For the girls....

My girls were all in the Honors Choir this spring at school. They had a big production at the end of the year, Long Live Rock And Roll.


The show was the best!!!


But, you can't have a rock 'n roll show without poodle skirts....

I didn't mae the middle skirt. It was left over from a Halloween costume.

I took this one of them walking inside the school so that you can see that we did up the whole outfit.

The girls liked their skirts better than the other girls' skirts. They orded a bunch from some place and they were all just wrap around with velcro, so my girls felt a little more special in theirs. lol

Hey, whatever keeps me looking like a hero for as long as possible, right? They're going to be teenagers before I know it and who knows if I'll do anything right when that happens. Gotta' go for the glory while I still can. lol

More Stitching

In the last post I showed how I printed out my patterns on the transfer-eze.

Here's a few of the pieces stitched.

After this step, you soak the stitchery in water and the transfer-eze is supposed to dissolve. I think it should be totally gone within one minute.

I haven't tried that part yet. I've still got some more stitching to do before I'm ready to start  cutting the sqaures out.

So far I'm thrilled with how it's working. I can't wait to see how it dissolves.

At this point it's still a product I highly reccomment (I might even love it. lol)

I'm back!!!

WOW!!!! I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted. I've had good intentions about getting it done but it kind of ends there. It's been crazy between tax season and getting through the end of the school year with the kids. Next year is the big transition into junior high so there's been much to do there.

Anyway.....

I have been getting some things done, just haven't posted them.

Have y'all used Transfer Eze? OMG!!! I'm loving it!

I have been working on the Noah's Ark monthly stitch-a-long but my fabric was just too thick to get it traced on there. I have tried a number of techniques in order to transfer the pattern and I just could not get a good transfer. I mean, these patterns are pretty small. So, I had given up on ever finishing the project.

I came across Transfer Eze through another site and decided to give it a try. At this point, I figured it certainly couldn't hurt.

First I cut out several of the patterns and taped them onto one sheet of paper and then scanned that into my computer.

Then, I just printed this image onto the Transfer Eze.

This product is not paper, it's like a fabric that will go through the printer and it's backed with paper. The paper peels off and the fabric is sticky on the back. I just cut out each pattern and stick it onto my fabric for stitching. (I'll show you those pictures soon.)

After you're done stitching, this product dissolves in water.

Yeah, just that easy.

I highly reccommend it!! Just think of all the things that I can stitch on now. lol

Oh, and you can get it from here and here.

Happy April Fool's Day

This morning I made this for the kids for breakfast.

When I woke them up, I told them that they all needed to hurry to breakfast because their eggs were getting cold.



Imagine their surprise when they found out it was pound cake, vanilla yogurt, and a peach half.



I wish I could claim the idea as my own, but it was on MSN's homepage yesterday.


 

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Wishing a wonderful day to everyone that celebrates St. Patrick's Day.


Here's a little stitchery I made in honor of the day.

The pattern came from Chestnut Junction. They have some really cute patterns. I like the ones like this that are simple and quick to finish.

I have several things for Easter, but I don't know if I'll be able to get them all done. Maybe if I can at least get a couple done for this year I'll feel like I've accomplished something. :0)

A little less help please......

Tonight I was making flour tortillas from a recipe I got here.

They turned out pretty good (I think mine needed just a smidge more milk) but I do need to work on the whole getting them round thing.

(This was the best one of the bunch)


Why do I need a little less help?


Because, my kids are gone to my parents for spring break. I dropped them off yesterday.


Anyway, their dogs already miss them.


In case you don't know, I have four children. They each have their own dog (plus some other pets, but that's beside the point.)


Even though the kids are gone, the dogs still want some human attention and interaction. We live in a 3000SF +/- house and all four dogs felt the need to be with me at the stove.

Makes it tough to get close to the stove much less get anything else done.

Bunny

I knitted this little bunny from a pattern on Ravelry. (It's a membership site, but a great on for knitting or crochet patterns).

(sorry the pictures aren't better -- story of my life. lol)

Anyway, the head and body are made of one square of knitted 'fabric'. It's a great little pattern.

I was making it for a Toy Society drop, but my kids fell in love with it. And of course they all want one. Since I didn't give them each a bird the last time, I decided I'd better include them at some point.....so I've got three more bunnies to make.

I only have one more ear to knit on the one I'm currently making, then I just need to stitch and stuff it. It's been fun working on this one. :0)