Christmas 2013

Halloween 2014 Part 2

Here are the finished Halloween costumes.  

I decided to make little Miss A the Star.
Her costume was adorable, unfortunately she refused to wear the hat for very long. 

Flynn had so much fun, but didn't want to wear his moustache

This is the only action shot I got of Brant

Halloween 2014 Part 1

I was a little relieved when I asked my kids what they wanted to be for Halloween this year.  

Flynn has been on a bit of Transformer kick lately and I wasn't sure how I was going to pull that one off.
Thankfully, Brant talked Flynn into being the Mario Brothers.  Brant wanted to badly to be Luigi, and talked Flynn into being Mario.  Which fits because Mario is the shorter, stockier of the two

They were so excited when their shirts arrived in the mail, they didn't take these costumes off from the time I finished sewing them till after trick or treating.  

They kept running around the house telling me they could be brothers now!  

Venturing into knits

So, I found this totally awesome, to die for Frozen fabric.
I've always wanted to sew long john's for my kids.  I love the Old Navy jammies they we always doubled as a base layer for winter sports.  So, I found a totally awesome tutorial pattern and tried it out.

First, knit fabrics are a bit fussier to sew with, and I had to try my hand at using a double needle.  But once I figured it all out, it was a very simple pattern and I LOVE the finished product.  

I was just a dolt and made Miss A a size 12 month set instead of a 18 month set.  So I quickly whipped up another set.  It's that easy!

She's just mad because I wanted her to sit still for the picture! Such a busy body this one! <3

First Homemade Dress

So, Colin's big brother was getting married!  I HAD to make a dress for Audrey!  One that matched her brother's ties!
I had my doubts as I was making it, but it fit perfectly and she looked adorable!

I even attempted my first headband! 

I don't have a picture of the boys with their ties on, but they all looked pretty cute!

A Mother's "Breast" Friend

I had some reusable nursing pads with Brant.  Nothing fancy, but they worked.
I was a part of a group on facebook who had been talking about reusable nursing pads.  So I looked up tutorial, and vamped them up a bit.
I LOVE the fabric for the outside, just makes them a bit more fun!
They have a pretty fabric on the outside, a thin layer of PUL (waterproof material) with two layers of bamboo squishy goodness! So much nicer than those flannel ones I bought with Brant!
My night time ones are even better!  Fleece on the outside (relatively waterproof) with a thirsty layer of bamboo fleece inside with a layer of drool-worthy bamboo velour!  Those were my all time favourites!

Make a boy a mask...

I had made these adorable shirts and capes for the boys for Christmas.  They wanted a super hero Christmas, so I made them Batman and Superman shirts and capes.

We had just got home from playing with one of Brant's kindergarten friend's home when Brant expressed his want for a Batman mask...
Well, I couldn't just make one.
I spent about 20 minutes making these adorable masks and they didn't bother me ALL AFTERNOON!  They were so busy fight bad guys and protecting their mommy and sister that they didn't need anything.

Moral of the story... Make a boy a mask, don't see him all afternoon... 

These kids have great imaginations!