The pants for the BIG GIVE are done except for the ruffle at the bottom. I am thinking yellow because the top is going to be stripes of red, white and yellow. Here they are, I used castles toothpick paint technique for the face details and it worked great (I was suprised that it was really easy!!)
and just for fun, I hosted my moms club 4th of july craft today and the kids made fireworks hats, so here is a pic of that.
I am mad at all of you. I just found this thread and read the ENTIRE thing today. I am going to get fired. And it's all your fault!
Worse than that, I now have a burning desire to go to Joann's and buy tons of stuff I don't need.
I haven't sewed in...how old is my son? 2 years, except for a few small things. This thread has really inspired me to get back to it.
Thank you everyone for sharing your creations!!!
I'm going to put a bunch of stuff on photobucket so I can share mine. That is, if it's okay to share stuff I made a while ago...
Well, I hate to make you even more mad, but this is the 6th thread in this series. So, you have 5 more ENTIRE THREADS to read!!! 4 of them are 250 pages long and thread #1 is an insane number of pages long!No, we don't actually expect you to read all of those, I'm just joshin' yah. After all, we don't want you to get fired. You need money to buy fabric now!
Anyway,!!! You are MORE than welcome to post pictures of old stuff. You can even post them in our photobucket album that's posted in the first thread, if you'd like.
to everyone for being such a wonderful group.Official "We Love CarlaC" Post:
Hey all, me again! Look what I made this morning!
She got water on the front of the shirt right before I took pictures.
It only took me a total of 40 minutes to make it!! That includes cutting out the pieces! I used 2 of my old t-shirts and cut the pattern out of them. I used CarlaC's "All the Rage Raglans" ebook. This is the first time I've ever worked with knits. It wasn't hard at all because the ebook gives some good tips. Plus, this was a heavier knit and it didn't curl up like some lighter weight ones probably would.
I thought we'd take pictures in the bathroom, to change things up a bit!
This one is just for Luke. Tessa thought he'd think she looked cool.
You are sweet but like I have said before we are in it for our own selfish reasons. Which honestly may have come true without us being involved with fostering. I have always thought in my heart our baby would come from a phone call unrelated to CPS and I got one of those calls yesterday. Someone whose DD is pregnant and they are looking at options and know we have a lot of love to give a baby. Those of you that pray say a few for me, I am going to talk to an Emom in a few weeks. I am not even for certain that she is going to put the baby/ or BABIES up for adoption but there is a definate chance. And from what we have been told I do not think she can handle it all because she also has another little one. We would no nothing for sure until Feb but it would or could be so worth the wait.I keep wondering if this E mom is the reason for it all.
Anyway D we have no idea how long we will have him for. We were told initially Dec or next June. There is a family member that changed thier minds about taking him though and the judge could send him there if the initial checks turn out well. So no we have no clue how long he will be here lol. We are taking it one day at a time and just adoring him while he is here. We have decided though if we stay in we will only be taking infants and only one at a time it is what we can handle without a doubt and what we enjoy.
Here is my latest And i have aHUGE thanks to Wendy for this one!!!!!!!
As I said i actually did the button holesthey weren't as hard as I thought! Next time though I think i will make one big button on this pattern. I know the way the button lays is wrong but I screwed up on the back part of the dres hence why I am not letting you all see it
You can't see it in the picture but the light pink material has silver sparkles running through it.
Nik posing with our puppy Daisy Mae
Daisy loving the sunshine with Nikki petting her
I tried to get a close up of the buttons but they didn't come out to well in this shot.
WOW!! That is SUCH a cool outfit!! I love it!!! I love how you hand painted the applique, it looks perfect! The accessories are just too cute!
Well, DH doesn't have to wear them, does he?
!!!!Oh my gosh, how cute are they!? Adorable skirts, they look very well made, too![/IMG]
Here is LilliAnna and Maggie in their Hannah Montana stripwork skirt. I used the YCMT pattern without the underskirt and then I added the band at the bottom. The T-shirt came from Target. I love the way the skirt turned out. It was really easy to make.
Quick question- The Pooh storybook material, I'm dying to get ahold of some of it, can it still be bought in the stores? I found some on, but if I can find it at Walmart or somewhere local, I'd rather do that. TIA!
Quick question- The Pooh storybook material, I'm dying to get ahold of some of it, can it still be bought in the stores? I found some on
Renae
I made the girls matching outfits for our dinner at Ohana.
I also made the YCMT stripwork skirt for LilliAnna to wear to DHS. SHe loves High School Musical. I am thinking about CASEing the Guitar T-shirt from the boards. It was one of the first outfits that I copies and put in my inspiration file.
I am so excited that I just found a new fabric store downtown. I love the vintage style of fabric but I need some suggestions on what to do with my latest stash. Any ideas?
Aww those turned out so cute!!![/IMG]i am having so much fun i have finished my 1st outfits and have started another. my dining room table has officially become disney sewing central
thats okay though the kids dont mind eating in front of the tv
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you guys are an absolute inspiration and i am amazed by your talents
Happy Anniversary!!!! We have a Melting Pot here but I have never been!!But the good news...I am going out to eat with DH tonight for our ANNIVERSARY!!! 8 Years!!!Yipee!
(drama, drama, drama) so I am really looking forward to this! Plus, since we have moved we have not been out to eat just the two of us! That's 9 months!!!!
I'll try to post pics of the new outfit this afternoon.
lolAwww she looks adorable!I think the colors work-I used them LOL
Hey T...sorry about everything that is going on. That sounds rough!!! I will say some prayers for ya!!! Hugs to you!!!!
Wow that is so pretty!! You did a great job!My MAW give is done! I decided to leave the dress as is. I just couldn't get the sash to look right and I was worried about the durability of the bows. I did make matching hair bows.
FIRECRACKERS.....LOL...just kidding. No picnic for us....my mom is here recovering from surgery so we are just going to grill out back.
Aww that is just darling, like your DD!!!Nik posing with our puppy Daisy Mae
Daisy loving the sunshine with Nikki petting her
I tried to get a close up of the buttons but they didn't come out to well in this shot.
Ohh I wanna be in Maine enjoying lobster too!!!!! Very patriotic!Yep...need to know about the snicker salad too...sounds yummy!
I finished DD's 4th outfit. I love the way it turned out. She likes it a whole lot too!
I am so excited for you guys. I sent you another PM!!!Well ladies one day my life is gonna slow down and really be a part of this thread! For now it looks like I will be lurking a bit longer. We were on our way out the fostering door so to speak. Swore we were done and I got sucked back in lol. There is a big story but whatever the reason this little prince is supposed to be at our home even if it is only a few weeks. Even if it is just God saying I am not done with you here yet. God slapped me in the head Tuesday afternoon and reminded me who I am supposed to be listening too, because I initially said no to this little guy because we wanted out and got sick to my stomach that I did as soon as it was done. I am so glad I listened to my heart and that things didn't work out because he is SUCH a sweet beautiful little boy.
I am mad at all of you. I just found this thread and read the ENTIRE thing today. I am going to get fired. And it's all your fault!
Worse than that, I now have a burning desire to go to Joann's and buy tons of stuff I don't need.
I haven't sewed in...how old is my son? 2 years, except for a few small things. This thread has really inspired me to get back to it.
Thank you everyone for sharing your creations!!!
I'm going to put a bunch of stuff on photobucket so I can share mine. That is, if it's okay to share stuff I made a while ago...
LOL....WELCOME!!!!!Awww you are so sweet. I don't get much done either when I am sitting at my computer DISing.
Oh no Linnette...I sure hope you are feeling better soon!!!!
Those are both so pretty!!!!Here are some of my recent projects.
The Cinderella Petti-as you can tell Morgan likes it LOL.
And a plaid spinny:
Awwww how adorable!!!!! Love it!!!Official "We Love CarlaC" Post:
Hey all, me again! Look what I made this morning!
She got water on the front of the shirt right before I took pictures.
It only took me a total of 40 minutes to make it!! That includes cutting out the pieces! I used 2 of my old t-shirts and cut the pattern out of them. I used CarlaC's "All the Rage Raglans" ebook. This is the first time I've ever worked with knits. It wasn't hard at all because the ebook gives some good tips. Plus, this was a heavier knit and it didn't curl up like some lighter weight ones probably would.
I thought we'd take pictures in the bathroom, to change things up a bit!
This one is just for Luke. Tessa thought he'd think she looked cool.
Awww I love how you put it....we are creating MAGIC and it feel so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awww I bet you are missing him. That has got to be tough on you and the kids. Well you know you have lots of friends on her to vent to anytime!!!
WOW, WOW, WOW!!! You were not kidding when you said you were working on a very detailed applique outfit!! I love it all so far! I can't wait to see it done!!!The pants for the BIG GIVE are done except for the ruffle at the bottom. I am thinking yellow because the top is going to be stripes of red, white and yellow. Here they are, I used castles toothpick paint technique for the face details and it worked great (I was suprised that it was really easy!!)
and just for fun, I hosted my moms club 4th of july craft today and the kids made fireworks hats, so here is a pic of that.
Awww what a sweetie you are!!! I believe we are planning on doing many more big gives!!! Everyone is just so amazing!!!!
Wow they look adorable in their outfits. YOu definitely have two little cuties there!!!![/IMG]
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Here is LilliAnna and Maggie in their Hannah Montana stripwork skirt. I used the YCMT pattern without the underskirt and then I added the band at the bottom. The T-shirt came from Target. I love the way the skirt turned out. It was really easy to make.
Oh she looks so cute!!! Do you have more pictures of it!!! It looks so adorable.Here is Mylee Mae in her Minnie Twirl. I also made one to match for her big sisters. I am thinking about adding a ruffle of with the red and white large dot.
YOU MUST POST RECIPE OF SNICKERS SALAD! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!
ATTENTION PLEASE! I HAVE ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE!
OK ladies (and gentlemen) here's is the Infamous Snicker SaladI got this recipe from a friend on another website-
6-8 green apples- chopped with skins left on
2 (or 3) jumbo snickers bars chopped into small bites
chopped pecans to your taste
1 lg cool whip - thawed
1 sm package of vanilla instant pudding
1 can sweetened condensed milk
Mix coolwhip, instant pudding powder and sweetened condensed milk- set aside.
Chop apples, put into cool whip mixture, add chopped snickers bars and pecans- coat apples and refrigerate until ready to eat. YUMMO!!!Especially when you get a piece of the snickers in with the apple and the pecan! You can use low cal or sf/ff versions of the cool whip, condensed milk and pudding to cut calories down and it will not affect the taste at all.
This is a very sweet salad. I used the ff/sf items I mentioned at it was still really sweet and really good so don't be afraid to cut down on the calories if you want to!
let me know what you think!
Sorry to hear you won't be celebrating- but I do hope you go to your neighbors at least. It's a good idea to be around people- and you'll erally enjoy yourself once you're there.
Sounds so yummy! i must find out if snickers are GF! My kids would flip for this!
Thanks! I have to tell Nikki that you said that she LOVES Aurora! She has loved her since she was a baby.
mousetripper - I cried through the whole Big Give pre-trip report. I would LOVE to be a part of the next big give.
I finished the Lion King outfit, I got possessed by something and ended up making matching socks, a bracelet, a necklace, and even made Vegas a matching dress. It took forever to get the pictures off the card so DH managed to get them off. (So much for the mac being easier than the pc)
The whole ensemble.
It's a little blurry, I ended up hand painting the applique.
An outfit for Vegas.
The socks. I don't know that I'd do them again, they don't turn out as ruffled as I wanted them to be.
The bracelet and necklace.
The show is on Sunday. Delaney's pretty excited. She's really looking forward to going. I have no idea what we're doing tomorrow but we're prepared for a picnic, I just have to make the potato salad in the morning.
They came out great!!!!!
Ok another pattern I eventually have to order from CarlaC! It looks great![/IMG]
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Here is LilliAnna and Maggie in their Hannah Montana stripwork skirt. I used the YCMT pattern without the underskirt and then I added the band at the bottom. The T-shirt came from Target. I love the way the skirt turned out. It was really easy to make.
Here is Mylee Mae in her Minnie Twirl. I also made one to match for her big sisters. I am thinking about adding a ruffle of with the red and white large dot.
OMG I love it!!!!!!!! I really want to try to make that Mickey or Minnie applique. I looked for it in the book marks and I couldn't find it
I made the girls matching outfits for our dinner at Ohana.
I also made the YCMT stripwork skirt for LilliAnna to wear to DHS. SHe loves High School Musical. I am thinking about CASEing the Guitar T-shirt from the boards. It was one of the first outfits that I copies and put in my inspiration file.
I am so excited that I just found a new fabric store downtown. I love the vintage style of fabric but I need some suggestions on what to do with my latest stash. Any ideas?
Love all of the skirts! Great fabric!
