Sunday, November 8, 2009

Give me a ball of yarn, and I will make you miniature boots.

Chiggy check it out:)

After many many hours of trial and error and more errors, I have successfully created (resizing from a pattern) the cutest baby shoes I've ever seen , and ensured a great fit for little Sylvie's feet...at the cost of my sanity and sleep:) Well, I didn't quite loose my sanity, but somehow I develop a sense of urgency about these things that aren't urgent, and work and work and work until I can see the finished project.

Even though Indiana is currently experiencing beautiful weather, I know better than to assume it will last. So to keep Sylvie warm when Indiana hands us cold weaher...

BEHOLD

I'm going to make some to sell on my etsy store too:) After I recover from this pair!

And below are some pictures from this week. Its quite rare Sylvie shares the frame with someone else. I thought I'd share a peek into her little personality; a little crazy and a little cuddly:) (Denney and Sylvie are playing pin-ball in the picture below)



Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Reason I Watched Jimmy Fallon Last Night....


Because I was up working on this little hat! Though...I hardly looked up, except when I started over. Just call me a night owl now...until tonight, when I go to bed at 10:30 to make up for last night;)

So fun:)

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Imaginative Play

I've started construction on my first three custom creations sold on Sweet & Spontaneous, and while waiting for measurements and color selections, had a lot of fun making these sweet little tags with our vintage typewriter and wool felt!





In other news...Craigslist strikes again; a 63 piece interlocking foam floor mat with almost 2 full alphabet sets and numbers 0-9. We are very proud of this deal...1/3 the cost of a new product of this size, and Sylvie seems to really enjoy all the cushy space:) I like it because there is plenty of room to stretch out next to her without tearing up my knees on the hardwood floors. Denney likes it because he can spell out secret messages with the letters. So far we have Sylvie, Kat(short for her middle name Katarina), and Keegan. Lots of mischeif coming our way, I'm sure. I believe we have 2 o's and 2 p's, if you can figure out what that spells.


Monday, October 19, 2009

Sweet & Spontaneous


TaDa...
I started a modest online store today Sweet&Spontaneous on Etsy; in it I will sell all sorts of adorable handmade goodies. And I'm excited to get creative! Some of the artists on Etsy are amazing, and provide wonderful inspiration; you should check it out.

I got the idea after I made Sylvie's hat, and she got lots of compliments and a few suggestions about selling it were made. So, I thought I'd give it a shot, and give myself a creative outlet and keep my hands from getting idle ( ahem...internet time wasting:).

So, my first item for sale is the beautiful winter hat; available now. My next item will be a Diapees & Wipes holder, though I'll probably have to call it something different. And I'll go crazy with the goods just in time for the holidays...hint hint!

If you should like anything you see on the site, and you're local...contact me to purchase so we can get around the shipping fees:)


Thursday, October 15, 2009

This Week's Top 3...

I love happy things. Warm, soft, cute, happy, lighthearted, and sweet things. So this week, I've enjoyed many happy things, and I want to share with you my Top 3:)


1. Making a hat for little Sylvie.
It was ridiculously easy and turned out surprisingly well. I crocheted the hat, used a handmade fabric flower left over from our wedding, and a pink button from an old shirt. If I hadn't started over about 5 times, it probably would've been a 30 minute project. Cute.

























2. Green Smoothies.
Last week, I bought a Vita-Mix super duper power blender. I got a great deal, and have really loved making green smoothies every day since I got it (50% fruit, 50% vegetables). I have also made baby food (went basically uneaten), and a yummy potato soup. I even pawned off some green smoothie on Denney 2 or 3 times in the past week. Baby steps.
The green smoothies qualify as one of my top three b/c they are very delicious and give me lots of energy! Also important to note, I added a couple Reeses cups a day to my diet in honor of fall, and that makes me happy too!




















3. Dan in Real Life
One of my all time favorite movies! I got to watch it last weekend while I worked away on the little hat. I love this movie for its actors, characters, music, story, and the house where the movie is filmed. An all around feel good movie. You'll laugh and smile lots! Actually I didn't finish it last weekend...maybe I'll 'work' on that today:) Oh, and if you have your volume turned up, you're listening to some soundtrack music from the movie. Enjoy!

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Sylvie's Half Birthday Is Today!!!

Sylvie was born 6 months ago today! Lets not foget...that also means I (along with my birth team) GAVE BIRTH 6 months ago. I'm just saying...it was kind of an ordeal:) A good ordeal though.


And, while we didn't do anything super duper exciting for Sylvie's half birthday, I did take some video and snap a few pictures of her 6 month old self. I probably should've set up the camera so there are pictures of more than just Sylvie, but she is the cutest human in the house (I couldn't put Sasha and Sylvie in the same category) so I figured you wouldn't mind!




Never a dull moment with a ceiling fan around:)


So sweet...this is Sylvie listening to whatever song is playing on my computer and getting a little sleepy. I should probably start making a kid safe mix because I don't want my kid's first words to be "Save a horse ride a cowboy." She seemed to really like that song today. Oi.


Gettin' rowdy!


Watching Ellen with me. Hey, if she's gonna watch TV, its gotta be Ellen:)


Those are some BIG eyes!



She is so stinkin' funny!


I call this one: "WHAT!!?! I'm six months old...why didn't anyone tell me?!?!"



Oh, she wants to crawl so badly:) She bonked her head today after a brave attempt at getting on her hands and knees. She overshot it a little;) There is NO RUSH for her to start crawling. I don't think I'm ready to keep up with a mobile baby.


She passed out at 6:30...and for those who wanted to see, this is how she falls asleep and naps.

I love her.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Shopping for Bottles Makes Me Uncomfortable...


There are a few words associated with bottles that don't make me uncomfortable in moderation, but after excessive reference, I have decided I become increasingly embarrassed talking about bottle anatomy to sales associates. So I will take this opportunity to define the abbreviation used in this post: n***** = nipple. Now you know.



You see, I stopped giving her a bottle, and before I knew it, she will hardly eat out of one for Denney or me, which is not good in the instance that I want some non baby time. This is a picture of the lineup of very qualified bottles from which Sylvie will choose . They all look good on paper: BPA free, reduced colic (ya right), most like breastfeeding, blah blah blah. Guess what? Apparently not all bottles are made equally, and it is not up to me which bottle is best (or Amazon reviews by the way). That's right, we must leave this decision to the 5 and 1/2 month old.



I should point out that this is round 2 of Operation Find Sylvie a Bottle. The first round consisted of a bottle called the Breastflow Bottle, of which there is apparently limited availability in this city. So after saying the word breast and nipple about 8 too many times to workers at all the Babies R Us and Targets in my area to procure the right n***** flow, it turns out the bottle has a major n***** problem; it collapses. I also had to say the word n***** collapse an uncomfortable amount of times to sales representatives at Babies R Us and Target today, as I returned the Breastflow bottle.




While the verdict is still out, Sylvie seems to be least repulsed by the Playtex bottle. Fingers crossed:)



I hope to be finished with this mission soon, and will announce the winner shortly!
* Since writing this post, Sylvie has decided that the original bottle, which she refused just two weeks ago, is the one for her. That's two little bitty thumbs up for the Dr. Brown's bottles. Success:)
Oh, and the Amber Bock in the picture was for Denney:)