Friday, September 24, 2010

African Flower Hexagon Baby Blanket Complete

PHEW!!!!!!!!!!  That was insane!!  I worked on this project for a long few months and never thought I would finish.  Thank goodness I did finish just in time, ( like just a few hours) before the baby shower this past Sunday.  Momma loved it and I liked being the only person there giving a handmade item.  Seriously I spent months on this blanket and with every stitch I prayed and wished amazing things for this sweet little girl that we haven't even met yet.  Other than time spent, with every stitch there is love, hope and happiness woven into that blanket that you can't get when you hurriedly run into a store to grab items last minute for a baby shower.  I am so proud to have actually completed my first actual gift and can't wait to get busy on the rest.

Here are a few pictures of the finished product!!!






Congrats and good luck friends on your precious baby girl's arrival in late October!!!


I find out in about an hour and a half what my best friend will be having in the early spring so here we go again!!!!  So EXCITED!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Fall is in the air...

I bought a mum the size of a shrub yesterday.  I was puttering around a local nursery here in St. Louis looking at the regular sized mums and honestly was somewhat disappointed.  As I turned and walked back to my car, I thought my eyes were deceiving me.  I saw a mum that would eventually FILL the back of my Expedition completely!  It is amazing...

Don't believe me - take a look.




And, little guy is in there purely for reference... As you can see he is none to excited to be standing barefoot in our barren wasteland of a front flower bed...

I am so excited for it to bloom into an amazing purple hue!!  Seriously I am so lame.  But this is as exciting as it gets around here...

WELCOME FALL!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

All aboard the craft train to crafty town...

I have to admit - I am not one to ride the train to crafty town very often... Although I aspire to be a great crafter.... Alas, I am too lazy!!  TV, internet, kids suck me into the vortex and I look up and suddenly realize it is 4PM and I haven't gotten anything accomplished... Oh look, it is 10 til 4 right now.... Oh well, another day down the drain...

So anyway, I saw this great tutorial(ish) over at Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss blog and decided I needed to untangle my necklaces and make one of these suckers... I found this great frame, nasty picture inside at the thrift the other day for 3 buckaroos!!!  It was a great frame with lots of cool ridges and a neat border of burlap!!  Gorgeous!!  I had some Anna Maria Horner fabric laying around and wanted to look at it all the time.  I figured if I use it for this project it would be on permanent display in my bathroom, so take that!  BAM!!  Now don't get me wrong there are TONS OF THINGS I would do differently next time, but for the first go around I am pretty proud if I do say so myself!!!  

Take a little look see...

Ummmmm, so tragic...

Great ridges and burlap detail....

Voila!!!  I like it!!!  Don't you??

Fabric is fantastic... Love it too!!

Two of my favorites... Vintage necklaces and owls!!!

In it's permanent home, the master bath take one..



All loaded up!!!  YAY!!!  And still room for more!!

Love this feather necklace...

This gorgeous crystal skeleton key necklace was a gift from a great friend and designer... Who, you ask?  Why visit Allyson @ Buffalo Blue Designs or her Etsy shop .  I love, love, loveeee her and her designs!!

Oh and you wonder where I got this super cute crochet flower pin... Why my girls over @ Muggy Tuesday . They are awesome too!!  Such super sweet girls!!  You might even notice the cute maroon flower necklace in there - it is from them too!!!  YAY!!

So there it is... My first pain staking ride to craft town, it was fun and I actually love it... Thanks to   Julie @ Less Than Perfect Life of Blissfor the inspiration and showing little ole me how to make it!! Head on over there and see her great tutorial!!