ELASTIC SMOCKED DRESS/SKIRT

Here is a look at my elastic smocked dress. I can wear it as a dress or as a skirt. Very comfy and easy to make. It is very repetitious so I was about to give up on my sixth row, took a little break and came back to it. Thanks Corinnea for inspiring me and for all your help answering a billion questions :)

NEW BRACELET

I saw this cute button bracelet on flikr the other day that I really liked. So I thought I make me one. I wore it yesterday evening to watch tv (Ivan thought I was crazy), maybe he is right(?). Call me crazy if you want, who cares :) Any ways, every time I move my hand it makes this little jingle sound that makes me smile. I covered the buttons with the American Jane, Recess fabric and love looking at the fun bright colors. I might make some to sell at the shop I might even make a necklace.

FROM A T-SHIRT TO A CUTE TOP

My next quilt "Single Girl" by Denyse Schmidt. The frabric will be Nautica & Nice by moda. This will be the quilt that I make for Gio for his next school year. I am so excited! I have been looking at this pattern for months now on Pottery Barn. I loved it but they are selling it (I think) for about $300.00 to $400.00 ouch!

Ok, so don't look at the raggedy old t-shirt. I used one of my DH old T-shirt for trial and error. Now that I know that I can do it, I can either use one of my t-shirts or just go buy a cheap ones.

NEW LO

ANOTHER HAT

I did this one just a tad larger to protect my face from the Florida sun :) I hope and pray is sunny when I get there. I need some sunshine in my soul :-) I know the pictures are blurry, sorry...

INDULGING

Summer indulgence! One of my favorite things is to pamper myself . Love to get pedi's and mani's, facials and a good massage (the entire spa treatment). I am sure I am not the only one. I think all women enjoy a few minutes of pampering :) So, in honor of that i decided to give myself a pedi and get ready for flip flops, sandals and open toe shoes. So so ready :)

NEW FLIRTY T-SHIRT SKIRT

LOVE my new skirt! So comfy and chick... It is the simplest thing I think I've ever made. This was created with two worn out t-shirts. I will be going to wal-mart and buying some large man haynes t-shirt and making them in every color. I think the only thing I will change is the elastic I did't have 1" so I used the thin , I believe 1/4" (not sure). I want to also try it shirred like Corinnea's skirt.

REVERSIBLE BEACH/SUMMER HAT

Sorry about the pictures they are not the best. trying to find good lighting in the house is impossible and trying not to take a picture of the hat on without capturing me is even harder (just wanted the hat in the pic). I will make it with another fabric I just wanted to see if I would even like it.

NEW SUMMER SKIRT

SOOOOO ready for warm weather!!! What's up with this weather? I don't care, I will not let it ruin my spirit of warm summer breezy days. I will wear this skirt even if I freeze my tushie. I was inspired by Corinnea's and Katelyn's beautiful breezy summer skirts. Fabric by Heather Bailey's Nicey Jane :) LOVE this new line...

I have been creating some LO's of Gio and his girl so that I can make a scrapbook for them and take to them at the end of April. This was two seperate pictures that I cropped and paste together. I also did some photo editing because it was an ugly rainy day.