Skirts...

One thing for sure--I love to wear a skirt in the summer! This past month I have made myself 3 skirts. I love love love making skirts. They are simple and fast and easy to wear. One of my favorite skirts is this one. I used pattern 4461 from Butterick. I changed it up a bit. I moved the zipper from the back to the side and add the double ruffles. I also lined the skirt so I don't have to worry about wearing a slip. Super fun. I will post a few more pictures of my other skirts. Also crafterhours is having a contest on skirts. I think I will enter this one, if I can figure out how to.

Easter...

As usual, we stayed home for Easter. We decided on red ties for Daniel, Nathan, and Qualan. Chiron wore a red sweater vest. I made Kaydee's dress and sweater and hair bows and bracelet. She was adorable and had a lot of compliments at church. I love how everyone looked. It was a good color choice--maybe not a real Easter color, but the colors in the store were black and white and red, so I went with that color scheme. I love having everyone coordinate like this--all different ties, yet they all matched. Fun!






I think that it takes real talent to get a picture with absolutely no one looking. And yes this is as good as I could get on Easter Sunday after church with candy calling their names.

Food Storage...

Since we moved, I need to replenish my pantry. Last week I went to the church store house and bought bulk items. These items I plan on using now, but I didn't have enough buckets. I went to the Firehouse Sub here in Frisco and bought their pickle buckets because I know that they are food grade buckets. They just smell of pickles. But for $2 a piece, you can't beat that,I say. We brought them home and washed them. Boy, was that fun! Not the warmest of days. If you look close you can see goosebumps on Chiron.







We rinsed them out really good and then filled them with water and added 1 cup of baking soda to each bucket. Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. It will help neutralize the vinegar in the buckets and help the smell to go away.





We set them in the sun for a few days. I washed them out again and let them air dry. I added the food and placed them in my pantry. I am in the process of reorganizing my pantry. I will show pictures when I am done.



Now all I need to do is order the gamma lids!:)

Chiron...

I made Chiron this little overalls. It is a burda pattern. He loves it and always wants to wear this. I love how it looks on him. I wanted to take photos of him poising, but it was really cold and this is about all he would do. I will definitely make this again for him and one for Kaydee.

And One More...

This dress is made from Chiron's shirt. It is a 12 month size. I cut the front from the back. I took off the pocket and cut the sleeves out. I thread elastic through the hem of the sleeve and turned under the cut part. I sewed the front to the back and add the little ruffle. I also made a diaper cover out of yellow. It is so much fun to re-purpose clothes. I love this little dress. I have one more shirt of Chiron's that I need to re-purpose. I have something in mind. I can't wait to share it with you.




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A new Dress

I made this dress for Kaydee. It is a jumper with a zipper going down the back. I love the simplicity of this dress. There is a little ruffle in the front. The white shrug is made from a t-shirt. I cut off the bottom and gathered it together and sewed it to the bottom. Easy and cute. The dress also comes with a diaper cover and hat. Fun!

One More Sweater

One more summer sweater! I have some material to make a dress that will match this sweater. This made up really fast. Doesn't she look cute?