhythm, laughs when you pretend to eat his toes, and lives to see his sister any chance he gets. Here is he today.



He's growing so fast but I do my best to document his life. I keep a journal for each of my kids that I hope one day I can pass on to them about the things they say and do. Reading through it on their birthdays is fun fo me. Unfortunately, as is with most second children I've heard, I write much less in his than MiniMe's. But I do take a lot of photos and video. Happy Birthday MiniB! You are my sweet boy and I'm so blessed by you. I'm so excited to watch you grow and change.

And, just because I wrote in my last post that I wasn't sure what kind of cupcakes to bake, I winged it. I didn't end up making the monsters because I couldn't find blue jimmy sprinkles. So, I opted for little catepillars with smiles.



And when I got tired of those, I just threw all the sprinkles I had on the rest. I must still be a bit sick though because I can't taste. I made the cream cheese frosting from scratch but kept adding in powdered sugar because I just couldn't tell if they were sweet. Come to find out that they were but I still couldn't taste a thing.

Under the Weather

Forgive my lack of posting. I had a sinus infection for a good week and half. Ever had one? My teeth hurt. My eyeballs hurt. My HAIR hurt for goodness sake. Ugh. I'd rather have another c-section than have a sinus infection again. Seriously.

So this weekend MiniMe turns one! I'm so behind in my planning due to being sick. I want to do a cute cupcake for him. Any ideas? Maybe a monkey or piggy or something cute like this: (Photo by Princess of Llyr):



If you know of something easier but as cute, send it my way! Congrats to Bethan for winning the fabric and pattern.

G is for Giveaway..no foolin!

In honor of my blogiversary, I want to giveaway some goodies. It's also my attempt to get another letter down in this ABC along. I'm combining my fabric and fibery loves so hopefully a lot of you out there like them both too. I'm going to give away 4 fat quarters of Heather Bailey Freshcut fabric and a copy of my Marley Jane felted purse pattern (see image of finished purse). Just tell me (in comments) a great April Fools joke that either you pulled or was pulled on you. Please get comments in by 8am on Saturday, April 5. I'll draw a name at random on Saturday and email and post winners. Who doesn't love Heather Bailey and her delicious fabric?

I can never pull off a joke--I end up laughing before the punchline and it is painfully obvious to my husband. I don't think this was meant for April Fools but yesterday my daughter hid some fur in the pull out drawer of MiniB's high chair (the cupholder where you put the baby jars). Scared me! You'd think I'd have been savvy enough to know the fun wouldn't end there. On my way down to the basement, I spot a fake centipede (didn't know it was fake at the time)! Mind you that I was carrying my son down so I kept my wits and didn't drop him. Whew! I lothe bugs, ants, snakes, spiders, webs, hair, fur, and any other creepy bug-related item. A little rolly-poley is fine enough though.

And last but not least, I've been telling you about our new puppy and how our older dog, a yellow lab named Aspen, has kind of regressed and turned puppy on us. He's hilarious. He has some new life in him! And last night before bed, I saw this site. This is Miley's (our puggle puppy who weighs 8 lbs) bed. Note that Aspen's actual bed is behind him. Just how little of a ball can this huge dog curl up into?