Yay! I'm going big time!

I've started working on becoming a licensed knitter for DaisyHead Creations! I'll be knitting bloomers and ruffle diaper covers to hopefully make a little cash. It will undoubtedly go toward buying more cute things for Ellie.

I'm super excited to get it all finalized and start selling!

Update on the Begonias

They are blooming again! Or about to. I'm very excited at how well they're doing.

Hair Bows!

Okay so I didn't have as much of that sheet left for the stoller bag linight as I thought I did. Nor do I have printer paper for the pattern. I'm a mess.

I do, however, have a baby girl with lots of hair and ribbon. Today I finally went out and got the alligator clips that have had this project on the back burner for awhile. These were so easy to complete. I took pics for those wondering how to make them at home!

I've seen fancy bow making templates, and while they ran about $10 I wasn't willing to pay that. I "borrowed" the idea and made my own template out of a used gift card I still had laying around. Any stiff material should work though. Have an old box laying around?

After cutting a space in the center, wrap your ribbon around the card. Make one complete round for each loop you want the bow to have. After wrapping the ribbon, stick a straight pin through the center and slide the ribbon off.


Then pull the loops apart on each side to look like a bow. Using thread put a few stitches in the center and pull out your straight pin. These stitches are important to keep you bow equal on both sides. Little ones like to tug at hair bows and without these stitches they could pull it apart.

The next step is optional but I like to wrap the clip with ribbon. Going at my baby's head with a sharp piece of metal just makes me nervous. I like a buffer incase she jerks her head or bounces into the clip. I just used dots of hot glue and carefully covered the metal clip with matching ribbon.


Sorry for the color change. I was working on a few different designs at the same time. Next all you have to do is glue the bow to the clip! To make the center appear a little more clean and hide the stitching just cut a lenghth of the same ribbon and tie a knot in the center. Using hot glue attach the knot to the center of the bow and wrap the ends around to be glued underneath the top prong of the clip.


And now you have some cute and affordable bows! I'm going to save a lot of money now that I've learned to make these myself. Buying bows on Etsy was putting a strain on my bank account and marriage!

New Project - Stroller Bags!

I got some super cute fabric in the mail today for this stroller bag pattern that I just bought. I'll be happy to have a cute bag I can keep with the stroller and not have to keep lugging my suitcase sized mega bag o' baby everywhere. This bag is the perfect size for a few diapers, wipes, bottles, formula, and a change of clothes. It's nice having the nursery available but it stinks lugging it around the zoo.


I skimmed Etsy and instantly fell in love with these prints. This seller, Lucky Kaeru Fabric and Supplies, also had some of the more affordable fabric I've seen on the site. I plan to use an old bed sheet I've already cut into for another project for the lining of both bags.

Medley of Begonias

Do three make a medley? Today Ellie helped me pot some begonias that I've had sitting in their greenhouse pots on the porch for far too long. I've had this terra cotta chicken for so long I had forgotten about it and rediscovered it in the basement. Perfect place for these flowers.

I meant to get a bag of the new Miracle Grow with water crystals but got the concentrated mix by mistake. Although it was fun to watch it expand and it sounded like Rice Krispies in a bowl of milk, I don't see myself buying it again. Maybe if I was doing a bigger project and could mix it all at once but trying to expand just enough for my planter was tricky and just made more work for what was supposed to be a quick project.

I got three different varieties and love the variety of leaf shape and hues together. I'm hoping they will flower again this summer.

A staring contest broke out after our project was complete.

This is going to blow your mind

This year I'm totally switching it up and not waiting until the last minute to think about Christmas. I know no one is ready to think about this yet. However, after finding some DIY projects on Craft Gawker and Cut Out + Keep I came up with another totally original idea: DIY Christmas Gifts! I know, I know, it's amazing.


I visited a local antique shop and stocked up on cute Mason Jars to put my homemade concoctions in and decided to mix up a batch of Citrus Salt Scrub I found on adelynStone's blog to make sure I liked it enough to give as a gift.


The recipe was simple enough: 1 cup of sea salt, 1/2 tsp of lemon juice and 1/2 tsp orange zest, 1/4 cup of oil. I just used the zest of the lemon because I didn't have any oranges.

I really like the way it turned out. The only thing I will change next time is exchaning the olive oil I used this time with Almond Oil. I like the texture and it leaves my hands very soft. I'm just not a huge fan of the olive-y smell.

Next I'll be trying a Mud Scrub with coffee and brown sugar and a Cooling Peppermint body powder. Mmmm.

Getting back into it!

I'm the worst blogger ever. I got caught up in life and then got pregnant so I dove into all things baby. Now that my beautiful baby is almost six months old I'm finding a little more time to myself. My craft bone is tingling (TWHS) and ready to get back to it.



While in Asheville I stumbled upon some very exciting craft stores with my gal pal Mosely. I got some wool to attempt some soakers for my little girl and some multi colored wool for a scarf.

The scarf worked up very quickly and left me wanting another project. The next day I found another store Asheville Home Crafts and found this beautiful handspun, hand dyed alpaca/mohiar yarn. You can see that the mohair curls are still intact. I still haven't started working with it yet. I'm intimidated by it's beauty. Any suggestions for projects? I probably only have enough for a scarf or small project. Definitely not enough for a shawl.

Opps! Almost forgot! Here's a link to Ashville Home Crafts!