Mommy-wear to Baby-wear...

Take one shirt that you no longer wear, but can't get rid of because it is just so-so soft...


Cut it apart very methodically... without a real plan in place of course... first it was going to be a cute pair of leggings... then it was going to be a nice twirly skirt... but in the end, this is what I came away with...


An almost complete replica of what I started with... the exception being lettuced edges... And in this picture, one arm looks longer than the other, but truly it isn't, it's just the way I laid it on the table :)

Phew! Day three of KCWC has been a productive one... this is going up in the Elsie Marley Flickr Group...

Have a great evening all... back to work for me ;)

Time Warp.... Day 3....

So, as with all busy families... life decided to take over for day 2 of the kids clothes week challenge... I did get to finish off a few more hats late last night for the Mom to Mom sale... and that's about it... I do plan on getting to something other than crocheting this week... but... that still remains to be seen...

I'm hoping to post something a little more exciting and in the realm of kids clothes later today... stay tuned...

Have a cozy, stay-out-of-the-rain kinda day ;)

Kids Clothes Week Challenge... Day One...

Day One... Kids Clothes Week Challenge hosted by Elsie Marley... I worked for about an hour today, finishing off a crocheted hat for a Mom to Mom sale I'm in this Saturday... it's about a size 2-4 and made with chunky orange and light brown yarn... and I'd say it would probably be best suited for a girl as my middle guy (one of my hat testers) tried it on and said "It's for a girl, get it off me!"

Hopefully it'll sell... if not, my little Hammy-girl has already staked a claim to it... and here's where I'm in trouble; she seems to be a hat girl, and so every hat I make she wants... and to be honest, I have a really hard time not making her hats because she loves them so... Quite a pickle I tell ya!

Here it is... the hat...


It does look extra cute on my little girl-baby's head... so I won't be that sad if it doesn't sell :)

Have a great Monday evening all ;)

Oh! Apples....

Every year, the second weekend in September, is the Apple Harvest Festival in the little village of St. George.... We picked up my BFF Tasha and her two little men and headed to the festival in our family bus... it always amazes me how excited kids get when they get to travel in the same vehicle with their friends... it's one of those little pleasures that makes my heart smile...

Every year I make a point of taking the monkeys to this event just to get an apple donut, so yummy and cinnamon-y, this time Tasha treated us to this delectable small wonder... I myself did not indulge in one... but did have a nibble of my Hammy's... just a little taste, that's all I needed ;)

So we walked the festival and checked out all that was there, the boys all crammed into the hydro truck bucket and headed for a ride in the sky, hot dogs and pop were had, and cider and apples were bought... then we headed for a cup of tea at Tasha's Mom and Dad's place...

Such a fun morning with friends, the only downfall was that Daddy had to work... and was pretty upset that we didn't bring him home a candy apple... but in our defense, we didn't have one either... I opted for treating the boys to a hot dog lunch (I know, the nutritional value of that lunch was somewhat lacking, but every now and then as a treat it's worth it)...

As I said earlier, I did buy apples... a big bag, and this is what has become of a great number of them...


...apple butter, actually canned properly and not just being thrown in the freezer... and a huge jar of applesauce, I could eat that whole jar in one sitting :O

I'll still take the kids to pick apples in a week or so and we'll make more applesauce to store for winter... I really like the idea of preserving food... it's very satisfying and I feel like I'm doing something good for my family... the only drawback for me, is the lack of storage space for preserves, I don't have a cold cellar and every square inch of our basement has been planned for already...

Anyway, enough, time to go enjoy this beautiful day... have a fantastically sunny Sunday everyone ;)

Buzzzzzz.... busy little bee...

I've been sooo busy... getting ready for an upcoming Mom to Mom sale where I will debut my 3 monkeys inc original skull toques... I know, sounds exciting, but not really... I actually designed the hat about 2 years ago for my two dashingly handsome boys (yes, yes, get on with it... rolling eyes)... and had so many compliments that I decided to take it mainstream (official lingo, you know)... I opened my ETSY shop last year and listed. one. item. (again, I'm cautious in all of my endeavours and so didn't want to overwhelm myself with the influx of people clamouring for my product... snicker, snicker)... my poor little hat, although not my skull design, sat and sat and sat for four whole months with nary a nibble. But I'm ok with that... my heart, at that point, really wasn't in the shop... I gave it only a half-hearted try... This time around, though, I'm hitting it full force. I have more time to devote, more energy to invest and have finally started to believe in my work enough that I think someone may actually be interested in owning a 3 monkeys inc original...

So here's a sneak peak at what's been goin' on 'round here...



Look at all of those colours! Truly, crocheting is my most favouritest! Will get back to you after the 25th (the day of the sale) to dish about how well or not-so-well my little hats faired... But! But! Will for sure be posting next week to show you my Kids Clothes Week projects!

Have a fabulous day ;)