Thursday, August 28, 2008

Ummm cake

Shanny made this adorable birthday cake for Lisa's 30th last weekend. We all went to Skate Depot for a night of 70s Disco Roller Skating. It was great since we dressed up too!

Shanny's already thinking about Piggie's birthday in a couple months. She's making 2 cakes! Tinkerbell and pigs! I'm looking forward to see what she comes up with.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Pants party

I went to M&L last week to pick up fabric for Lisa's little dress I'll be making her. I found a super cute brown and pink apples corduroy fabric. I thought it would make a great pair of pants for the little Piggie. I used one of her little pants as a pattern to cut. We tried it on for size but it's just a tad snug. Maybe I'll need to add a zipper or button up???

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Up cycle

I made of shirt from scraps from my mom's blouse. She wanted 10-12 inches taken off her 2 shirts so I re purposed them and fashioned a cute little shirt for the Piggie. This will be perfect for the brisk temperature in Australia this time of year.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Crawlers

Now that the little Piggy is full blown crawling, the hard wood floors must be tough on her little knees. I made these leggings for her to help protect the knees a little. Plus its great for her in the mornings when it's a little cooler - keeps her a wee bit warmer without the bulk of pants. And easier for diaper changes.

You can buy these fancy little leggings at baby boutique stores but it would set you back about $12-14. Or you can buy women's trouser socks or knee highs, cut and sew for a fraction of the price.
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Monday, August 18, 2008

No more peek a boob

I've finally made a nursing cover for myself. This is a necessity for our 14 hour flight at the end of the month. We've already practiced using it over the weekend. Bella keeps pulling at it. She doesn't like having something draped over her head. I guess she'll just have to deal. No sense in exposing myself to everyone else on our flight.

Oliver has arrived


Baby Oliver was born the same day as Lisa and Grace's birthday! We stopped by for a visit. I made a few baby burpies with monkey prints (forgot to take pictures) and brought a matching set of burpie/diaper wipe case.

We had to cut our visit short since I had to hurry off to Tanya's baby shower. I got her a Bjorn off her registery and the nursing cover I made and posted along with the matching diaper wipe case (Mod Mommy). It was a hit.

Oh, and Michelle wants to buy the Mod Mommy case for Jenny to use. She thought it was so cute : )

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Travel Necessities

A couple months ago, I was listening to the and they did a segment on airplanes. In particular airplane pillows and blankets. They interviewed an anonymous flight attendant who confirmed that airlines DO NOT clean the pillows or blankets. They simply toss them back up into the overhead compartment for the next flight. Ew, disgusting. In preparation for our flight to Australia at the end of the month, I made my own travel pamper kit. It includes a pillowcase, a lined blanket and eye mask. At least now I'll have a barrier between me and the previous guy in my seat.
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