Hands down, here…
My house! I’m a homebody. I love to be home with the family.
Big sis went to Anthro this week with her baby & she got me these hooks I’ve been eyeing. Now that Lila is going to school, I’m either taking or bringing home what seems like a ton of stuff. She takes her crib sheets/blankets in one bag, her lunch bag, her library bag, her backpack with her extra change of clothes, her jacket, etc. She doesn’t come back home with all of these items, but there is always at least one bag and jacket that’s thrown in front of our door to remind me to take it the next day. Drives me nuts. Solution -
The purple jacket is something I just purchased this morning. I’ve always wanted to get the girls thick fleece jackets with lots of pockets , and Target had some Champion jackets on sale. $9 for jackets they can wear this winter…possibly for the Chicago winter!? I thought that was a pretty good deal! Though they are not the North Face Oso hoodies (on sale for $74), they will do esp for that price.
Have a great rest of the weekend everyone!
-lil sis
The twins are learning about insects and their home project is to create a 3-dimensional insect using materials found in the home. I immediately thought of sewing something (the instructions did state that parents should help) but then lil sis suggested paper mâché. After spending a good few hours researching how to make paper mâché, paper mache pulp, paper mâché paste, how to create a base/form, I’m hoping that I’ve created something my daughter can mâché without it falling apart!
Now on to making son’s stag beetle!
Big sis
What’s in my snack drawer at work…
-lil sis
haha!
I confess. I’m not much of a reader. Google reader, yes! everyday, multiple times a day! A book…the last book I read was The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. And although I don’t do much reading except online, I vehemently encourage make my kids read!
big sis
Raising a 8 month old baby and 6-year-old twins leaves me with very little time to craft. And although I had very good intentions, I just was not able to get to my sewing machine for their birthday party. So for the twin’s party favor bags, I ordered muslin drawstring pouches
and decided to decorate them. Beyblades…cupcakes… sigh…
For the boys, I found an image of Gingka Hagane (if you have no idea who/what I’m talking about, be glad! be. very. grateful.) and printed the image out on iron-on transfer paper.
Then I cut the image out so that the outline was the only thing visible.
This part is very time consuming but you want to make sure you get close to the outline. Otherwise, when you iron your image, the surrounding white areas will show up on your pouch. Not pretty.
Iron the image on to your pouch and there you have your one of a kind party favor bag!
For the girls, I found a cute cupcake stamp and stamped the images all over the pouch.
Based on my research, the best ink pad to use on fabric is VersaCraft and I concur. There is absolutely no smudging, the image is very clear, and once it is set with heat, it’s permanent! (well, so they say…I haven’t washed my daughter’s pouch yet).
So here’s the question…did I really save time by personalizing these muslin ones vs. sewing up my own fabric drawstring pouches??? Hmmm…
big sis
Love for…FROZEN GRAPES! Maybe I should have waited to post this until #17 snack, but I have plenty of other favorite snacks I can show you all.
I remember my mom doing this when we were kids. Now I do this every time I buy grapes, and now my oldest loves frozen grapes. I guess it will just keep getting passed down as a special treat. Instead of eating one of hub’s ice cream sandwiches or It’s It or a MCD’s shake, I think these grapes are a much better option!
-lil sis
I’ve been collecting ideas here and there for my baby’s room that I want to eventually convert into a playroom/mini office. When I say office, I mean a tiny desk with my laptop! It’s a small space that I have to work with, so I have to be creative with storage space. I’m leaving the Ikea Expedit in the playroom but I want a cubby system where the girls can sort their own toys.
I like the Cameron Wall System from PBK because you can mix and match the units to your preference, and the units are low enough where I would be able to use the top of the storage area for books, frames, etc.
Since I’ve had luck with JCP’s furniture so far, I decided to see if they had anything similar and they do! The Linden Street Collection has a similar storage system. It got good reviews, but with the price difference coming out to be $250…I might just end up going with PBK. I’m only getting two units – two open bases and two cabinets. If I had more space and needed an entire wall of these units, I would def consider the Linded Street Collection. I would just want to make sure the top cubbies/cabinets come with a tip resistant kit. Earthquakes scare me.
One unit on the left for my youngest. The other unit on the right for my oldest. Tabi is learning so quickly now and is already wanting her own bowl of snacks, her own coloring book, her own straw cup with whatever Lila is drinking, etc. If big sis has something, the little one has to have the same thing. It’s cute to see but hard to handle at times. So getting a storage space for each girl is a must! In between the units, I’ll have their desk and hang this above…
I fell in love with the print! I saw it the other night on One Kings Lane, which by the way the sale is ending tomorrow! They have over 30+ countries to choose from. It’s a large print, and I’m hoping the color of this print won’t clash too much with the color of the playroom.
Next on the hunt…abc decals!
-lil sis
Me “swimming” in my grass.
big sis
My 1st birthday at home. Even balloon garlands were popular back then! My mom even printed out a sign in our old school printer where the holes in the paper had to be fed exactly perfect for it to print. Remember those printers?
Had a lovely day with my mum today and big sis’ family. Received some pretty tulips from the girls and a nice present on my wall from the hubs! 
-lil sis
Next to my kids/family is
food! esp dessert. can’t. get. enough.
We celebrated Part I of Mother’s Day at Roy‘s and thoroughly enjoyed the chocolate souffle. Part II happens tomorrow and I’ve got an itch to bake something sweet and yummy.
Happy Mother’s Day!
big sis
