Flower Bow

I am told that I am crafty,

and I know that there is a lot that I can do,

but I have a fear for some reason,

a fear of making bows,

(And that is the only reason that Jo doesn't wear one every day,

cuz if I didn't have this fear, she would have boxes filled)

soo.....

I have a couple of girlfriends that make bows and I am so envious,

but maybe today they will be just a little jealous of what I made

Cute, huh? 

So, after today, I have decided that I will give a couple more designs a try

but I will take it slow 

This is my new favorite blogsite:

Fabric Bows and More 

Here is the tutorial for this particualr bow:

Ribbon Flower 

Jo said she would wear it "maybe morrow"

so I snatched it back, and but it on my headband

Hey, I like pink too!

(she is pissed)

Sorry such a poor picture, but I made this last week

I didn't follow the direction to a T, so it doesn't look perfect,

but nonetheless, I spent NADA ENCHILADA on it!

Here is the tutroial:

Under the Table and Dreaming

SuperHero Felt Pillow

It's Michael's Birthday

Michael is into everything superhero,

so I made him a SUPERHERO PILLOW!

I tried to make the front like how the comics infer violence with "Pow" and "Bam" 

The RICKRACK is a little womby,

but it was my first time using it to trim a pillow

Then the back,

 I went a little over board,

 with the main superhero logos

(And this time I made sure that I spelled his name right, Haha)

Felt Personlized Pillow

So I made a huge mistake this last week,

One which was so easy to aviod

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My girlfriend's daughter's birthday party was on Sunday,

I got really excited because I wanted to try to make a personalized pillow with felt.

I didn't have a design,

I was just going with whatever came in my mind at the time

I loved the outcome,

and bragged about it to close relatives

Get to the party....

I spelled the girl's name wrong

Really Jillian?  REALLY?

I'm so mad!

They were very understanding,

but come on,

how much are they going to cherish a misspelled pillow

At least I got her intials right on the back side,,,

at least I think I did

I also had another "Ashely Order"

This time I wassure excited because she asked me to do a Chi O set of Burper and Onesie

My sister-in-law is a XO and I, having spent a fair amount of time with her friends have a certain fondness for that particular sisterhood 

Here is the Chi Omega Set

(I took the pic. before I sewn the bow on) 

Here it is finished

And seeing that I could not send the little girl a tie onesie,

 I duplicted the Bobcat on the onesie and placed bows on the sleeves,

and instead of the normal camo ribbon on the burper, I used black

(I still can't find a suitable tan color, I wonder why that is?)

Nebraska Cornhusker Undies

My In-Laws route for the Nebraska Cornhuskers,

and it seems that the girls have almost every type of clothing possible that can be tagged with the Husker Logo.....  that is they do now

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I made them Lucky Undies for game days

I think they like them

I only got one comment about them being "granny pannies"

(from a mean boy)

but hey, you try buying undies for other people,

its weird,

and a little unnerving

And I don't think I could have gotten everything on little stingy things

NEWayz, I made a special pair for Ashely,

I love the bobcat on the front

and the Texas State on the back is pretty sweet!

I hope they fit, and they get plenty of use out of them

Holiday Gifts

Ah, another year has gone by, and gift giving season is here again.
Of course I know of two munchkins who love this time of year!

Ike and Jo are about to open their new light up skechers.

They begged me for them!

Nana delievered!

Mom asked me to recreate a Subway sign they were selling at ZGallerie

It has different words in it to make it personal

I had fun making it, differen't from the last couple

This is the gift I gave to Isaac's teacher, it is a TeaWreath

Adorable Idea, Cheap Idea, and Not My Idea,

but nevertheless, I get credit for making it.

It smells so yummy.

Kid Divided Freezer Paper Shirts and Twins

A Couple weekends ago was the A&M Vs. Nebraska Football Game

Now this time of the year gets a little completive around our house

(between Me (Aggie) and Glen (Cornhusker))

especally when it comes to dressing our children for the game

This year I decided to make shirts

They are Kid Divided shirts!

I know you have seen the House Divided stickers on cars for A&M and TU 

I especally like the back

Ike and Jo's are the same except Jo's has cordinating bows on the sleeves 

And please forgive me, I have to brag about the cutest babies around,

MY NEPHEWS! 

Here is Porter P!

He is wearing his Cuero Gobblers shirt 

I forced a hat on his head 

For some reason I don't have any pictures of Eli by himeself

I think it is because I am so excited to spend time with them that I don't want to be behind a camera

Josie and I have been driving back and forth all over Texas the see them

They are soooo cute, and quite a pair, I love being an Aunt... AuntTeague

Long Overdue Changes!

So here is the last picture of me with long hair.

I've decided to cut if off for many reasons...

Mostly just to get it off my head!!!

I cut it off to send to Locks Of Love

 

End to end, it is 14 1/2 inches

The ponytail is so thick, I could almost use it as a paintbrush 

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So where you ask is my new hairdo?

well you are going to have to see it!

I love it!

Saturday night Jo fell asleep in her travel chair...

so silly

 

Halloween and Texas A&M Subway Sign

My kiddos love Halloween, like they talk about it all year round,

so when Sunday finally came, they were very excited!

We bought a spooky cat to put in the yard

 

They helped dad with the pumpkin right before Trick-or-Treating 

And finally put on their handmade costumes.

Jo is Minnie Mouse

Isaac is a Robot 

They were very timid at the beginning of the night 

But as you can tell, by the end of the night, they were working for that candy 

Here is the Texas A&M Subway sign I made for my dad's 40th class reunion silent auction

He said it got 150 dollars

I also made a Texas A&M Tie onesie and Future Aggie Burper

Each went for 35 dollars

Ike's Monkey Costume

Isaac's Nursery Rhyme Play is coming up.

He is going to be a Monkey,

Because no Monkey costumes exist in his size

I made him one

 I could not find brown sweats or thermal underwear,

I had the idea to dye them!

My first time, I was so nervous

I think they came out great!

 I made the tail out of some brown ribbon, batting, and a wire

Then sewed it onto a ribbon belt that I fixed to the pants with buttons

(this was my first time to use anything having to do with buttons on my new sewing machine, I was stoked!)

 I fixed a button to the shirt,

and made a headband with ears (made of felt)

 I think it came out great for a beginner's costume

 He seems happy... for now

Made this Door Dangler for a neighbor's new baby,

I hope she likes it,