Mrs. Saturday Night

So this is motherhood. A quick hot bath- accompanied by Jasper perched outside the tub, while I read Parents magazine. A papa who was so beat- he fell asleep feeding H in our rocker and a pile of adorable board books (thank you friends)and a stack of freshly-sewn breast pads. I realized I needed to get serious with the breast pads- when I sent Z to do laundry and he came back with only 1 pad. Rocks in my bra- you say? Luckily a plethora of baby washcloths were near by. Needless to say I'll be sporting some sweet pads now- made from various flannels and cotton batting.

Christmas is so close- with orders still coming in- I've been trying to find time to work Hobocamp as well as snuggle with Hazel & Zach and finish gifts.


Then there are all those thoughts of freshly-baked cookies?! that Zach assures me we'll have plenty of time to make. But who can focus, when this cuteness is in the house? I could stare at her all day and I'm sure she hates the noise my camera makes when trying to slyly turn it on. We're blessed and so happy for our little family.
Have a great day
M

Nesting by Nature- Not Cause I Hate Ya

Okay so maybe I wouldn't make Naughty By Nature proud- maybe they'd be embarrassed by my dorky reference. Either way- the nesting bug is still pushing forward as it grows increasingly more difficult to lift myself off the floor/rug/couch- I'm still dragging forward.
Monday we took advantage of Zach's extra day off as he helped me better organize the amazingly-generous amount of baby clothing from 2 sister-in-laws, family, friends and thrifts. By size & season-I gave him a mini-tour of where I've stashed diapers,socks and the like. We also started discussing where the Christmas tree will go (YES!). The pack & play was put together, some little books & decorations were rediscovered and scootched around and there was some definite rocking chair sitting. There is an impending trip to Ikea at some point- as well as a trip to the baby store to get this. When we tried it on- we both really liked it.

Here is how my clipboard came out::::

(B&W picture of me & Santa, the sweater design- Zach made me for a mix tape years ago and other pretties)




I also started working on making some holiday gift tags. Every year I struggle with an eco-friendly way of making gift tags. Paper bags,recycled paper-newspaper comics- you get the point. Then I found these adorable- non-holiday specific tags from Fog & Thistle and I was hooked.




You can download and print them for free::: so I cut each one out then attached them to recycled Christmas cards to sturdy them up. Then I'll just hole punch them and string some ribbon through.Voila- Happy Holiday- gift tags.

Yesterday, I started my second collaged journal, this one for my nephew Mike. Zach gave me vintage Donald Duck & Spider-Man to cut up. Who knows what a 9 year-old boy likes these days! I hope he can enjoy it. Today I'll start one for my niece,Tallulah. Hers should be fun to make- she's a ballerina- likes princesses, mermaids the usual cute girl stuff. So I can bust out my fun stickers & scrapbooking extras. I am asking Zach to do the remaining boys (Max & Randall) for fear I just don't know what little boys like.( I already managed to put a SARK quote on my one nephew's journal- I can't be trusted!)

I can't believe I have 18 days till possibly meeting our baby! How exciting! I've been getting contractions here & there- but nothing to write home about. Thursday, I'll see my midwife and then hopefully go on the hospital tour with Z. I've been there before- but very early on in my pregnancy. So I'm excited to see it again. Monday Zach met with a police officer to have our car seat installation evaluated- the officer gave him an A+! He said Zach must have read the directions(which he so patiently did) because no ever does it right or uses this one buckle correctly. Seems he's on the road to being a great papa!

In Etsy land- our Littlest Stitch Kit has been featured in the Gift Guide for Crafters! How exciting!



Today I am determined to make a fleece and possibly a wool soaker to be used with cloth diapers. I've been researching them frantically- looking for the right cut & design. After finding a few shops on Etsy (where I purchased 2 fleece soakers) I'm ready to attempt my own. I'm just going to draft a pattern from a fitted pair of baby undie/bloomers I have and hope for the best. I'll let you know how that goes.

Well, have a great Wednesday and enjoy the autumnal weather and certain buzz of the holidays growing!
M

October Crafting

Above are two pictures of how my holiday garland is coming out. I chose not to put numbers on each piece(but there will be 25), I am using this gorgeous green ribbon that our Land of Nod gifts came wrapped in as the loops.I've been using fleece & old sweaters recycling them into little boots/stockings,pockets and mittens. Yesterday I made a quick trip to Joann's to get rikrak. This is how it went:





I did actually get rickrack in green and red(although not shown).. but as you can see the remnant piles we're calling my name. I found the adorable houses fabric, which is by Heidi Grace and purchased 1 1/2 yards using my coupon. I had never heard of her before- WOW she had some wonderful little prints.

Last night we did watch the season finale of Project Runway and I was a little disappointed. The entire season was sort of a let down.In between commercials we watched the debate. Every time McCain spoke I just felt slightly ill. When Obama spoke- on the split screen McCain had such a smug look on his face I just couldn't stand it. I'm glad it was the last one.

On a positive note: Today I'm having a very special lunch date. My niece and nephew are coming over with my mom & dad. We'll be eating sandwiches (BYOS), since they're kind of picky eaters. Our yard is full of so many colorful leaves- so I thought we'd make window-leaf catchers.. I don't know if they'll be interested when there are 2 cats here and the kids usually have their GameBoys everywhere they go. But I'm going to try and encourage them to make something today.
Here is my picture for Self-Portrait Thursday

Hope you have a great Thursday!
xo
M