It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

In. Love.

I waited 2 LONG, crowded hours in the wee hours of the night/morning at Wal-Mart to get this beauty.

That is what I call love.

I know we have many beautiful years together ahead of us.

Welcome to the family.

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my Cricut.

Super Cute

As many of you may know, my little hobby Busy Books for Busy Bodies is going to be featured at a little boutique in a few weeks.  I am trying to get everything ready and although it's a lot of work, it is SO much fun!  I just had to share a few pictures of things that I've been working on.

This is a "Noah's Ark" activity mat, one of a few different themes I'm working on.

These are the fabrics I just got to make carrying cases for the activity mats.  I am completely IN LOVE with these fabrics - especially the pirate and alien prints!  It's so hard to find cute fabrics for boys PERIOD, but especially ones that aren't too baby-ish.  I just might have to make Owen another blanket out of one of them cause they are so darn cute.

I can't wait to get everything finalized and ready to make their debut!  :)

Quiet Book

Owen is quite the busy boy these days and I'm finding it harder and harder to keep him entertained during church.  I remember my mom having a quiet book for us, and so I started a search to find one of my own.  Unfortunately, they don't really make them anymore and the ones that I did find for sale were not that cute.

So.......... I decided to make one myself.

I did a lot of web searching for inspiration from other homemade quiet books, and then went to Michael's to gather some supplies.  These are the pages I have worked on so far.  They aren't complete yet, but they're getting there.

"Down on the Farm"  - The barn door is a pocket to hold the finger puppets.

"Blast Off!" page - Since Owen is really into Toy Story right now, I made a Buzz Lightyear inspired rocket ship that can slide across the ribbon to go to the moon.  

 

 

"Under the Sea" page - The fish can be moved around with velcro, and the dolphins slide across the string.

 

 

Once I get everything figured out, I'm thinking about maybe trying to sell quiet books.  There seems to be a need since no one really does them anymore.  What do you think?

She's Crafty

For Easter Sunday at my in-laws, we have an Egg Auction.  We hide hundreds of plastic eggs and everybody finds as many as they can.  Then, we use the eggs as money for a live auction.  This year I was assigned to fill three of these with some goodies.

Now, don't get me wrong, these buckets are lovely just the way they are.  But I couldn't help but think they could use a little sprucing up.  So, 4 sheets of scrapbooking paper, lots of modge podge, a few buttons, some twine, a hot glue gun and one napping baby later (well actually it took 2 naps to get it all done), I had these little beauties.

Perfect for spring, don't you think?