A new collection of totes is now available in the shop.

Here is an etsy order I completed this week.

I made this advent calendar a couple of years ago.  I love it, but I'm always at a loss for what to put in it.

Yesterday as I was digging through all the decorations, it hit me, why not a kids tree?

Each day has an ornament that the kids can put on their own little tree, so by Christmas they will have fully decorated tree.

I loved these crazy prints the moment I saw them, especially the rooster...

I cut them into little bricks and pieced them into diagonals.  I think the repetition of the diagonals really emphasizes the cool graphics on the fabrics.

Here is what the back looks like

It's available now in my etsy shop.

I made this bunting for lulu's fourth birthday.

Actually I made it around 10pm the night before her fourth birthday party.  I was in a hurry so I used fabric-tac glue instead of sewing it.

Last year it was blazing hot, so we celebrating inside.

It was quick and easy.

All I did was cut a length of twine to the length I needed and then cut triangles out of my stash fabric.  I used pinking shears too keep the fraying of the fabric to a minimum.  This year they were hanging outside for a couple of days through wind and rain so the edges have been softened.

I also trimmed the top corners off a bit so they wouldn't overlap and show from the front.  Then I glued them around the twine.

lulu celebrated a birthday this weekend - there were flowers

there were buntings

there was cake

there were candles

fun was had by all

step one - cut out mustache and punch hole step two - slip lollipop through hole in moustache

step three - help 22 kindergarteners grow a moustache

Lulu has a summer birthday so I sent her treats in last week so the class could celebrate.

Did you see this tee shirt neckace on Martha this week? My first attempt didn't curl.  The strips were just stretched out.

I think the cotton may have been mercerized.  Whatever it was, it wasn't working so I found an old layering T and voila.

It curled just like Martha said it would.  Now I have a new necklace.