Post Wedding

My sister's wedding was a total success, but what wedding isn't?  All the effort in helping her with the details paid off.  I loved how everything finally came together. 

Gavin's outfit fit him like a glove.  Daddy's already put in an order for a vest to be made for him!

Bella's $20 Target dress only required a green satin ribbon to give it a nice finishing touch.

My sister wanted a bird cage veil and I used this tutorial to make it.  I got my supplies from , on etsy.com.  It looked a little strange and bloated initially.  But after we put it in her hair and pinned it down, it was amazing...I was like - I made that!

I also made ribbon flags for attendees to wave at the recessional in addition to the pom poms.

The table runners looked awesome with the center pieces.  The green damask print from Joann's brought just enough color to tie everything together.

The favor bags turned out supper cute too.  I just printed the custom monogram heart from Wedding Chicks and ironed them onton muslin bags.

Flat Front Pants

For my sister's wedding, I was looking for cute grey linen or cotton suit. You would think that would not be difficult, I must have looked in all the wrong places because I didn't find it. I thought for sure Easter would be my golden opportunity, still nothing. I did find a charcoal colored sports coat from Janie & Jack on super sale for $22. So I decided to do that with khaki pants. That was unfortunate too, because my guy had out grown his pants... or should I say flood pants? I had an epiphany...I remember seeing on a tutorial on Dana's Made blog on making little boy pants. So I gave that a go.

This was my first attempt (sorry about the quality of the pic...I couldn't find the DSLR). The tutorial was very easy to follow and the pattern was free and down loadable. I like the owl pattern for pjs. I made another pair in khaki colored linen, but I didn't "fit" him for the elastic waist, so it's a bit snug.

Finally, I made the grey ones here. They're lined with white sheets. Turned out really cute! Thanks Dana!

Ring Pillow

I made this little ring pillow for my son. I simply used scraps from his bow tie and my grandmother's white sheets to make this. I attached fabric covered buttons on both sides so we can attach the ribbon to the button and secure the rings. The bottom button will be used to attach an elastic to secure the pillow on to my son's wrist to prevent him from dropping the whole thing.

Little Man's Vest

My son will be the ring bearer at my sister's wedding this weekend. Thanks to Ashley's tutorial at Make It and Love It, I made this cute little grey linen vest for my little guy. Her instructions were super easy to follow and made my vest in just an hour or so. I didn't have buttons on hand, so it took me a couple days to finish. But you can see how darn cute it turned out. I picked up the linen from Joann's with a 50% off coupon...so 1 yard was only $4.50. I used the fabric for both this vest and pants.

I used a vest we I got as a 3 piece deal at Target for only $6 as a template.  He'll be wearing this for the rehearsal.

Following instructions to piece together the linen front and back pieces.

I lined it with white sheets from my grandmother in Australia - she can't make it for the big day.  And below is the finished vest!  So darling!

Draw String Bags

I made these to keep the kids socks and underpants from getting commingled and lost in my suitcase. I'm checking 1 large suitcase with my stuff along with the kids. I thought this would provide a much better way to organizing their small items. Lingerie bag for the kiddos just like their mama : )

I also made a couple bags without the draw string to pack my shoes. I didn't want the bridesmaid shoes get banged up in the suit case. I did that one with scraps from the Piggie's flannel snowman pillow case.

Garland to "Sparklers"

I tore apart the pom pom garland from my sister's bridal shower and hot glued them to wooden dowels. We'll be waving these at her wedding this weekend instead of tossing rice. I'll be making another batch with satin ribbon too.

Catching up from April

With my sister's wedding coming right around the corner, and a whole mess of other social commitments...I've been really behind on posting.  I've made a bow tie for my son to wear at my sister's wedding in June. I actually made 2. The first one here was a little too bulky for my son, he's super petite.

I've been cooking too!  I love quiches and like many things I love, I'm starting to realize I can make.  Using a basic quiche recipe from Real Simple Magazine I clipped out years ago.

 Here is another basic quinoa cooked in chicken stock topped with balsamic vinegar roasted butternut squash with spinach & ricotta stuffed chicken breast.