Announcing...

Eleanor Ruth Finn

born 6:04 p.m., January 3, 2011

7 lbs. 3 oz, 20.5 inches long

We rejoice at God's blessings in our life!!

November 6 Craft and Bake Sale

New pictures added-November 1, 2010

Next Saturday, November 6, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., there will be a Craft and Bake Sale at Southeastern Seminary's campus. I will be selling nursing covers, diaper clutches, button rings, and more. I will upload pictures of my products as I can, so please check back to see what I have available! I hope that you can come by and shop if you are in the area. This is a great way to support seminary students and families at the beginning of the Christmas season.

Button rings- pinks -$5/each

Button rings-orange/gold - $5/each

Button rings-purple/blue - $5/each

Button rings-fun prints - $5/each

Button rings-green/aqua - $5/each

Button rings-red/white/black - $5/each

Burp clothes - $7/each

Nursing cover in Roundabout - $25



Nursing cover in Watermelon Paisley - $25



Nursing cover in Pink Damask - $25

First gifts for baby

SHOES!

These cute giraffe shoes were the very first gift my little baby received, and I love them! Aren't they sweet?

The above shoes are made by Wee Pereas, a blog friend of mine who graciously sent these to me for some of my fabric. Beth regularly inspires me with her creativity. You should check out her cute creations here.

Non-sewing craftiness!

I decided recently to take a break from sewing-related crafts, and work on becoming more 'well-rounded' in my crafting skills. I bought some fun buttons (sources: Etsy, Dick Blick [1 lb. buttons for $2.99!]), and spent a day or two playing with different color combinations. The results are below--I am quite pleased with how they turned out!

I linked to www.jonesdesigncompany.com recently, and it was that website that had a book page canvas tutorial that I copied. One of her 'variations' on the tutorial was using sheet music, and I have a stack of old sheet music that worked perfectly! As a special inside joke to myself, the music I used is from a Nocturne that I played in my senior recital in college. I hope to hang these four canvases in my master bathroom soon.

Recent cupcakes

Butter Cake Cupcakes with Sticky Fudge Frosting

The aftermath of Sticky Fudge Frosting

Caramel Covered Teacakes

Red, White and Blue Cupcakes

Recent nursing covers

I have not completely fallen off the grid--I did recently make these two nursing covers. In case anyone is interested, I can make at least one more of each of these :-)

Baby set--Feeling Groovy

Playmat for Leslie (and baby Judah)

This playmat is similar to one I made last year for my good friend L.A. out of Wonderland fabric. Leslie contacted me about making one for her soon-to-be born little boy, and we had a lot of fun discussing color schemes and themes. As you can see, we went with lime green/aqua blue/orange/brown with boyish prints (animals/giraffes/guitars). It was a fun process to plan out, and I love the way it turned out. I had problems the first time I made this playmat, but this time I hand-tied the quilt and added a few buttons--and it turned out really cute. Enjoy!!

My remaining button rings!

The button rings have been a hit, and I have sold almost all that I made. That is wonderful, since all of the proceeds go to my Walk for Life fund. By the way, fundraising ends on Friday--don't you want to donate? Check out my remaining rings below (I plan to make more soon)

Sneak Peek for Leslie

Say what?--Ribbon label fail

I bought a spool of ribbon at Joanns a few weeks ago. I picked it up to use it for something, and started to read the label. In case you don't know, ribbon is sold by the yard or by the spool. NOT "Sold buy spool". :-) Perhaps I should submit the picture to http://www.failblog.org/ .

Adorable baby blanket

I bought this adorable flannel a couple of months ago when it was on sale at JoAnns. I didn't have anything in mind for it, but I love it! I made a cute little baby blanket that could be used for swaddling or cuddling. I haven't designated a recipient yet, so if anyone is interested in it, let me know:-)

Diaper clutch in the best fabric ever (Go Dawgs!)

The latest nursing cover

This was an order for a friend who has given my nursing covers to several friends (thanks, KA!). I added a small pocket in the upper corner for stashing those necessary items (like runaway nursing pads! At least, mine always seemed to disappear...)

Fabrics I have on hand

My local quilting store had a 'end of the bolt sale' today and I picked up a few cute fabrics (the first picture). You might recognize the pink fabric as one I have used before, and I love the green Amy Butler fabric in the middle. The pictures below it are just photos of what I currently have on hand. It helps me keep up with what I have and don't have...and I have a lot more fabric that I think I do:-) All of these fabrics would work well as a nursing cover or a larger project--these photos don't begin to show my smaller (1/2 yard or less) fabrics! :-)

"


*I don't have the green fabric on the left any more...oops!

Quilted Bibs x4

My wonderful sister in law has ordered some quilted bibs, and so here is what I made. I love baby items!

Beautiful nursing cover for sale--only $25!

***SOLD!!***
Last week I made five nursing covers for various friends. I wanted to give one of my friends a couple of covers from which to choose, so I still have this beautiful green nursing cover available. It is a lovely shade of spring green, not too pale but not too bright. It makes me wish for March/April, daffodils, and new growth! Anyway, if you are interested, let me know:-)

Pretty in pink nursing cover

A friend ordered a nursing cover for someone who is having a little girl. I made her two covers to choose from, and she chose this pretty in pink one. My daughter liked it too, and attempted to model it:-)

A nursing cover to travel the world

A dear friend of mine is leaving this weekend to move overseas. She is 13 weeks pregnant with her third child, and a nursing cover will be helpful for her once the baby arrives. The fabric I used works for either gender:-)

Baby gift set in Damask in Espresso (JDewberry)