Twirly memories...

In the past year, I have put together three tutu's for three special little ladies... It's still a learning process for me... trying to find the best fullness, length, colour combinations... but, I have to say, I get totally excited when the finished little pouf comes together...

I try to think of the person, what she's like, what her favourite colour is, and her growing personality...

And then I start thinking back to when I was a little girl and wishing that I had some really special things to help me through my formative years... I would have spent hours pretending to be a ballerina, a princess or a fairy in my poufy little tutu...

After a birthday party at my lovely friend Tasha's yesterday, I'm reminded of some other little toys that I played with while visiting cousins and school friends... I always wanted a doll bed and high chair... they were the two things that I was drawn to the most when I played at someones house... Tasha's Dad told me how he and his beautiful wife recently found Tasha's little rocking chair and doll high chair ... they cleaned them up, painted them and gave them back to her... such a small thing to do for your daughter, but something that means so much... And not only special for Tasha, but also for her Mom and Dad... to be able to remember the times when their curly-haired beauty would play little Mommy to her baby dolls and imagine the day she would grow up and be a Mommy to her own little babies...

I can't help but be grateful that I have the opportunity to create special memories for my own children... because, really, when it comes down to it... the stuff doesn't matter all that much - it's nice to have, but it's the memories that were made, the feelings you felt and mostly the love that you had... I can't wait for the day that I can make my own little Hammy a poufy little tutu... she's a little young just yet... but I know she'll be as excited to receive it as I would have been...

So, here it is...


another little gift for a very special little girl who's turning 4... I hope she likes it...

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone ;)

Pool parties, noisy machines and other monkey business...

I woke up on Saturday to looming grey clouds... and wondered why I hadn't thought of plan B before this point... plan B, who was I kidding, there was never a plan B... thunderstorms and pool parties just don't mix :(

My hunny-guy assured me that the skies would clear up and the party would go off without a hitch... needless to say, he would be the one responsible if the weather didn't cooperate, I trusted that his words were true... he argued that if the skies did open up it wasn't his fault... but... he had assured me; therefore I trusted him to be correct... lucky for him, wink-wink, Mother Nature was kind to us and the weather was perfect...

My little 6 year old man enjoyed a fantastically fun afternoon with a few of his friends and family... cannonballs and pencil jumps and cupcakes and ice cream... what more could a kid ask for??? So, so happy to have had the privilege to provide a super-fun day for such a beautiful boy...


And in other news... my Quiet Series 200 dishwasher is anything but silent these days... I'm pretty sure the Maytag Gods have secretly broken into my home and placed a thousand wrenches in the grinding mechanism of my much loved machine... I've searched and searched on the world wide web and found some instruction on how to fix the problem... don't get me wrong, I will not be fixing this myself... but I will oversee my hunny doing the repairs and be sure to point out the correct way to do it ;)

Last evening I started working on this little guy for a special friend...


something about sock monkeys makes me smile... while I'm putting them together I curse myself for not ever owning a thimble and promise to run out the first chance I get to buy one; you know, it really, really hurts when the eye end of the needle plunges into your finger (ouch!)... but then when the monkeys start coming together with their gangly arms and legs and their radar ears, and I can start seeing a real funny character... well, that's just the best, and I know that some little person is going to love the new buddy as much as I do...

Have a fantastic quake-free day ;)

Summer wear...

I love H&M... enough said, right?

Where else can you get up-to-date, trending fashions at very reasonable price points???

H&M!

Here's a little something I put together... tell me what you think... does it scream summer fun?! It kinda takes me back to grade 9... that would be, a-hem, 1985... the year Back to the Future was released, the year I loved wearing cut off jean shorts, the year where my love affair with sewing began... grade 9 home-ec, where I learned to crochet, and where I found my inner chef, thanks Mrs. Wibberly for starting me on my road to creative self-discovery...



All these items for just $124.70... a fantastic price... but, I still would NEVER spend this much money on myself at one time... I'm thinking I can piece some items together that will look very similar, and at a price I can live with... Maybe this should be my next challenge, kinda like one of those high/low features in those stylish home magazines... hmmm, I like this idea... check back in the next couple of weeks and we'll see if I've captured the essence of this little outfit...

Have a very happy, sunshine-y friday... ;)

Somewhere, somehow...I've misplaced 6 whole years...

Yesterday you turned 6.

Such a bitter pill to swallow... I seriously struggle with the fact that you and L and C have aged years in what literally seems like the blink of an eye...

Here's what I know... my heart aches thinking of all of the joys you have brought to my life... and it aches whenever you ask me to call you baby... it aches when you wake up in the middle of the night because of a bad dream and need to fall back to sleep in my arms... my heart aches knowing a day will come when I won't be able to carry you around anymore... my heart aches for reasons only a Mommy and Daddy can understand...

I also know this... you joined our growing little family seemlessly, like that spot was reserved just for you... you had a best friend before you were even a thought and you had a Mommy and Daddy who couldn't wait to meet you and love you... You came to us so fast that we barely had time to get settled in our hospital room... and before I could have a coherent thought you were there in my arms... from that day on, my already bursting heart was again stretched immeasurably...

Here you are, 6 years later, a big boy who insists that Mommy and Daddy always call him baby... a big boy who looks up to and idolizes his big brother and best friend and who smothers his baby sister with more love than she can tolerate... Here you are, 6 years later, and I never thought I could love you more than the day you were placed in my arms... but I do... everyday you amaze me and I find myself falling in love again and again and again...

Happy Birthday, Squishy Boots... we're so very proud that you chose us to be your family... have a wonderful 6th year! ;) xoxoxo

Warm weather + refreshing pool = lonely blog...

There I go again, neglecting my little wordy sanctum... so sorry, but it's hard to craft in weather like this and when my backyard oasis calls to me, every. single. day...

So sorry blog... but you must understand, the little slice of watery heaven in the yard has not had visitors for the past eight months... it's been very lonely, and tolerant... but now it's time to start enjoying it once again, even if it is only for four short months...

I guess for your sake, blog, I'll wish for the occasional rainy day so I can get to some sort of crafty project that is worthy of a post...

Until then, enjoy the rest, and please don't be angry with me... I'll be close by and drop in from time to time ;)