Cupcakes!!

A big Thank You to Trisha for placing a custom order for 2 cupcake market totes!!  They turned out really really cute!

Been Busy!

I've been busy.  Sewing.  Being a Mom.  Cooking for the 3 bottom-less pits I have.  Doing anything BUT cleaning.  I need a sewing break.  Only to clean my house.  I told myself I was going to take a day off. 

And then this happened...

:)  So much for a day off huh!  Isn't it adorable?!?!  {Thanks for the order Kris!!}  And while that was happening, the sewing machine attacked my left thumb.  Literally.  Not really quite sure WHAT happened.  But my thumb got caught in the up-down motion of the needle, and it tore a big chunk of skin off...OK.  I will spare you the photo and gorey details.  But it hurts.  Like hell.  And yet I find myself back at it again today...with neosporin and a band-aid.

 {my loves}

{Ethan told me "DONT SHOW THAT TO ANYONE MOMMY"}  ---such a mean Mommy I am!

{Lunch Time!!}

{Sleepy time}

{One of my current projects...an awesome quilt for my friends new Baby "P"}

{chewing on his lovie}

Girl Stuff!!

 A cute little girls crayon roll up made with Riley Blake fabric and a baby girls blanket made with Organic Monaluna fabric...now listed in THE SHOP!!

Stick Letter

I've been slacking in the baby's nursery decorations.  Partly because he doesn't even sleep in there...so what's the point really?!  I think we are FINALLY moving on from the colicky nights and onto a more sleep filled night.  He is doing really well on the Zantac for his silent reflux as well.  Overall he is just a much better baby.  He still has his moments, and still like to arch his back, but compared to even 2 weeks ago, things are much more relaxed!  Praise the Lord because I go back to work in just a little over a week! :(  I am so sad!!  It has been SO NICE to be home with the boys on the weekends and during dinner time.  I am really going to miss that, ALOT!

Anyways, I was looking on the Pottery Barn website and saw how CUTE this was:

So I decided to make my own.  Luckily, the yard was FULL of sticks and leaves, and it was yard work day...so I stocked up!!  It was kind of difficult finding sticks that would bend and ended up using branches that were still "alive".  But it worked!  A little {or a lot} of hot glue did the trick! I like how it turned out.  And the wall colors are almost the same color!  Griffin's room is pretty sparse though.  Nothing hangs on the walls...and the cute bumper I made for him sits in his closet.  {Mostly because is doesn't fit in there when the crib mattress is on the highest level, and because I washed it and the insides got tangled beyond belief, so I had to seam rip it open and fix it, and have not had the time, or desire,  to sew it back up!  I am going to paint little stars on his wall around his crib eventually...probably when he's 2!

Happy Birthday Grandma Kris!!

Grandma Kris lives right across the street, so it was really easy for us to wish her a Happy Birthday!!  I decided to make something special for her this year.  I found a tutorial for a gathered clutch, and thought she would just love it!  Here's how it turned out:



and the inside:

It even has pockets for her debit/credit cards!  Another one to come for Grandma Debbie's Birthday!  The zipper actually wasn't too bad, that was the 1st time I had sewn a zipper.  I am pleased with how it turned out!  You should try this cute little gathered clutch for yourself!

That time of year...

I can't believe it's already time to break out the Christmas decorations.  The neighbors got me beat!  They already have garland wrapped around their railing!  I did get out the Christmas tree to put downstairs and discovered that half the lights don't work.  That made me very grumpy and unmotivated to do anymore!  I need to get to work.  And I have NOT done any crafts since before the baby came!  I am getting the itch to do something crafty!  So today I made this:

A gumdrop wreath for the holidays!  Don't you love how Christmas-y it feels?  I do!  Want one?  E-mail me!  (jenethanick@gmail.com)  Want to make one for yourself?  Go HERE.  I hope to get all my decorations out before Thanksgiving so I can spend the weekend making lots of crafty things with Breanne!  I am so excited, it has been over a year since I have seen her!  Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

xoxo

Sewing for a GIRL!

No, not us!  I had my first customer the other day!  She asked me to make her a cute baby blanket and onesie for her brand new baby girl.  Boy I tell ya, it was pretty AWESOME buying cute pink fabric and using pink thread... {shh, don't tell Nick how much fun I had, he might freak out that I am getting ideas already}

This is how it turned out:

I just LOVE this fabric.  So cute with the pink pears and apples, then with the pink minky dot on the backside!

I embellished the onesie with some cut out pears and apples, then stitched around so it wouldn't fray.

I added a burp cloth too!  The fabric was so cute, I wouldn't imagine it just sitting around my house...I mean what in the world would I do with girl fabric!?

Thanks Lauren!  And congrats on your baby girl!! 

Homemade Baby Stuff!!!

I have been making baby stuff like crazy!  I will think of something cute, and then not stop thinking about it until I have made it!!  Check these things out:

{super soft 100% cotton and minky blanket with stitched on big letter G, and matching onesie with little g}  Isn't that just the cutest fabric you have ever seen?!? :)

{this is definitely going in the hospital bag!}

{I used yellow thread floss to stitch around the little g on the onesie}

{then we have the completed crib bumper!  Apples are on the outside}

{and the inside is lime green polka-dots...even completed with pockets for a bedtime story or other little goodies!  And of course this matches the quilt I had already made for him.}

If you are interested in a blanket and onesie set, e-mail me at jenethanick@gmail.com and we can discuss!! :)

It's finally done!!!

Well, there it is!!  The finished product.  I am debating on actually quilting it or not.  I like how it looks now, but am not sure how it will wash up?  More than likely I will end up "ditch stitching" it {stitching in the squares that are already on the top, so it goes to the back too}.  I dunno yet.  But I am in love with the colors and how cute it is!! :)  I think Baby G will love it!  **Yes, there are a few flaws, but hey, for really never sewing anything in my LIFE, and to just up an sew a baby quilt...I am pretty damn impressed! ;)

Up Next!  Amy Butler's pattern from "Little Stitches for Little Ones" for the crib bumper, skirt and a super cute monkey that's a dirty laundry bag.  Don't know if I will actually have time to get to the monkey...since I only have 10 weeks left...I think the crib stuff is a priority! :)  Can't wait!