Boats and Bananas

Friday, September 21, 2012

Monday, September 3, 2012

We are ready for "Mommy School!" Ben starts a 3-day a week preschool in a couple weeks, but I wanted to do something for both Kayla and Ben. My goal is to give them something to work on together, give us some guided learning time together, and have some structure to our schedule to explore a wide range of topics. I needed time to work on Kayla's hand strength and an opportunity to encourage Ben to grow in his reading as well. I'm all set up and ready to go. I'll take some pictures this week and post so those interested can get an idea of what we are doing week to week.

In other news, I'm gearing up for craft show season, although I think I'm only doing 3 small ones this year. I have a lot of left over products from last year, but I'm still trying to make some new things. I always have bigger thoughts than time though, so we'll see how it goes. More pictures to come soon!

Sunday, August 26, 2012

4th of July dresses and shirt

My sister and I made cute dresses for the girls for 4th of July. All of them started with shirts from Target. For Kayla's I took a ruffle tank, took in the sides about an inch and cut off the bottom. I then added gathered ruffles. She loves how much it twirls. Anika's had long layers flowing from her waist. My sister added elastic when attaching the top layer to the shirt so it cinched into the waist a bit. Anika loves flowy long dresses. Rayna's was a drop waste 3 ruffle layered dress that suited her spunky personality. Ben requested a firework shirt with a letter B. It was a fun day!

Pillows

My friends and I have been making pillow cases throughout the year to change with seasons and holidays. Here is my attempt at end of summer. Loving my flower one inspired from pinterest.