Saturday, March 15, 2014
Those who know me, know my kids are nuts. It was recently suggested that I blog about their shenanigans, so here it is. I'm making it publicly known that I have insane, fun, spirited gremlins. I'm not sure where they get it from, because I am the poster child of ladyhood and calmness. Therefore, the crazy must come from their dad.
The other night I made my daughter a tutu dress. I was up all night cutting strips of tulle and alternating the colors to get it how I wanted. My plan was to pull it up high, and tie it right above her waist with a pretty ribbon. My daughter had other plans. She thrashed and screamed and wanted nothing to do with it. Well, I didn't buy all this tulle for nothing. So I went to my son. My sweet, 4 yr old son. He said no. A couple of cookies later (Thin Mints to be exact), I finally had my model :) The bottom of the tulle became all bent and out of shape from my daughter trying to escape the dress, so I cut about a foot off the bottom and made a pretty skirt. Above is the final product.
I cropped my son's head off, because I figure my husband wouldn't like a picture of his son in a tutu floating around the internet. I saved the full pic for future blackmail, just like any awesome mom would :)
Friday, March 14, 2014
I'm really loving this chalkboard art trend!! I can't wait to get back stateside where there are more materials and options to choose from..there's good stuff here in Okinawa, but the price is high and the selection is low. Plus, there's not much room to store everything lol. So I decided until I can get my hands on material to make an actual chalkboard art project, I'd do it digitally instead since I'm more comfortable with that medium anyway :)
Here's a nice freebie while I wait.. When you open this file, you'll find two 8.5x11 files (PDF and JPG images) both in high resolution for you to print out, stick in a frame and display for when you need a little pick me up:)
Download here
I found a really fun crochet pattern for this bearded beanie thanks to a friend on facebook tagging me in a post. I let my son pick his colors, and got to it. It's really quick to work up, and the pattern was easy to read. And free. I love free patterns ^_^
This is using the small beard, which was just perfect for my 4 yr old! Can you tell he likes it?
You can make your own using this great pattern from I'm Topsy Turvy here.
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