Skirt #1

In August I've been asked to teach a couple of classes to the ladies at church. One on how to make skirts out of jeans and the other on how to do freezer paper stencils. I decided to raffle off my example pieces that I make. Here is the first one. It's a size 12mths pair of jeans with a corduroy insert. The flower is done using the tutorial from Molly Chicken. I can't decide yet, but I'm thinking of doing some random embroidered flowers all over. My week of doing lots of amazing crafty things turned into the week of being a human pacifier, since the baby is sick! Oh well.

Finished baby gifts

Yesterday I finished up this knitted bib. I love this pattern from Mason Dixxon. It's so easy to whip these things out. The flower is made using the pattern from
Wisecraft . Then I was also able to make a couple of slings. Theres so many people having babies right now, I love it! I think baby gifts are the most fun to make.

Let's Do A Swap!

Ever since my dear friend Moki told me about embroidered buttons I have become obsessed! I think I will host my first swap of embroidered buttons. The tutorial of how to make these can be found here. Follow the tutorial to make 5 appropriately sized buttons. Buttons must be sent to me by July 30 along with a self addressed envelope and (5)39¢ stamps. Any unused stamps will be sent back. Please email me at jezzc at hotmail dot com for more info.
Tell all your friends about it, it's going to be lots of fun! By the way thanks Moki for all your help on doing this!

So begins our Vacation #1!

The kids are now up at Grandma and Grandpas house for a couple of weeks. It's a very magical place. It seems every year we've gone up it's fallen on Summer Solstice. So, every year we have a fairie tea party on that night. We make a little fairie house and set out the little tea sets and in the morning they have left a little gift as a thank you. This year it was a peacock feather.
Fairie houses and fairie things are a big deal in this household. We always have a house that we're working on. It's lots of fun pulling things from nature and thinking how little creatures would best use it.
I'm going to miss my little munchkins, but it's going to be fun to get things done without being interrupted. Today we're off to Ft. Collins for the weekend. I hope to finish some knitting projects while on the ride up. While we're there I hope to do some thrifting and window shopping at some fun little boutiques. It's a fun place to go to and just walk around. Hopefully the heat won't be too awful!
I'm toying around with doing an embroidered button swap? Anyone interested?

8 years

True to me, kind to me,

Never decieving;

Cheering me, helping me,

Ever believing;

Sad for me, glad for me,

never apart;

Dear to me

Near to me,

Pal of my heart,

Clean-hearted,

strong-hearted all the way through;

Uplifting and tender,

Wonderful you!

Fair to me, square to me,

life's dearest part,

Best to me, Blessed to me

Pal of my heart.

-Author Unknown

I can't believe that it's been 8 years already! I am blessed to have you as my Husband. I love you .

Thank you Dads

Happy Fathers Day to the amazing Daddy of our house! Thank you for being a wonderful father. Thank you for taking your little girl on dates. Thank you for sword fighting with our little pirate. Thank you for holding our baby until he falls asleep. Thank you for being there for the kids to talk to. Thank you for teaching them the things that you know and fixing the things that they break. Thank you for caring about them and letting them know how much you love them. Thank you for always giving them hugs and kisses and saying I love you. Thank you for being a Dad!


Thank you to my Dad. Thank you for teaching me to appreciate cultures outside of mine. Thank you for giving me a love of reading. Thankyou for making it important that we travel. Thank you for teaching me about good music. Thank you for giving me an appreciation of the past and things that came before. Thank you for supporting whatever I do. Thank you for being my Dad, I love you.

I get a break!

This week I'm taking the kids up to my parents house for 2 weeks. I'm so excited for what I'll be able to get done. Since I had the baby 4 months ago, I still have not been able to figure out how to clean my house with 3 kids. That is #1 on the list. I can't wait to wipe down my cupboards, mop the floors, wash all the sheets and shampoo the carpets! I have list and lists of things I want to get done..... finish the baby bibs I've been knitting, start the embroidery piece for the mini quilt I'm making for my Dads birthday, make peach jam, date my husband, start the name plaque with the letters I got from Mokis letter swap last year, make a cake stand, send letters to the kids, toy around more with the idea of doing an embroidered button swap, really I could go on and on. A couple of years ago I cut this picture out of an Anthropologie catalog. I'd like to make some of these little ornaments to hang in C's room. One night I'll have to watch Lifetime movies all night, just because I can!