Baby Projects

Wow, it's been a while! I am such a scatter-brained pregnant mom that I have been SO bad about blogging. I'm working on getting better though! When I have the funds and time I really want to start on some fun projects for my new little bundle. I have some super fun stuff in mind! Headbands, onsies, a quilt...

Anywho, I finally opened up my sewing machine that my Mom got me for Christmas. It was pretty intimidating since I've never really been the sewing type. I've always been the glue gun type. Anyone with me? Needless to say, it was quite the ordeal just trying to figure this thing out! 

I finally got a bobbin threaded and figured out how to follow the instructions and get the machine threaded so I could start on my first project, a burp cloth. I have 4 of them so far, but none of them are finished. I still need to learn that invisible stitch to finish them up.

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And this is my sewing machine! So pretty :) Once I got started and actually used it it wasn't so bad! I think I actually enjoy it just a bit.

 And my first burp cloth! Those were supposed to be actual corners... but they're a little rounded. Oh well. Practice makes perfect, right?

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This was my first attempt at round corners. Not too shabby, eh?

This one was my first attempt at the shoulder cut style (supposed to fit better over your shoulder) and it came out a bit crooked, but hey, it was my first try!

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My husband asked me to also make him some rice bean bags for his gun case to soak up any moisture that will find it's way in there. I made them with the only material I had which was girly! lol

Husband's Christmas Project

My husband... what a guy. He amazes me at times and makes me crazy at others. You all know how it goes ;-)

He is a handy man, and although he has his personal training certification, he is still an incredibly creative guy and so good at what he does. 

He took on a cool project this past Christmas to hand-make a gift for his brother-in-law, who happens to be pretty in love with Jack Daniels. Typical guy, right?

So I just wanted to share a few photos of what he made! It's pretty cool!

First he found and cut out the right size board. Then I printed out a Jack Daniel's sign for him. He placed it on top of the board and used a ball point pen to trace out the letters pushing into each on to make an indent.

 He used a Drummel to trace/carve out the words in the Jack Daniel's font.

 After finishing with the drummel, he burned the letters with a torch, sanded, burned some more, sanded some more until he was satisfied, and then he stained it. 4 times. lol

He put hangers on the back and presto! Needless to say, the brother loves it and they are going to hang it up next to their bar in their basement which my husband also built.

I love being married to such an amazing man :)

Megan Maternity Session

I got the privilege of taking maternity pictures for my beautiful cousin Megan a couple months before she gave birth to her adorable son James. These were taken inside the old section of our local library. I don't have photoshop and I'm not a professional, so these were taken just to play around, but I just love them :)

I love this shot, too :) 

I kind of love Black and White... 

 This is one of my favorites. We found this little art display studio and were allowed to get a few shots inside.