Christmas Shop Update

The Christmas season is officially upon us, so bring out the decorations, the festive candles and the egg nog! Yah, hoo! And p.s. my shop has just been updated with all kinds of Christmas goodies, so head on over and take a look!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, I hope you all have a lovely day with your friends and family filled with good food, good drinks and lots of fun games!

Stay tuned for a Christmas update in the my etsy shop tomorrow, and don't forget to enter my Martha Stewart giveaway!

Martha Stewart December 2010 Issue Giveaway

By now you probably know that I really like Martha Stewart, I like her T.V. show, her craft line, her cookbooks, I don't like that she spent some time in jail but that is a story for another time... In honor of Christmas fast approaching I am giving away a brand new issue of her December 2010 magazine. That's right, brand new December 2010, I wound up with two copies last year and I decided to save one for a giveaway this year. 

Inside this wonderful issue you can find out how to make these cuties:

These candles:

And so much more:

To enter the giveaway just leave me a comment telling me your favorite Christmas tradition. Winner will be chosen at random and announced on November 28th. Giveaway open to U.S. residents only (sorry international peeps!)

Maternity Photos

 A photographer friend of mine, Jim from The Bakers Photography, trekked up to PA to do our maternity photos for us a a few weekends ago. It just so happened though that we were having a freak snow storm here in October. But they braved the snow, even though their car's driver's side windshield wiper conked out, and took some really great photos of D., myself, and our little bun-in-the-oven.We decided to take pictures the day after the storm, which surprisingly was sunny and bright even though you can still see some snow in some shots. 

Thanks so much Jim, we love the way they turned out! 

All photos The Bakers Photography

Little Baby's Wips

What is a "wip" you ask? It is a work in progress. I could have just abbreviated it W.I.P, but that resembles something else too Halloweeny. Anyway I have a long list of things I want to make for my little baby but as soon as I begin one craft project I want to switch and start making another project. 

I have been working on #1...

The raccoon and the hot dog patterns are from Sublime Stitching's Camp Out! transfers.

Camp Out!

And I've also been working on #2...

It's a little lamb mobile from the book Baby Stuff. Now, to just get these two "wips" finished before jumping on to the next project!

Things For Baby DIY

Having a baby on the way has made me interested in a whole new realm of things that I never thought was possible. Like this for instance.

I am actually quite excited to try making these. Yes, it is possible to be excited about baby wipes!

While we're on the cleanliness topic how about this?

I've mentioned this DIY before, but it is worth mentioning again...homemade detergent is really inexpensive to make and is perfect for washing cloth diapers (since it's free from dyes and perfumes).

On to the cute stuff...

This birdie mobile.

Cute way to document the age of your baby, just pose him next to the correct number and word and snap those photos!

Striking My Fancy

The internet is such a vast expense of time consuming blogs and websites brimming with creativity. Here's what's been striking my fancy lately.

Royal circus animals.

Clever way to store your tea.

Cupcake paper flowers.

Present in a jar.

Cupcake liner garland.

Oh, and this website. Warning, you could really spend a lot of time here.