Hip, Hip, Hooray for Party Hats!

So, this has been my latest craft/sewing obsession:

The fishy 3 hat on the left was made for Faith's Under The Sea birthday party last weekend. I machine embroidered the 3 around the edges in order to make it stand out. The K hat on the right was made for a sweet nurse whose birthday happened to be 2 days after Faith's! She wore it in the office the whole time we were there!

I hand embroidered the K on her hat and really liked the outcome MUCH more.

Well, tomorrow we are going to the birthday party of a friend of Faith's named Mitchell. You know I had to make a party hat for him! Faith went with me to pick out the fabric and we had a great time. She says she wants a bug hat too!

Again, I hand embroidered around the M and really like the results. Hope he likes it!!!

I would LOVE to sell these, as I am quickly running out of people whose birthdays are IMMEDIATELY approaching (I am a woman of creative action...and have to do things while the creative juices are flowing, if you will.) So, I have been considering opening a store on Etsy.com. Hmmm....

Love this quote:

"I never had any other desire so strong, and so like to covetousness, as that one which I have had always, that I might be master at last of a small house and a large Garden."
~Abraham Cowley,
The Garden, 1666

Little Jackie O!

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Marker cozy holds crayons and markers

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Marker cozy 2.0

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Summer fun, relaxing in the sun!

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Domino's grave

A Hot Mess!

So. today, I took a phone call from a prospective employer, but before answering the phone told Faith that it was a very important call and she needed to keep herself busy. Well, that she certainly did!

She got into the pantry and somehow reached the cinnamon, which she added to water to make herself some "hot cocoa"! It's more like she made a hot mess! The ENTIRE cinnamon container (and it started out pretty full, if I remember correctly) ended up mostly on the floor. Yikes! And once she actually tasted her concoction, she declared it was more like "Dragon Tea" instead of hot cocoa. Ha! This is one for the books!

Making got cocoa by herself 1

This moment...Fallen Crown

A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.