october + little miss = party time

as you know, the little miss turned 6 this past week.

for her party this year she chose to have a gnome party.

inspired by our favorite gnome movie, the gnome mobile

we went to planning. my friend over at piccadilly studios designed

all of the graphics, and with her designs i was able to create some

really fun decorations for the party...

the little miss has a major sweet tooth, so a candy table was appropriate

for this occasion i added some red + white polka dot ribbon to some vases,

along with our special designs and some sweet treats this turned

out to be a big hit.

i made this garland by punching out different size circles

and attaching them to yarn with double stick tape.

going green, i have been saving tin cans for this purpose

not only for the party, but these make cheap, easy vases

if you want to take a bouquet of flowers to a neighbor

or friend too. (daisies our the little misses favorite too)

i made necklaces for our little party guest.

i order the wood pieces of off etsy and then used

double stick foam tape to attach the decorative piece and

completed it with a piece of yarn as the chain.

i made the birthday girl her very own giant mushroom cake,

and little mushroom cupcakes for our guest.

for the party favors each guest got a nature journal,

a cute bookmark, and a natural twig pencil.

my birthday girl.

it turned out to be a great party and

i think all of the kiddo's had a great time.

to see more of what went on throughtout the day go here.

goodbye 5/hello 6

it's official, my sweet baby girl is now six. how does this happen so quickly?

it seems like just yesterday i was bringing her home from the hospital.

my cute, tiny bundle of a baby who didn't fit into any of her newborn

clothes because she was so tiny. here she is now so big, so grown up,

so very six. i miss those days when she was a baby, but i have so enjoyed

watching her grow as well. there are times when i just want to wrap her up and

rock her to sleep just like i use to. there are times i wish i could pick out an

outfit for her and she will wear it with out any hesitations just like i use to. but,

those days are over because she is six now. she's so independent now. she is

going to perform in her first nutcracker. she has joined her first girl scout troop.

she has her own taste and her own style for her clothes. she's growing up. she's

big now. she's six. but, she's still my baby girl no matter what, always and forever.

i love her. happy birthday my beautiful girl.

snail mail

snail mail, it's the good old fashion way of receiving mail.

yes, i know email is quicker and greener, but sometimes it's

nice to take a walk out to your mailbox and receive a piece

of mail that has actually been touched by the person who

has sent it to you. since the little miss is getting ready to

celebrate her 6th birthday we decided to do it the ol' fashion

way. so friends, get ready to make that trip to your mailbox

we just sent you something through snail mail.

ballerina

this little ballerina had her second recital this past week.

her class did the french can,can which i have to say was absolutely adorable.

to see her video you can go here. to see some of my favorite photos look below...

sew fun wednesdays...three

week three of sew fun wednesdays and i really am having soooo much fun.

this week i worked on another project for the little miss.

she's had this pair of jeans that are super cute, but a little to tight

in the booty and thighs, so she hasn't been able to wear them lately.

well, the other day i was checking out some new blogs and ran across this one.

she had done a post about this and so i thought it would be a perfect

project for week three. i tried following her directions on how to complete

this, but it didn't work out to well for me, so i decided to wing it with

the help of my sewing instructor and this is what we came up with...

what you need: pair of jeans, scissors, sewing machine,

seam ripper, decorative trim and thread

first: cut the jeans to desired length and use

the seam ripper to open up the inner thigh and crotch seam.

next: cut two pieces of fabric from the left over

pant leg and place in the open seams folding

the crotch seam over onto the opposite leg (front and back)

then: pin on decorative trim to the bottom of skirt

finally: sew on trim

viola! you have now have a new/reused skirt for your little miss.

sew fun wednesdays...two

week two of my sewing fun consisted of a sleeveless top for the little miss.

i used mcCalls pattern m6022. for the most part this top was easy to construct.

there was some funkiness with the bodice , but it worked out. the material was

all salvaged from my material cabinet. the red & white gingham was left over from

my wedding centerpieces and the floral i think i bought to use in a quilt.

obviously that never happened and i am kinda glad because i really like it as

a top, so does the little miss...