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My college roommate is having a baby!  Her first baby shower was this past weekend, and I put together a bag of lots of goodies for her - onesies, fleece hat, fuzzy cube, etc.  They are all cute things, but the onesie I love the most is this one!  I used my yellow heat transfer material for the first time on my Silhouette.  It cut so cleanly and easily, ironed on with no complaints, and was generally a breeze.  It even gave me the reminder to mirror my words if I hadn't already (which I had).
Oh, and yeah, she married a guy from Wisconsin.  This just seemed appropriate.
Congrats A&B!  Can't wait to meet the little guy!

peter pan collar, attempted

Her nails were recently painted pink, and that was quite possibly more exciting than the new dress & "pearls"!  The pearl necklace is actually fake pearls strung on elastic stretchy cord and tied to be an easy on-easy off for her.
The pinafore on top has ties at the shoulder and a lined bodice.  The fabric is a very light white cotton with pink flocked dots.
The dress has a Peter Pan collar - woo hoo for new skills! and elastic on a short gathered sleeve.

 The back of the pinafore has two buttons with a loop closure.  I am not happy with how the zipper lined up at the top on the dress so I made sure not to really show it.  I'm not sure if it just wasn't lined up to start with (I thought it was!) or if I messed it up when I was putting the collar on.  Either way, I'm happy with how the collar lays, so that is a big deal!

 The kids decided to take her dolly for a little walk before church one morning.  So cute :)

twirly skirt, take 2

I love Hobby Lobby coordinating and fabrics and ribbons - so I've been busy playing with them!  The bow was made using this tutorial.  Mine doesn't quite look like hers, but it was a good place to start from and I'm excited to keep practicing.

I made a flower and put it on a tank to match.  The center is a sparkly button.

The skirt is Little Lizard King's peek-a-boo skirt, more commonly known in our house as the Twirly Skirt.  It is really full and SO much fun to twirl in!  (First time sewing it was here.)

Happy Birthday, T!  Thanks for letting Abby model it first.  She's tried it out, and it's totally twirl-worthy for you!

activity book

Have you seen Crayola's dry erase crayons?  I think they'll be fun for a car activity book, don't you?  I bought a 5-1/2x8-1/2 binder and filler pages.

I added a little embellishment to the "mitt" that came with the crayons.  That way she can cinch it shut and it can be kept in the binder.

I filled the pages with downloaded coloring pages of some of her favorite characters. (Also included - Minnie, Cinderella, Ariel)

 I sketched a butterfly, a face, and a house for her to color in.

I also used Picnik's pencil sketch feature and made a few family pictures for her to color.

Other pages included:
-a page with her full name and address so she can practice writing it.
-alphabet
-numbers
-cupcake to decorate for her birthday, and the birthday date next to it
-flowers
-a blank "paper doll" to dress

When she's done coloring on the plastic page protector, she can erase it and draw again another time!  Her father is quite an artist too, so he can add more pictures any time.  As her favorite characters change, they can always add new characters too.
Have fun, T!

bunny cards

I realized I never shared the invites and thank yous from the bunny party.  I cut out the bunnies with my Silhouette.  You can tell I used the same bunny outline for both, but with the thank you cards I cut the words out of the middle too.

The styles are pretty simple, I just used some pinks and greens I had in my stash.  Don't you love the little bunny brads on the inside of the invites?
I used a little green rhinestone on the thank you bunny eyes.

hemp & purple

I really love trying out new to me crafts.  I got some hemp, some big beads, and got busy.

I followed the directions here and due to some measuring and counting issues ended up with an anklet for myself instead of a bracelet.  Abby liked it too, and lucky for her it's a perfect necklace/choker (not too tight) size.  I did decide that if I make another one, I will not use beads that are that round because the strings around the side keep slipping.  It was also pretty important to pay attention to which side I knotted on so I didn't start a spiral.  All in all, I'm happy with the result!

rainbow vanity

We haven't transitioned Abby to a big girl room (yet) but when we do it is (probably) going to have a lot of rainbow in it.  We ordered a chair and vanity from Total Class Creative.

Shawn set up a spray paint area in the garage for me.

Then I got busy and painted a rainbow on the table and a rainbow on the chair.  I did a clear coat and put the pieces together.  The "mirror" is white like a cloud... right?  The base of the table is white too.

I hung some 3M hooks on the wall to hold her necklaces and gave her a small box to hold a couple hair clips and bracelets.  She loves dressing up now even more than before!