The skirt...

I made a skirt, awhile back now, but never got around to blogging about till today.
I found the fabric at Joanns and liked it for it's warm wintery look but it's actually fairly cool and light weight. which is helpful when one lives in San Diego.



I'd been wanting a full length skirt for some time and so decided now was the time to make one. it's a full circle which is fun but makes me want to spin and twirl about the house all day. :D I also learned a new technique with the waistband which is done with grosgrain ribbon so that was fun! And the more zippers I put in the better i'm getting at it which is always nice.



so there you have it, my skirt.

Life is keeping us busy these days. But I wanted to share this with you all cause I think it's adorable!



A family friend passed on a ton of girl clothes for our Gwennie bean and in the bag were a couple pairs of shoes. Gwen immediately spied these pink boots and has since worn them every day! We had already noticed her love of shoes after taking her to Payless to pick out some winter shoes. But this just confirms it, things like shoes and purses...it truly is just ingrained in us as women to love them! even when we're 1 1/2 and can't hardly talk yet. :)
So thanks Lily for sharing your pretty pink boots with Gwen, she loves them!

Gabriel's birthday part 2

Well I meant to post these a lot sooner but life seems to be busier and busier lately.
I had also fully intended on taking more pictures but the afternoon flew by me before I knew what was happening!



We had a great time though, Gabriel loved playing with his friends, they ate pizza and got to have ice cream sandwiches for dessert which is what you see on their faces. :D



I was trying to get a pic of the four of them, (gwen was crying and not into it by this time) and this was the best shot we got. from left to right:
Gabriel, Max, Charlie and Ellie

recent projects...

I recently made a much needed trip to the fabric store in order to make Gabriel's cape, seen in the previous birthday post. I also picked up some patterns and some fabric and notions to work on some other projects. here are the two I finished so far.



I'd been wanting to make Gwen some jammies and finally got around to it. I had some trial and error with the pattern but it was good because I learned several new things and now next time I'll be prepared! I've learned that in sewing you can't get discouraged if you have to pick out your stitches and start over.

The button holes were completely new to me and rather fun to make! And just so you know, when I told her I was going to take her picture she promptly went and got the stool to stand on and then posed as you see here in the photos. such a difference between boys and girls! :)

I look forward to using the pattern again though as it has a lot of options and variations of P.J. ensembles.

My next project was to use the vintage fabric my mom gave me for Christmas. I've been wanting to make a cute apron for awhile now and thought this fabric would be perfect. plus there's enough of it to make something else as well! :)


I used trimmings I already had which was fun, and it has lovely deep pockets which I love! bonus...I got to try my hand at button holes again and they turned out even better on this than Gwen's night gown. For those of you who might be wondering, my sewing machine is old and doesn't do button holes.

Gabrie's birthday part 1

Yesterday was my little man's 4th birthday. He was pretty excited to open all his gifts from the grandparents but had to wait till daddy came home so we started him off in the morning with our gift, a superman cape!



And of course he had to run about and give it a testing. I chose not to put and S on it so that if in the future he'd like to pretend it's something else he can. and at this point the sheer fact that it's red seems to be enough for him. :)




Then once daddy came home we had dinner and birthday brownies! Gabriel loves being sang to, I think it's possibly his favorite part. He gets so excited, it's darling :)

And then he got to wish and blow, it took a few tries but he got it eventually.

Another favorite is licking the candles...

All this time Gwen had been favorably eying the brownies in hopes of a taste of the sugary confection.

Which she did get to have...

Then the gift opening commenced.

All in all it was a pleasant birthday. short and sweet.

However if you happened to notice, this post is labeled part 1. The reason is that his friend Ellie had her birthday today and we are all getting together on Sat for a joint celebration. So, stay tuned...