Please Vote!

I am so excited. I entered this photo in the 'Kids with Pets' photo contest, and now I am one of the finalists to be chosen for this weeks winner! How cool is that? Please go here to vote for my photo. Click on the 'vote for me' button under the picture. You have until March 20th, and you can vote everyday!

***Update #1***

My picture is currently in 4th place! I can' believe it. Please keep voting!

***Update #2***

I'm now in 2nd place!! Keep up the votes. Thank you friends!!

***Update #3***

I am the 'unofficial' winner!! Woo Hoo! Thanks to everyone who voted...and voted...and voted... I couldn't have won without y'all!

Two fun and easy tutorials for the Summer!

We are going on our first ever family vacation later this week. Sea World, here we come! We are going with some old friends, and I couldn't be more excited! I really think Bobby will love it.

I found some patterns on a couple of my favorite crafty blogs that I think will come in handy for our trip. These 2 patterns are so easy, and maybe took me an hour to complete both. I thought I would share them with you!

Sippy Cup Leash by Make It and Love it:

Genius! Why didn't I think of this?

Summery Sun Hat from Prudent Baby:

This hat was so quick and easy to make, that when I made the first one too small (I had to adjust the original pattern to fit Lily's head), I think I whipped up the 2nd one in about 20-30 minutes! I used my favorite fabric of the moment...this sweet floral print I found at Jo Ann's. Love it!!

I added a heart button on top. LOVE!

Perfect for keeping those sweet cheeks out of the sun. I think she likes it!

Bazaar time!

I participated in a Bazaar today! It was the 2nd time I've done this, and it was a lot of fun! Unfortunately, there wasn't very much advertising for the event, so at times it was very S.L.O.W., but I did sell some things and made some extra spending money! I plan on doing this every month, and I am hoping to sell some things in the Farmer's Market soon! Yikes! I need to get to sewing! I need to make more coffee cozies, crayon rolls and towels. Those were my big sellers.

My goal for 2011 is to do a real craft fair. Hopefully I can do one with my sister and her shop, Paper+Twine, towards the end of the year. I learned today that I need to work on my display. I want everything to be bright and colorful. I really want to get an old hat rack to spray paint for my aprons, and possibly an old ladder also for all the bibs and towels. My sister in law and I may go rummage through a flea market this week, so I'll see what I can snag. Can't wait to see it all come together!

Thanks to my Laredo family for coming out to support me today!

Finished!!

I finished my Pillowcase Dress for the Dress a Girl Around the World Sew Along. I have to say, Vanessa over at Little Big Girl Studio did an awesome job with her tutorial. It had clear and easy to follow instructions along with pictures. As an added bonus...I will no longer cringe when I need to use bias tape. The way she explained it made it so simple! My bias tape came out looking perfect! Woo hoo!

If you are making a dress, you have until next Wed. to add a picture to the Flickr pool to be included in the prize drawings. Click here for more information. That gives you plenty of time, as this dress may take you about an hour or so to do! I must admit...I am hooked on making this dress! I want to make more! The fabric combos are endless, and you can add anything you want to them...ruffles, ric rac, appliques...you name it! I like how mine turned out, it looks perfect for Spring! I had a great time making it, and I can't wait for a little girl to wear it!

Dress a Girl Around the World--Update

Have you started your dress yet? I will hopefully get started today.

Update: Click here for information about where to send your dresses. There is also more info about the flickr pool and the prizes. I can't wait to get started!

Dress a Girl Around the World

Every little girl deserves a pretty dress, right?

Right!

While browsing Prudent Baby (one of my favorites) I came across this blog, Little Big Girl Studio. All next week she is hosting a sew along to benefit the Dress a Girl Around the World campaign. Each day she will have different guest bloggers with fun ideas on how to dress up a simple Pillowcase Dress to then send in to be given to a little girl in need. What a great charity!! Not that I need an incentive to make a dress, but for every dress you upload to their Flickr pool, you will get entered to win a prize! Woo hoo!

I've never made a Pillowcase Dress, but now is as good a time to learn as any, right? They seem simple enough. You can use an actual pillowcase or any cute girly fabric you have. I know I have some fabric just waiting for a little girl in need to wear it and feel pretty. There are patterns everywhere for a Pillowcase Dress, but to make it easy, here are two tutorials for you. Here and here. I believe there will be more dress patterns to choose from next week during the Sew Along, as well as more information on where to send your dress when you are finished.

What a great way to use the talents that God has given us!

Won't you join me in making some sweet dresses?

Fabric Giveaway Winners!!

Thank you for all your comments! All your project ideas sound so great!

And now...the winners!

Once again, I cut up all your names and put them in another one of Bobby's hats...

Winner #1: Clair H.!! Congrats! I can give you the fabric on Monday!

Winner #2: Erin Wallace!! Woo Hoo!! Congrats to you too!

I know you have lots of things you could use it for!

Thank you all once again, I have more giveaway ideas in the works, so don't be shy...come back again!