5K Holiday Classic!

Sunday was my first race after the baby! The 5K Holiday Classic in Loma Linda, it was super cold. It was a tough course with a lot of killer hills but I did it, and I did well, I placed in my age group, I came in 3rd. I am going to pick up a special medal for my win!! What a way to come back to racing!! Yay me! Up next Ontario 10K January 21st.

Sack Dress

This is the same concept as the handkerchief dress but scaled down, Super easy to make and she will be taking a pic with Santa in this.

Tag Blanket

I saw this cute tag blanket at target for $10, and many more online for around $20. A tad expensive for me and I knew I could easily make one, all it is is fleece and ribbon. I went to Joann's at got this cute fleece remnant and some ribbon and tada! A tag blanket, I made another one this morning out of my scrap flannel, and I love it. I am hooked and I want to make more, the next one I plan to make is a Halloween one with jack o' lantern faces. So I figure I made these for less than $5, who doesn't love that.

Baby's First Book

So I want to give my baby nothing but learning tools and toys, and what better way then for me to make some. I saw these cute fabric baby books at stores and they are not cheap, so with leftover fabric and supplies I made her her 1st baby book. I think it came out cute, I still have to stitch along each square to the page, I used heat bond then stitched all around each pic. I have so many other projects that I want to do I hope I have time, she is due next week(fingers crossed).

10 min. Fix

I bought this dresser at Ikea and I love it, I saw a program on HGTV that a homeowner had one and when it was filled with clothes it looked messy. So I decided I would use some $1 wrapping paper that I had to cover the frosted plastic. 10 min. later and I love it, all i needed was painters tape and it looks cute!

Baby Shower!

We had our baby shower last week, and I glad to say its finally over. It was so stressful planning it and executing it. I had so many ideas of what I wanted it to look like and what games I thought people would be interested in playing, I am so glad I never planned a big wedding. A friend of mine, and co-worker really helped me by creating some great decoration items, a diaper cake that I put on the gift table, a wishing tree and a diaper wreath that I forgot to take pic's of. I am really proud of my balloon arch, super easy and very cute. I cant wait to do another. We got some good stuff!

Ahead Of The Game

I know she inst born yet, but in May my hubby and I went to Disneyland with my work and I picked up a mini mouse beanie for the baby, and I had an idea to dress her up ad mini for Halloween. I was looking for an infant mini mouse dress but they were insanely expensive, so I knew I could come up with something with all my scrap material I had, and tada, I made her her first Halloween costume. Its a onsie that I sewed a little skirt on that I made from some scrap fabric and scrap elastic. All I need to get is a pair of black tights and some yellow socks and she is set for her first Halloween.

The Countdown Is On!!

Im in the home stretch, officially 7 months pregnant now and hubby and I are so excited to see this little girl! We are starting our child prep class next week and I am a little nervous, hope I can remember everything they tell me :)

Lamp

I had seen this adorable lamp on the web for some time and was really considering buying it but its like $70 and that's just crazy. I happened to go to my fav. thrift store and see two brown treelike lamps I snatched one up and scored it on sale for $6. It took my hubby awhile to get it spray painted but It looks perfect in the nursery. I was thinking of adding some sparkly birds to it but I am on the fence. I am super proud of this little gen I found.

Crib Skirt

I wanted a crib skirt for the crib as a way to store more things for the baby, like I said this room is pretty small and I need all the space I can find. I plan on placing plastic bins under with clothes that might not fit her yet, or toys. I was perusing online and saw some really great tutorials on how to make your own, and they seemed simple enough, so I tried my had at it. I went to the thrift store and amazingly I came across one for a $1 and snatched it up. I knew I had to make one a lot longer but I used it for the basic shape. I had this fabric for the longest time and I even forgot I had it, and it happens to be my colors I am doing the nursery in. I am not a great sewer and I sat down staring at the fabric for a while thinking on how I was going to attack this, because they say measure twice cut once. I almost cut the fabric not realizing the pattern would be sideways. I cut 3 inc. panels for the front so it would be long enough. Total time it took me 4hrs, total cost $1 . I am super thrilled that it actually came out looking like a crib skirt. I am having so much fun making things for my little girl :).

Laundry Bag

When I went to ikea I had planned on getting a cute hamper for the baby's dirty clothes, but did not find anything. The nursery/sewing room is small as it is and I do not have a lot of floor space, so as I was looking online for some ideas on a space saving hamper I came across a great ideas for a laundry bag that hangs from the door. I had everything I needed to do it
.Embroidery hoop 14inc
.pillowcase
.scrap fabric and some ribbon
I added my own flair to it. Since I am doing owls and birds I used my scrap fabric I had and cut and appliqued everything you see on the bag. The laundry bag has a daddy owl mommy owl and baby owl with her name "Beatrice" I am pretty darn proud of it.

Field Trip!

Yesterday my hubby and I took a field trip to Ikea! I love that place. I can be there for hours, in fact i was yesterday! We went there to get some things for the nursery and I scored some really great things. I wanted a comfortable chair that I can nurse the baby in and I found this jennylund one. We went to go pick it up at the end and it was out of stock...no!!!They were not going to get a shipment in until Monday and there was no way my hubby was driving back there. So as we were leaving to pay I wanted to go to the as-is section of the warehouse and there it was a floor sample of my chair and it was only $110 dollars, SCORE!! I snatched it up. It was a fun day!

It's A.......

My Husband and I are expecting a GIRL!! Wow it feels real know, we can finally call it Her instead of "The Baby". I feel like I can finally start planning the theme of her room. The colors are various shades of pink and bright greens with a touch of light hued grays, and of course white. I also want Owl's,Birds and butterfly's, kinda woodland fairy theme but without the fairies. Here are some of my inspirations.

Its All Coming Together!

So last week My hubby put together the crib, and I started to cry when I saw him doing it. I was overcome with joy,love and excitement, I know in my heart he is going to be such a good dad. I am so lucky to have this man in my life, I never would have dreamed I would be happily married awaiting the arrival of a beautiful baby. My heart is going to explode with love,I am so lucky. Doesn't he look adorable next to a crib!

Coaster Run!

My hubby did the 10K Coaster Run at Knott's Berry Farm this morning and he placed 7th out of 39 people in his age group. I am so proud of him :) The weather was nice but 1min. before start it started to pour, bummer. It is so exciting to see parents out there running with their little kids. I picture My hubby and I doing that soon with our little one. After, we went to Mrs. Knott's for their champagne brunch, (mmm fried chicken and mashed potatoes), and that's were I met up with Snoopy.

Rag Time!

I am loving that I am back to crafting, I have been a tad lazy lately, and have been itching to get back into the swing of things. For lent I have given up a lot of t.v time and am not watching t.v in my room before bed time. So this is my opportunity to get some stuff done. So that said my brother in law's step daughter is having a b-day along with my nephew next week and she is turning 9. I asked him what colors does she like and what is her bedroom is decorated like. Pink, Green, and butterflies. Easy! I made her a rag garland, I really enjoy making them and this one from start to finish took me about 3 hours. I cut the strips 6 inches long and 1 inch wide, I added wooden butterflies that sparkle on, and I think it came out cute. I hope she likes it.

Rock On!

I work at a preschool and every March we have a silly week. One of our themes is rock star day, so my hubby graciously gave me one of his old band t shirts to cut up. I had no idea were to start, so went to good old you tube and found a Kat Von D tutorial on how to do so, it was super easy and it took me about 15 min. For the bottom I wanted to make a tutu (I had made one for my niece for her b-day) I did hot pink at black it came out super cute. Total time to make this outfit about an hour. I will post pick of when I wear it :).