I bought this pattern a while back.
I have been waiting and waiting for our JoAnne's to get their jersey knits back in and they finally did. So this is what I worked on all day yesterday:~)
It's lightweight and will be perfect for my upcoming vacation.
I recently bought a stack of fantastic Amy Butler scrapbook paper and decided to have a little fun, with the help of my Silhouette, wrapping up the girl's dresses.
Here is what I came up with...
They are simple and fun! I really like thow the 3-d flowers turned out. I them made using one of the template flowers that my silhouette came with. Not that I mind spending $0.99 on a template, it's just that $0.99 adds up after a while.
Now my pretty little dresses have pretty little packages:~)
Boy, have I been a blogging slacker!! Between traveling, homework, and housework I've been busy, busy, busy!!! But enough with excuses and on to good stuff....
Three of my favorite little ladies are turning 1!! I have had this adorable pattern from Prudent Baby saved away called the "snappy toddler dress" and with spring time upon us I thought it would be perfect. I used Amy Butler's Soul Blossoms fabric again and Michael Miller's Doodle Daisy fabric. They were super, super simple to whip up and turned out rather adorable! I can't wait to see them on.
Happy Birthday, Girls!!
Being of Irish decent, this holiday holds a special place in my heart.
I hope everyone enjoys the day!!
Here are a few fun facts for you:
• Irish brigands kidnapped St. Patrick at 16 and brought him to Ireland. He was sold as a slave in the county of Antrim and served in bondage for six years until he escaped to Gaul, in present-day France. He later returned to his parents' home in Britain, where he had a vision that he would preach to the Irish. After 14 years of study, Patrick returned to Ireland, where he built churches and spread the Christian faith for some 30 years.
• Many myths surround St. Patrick. One of the best known—and most inaccurate—is that Patrick drove all the snakes from Ireland into the Irish Sea, where the serpents drowned. (Some still say that is why the sea is so rough.)
But snakes have never been native to the Emerald Isle. The serpents were likely a metaphor for druidic religions, which steadily disappeared from Ireland in the centuries after St. Patrick planted the seeds of Christianity on the island.
• In the United States, it's customary to wear green on St. Patrick's Day. But in Ireland the color was long considered to be unlucky, says Bridget Haggerty, author of The Traditional Irish Wedding and the Irish Culture and Customs Web site.
As Haggerty explains, Irish folklore holds that green is the favorite color of the Good People (the proper name for faeries). They are likely to steal people, especially children, who wear too much of the color.
• Colonial New York City hosted the first official St. Patrick's Day parade in 1762, when Irish immigrants in the British colonial army marched down city streets. In subsequent years Irish fraternal organizations also held processions to St. Patrick's Cathedral. The various groups merged sometime around 1850 to form a single, grand parade.
• Today New York's St. Patrick's Day parade is the longest running civilian parade in the world. This year nearly three million spectators are expected to watch the spectacle and some 150,000 participants plan to march.
• Dublin's St. Patrick's Day parade is little more than 75 years old. This year festival organizers will launch 15,000 pounds (7 metric tons) of fireworks to cap their celebration, which is expected to draw 400,000 spectators.
For more fun facts about the holiday visit: National Geoprahic
It has been quite some time since I posted. I have been enjoying a little time off. Last week was Spring Break for me, which meant a much needed break from homework. So I filled the time by catching up on cleaning and working on a few projects. The week before that I was soaking up some much needed Vitamin D on the beach in Florida:~) But sadly I am back to my daily routine. The upside is that the days (daylight) are getting longer and the temps are getting warmer. Spring is in the air in Alaska.
For today I have an entry for Shutter Love Tuesday over at The Trendy Treehouse and some pictures from my FL mini vacation to share.
This week's Theme is Emotions.
This is a picture of total HAPPINESS! It was 78 degrees and sunshiny, which was a far cry from the -28 degrees that it was back home.
I DO NOT like canned tomato soup. I'm not sure what it is about it that I don't like, but frankly I think it's kinda gross. With that said, I do love homemade tomato soup. There is a resturant in town that occassoinaly serves a homemade Tomato Basil with Ravioli and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT! Ofcourse I always get a craving for it when they aren't serving it. So the other day I made my own.
Tomato Basil Soup with Raviolis
2 cups chopped onion
6 cloves of minced garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
3 cans fire roasted tomatoes (14.5 oz)
1 can diced tomatoes (28oz)
2 cups fresh basil leaves (torn)
1 tsp thyme
6 cups chicken stock
1 box of ravioli (I like the kind you find in the past aisle)
Heat oil in a large stock pot. Add onion and garilc, cook 7-10 minutes until soft. Add tomatoes, chicken stock, basil, thyme, and red pepper flakes. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 40 mins. Meanwhile cook you box of ravioli, drain, and set aside. When soup is done and cool run it through a blender until smooth. You can do it while the soup is hot if you are impatient like me but make sure you are able to vent the steam, otherwise you will have a huge mess. Once the soup has been blended add your ravolis and enjoy!
adapted from: Annie's Eats
I ordered some fabric to make an apron over a month ago. I don't know if it was the weather or bad postal workers, but this was my second package in less than a month to get lost in the mail (and people wonder why the post office is loosing money??). Luckily the seller was extremely pleasant to work with and they re-shipped as soon as it looked like the first package was never going to make it. Anyways, I finally received it yesterday and it's gorgeous!!!
This is from Amy Butler's new Soul Blossom Collection. I'm inlove! I wish I could order all of it, but for now I will have to be satisfied with this small sample.
As soon as I got it home I washed and dried it and got to work on my fun new apron. I did not use a patter for this one. I have an old plain apron that I used for measurements.
I did not use the standard tie in the back. Instead the sash wraps around and fastens using a button.
I really love how it turned out. The only sad thing about super cute aprons is they are made to get messy.
