Spring Top Week

So, MadeByRae is hosting Spring Top Week. I have been sewing for roughly 15 years. It has been at least 14 since I sewed anything for myself. Anything. Hubs has been driving me crazy for a year to sew him "sweat-pads". Ewww, I know. But other than that, all of my sewing has been for the under 4' set.



So, I decided it was time.



Can't be that hard, right?



Well, I started with McCalls 5338 (pics on that to come)

It looks like a nightie. Maybe it doesn't help that I used an actual bedsheet as the body. Vintage. But still...

I decided to give Rae's last year top a try. With mods. I've been obsessed with Bias Tape lately. So, I made all of this wonderful lady-bug chandelier bias tape yesterday to use as straps, and the top of the bodice. Somebody else thought it was pretty wonderful, too. And yummy. Slobbered all of my pressing right out of it.

The look on her face. "Who? Me?"

Dear Easter Grass,

You are like that obnoxious relative that I have to invite every year. Nobody really likes you, but everyone is too polite to say so. You stay too long, drink too much, talk too loudly, and tell embarassing stories.

Really.

It is April 27th, and you are still lurking around in my guest room. I know you're unemployed and all, but really...Go look for work or something. I'm tired of you hanging around my house.

If you keep this up, you won't be invited back next year. I mean it.

I'm back!

Okay- I read all of these great craft blogs out there, I mean my google reader is full! I think to myself all of the time- I can do that! (Blog- not craft, I know I can craft)

I mean, is there a "Blogging for Dummys"? Not that I'm a dummy- : )

Anyways, I'm going to try to post twice a week. That seems pretty doable. Just like I fold the laundry- oh wait, that's twice a month. No, seriously. It just moves from our bed to the bench on our room, back to the bed. So, bear with me as I figure this out. Here's a few pics to tide you over until I start posting great tutorials.

(How do I get the pics in the post? Not at the top? )

The top pic is this dress http://indietutes.blogspot.com/2007/07/peasant-blouse.html

Hmmm, how do I call that something else? Help, bloggers of the world!

Buttercup Bags! So sweet~

So, I had a wonderful interaction with Rae over at http://www.madebyrae.blogspot.com/, and swapped her some Cloth Diaper Covers for her patterns and rights to sell the super cute Buttercup bags, and the Lickety Split bags. I am going to Goodwill tomorrow (it's 50% off saturday!) to look for some vintage linens to make the lickety split bags. For now, I will leave you with pics of the B-Bags, available for sale now in my etsy shop. I have 2 more yet to snap pics of, and 2 more cut and waiting to be sewn. I lay in bed at night, filled with frantic pregnancy energy, thinking about sewing! I love making these bags, and am having so much fun designing them in my head!

I'm a Bad Blogger

Okay so- I'm a really bad blogger. I really have good intentions, I promise, but just find far more important things to do than blog. Don't get me wrong, Dear Reader, you are important to me! I have been VERY busy sewing sewing sewing, and finally finished a big project for the girl's preschool and finally have time to do some fun sewing. I just got the rights to make and sell Buttercup Bags and Lickety Split bags. Both of the patterns are over here at madebyrae.blogspot.com
I have a few butterecup bags done, and they are so tiny and yummy! I long for the days when I can use a tiny purse again! I will post pics soon! Also, I am hoping to have them in my Etsy shop tomorrow. WooHoo!

Our Family Vacation!

After finding out our exciting news about Woodruff Girl #3, we packed everything up and drove over to San Diego with my in-laws to spend a few days at the beach. We got a beach house in Mission Beach, right between the harbor and the beach, and the girls did fantastic. It was such a nice reprieve from the stifling Phoenix summer. We took our first trip (of many, I'm sure) to Disneyland. It was a little much for the girls after spending the day before at Legoland. Legoland was fantastic for our kids, given their ages. It was a wonderful day!

This is Carolina and I on the Fairy Tale Boat ride, where all of the fairytale characters are made out of legos!

Here is Wade and Avery in the seat in front of us.


The girls and I on the beach.

Sisters

IT'S A GIRL, AGAIN!

Well, we had our 18 week ultra-sound today! Our third little girl is on the way! I am excited, but was hoping to get a little blue in the house...ah well! Avery and Carolina are excited, and were so cute watching the ultrasound video I brought home. Carolina kept saying "Awe, baby so cute."
Avery wants to name her "Potato". Hmmm, we'll have to discuss that one!