Wanna see some BOOTIE?

Hah, gotcha. I had fun with the title. My daughter LOVES shoes. I mean as soon as she gets up in the morning she runs to put her shoes on. So I decided to make her a pair of slippers. I found a pattern online that was sized 0-6 months, but Maria has small feet. So I increased the size by 10% and placed it up against her foot and it seemed good, BUT since I am not as familiar with seam allowances, etc. they didn't fit. :o( So I have one shoe, what do I do? I have the other material cut and ready to go. Then it dawned on me, I will give it to my neice/goddaughter Olivia! Her Christening is tomorrow. I hope to sew the other shoe today or tomorrow morn. Worse come to worse she'll get it a little late. I used scraps from a skirt I made. (I hope to post that too.)

This weekend I have a Christening (as mentioned before) and my nephew's Confirmation party is today. So here are the cards. The pictures don't do them justice, b/c the embossing looks so very pretty and rich in real life.

Project of the week - plastic bag holder

Here's the project of the week. It is definitely coming in handy. I took the easy route and made the fabric all one piece and I got it done in 1 hour. Here's the tutorial.

I've been thinking about my stamping lately and how I haven't been doing it unless a card is needed. Why have I stopped LOVING to stamp? I don't know. Maybe it's b/c I spend all this time on a card to give to someone and never see it again. I wonder if the person who received it just throws it out. However, it's a keeper of feelings, memories and sentiments, but it gets tucked away. Sewing has given me an outlet to be creative but allows me to get daily use out of items. I love that factor. So I have been seriously considering purging some stamps. I've made some irrational purchases b/c of the old "that's so cute, I've got to have it" and then it sits in the collection for years never being used. Isn't that sad? Sometime soon, I will have to go through them and just do it. (it will be painful)

Mother's Day Sewing Project

I've had a sewing machine for a few years but never seemed to find the time or enthusiasm to sew until I started finding all of these wonderful sewing blogs. Wow, what an inspiration these ladies are. Their projects are awesome and they take the time to write detailed tutorials. How unbelievably nice is that?

Well, I took the plunge and made Maria a skirt for Mother's Day. I used the tutorial from here. Traci does an awesome job explaining such a simple project. It's the first sewing machine project that I took on and I'm so glad I did. Maria is wearing the skirt in this picture. Granted you can't get the best views of the skirt but she looked adorable in it. Also, I LOVED it when her faced lit up when I showed it to her. Maria wanted the "pretty dress" and screamed when I took it off. So now I will keep my eyes peeled for those pretty clothe napkins. Thanks Traci!