Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Crafty Tuesday: Owls

I have a delightful coworker who has her first baby turning one this month. In addition to being totally in love with her little man, she also loves owls and the color orange. I thought this was the perfect combo for all of them!

Paxton Birthday Shirt 2

Birthday Shirt - Paxton


This was my first attempt at trying anything with minky (the super soft fabric that you find on baby blankets and things). I have to admit - it was much easier than I expected! The tough thing about it is all the fuzz - it makes it hard to trim the applique close enough to the tack down stitch. But overall I am super pleased with the way it turned out! And more importantly, so is Paxton's mom!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Crafty Tuesday: Thanksgiving Shirts

When I saw this adorable shirt on pinterest, I knew that I couldn't resist making some too. I also thought the original shirt was so cute that I did a little Internet investigating to find out who had made such an adorable thing. It turns out, the shirt was made by Jessica at Love From Texas. Not only does she make cute turkey shirts, but she has all kinds of adorable creations...not to mention two sweet little people!

My ribbon turkeys were a bit of a trial and error process, but I think they turned out pretty well. Not to mention, their recipients were all pretty pleased!

Ribbon Turkey Shirt 2

Ribbon Turkey Shirt 5


Girl Turkey - Zahra


Girl Turkey - Kate 1


Girl Turkey - Maira


And a boy version:
Boy Turkey Shirt

For more crafty goodness, go see what's being shared at Carrie's!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Crafty Tuesday: Baby Blanket

Like I mentioned, now that my coworkers have discovered that I can make things, I have had several requests for things. This was just a request to add a name to a baby blanket someone had purchased.





I was a bit nervous, since I did not purchase the blanket and therefore did not have a spare if I made a mistake....yikes! It actually was much easier than I expected it to be -- a little bit of solvy kept the stitching from getting buried in the fur of the blanket!


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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Photography Time!

Because life has been so crazy lately, one of the things that I haven't had/made much time for lately is photography. I absolutely love it, but I have a hard time finding time in my schedule to do many photo sessions. :(

But the fall is a popular time for family pictures, and I absolutely LOVE fall photo shoots, so I was thrilled that I could find some time for a few this month.

First was the adorable Marshall family. Because the winter was so cold here last year, and then the summer and fall were so unusually warm, the leaves have not changed to the vibrant colors that they normally do. Even still, I thought that these turned out pretty well!

Marshall Family - 10.16.2011 (14 of 116)

Marshall Family - 10.16.2011 (46 of 116)

Marshall Family - 10.16.2011 (112 of 116)

Marshall Family - 10.16.2011 (87 of 116)

Marshall Family - 10.16.2011 (80 of 116)

Marshall Family - 10.16.2011 (72 of 116)


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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Crafty Tuesday: Birthday Shirt

Several of my coworkers have discovered that I can make things, which has caused a significant increase in the number of requests that I have gotten. One of the requested items was a first birthday shirt. I hadn't ever done anything like that before, but I figured it was worth a shot...and I was pretty happy with the end result!






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