tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351158267802245882024-03-13T21:55:58.500-05:00Dressing Heidi SageCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07239216955444627758noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635115826780224588.post-86625992544535558952011-11-29T23:29:00.002-06:002011-11-30T20:35:59.342-06:00Activity AdventAdvent is different to different people. It's different between families. Different between denominations. And maybe even different between family members. I still have a very basic, "Sunday School" education of the religious advent experience so I am not here to elaborate on that (although I will probably be diving into that for my own personal benefit).<br />
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This year I wanted to do an Advent Calendar for my kids. I didn't want to give them candy everyday, because quite frankly we're still trying to get through that mess from Halloween. I couldn't give them a gift everyday because that's expensive. So, I decided to go with the idea of an activity advent. This is not an original idea, but I did make up my own list.<br />
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There are a number of ways you could set yours up. <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/857740/handmade-advent-calendars/@center/307034/christmas-workshop?xsc=eml_org_2011_11_29&om_rid=Dk$$pT&om_mid=_BO1NmsB8d-4sgQ">Martha</a> has some great ideas that you could use and easily incorporate a written note with an activity. I personally will be going with some simple, but cute envelopes. That's just all I have time for right now, and it will be enough for my 1, 2, and 4 year olds.<br />
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We have made a real concerted effort this year to talk less about Santa and more about "Jesus' Birthday". I don't mind sharing the spirit of Santa with my kids, but I don't want the real meaning of Christmas to be lost either. We've been talking a lot about Jesus' Birthday and how we're going to have a party for Him on Christmas. I have plans of decorations, cupcakes, etc.<br />
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So my list is more geared in this direction, with exceptions. We have a few that are about doing for others (but we'll incorporate conversation about how Jesus did for others) and a few that are just about some of the fun things to do at Christmas. Here is the list I came up with. Feel free to make changes that suit your family. AND FEEL FREE TO SHARE SOME OF YOUR ACTIVITY IDEAS. We'd love to hear other things, too.<br />
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<ol><li>Using your <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-3858-Nativity-Set/dp/B0043RSSHI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322627519&sr=8-1">nativity set</a>, share the story of Jesus' birth day with Daddy. Then let Daddy read the story back to you from your Bible. (I'm going to be on a short girl's trip the first 3 days, so I had to make ones Daddy could do.)</li>
<li>SCAVENGER HUNT (I have a Hallmark series started for each of the kids from their birth year. I've bought these for this year, wrapped them, and hidden them. They'll get to do a scavenger hunt for them, open them, and hang them on the tree.)</li>
<li>Using our new nativity stamps (found these at Joann's; the foam ones you use with paint), paint a picture of Jesus' birth day to hang on the mantle for His party.</li>
<li>Take a drive or walk tonight just to look at Christmas lights. Don't forget to ask mommy and daddy for some hot chocolate!</li>
<li>As we get ready for Jesus' Birthday Party, we will surely need some party garland. Let's make lots of paper garland to string around the house. (You know the kind. Just strips of paper glued into circles interlocking with the next. I got a book of Christmas paper at Hobby Lobby.)</li>
<li>Just as each of your have for your Birthday Party, let's make Jesus a banner for his. It should read, "Happy Birthday, Jesus". (Much like <a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2011/02/opp-birthday-banner-tutorial.html">this</a>, but not in a pirate theme.)</li>
<li>With help from mommy or daddy, come up with a Christmas prayer to pray each night. Think of all the Christmas things you want to thank God for, and all the different people you want to pray for during this time of year. Mommy or daddy will write it down and we can read it together every night.</li>
<li>Make a special Christmas treat to deliver to a friend. (Think <a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2010/12/yummy-in-my-tummy-gifts.html">simple</a>. Chocolate covered pretzels. Chocolate covered marshmallows. Etc.)</li>
<li>Make a special Christmas card to mail to a friend. Ask mommy to help you address it and stamp it, then put it in the mailbox outside.</li>
<li>Make a special Christmas treat to take to your teachers.</li>
<li>With mommy and daddy, make brown bag dinners to take and deliver to homeless people. You may even have to go to the grocery store and help mommy shop!</li>
<li>Make a birthday card for Jesus. We'll put it in a special place for his birthday party!</li>
<li>Make a Christmas card to send to a special family member. </li>
<li>Tonight's the big night! We're all going to Clinton's Christmas Concert at church! (Clearly, this is very specific to us. Clinton was old enough this year to join the Angel Choir at our church...we can't wait to see him perform!)</li>
<li>Make special gifts for your friends at school. (We may do the same as <a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2010/12/kids-gift-idea-for-friends.html">last year</a>, or we may come up with something different...like <a href="http://a-personaltouch.blogspot.com/2010/12/reindeer-noses.html">this</a> adorableness.)</li>
<li>Make a special <a href="http://simmertilldone.com/2009/10/07/retriever-retriever-pumpkin-eater/">doggy treat</a> for Gracie. Even dogs should get to celebrate Christmas with something yummy!</li>
<li>Put on a Christmas play for mommy and daddy. (Ha! We'll see how this goes!)</li>
<li>Make a <a href="http://katherinemariephotography.com/blog/archives/7629/copyright-katherine-marie-n887">gingerbread nativity</a>. (I thought this was a great alternative to a Christmas classic. There's no tutorial here, but it didn't look like rocket science. I'll post my own tutorial once we do ours.)</li>
<li><a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2010/12/dont-throw-out-your-christmas-cards.html">Decorate gifts</a>. (Have I ever mentioned my love for wrapping everything in brown craft paper? I'm going to let the kids paint with their nativity stamps. Add old cards. Add jingle bells. Etc. More to come on this.)</li>
<li>Gather all the change you can find around the house. Then mommy is going to drive you around until you find a red bucket with a bell ringer. They are collecting money for kids and we're going to give them everything we found!</li>
<li>Go see a movie! ...at the big movie theater! ...with POPCORN! ...and SPRITE! (Probably <i>Happy Feet 2</i>. Not a Christmas movie. But we're all psyched about it and it will be a nice treat.)</li>
<li>Make reindeer food for Santa's reindeer. We want to make sure they find our yard and get a good snack! (There are umpteen variations of this. <a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/reindeer-food/">Here's</a> just one.)</li>
<li>Make cookies for Santa. Mommy has all the special ingredients to make Santa's favorite cookies. Let them get good and cool because tomorrow we'll be adding to them. (BTW--if anyone has a wheat free sugar cookie recipe they'd like share, I'm in need!)</li>
<li>Decorate Santa's cookies. Mommy has lots of special supplies ready for you to make Santa's cookies extra special. (This will include icings, sprinkles, gum drops, jelly beans, etc. Things that will make their eyes light up.)</li>
<li>Now today is such a special day because it is Jesus' birthday! Before you open up this gifts for you, let's sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and remember he is the reason for Christmas!</li>
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*Notice to all readers. Items on this list could change at any time without prior notification. Items on this list may not work for everyone, so feel free make changes. ;-)<br />
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Hope this gets you thinking about how to get your kids in the spirit! I know I'm hoping to get Clinton talking about something other than NEW TOYS! :-D<br />
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Let the Season Begin,<br />
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If you're in Dallas on December 1 come join the girls of Dressing Heidi Sage at Fashion on Main in Dallas. The gallery is located at 1901 Main Street (inside the UNT University Center) and the reception will be from 5:30-7:30pm.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Found this pattern at City Craft. It is modkid sewing patterns by Patty Young, <a href="http://www.modkidboutique.com/">http://www.modkidboutique.com/</a>. The pattern has great directions and how to pictures, so this post is less of an actual tutorial...and more of a "Look What I Did." :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My mom (known to Courtney and Chelsea as Grammy) and I made this dress together at her house. We dug thru her cabinets of fabric and found some good Halloween options. I should mention she has years and years and years worth of saved fabrics. Options are plentiful. We used the pumpkins for the top and 2 of the panels of the skirt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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To make the skirt the pattern calls for 6 strips of fabric 9" wide X 14" long. I decide to use 8 strips cut smaller...if you're a beginner, you might just want to stick to the pattern.<br />
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This is the skirt sewed together. We used 2 types of pumpkin fabrics and two black and white prints. If you're looking at it wondering how this is going to end up cute...just wait for it. It all comes together.<br />
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We sewed the shoulder seams together.<br />
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Next we added the sleeves. These sleeves are so adorable on little girls.<br />
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Bias trim around the neck. This is left over from the pink dress, but we had enough and it looked great with what we were doing.<br />
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Attach the skirt to the top.<br />
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Add bias trim to sleeve.<br />
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Bias trim for the bottom of the dress.<br />
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Make the obi (belt). The pattern has very good instructions for this. We didn't have ribbon for the ends so we used fabric.<br />
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Dress is ready to send to Heidi Sage to wear for the month of October.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And she looks adorable. And, yes, we're totally biased...but certain your little sassy britches will look just as cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1_LStpSSrsg/TpZZxJXOvAI/AAAAAAAABGA/G8fTyZrz4_0/s1600/IMG_8405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1_LStpSSrsg/TpZZxJXOvAI/AAAAAAAABGA/G8fTyZrz4_0/s640/IMG_8405.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ipEVzmMIX1w/TpZZQDEKhrI/AAAAAAAABF4/YZ9M_BbN6EA/s1600/IMG_8404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ipEVzmMIX1w/TpZZQDEKhrI/AAAAAAAABF4/YZ9M_BbN6EA/s640/IMG_8404.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Love my lil' "punkin",</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xZW-2PWzTRU/TpZaDNAUrII/AAAAAAAABGI/TtC3tW6cmFs/s1600/Deborah.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xZW-2PWzTRU/TpZaDNAUrII/AAAAAAAABGI/TtC3tW6cmFs/s1600/Deborah.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><a href='http://www.somewhatsimple.com/' title='Somewhat Simple'><img alt='Somewhat Simple' src='http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a342/stephd757/linkpartythursday.png' /></a>DHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07425798740449105257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635115826780224588.post-38750782987969094112011-10-11T23:27:00.002-05:002011-10-12T10:01:28.214-05:00Halloween Can Be Pink!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have you missed us?? Sorry about just falling of the face of the Earth. We all got a little swept up in our lives for a while. I'm sure you can relate. In order to continue with our blog, but not overwhelm ourselves, we've decided this blog is going to be a low volume blog for a while. We'll post ideas when we have them, and give you time to peruse other sites when we don't. Just as we can't get 5 posts up a week, we figure you probably can't get 5 projects done in a week. :-) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I truly underestimated the amount of work 3 small kids and a house on the market would be. And Chelsea is finishing up her last semester on her MFA and getting ready for her final show. And Deborah just started a new job. So we're busy, no doubt...and looking forward to when the day comes that we have more time to blog!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Now see below, as Deborah has a great post about an adorable dress she made for Miss Heidi Sage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Not sure if you remember, but Heidi Sage had quite the Halloween wardrobe last year. And last year we went with the typical black/orange/white color combo. But THIS year, we decided to mix it up a bit and got with pink and black....she is a girl, after all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Chelsea found this fabric at <a href="http://citycraftonline.com/collection/haunted-house/the-ghastlies-b">City Craft</a> and the pattern at <a href="http://www.poppypatterns.com/piccadilly.htm">Poppy Patterns</a>. I have used this pattern several times for Heidi Sage. The pattern has three different sleeves. For Heidi Sage I used the Bell Sleeve and for Emery (who also got a tiny version of this dress) I used the Short Puffed Sleeve. My mom also helped me make these dresses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UzsdskVA-0A/Tnt9Esi13kI/AAAAAAAABEs/vjfd53CLulc/s1600/dhs2+2011+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UzsdskVA-0A/Tnt9Esi13kI/AAAAAAAABEs/vjfd53CLulc/s640/dhs2+2011+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is a very simple to dress to make. Very good for the novoice sewer. Hint Hint, Courtney. Chelsea chose three fabrics. The main part of the dress will be <a href="http://citycraftonline.com/collection/haunted-house/the-ghastlies-b">gray</a>, the sleeves are pink and all the bias strips will be black.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_G8GvCDUiBs/TnqT2MKhRoI/AAAAAAAABBY/mJi4Wwn9L7Q/s1600/Bloys+2011+045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_G8GvCDUiBs/TnqT2MKhRoI/AAAAAAAABBY/mJi4Wwn9L7Q/s640/Bloys+2011+045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We made several different sizes of bias strips.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g5KhWpTn-fU/TnqdfCRSHXI/AAAAAAAABBk/mvYCcqftB7c/s1600/dhs+2011+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g5KhWpTn-fU/TnqdfCRSHXI/AAAAAAAABBk/mvYCcqftB7c/s640/dhs+2011+011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
The front/back dress is one pattern piece.<br />
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The sleeve makes the second pattern piece.<br />
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Pin the sleeves to the front and back of the dress and sew together. This pattern comes with well written instructions for construction...no reason for me to go recreating the wheel, so to speak.<br />
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Sew the side seams.<br />
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This is the bias piece for the sleeve that makes the bell.<br />
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Top stitch to sleeve and add the elastic. The pattern does not show this version. I added this for decoration. The pattern gives you measurements for the elastic lengths.<br />
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Also added bias to bottom for decoration.<br />
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I also added bias to the neck. The pattern shows how to make a casing by folding the fabric to the inside.<br />
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This is a picture of the finished hem.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Added some sparkles to the front of the dress using my Candy Cane.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m6IUhefU-DA/Tnt-h0EUzMI/AAAAAAAABE8/fut3Znm2aRU/s1600/dhs+2011+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m6IUhefU-DA/Tnt-h0EUzMI/AAAAAAAABE8/fut3Znm2aRU/s640/dhs+2011+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Ready for Heidi Sage. <br />
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This is little Emery's dress.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Happily Haunting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tnaN-SLocuc/To0u4R9KeRI/AAAAAAAABFY/hMf2caED1Ks/s1600/Deborah.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tnaN-SLocuc/To0u4R9KeRI/AAAAAAAABFY/hMf2caED1Ks/s1600/Deborah.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<a href="http://sewmuchado.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy351/jdsmit21/SMAbuttonWDIWargylecopy-1.jpg" /></a>DHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07425798740449105257noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635115826780224588.post-13385059759917652192011-06-21T19:33:00.001-05:002011-06-24T15:33:39.698-05:00Homemade Cereal Bars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My little Heidi Sage has a favorite food...well lots of favorite foods. But one that I buy a lot of is cereal bars. In fact, the general rule at our house is that if you go to the store, you always get some milk and cereal bars...no. matter. what. If we're not out yet, we will be soon enough.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In an effort to feel as if I were providing her a healthier option, I decided I needed to start making them myself so I would know exactly what was going into them...and see if I could save some money.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The recipe I finally came up with was one I got from my friend Heather. She had gotten it from allrecipes.com and had already done about a dozen trial runs tweaking the recipe each time. I took her version and tweaked it a bit more to my kids' tastes. Feel free to use as is...or tweak some more! :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>Homemade Cereal Bars</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4 cups rolled oats</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 cup whole wheat flour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 teaspoon baking soda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1/4 cup dark brown sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 tablespoons flax seed meal</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 tablespoons cinnamon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 cup unsweetened applesauce</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 sticks butter (melted)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1/2 c. amber agave nectar (see picture below, could also use Honey)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1/2 c. peanut butter (or almond butter)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 teaspoon vanilla extract</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spreadable fruit (see picture below)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Preheat oven to 325.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First thing I did was the pulse the rolled oats 2 cups at a time through my food processor. My kids like a smoother texture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-khNdO1LJOAk/TgEmzIpXehI/AAAAAAAAA9M/4vS6eQpW-Ww/s1600/IMG_7520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-khNdO1LJOAk/TgEmzIpXehI/AAAAAAAAA9M/4vS6eQpW-Ww/s640/IMG_7520.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
When I was done it looked about like this.<br />
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We then added all the remaining dry ingredients: 1 c. wheat flour, 1 t. baking soda, 2 T. flax seed meal, 2 T. cinnamon, and 1/4 c. dark brown sugar. Mix it all together good, then add all the wet ingredients, 2 sticks melted butter, 1/2 c. agave, 1 c. applesauce, 1 t. vanilla, and 1/2 c. peanut butter.<br />
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I then lined a 9x13 pan and an 8x8 pan (not pictured) with parchment paper to allow easy removal after cooking. I took 1 3/4 cups of the dough and mashed it flat into the 9x13 pan (the 8x8 pan takes 1 c. of dough). This is quite a thin layer. It will puff up some during cooking, but I was trying to mimic the thinness of a store bought cereal bar. To keep the dough from sticking to your hands, pour about a 1/2 - 1 teaspoon of cooking oil (I used canola) and coat your hands with it.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cook for 20-25 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oo9vbqfrPws/TgEp44V1m4I/AAAAAAAAA98/WvI_t0ZowPs/s1600/IMG_7531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oo9vbqfrPws/TgEp44V1m4I/AAAAAAAAA98/WvI_t0ZowPs/s640/IMG_7531.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Remove from oven and spread a thin layer of spreadable fruit all over the hot oat mixture.<br />
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You will use another 1 3/4 cups of the dough to create the top layer for the 9x13 pan (and 1 c. for the 8x8 pan). I took a fistful at a time, mashed it flat in my hands and then pieced it together across the top of the spreadable fruit. Trying to mash it down on the fruit makes it spread and squish everywhere. Place back in the over for another 20-25 minutes.<br />
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Once it is done baking, let them cool for about 15 minutes in the pan then remove and continue cooling on the counter.<br />
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Once completely cooled, use a pizza roller to cut the bars into your desired serving size.<br />
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I made both strawberry and blackberry bars. My kids and I gobbled them up quickly and have already made more batches.<br />
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I hope you find yourself in the kitchen whipping these up soon!<br />
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Yum,<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xJJz32J-f_4/TgE4KrSi1SI/AAAAAAAAA-c/pkFcizWn6LY/s1600/Courtney.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xJJz32J-f_4/TgE4KrSi1SI/AAAAAAAAA-c/pkFcizWn6LY/s1600/Courtney.png" /></a></div>DHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07425798740449105257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635115826780224588.post-71258318723403277882011-06-13T08:13:00.002-05:002011-06-13T08:20:50.857-05:00Sno Cones! (Minus the Syrup)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I think back on my childhood, one of the summer memories that jumps to the front of my mind is gathering up a couple of bucks, heading down to Main Street, and getting a Sno Cone from Ms. RuthAnn. On one of those scorching Texas summer days, it was a sweet relief with all its cold sugary goodness. Just thinking about it makes me want a blue coconut, strawberry one. Mmm-mmmm...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I would love to share that past time with my kids. HOWEVER, when I think of getting one for my kids all I can see is a cup of colored sugar that will bring me grief for the next 4 to 6 hours as my kids bounce off of the walls in a crazed sugar-filled hysteria. No, thank you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But never one to deprive my kids of summer happiness, I've come up with my own solution. This is just as tasty, just as loved, possibly cheaper, and made at home...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To make it all you need is a liter of Club Soda and a container of 100% juice frozen concentrate. I love this Old Orchard brand. We made the Blueberry Pomegranate last night, which my kids LOVED, and in the freezer I still have Cranberry Raspberry and Apple Passion Mango. And for a yummy treat at breakfast offer your kids the Pineapple Orange. Yum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now, the club soda is the magic ingredient here. If you've ever frozen fruit juice you know it comes out hard as a rock. With the carbonation in the club soda, it freezes differently. Softer, if you will. Possibly a bit airy. Whatever you want to call it, it's the secret to a good homemade Sno Cone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Slowly mix the club soda and the thawed juice concentrate. Slowly is the key...and in a container big enough to hold both. Otherwise you'll have a bubbly mess overflowing everywhere. Trust me.<br />
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Next, pour it into containers that it can freeze in smaller portions. I used a silicon muffin tin and plastic ice cube trays. Either works fine.<br />
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After they freeze, pop out the desired amount (we used three "muffins" per drink) and pulse them through the food processor. I believe a blender would work just as well, though you may have to add a little liquid to get it going.<br />
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Pulsing...<br />
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Pulsing.... He can already taste it. He's been dreaming about this ever since I put it in the freezer six hours before.<br />
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All ready for the gobbling.<br />
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...and it's gobbled.<br />
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I love these because they're yummy, cold, cheap, and NO ADDED SUGAR...just the natural sugars from the fruit juice. Let me know if you try them...you can even post a pic on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dressing-Heidi-Sage/157488104283609?ref=ts">FaceBook wall</a> of your little ones gobbling them up!<br />
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Now, for my next experiment...frozen margaritas...<br />
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Happy cooling off,<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Deborah just started a new job, so her blog time has been minimal. She has been working on her garden, though. And even has some guest projects from her mother, our Grammy. Those should be posted shortly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chelsea is in Europe. She's been attending fashion shows, meeting designers, and other dreamy things. She'll be back in the states in July, so it may be a while before we hear from her. Hopefully, she'll have some amazing things to share with us when she gets back. I enjoy living vicariously through her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I have my house on the market. UGH!!! Cleaning house has never been my strong suit, but it's especially hard when the expectations are for it to be spotless....while tending to three children under five. And I have about decided my kids have it out for me. While I'm in one room cleaning up one mess, they're usually in another room making another one. It's a vicious cycle...and I may surely lose my mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The past couple of days I have dared to make a bit of a mess here and there, but only ones I could clean up very quickly should someone call for a showing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yesterday we painted rocks for our pumpkin patch. Painting rocks is one of Clinton's favorite things to do. And all was going well until Heidi Sage decided to start painting the patio furniture, the chair cushions, and the deck. Oh well...at least she's cute...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Today we made cupcakes. To simplify and keep it easy we used a box mix and canned frosting. They don't taste quite the same to a distinguished palette, but the kids do not care one teeny tiny bit. To make them extra special, I got out my super fancy Ziploc sandwich bags, filled them with icing, cut off a tiny corner, and swirled the icing. I let the kiddos take care of the sprinkles...<br />
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Hope you're keeping busy this RIDICULOUSLY hot summer!<br />
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As part of the summer wear I put together for Heidi Sage, I made this Ice Cream Bubble. Courtney loves one piece outfits because they're easy to throw on, and hard for Heidi Sage to take off...and our sweet girl has found a love for her birthday suit! :-)<br />
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Once again I am using an old, old pattern. I am sure you can find something simular. This was something I thought would make a cute summer play outfit. I used the dress version last summer and thought I would try the bloomers for this summer. This is a pretty simple pattern as there are no zippers or buttons. The outfit only ties at the top. I'm not sure Courtney could make it, but a fairly novice seamstress should be able to put this together.<br />
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As you can see it's not only adorable, but perfect for play!<br />
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Summer Sweetness,<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last fall Clinton's friends, Charlotte and Schaefer, had their 3rd Birthday and invited us for the celebration. Their mother threw the cutest party and my kids LOVED it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The idea is that everyone brings their own ride on toy, as indicated on the invitation; and the kids spend the whole party just riding around. And do you know what two hours of outdoor busyness equates to....A NAP! Best. Party. EVER! :-D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First things first, a circle drive works best. This one was at one of our local country clubs.</div><br />
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Next, is setting up little stations for the kids to stop at...<br />
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Here was a bucket of toy tools. The kids loved stopping to fix their bikes!<br />
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Here there were streamers and ribbons for the kids to decorate the rides with.<br />
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Another idea for a station is a car wash. I think there are two ways you could go here. Simple--grab 10 or so spray bottles at the dollar store, fill them water, and set them out with rags for the kids to wash their rides. A little more difficult-- build an archway out of PVC with some blue fabric streamers hanging down. Accompany it with a bubble machine and the kids will feel like they're riding through a car wash!<br />
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Any other ideas you have add to our comment section....we'd love to hear them!<br />
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There were also a few road signs along the way...<br />
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</div> My kids truly had a blast! The best part was there's no activity planning, or schedule to keep, or worrying if this kid or that wants to play this game or that. Everyone brings what they like to ride on....and they ride!<br />
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After lots and lots of riding around, we went into the club house for some cupcakes and milk. Heidi Sage had no problems partaking in this particular activity.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to the above mentioned ideas, all you need are some balloons and bottles of water for your guests (it can get pretty toasty in the really warm months...hydration is good!).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I love this idea because you can make it as simple or overboard as you want, it can be very budget friendly, and it keeps the kids busy....and makes them tired. If only I had a warm-weather birthday baby...sigh.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be keeping my eye out for other awesome birthday party ideas as we make our way from party to party this year.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have been cleaning out my mother-in-law's house and I have found several treasures. In a box of her sewing items I found 2 demin iron on patches with a bullrider. I decided since my husband Clint was a bull rider, she probably had bought those for me when I was pregnant thinking that we might have a boy...but that didn't happen. We didn't even get a Tom-Boy. We got two prissy britches....that we dearly love. Anyway...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not wanting them to go to waste, I decided to use them for my grandsons, Clinton and Rex.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I ironed each patch on a shirt and used a close zig zag stitch around the outside. Super simple. I know you can by these types of patches at your local fabric/crafts stores. Rex got his sewn on a white onesie. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pV-k32FFlGQ/TZlALZ37YbI/AAAAAAAAAwA/ZkVhX5XL7y8/s1600/IMG_1270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pV-k32FFlGQ/TZlALZ37YbI/AAAAAAAAAwA/ZkVhX5XL7y8/s640/IMG_1270.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Clinton got his sewn onto a red shirt down in the bottom corner...since he refuses to tuck in anything! Found the demin shorts at Target.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also decided to try Chelsea's <a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2010/10/cute-little-baby-gifts.html">freezer paper idea</a> to make Clinton a shirt. Clinton loves the Texas Longhorns (which I'm sure has nothing to do with his mother brainwashing him), so I traced a longhorn onto my freezer paper and cut out my design. With the shiny side down I ironed it to the shirt and got out my fabric paint. When using a dark shirt you should also use a dark paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had a few problems but seem to make it work anyway. Note to self-- If using a paint brush to apply your paint you should never spread the paint from the inside toward your pattern edges because the paint will seep under the edges. Always paint in! I found the camo shorts at Target.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PW_6nzaKWlk/TZlFf_E4VxI/AAAAAAAAAww/RIOtYCHJp3M/s1600/IMG_1269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PW_6nzaKWlk/TZlFf_E4VxI/AAAAAAAAAww/RIOtYCHJp3M/s640/IMG_1269.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Crazy 'bout our boys,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_eJUSU7cu2U/TcjH6cXhVhI/AAAAAAAAIYY/gtNzfbY-hXQ/s1600/Deborah.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_eJUSU7cu2U/TcjH6cXhVhI/AAAAAAAAIYY/gtNzfbY-hXQ/s1600/Deborah.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>DHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07425798740449105257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635115826780224588.post-73796167656627898422011-05-02T00:35:00.002-05:002011-05-02T00:42:55.758-05:00Pretty In Paisley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">When Heidi Sage turned 2 a few weeks ago I knew the perfect gift for her was some cute new outfits. Even at 2, she already loves clothes. Some may say we've created a monster, but I think she's pretty cute! This paisley dress was one of the outfits she received in her birthday package from me (Aunt Zsazsie) and Uncle Brian.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">I bought the paisley fabric a long time ago and I cut out a dress for me that I never ended up sewing. I then gave the leftover fabric to my mom and she made Courtney a skirt. I came across my unfinished dress and decided to make something for Heidi Sage. I had to use the skirt portion of my unfinished dress to cut out the main part of the dress. I then found some red contrast fabric and also used the leftover pink contrast fabric used for the <a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2011/04/pretty-puppies.html">dog outfits</a>. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_6AEpgphj-E/TZfov8itWgI/AAAAAAAAAvI/5RQIJQw1c-0/s1600/IMG_1475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_6AEpgphj-E/TZfov8itWgI/AAAAAAAAAvI/5RQIJQw1c-0/s640/IMG_1475.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">For the dress I used Butterick 3477. I shortened the dress and added an additional band at the bottom to display both of my contrast fabrics</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wEvDW9HP8KQ/TZvN0nQmHVI/AAAAAAAAAyI/ZyDbWiqaA-s/s1600/IMG_0714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wEvDW9HP8KQ/TZvN0nQmHVI/AAAAAAAAAyI/ZyDbWiqaA-s/s640/IMG_0714.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />
Her outfit is completed with her cute hair flower. It got a little out of hand when I was making it, and it became more of a hat than a bow:) But after a Royal Wedding Weekend, I'm ready to bring hats back anyway...or should I say "fascinator"?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zimmLXt3msA/TZfpJj0rcdI/AAAAAAAAAvM/tpeH6t72kr0/s1600/IMG_1471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zimmLXt3msA/TZfpJj0rcdI/AAAAAAAAAvM/tpeH6t72kr0/s640/IMG_1471.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Remember back in the fall when I had purchased all those different color leggings? Well, they have been handy. It was chilly this particular morning so we added the leggings for some warmth, just as cute with or without the leggings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n854DTNUI2k/TZfmOy-P9_I/AAAAAAAAAus/9YOVcztmMdQ/s1600/IMG_1385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n854DTNUI2k/TZfmOy-P9_I/AAAAAAAAAus/9YOVcztmMdQ/s640/IMG_1385.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a big bag of Skittles, some small pill ziploc bags, stickers, a few hair clips for some of the girl eggs, and some pink paper for little notes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We packaged up the skittles, put together a few stickers, folded up our notes, and put our little packages together.<br />
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Once the eggs were packed, I taped around the seams with Scotch tape. I made small address labels to put on the egg out of white sticker labels. And I adhered a 98 cent stamp and a Forever stamp for shipping.<br />
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Clinton dropped them in the big blue mail box at the Post Office. <br />
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He thought it was awesome.<br />
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Once we got home, he decided he also wanted to send some to his Bebe and Hop (my parents). He picked out special items for their eggs. Hop got Skittles and a Matchbox race car out of his highly coveted car collection. Bebe got Strawberry Shortcake stickers and a Dora Matchbox Jeep. Clinton's been trying to get rid of that "girl" car ever since it found its way into our house. :-) I put extra postage on those...hopefully they'll make it!<br />
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Feel free to check out the <a href="http://www.giverslog.com/?p=10773">original post</a> I found to see more ideas of things you could put in your eggs.<br />
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Hoppy Mailings,<br />
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</div>DHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07425798740449105257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635115826780224588.post-65156307073194764102011-04-19T23:23:00.002-05:002011-04-19T23:28:20.186-05:00Beach TowelEach year Rodney and Courtney take a trip to the beach with his family. Each time they have a new child that needs his or hers own personal beach towel.<br />
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This year Rodney and Courtney decided to take a spring break beach trip so I decided to jump in for the fun filled adventure. But first... we have a new baby who will need a beach towel.<br />
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I found a plain beach towel and used <a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2010/11/ho-ho-ho-knit-applique.html">knit applique</a>. I first cut out my dinosaur pattern. Then I cut out my sail boat to fit the dinosaur. I added his name before attaching to the towel. I did not get one picture of him laying on his towel but did get some cute pictures of him at the beach.<br />
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In an effort to keep her on track, I came up with an idea for something I could make for Heidi Sage that would give us the same effect...without an uproar from Courtney's "Budget Committee"...aka Rodney. :-)<br />
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I bought this pattern years ago and never used it for my girls so I am using it for Heidi Sage.<br />
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I thought this would be the perfect pattern to use to make HS some beach attire. The fabric was from one of Chelsea's projects and she gave me the left overs.<br />
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The fabric for this outfit was scraps from an outfit I made for Julianne when she was little. I hope Julianne doesn't mind that I used her scraps. Julianne is a special friend to our family. When she was a little girl Chelsea and I would make her Halloween Costumes every year and we also made her dress up clothes. As well as some other outfits. When I was sewing for Julianne the girls were in high and college and no longer needing me to make them outfits. Courtney was always worried that I would run out of ideas before she had her children....looks like she was wrong. Just sayin'.<br />
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In this photo HS's big brother Clinton digging in a big sand hole.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since you probably can't buy the first pattern (shown above) I used these two patterns and got the same results. For the bloomers I used Simplicity 9784 and I shortened the Poppy Patterns dress into a short top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JmEMF6FxE4Y/TZlDmPr8vgI/AAAAAAAAAwc/cKPf6M7snhM/s1600/IMG_1272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JmEMF6FxE4Y/TZlDmPr8vgI/AAAAAAAAAwc/cKPf6M7snhM/s640/IMG_1272.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feelin' Bubbly,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aDhEapuxvDU/TZfv0okzrOI/AAAAAAAAAv4/1lm0TtseVdE/s1600/Deborah.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aDhEapuxvDU/TZfv0okzrOI/AAAAAAAAAv4/1lm0TtseVdE/s1600/Deborah.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Amanda has a tear-jerking story that she is making peace with by making a difference. I love people like that. You can read her story <a href="http://todaystoptwenty.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-super-special-and-important.html">here</a>.<br />
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Gabe's Gift is something everyone can help with. A great way to practice your sewing skills and do something for others. I don't know about you, but I love multi-tasking. :-D<br />
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I have already committed myself to one blanket...which I need to get started on. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I'm taking suggestions for a "theme" for my blanket. What sounds fun to you???</span></b><br />
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</div>DHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07425798740449105257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635115826780224588.post-74484805281996491272011-04-10T22:29:00.003-05:002011-04-10T22:37:48.449-05:00Daisy CrazyChelsea sent me a box with 2 daisy prints and some checked gingham for me to make Heidi Sage something for spring. I decided she would need an outfit to take on our spring break trip so I changed up the fabric combinations for the spring and will soon be adding a different top for the summer.<br />
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I found the knit jacket at Wal-mart. I decided to use one of Chelsea's ideas from one of her <a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2011/03/baby-shower-gifts-for-jill.html">previous posts</a>. I added a knit flower to the jacket and used embroidery thread to stitch around the flower and added a button for the center of the flower. I got my mom (Jean Zimmer/Grammy) to help out. She did the stitching around the flower while I worked on some other project.<br />
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For the pants I took a plain elastic pant and cut the pattern shorter and added a ruffle. The ruffle is 45" long for each leg. I cut some bias strips to sew above the ruffle and added some rick rack.<br />
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For the <a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2010/10/hair-bow-tutorial-giveaway.html">bow</a> I used gray and white dot ribbon with a smaller yellow bow on top with a small daisy made out of knit topped with a yellow button.<br />
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I decided to also make Courtney a coorinating shirt to wear when Heidi Sage is wearing her Daisy Outfit. So I got my mom busy stitching around the two flowers we put on Courtney's Shirt. I found this shirt at Academy. They come in lots of colors for around 6 bucks. Nice and heavy also.<br />
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Courtney is a HUGE fan of big ruffles on the bottoms of pants for little girls. I wasn't so sure, but don't you know we got stopped over and over while in Destin so that people could tell us how cute her outfit was. I guess Courtney does know a thing or two...now and then. :-)<br />
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I used the cute dog print for the top and the contrast pink print for the pants and ruffle. <br />
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Jill, her husband, and Miss A are all dog lovers, in fact, they have their very own herd of sweet, gigantic dogs at home. Three German Shephards and a Golden Retriever to be exact.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I used See & Sew Pattern B5199. I love this pattern! It's cute, it's fast, and it's easy! I made dress B but I shortened it slightly and added a ruffled band to the bottom with a cotton ric-rac trim. I highly recommend this pattern, even for beginners (hint, hint, Courtney)!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4a7RGWT-C6k/TZvHxG02NbI/AAAAAAAAAyA/CGsiaMDUBSY/s1600/IMG_0713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4a7RGWT-C6k/TZvHxG02NbI/AAAAAAAAAyA/CGsiaMDUBSY/s640/IMG_0713.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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The truth is making outfits for Heidi Sage (and company) is not the only thing we do! Gasp! Turns out we do a whole lot of other things...and we've decided to start sharing those with you, too.<br />
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For example, Chelsea is often working on garments that are not just for kids. And Deborah likes to garden. And I have a tendency to throw a few meals on the table each week. <br />
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To get us started, I decided to pull an old post from an old blog I used to write...but now avoid. :-) I was reminded of this post a few weeks ago as I sat in a committee meeting and tried volunteering myself to make 600 cake balls for a charity event. Turns out my fellow committee members were more aware of my insanity than I was. They decided to take another route since I had three kids to tend to.<br />
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After I got home, I went back and read this post about when I had made 600 cake balls for Chelsea's wedding. Really glad I'm not making 600 this week...<br />
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Have you ever agreed to a project that you were very excited about, but found out about halfway through that maybe you would have rather agreed to poke your eyes out with a fork??</div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">About a year or so ago, we ALL started planning a wedding. My sister Chelsea's wedding. During some discussions it was brought up that Brian's favorite kind of cake was not really cake, but cake balls. And somewhere in that discussion it was decided that the groom's cake should be made of cake balls. And somewhere else in that discussion we came up with a figure that would be needed based on how many cake balls Chelsea can eat in one sitting. And from that point we moved forward to see what it would cost to order each guest the number of cake balls that CHELSEA can eat in one sitting. And through that calculation we came up with a cost of approximately $4,000. Gasp.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">First mistake--don't ever base anyone else's eating capabilities on what Chelsea can do. She eats like horse and looks like a freakin' bean pole. You see, Chelsea can eat 8 cake balls in one sitting....yes, EIGHT. And when you break it down, that's 1/3 of a cake. No one....and I mean NO ONE eats 1/3 of a cake at a wedding....so our calculations were a bit off. But it was too late....we had run with them...</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So, anyway....somewhere in all those discussions, I agreed to make these 600 cake balls. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">But you see, <a href="http://www.bakerella.com/category/pops-bites/cake-balls/">Bakerella</a> had made it look so easy. You just bake...then shred....then mix....then roll....then freeze....then dip. Easy peasy pumpkin pie, right?</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So, for the past year every event I have gone to where I have been asked to bring something, I have taken cake balls. I've made cream cheese cake balls, red velvet cake balls, chocolate-chocolate cake balls....you get the picture. But making one batch of cake balls is much different than making 600.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Here's what 616 (plus the dozen or so eaten by bystanders) cake balls look like prior to a careful, artful creation. The amount of ingredients alone should have been a huge red flag....but I was still in that, "I'm so happy to do this for my baby sister and her hubby-to-be" state of mind.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S9462bWfD2I/AAAAAAAAHps/4n6LeUAFmF8/s1600/IMG_3394.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466871704403775330" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S9462bWfD2I/AAAAAAAAHps/4n6LeUAFmF8/s400/IMG_3394.jpg" style="height: 240px; width: 360px;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S9462Ohe-8I/AAAAAAAAHpk/483RHDuAhg8/s1600/IMG_3393.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466871700960246722" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S9462Ohe-8I/AAAAAAAAHpk/483RHDuAhg8/s400/IMG_3393.jpg" style="height: 240px; width: 360px;" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S94613Wk1BI/AAAAAAAAHpc/09qnF6UlzU0/s1600/IMG_3392.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466871694740476946" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S94613Wk1BI/AAAAAAAAHpc/09qnF6UlzU0/s400/IMG_3392.jpg" style="height: 240px; width: 360px;" /></a></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I spent two straight days of baking 16 cake mixes...in a kitchen that's under construction, no less. Not sure I'll ever bake another cake again...maybe just pies from here on out. :-)</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S947b0BN9nI/AAAAAAAAHp0/24E2Pxb79l4/s1600/IMG_3395.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466872346680620658" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S947b0BN9nI/AAAAAAAAHp0/24E2Pxb79l4/s640/IMG_3395.jpg" style="height: 240px; width: 360px;" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">During those two days, I also shredded each of the cakes and mixed them with the appropriate flavor of icing. We had Chocolate-Peanut Butter and German Chocolate...the groom's two favorite flavors. Happy to oblige, I was.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S948VQnKBjI/AAAAAAAAHp8/fEoioOo18bo/s1600/IMG_3400.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466873333608482354" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S948VQnKBjI/AAAAAAAAHp8/fEoioOo18bo/s640/IMG_3400.jpg" style="height: 240px; width: 360px;" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I spent a whole third day doing nothing but dipping and topping my little prizes.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S948leZCegI/AAAAAAAAHqE/exB6YXWWwUU/s1600/IMG_3415.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466873612185270786" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ucms0qNW_rk/S948leZCegI/AAAAAAAAHqE/exB6YXWWwUU/s1600/IMG_3415.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">To be honest I only dipped about 550 of them, because we didn't have enough boxes to pack them in...but I still like the ring of 600, so I tell that story.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">After carefully packing each of the hand rolled, hand dipped treasures into their boxes, we packed them in coolers so they could stay unmelted during the 400 mile trek from my parents' house to Austin. I was just glad I didn't make those in Nashville and try to board a plane with 600 cake balls and two toddlers...can you imagine the crazy that would have come out of my eyes?</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Anyway....I was feeling really good about myself for having finished such a big project and being able to contribute such an important piece to the reception. I realize it wasn't "THE Wedding Cake", but it was the Groom's Cake....so it was almost as important.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">But I'll have to admit I was a bit taken aback when I saw the presentation of the cake balls. Actually, I'll be honest...I lost my breath for a moment. I had been informed that the cake balls would be resting beautifully on a tiered platter. I had imagined 200-300 of those sweet puppies being displayed at once....oh, what a grand presentation that would be.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I walked in looking for this tower of perfection. I looked left. I looked right. I looked around the room about five times and there was not a single grand tower of chocolate anywhere. And then over in the corner, barely peeking up off the table, I saw it. A small tiered platter that held no more than 37-39 cake balls at a time. A sad little tear trickled down my cheek... could this really be? Did I slave for three days hunched over an endless supply of cake balls for such a small display that was so easy to miss?</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Indeed, I had. I wiped my tear. Remembered this day was not about me. And headed upstairs to help the bride button 427 buttons down the back of her dress.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I will say, the compliments about the cake balls throughout the night were endless, and greatly appreciated. We, of course, over estimated our audience's cake ball consumption by about 450, but the cake balls were passed on to others and joy was spread beyond the walls of just our celebration....</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And isn't that what life is really about? Sharing the love... Indeed it is.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Cheers,</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/305/4B380D30725AE6AAE63A1138E86ED18C.png" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; cursor: move;" /></a></div></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07239216955444627758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635115826780224588.post-7910802757395041502011-03-17T20:57:00.002-05:002011-03-17T21:02:42.422-05:00Head Band with Bow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soooo...you may have noticed Heidi Sage hasn't gone a day in her life without a bow. Seriously. Ever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And maybe you're thinking, but my baby doesn't have hair...how do I get her to wear a bow? That's where the magic of a headband comes in. And with just the right adjustment, a headband can be made for interchangeable bows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes I can't find headbands small enough for a baby head so I will purchase a regular headband and make it smaller. I cut the headband at the seam.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZfM_dBRcJq4/TVy64OcFyaI/AAAAAAAAApQ/JOlQZu3dmf0/s1600/dhs+181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZfM_dBRcJq4/TVy64OcFyaI/AAAAAAAAApQ/JOlQZu3dmf0/s640/dhs+181.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cut off the extra based on the baby's head measurement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OADI9VuVUjs/TVy7MaF_6-I/AAAAAAAAApY/o4YfNRNondM/s1600/dhs+182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OADI9VuVUjs/TVy7MaF_6-I/AAAAAAAAApY/o4YfNRNondM/s640/dhs+182.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On this one I decided to add a name. When adding a name you will want to move the seam from the center to the edge, creating a flat front and back. This one was for my great-niece, Canyon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6mH21upiiI/TVy7gnWudRI/AAAAAAAAApc/oUnTnNvqew4/s1600/dhs+183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6mH21upiiI/TVy7gnWudRI/AAAAAAAAApc/oUnTnNvqew4/s640/dhs+183.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When sewing the headband back together I make the seam to the outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oMMdaydfB-w/TVy7xYrjAvI/AAAAAAAAApk/1E3sbD5fyS4/s1600/dhs+184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oMMdaydfB-w/TVy7xYrjAvI/AAAAAAAAApk/1E3sbD5fyS4/s640/dhs+184.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I lay the seam flat, pull the outer edges together on the outside of the headband, and hand stitch together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mLLTUoubWvU/TVy8CnjuuNI/AAAAAAAAApo/ELcltwnFOm8/s1600/dhs+185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mLLTUoubWvU/TVy8CnjuuNI/AAAAAAAAApo/ELcltwnFOm8/s640/dhs+185.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This makes a place to insert a hair clip/hair bow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7rDyuaR3X60/TVy8cje5WEI/AAAAAAAAAps/UIASzqorHhw/s1600/dhs+186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7rDyuaR3X60/TVy8cje5WEI/AAAAAAAAAps/UIASzqorHhw/s640/dhs+186.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made a hair bow to match the headband. I used my bear to do the modeling because Canyon was not available. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WJ_lh9u4MBo/TVy8vYz0KAI/AAAAAAAAAp0/tusjhAITLcQ/s1600/dhs+188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WJ_lh9u4MBo/TVy8vYz0KAI/AAAAAAAAAp0/tusjhAITLcQ/s640/dhs+188.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And it's really great for the church nursery or preschool....because their name is literally written on their head! Ha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I Heart Headbands,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 13px;"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/320/3F25DDA36B8E6A209336DDE2D8B49BB4.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: move; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></div>DHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07425798740449105257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635115826780224588.post-83814682760645471942011-03-15T22:43:00.001-05:002011-03-15T22:56:56.343-05:00Baby Shower Gifts for JillMy friend Jill is getting ready to have baby girl #2. She already has Miss A, who's about to turn 3 and in just a few short weeks she'll be welcoming baby girl. My mom was in town visiting me on the weekend of the baby shower, so we put together some cute gifts for baby girl and a little surprise for Miss A.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made baby girl some onesies that went with knit pants and made matching hairbows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ay6B1gmnvQQ/TXPSo6iM_uI/AAAAAAAABmI/y3tfbj4exa4/s1600/IMG_0700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" l6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ay6B1gmnvQQ/TXPSo6iM_uI/AAAAAAAABmI/y3tfbj4exa4/s640/IMG_0700.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Daisy knit applique onesie with cute hat and bow. I made the bow with an alligator clip so that it can also be worn without the hat. Check out a previous tutorial to learn the process of<a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2010/12/cute-little-monster-for-my-favorite-big.html"> knit applique</a>. You can attach the applique to the shirt by machine stitching as the tutorial shows, or you can attach it by handsewing it with embroidery floss as I did on the daisy.<br />
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Reverse appliqe heart applique ones with leopard bow. Check out a previous tutorial to learn about <a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2010/12/cute-little-monster-for-my-favorite-big.html">reverse applique</a>.<br />
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Bow onesie and matching hairbow. Check out a previous tutorial to learn how to make the <a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2010/11/bow-onesie-and-easy-peasy-rectangle.html">bow onesie.</a><br />
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Knit applique flower onesie with crocheted lace accent. To learn how to make the adorable matching hairbows, visit Deborah's <a href="http://dressingheidisage.blogspot.com/2010/10/hair-bow-tutorial-giveaway.html">hairbow tutorial</a>.<br />
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Deborah made this precious bib with baby girl's first initial.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Deborah also made these adorable little matching dresses for the girls to wear this summer. They were a big hit at the baby shower!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4nbm6PS45cg/TXPQliOfs6I/AAAAAAAABmA/g5OCf5InbPI/s1600/IMG_0699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" l6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4nbm6PS45cg/TXPQliOfs6I/AAAAAAAABmA/g5OCf5InbPI/s640/IMG_0699.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started with these onesies I found at <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Faded-Glory-Newborn-Girls-9-Piece-Set/13912362">Wal-mart</a>. On the pink onesies I put flowers and on the purple onesies I used a ladybug.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o0OlldtU7jQ/TVyqoA65gcI/AAAAAAAAAl4/9Jti_jrJHe8/s1600/dhs+280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o0OlldtU7jQ/TVyqoA65gcI/AAAAAAAAAl4/9Jti_jrJHe8/s640/dhs+280.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To make the ladybug it takes alot of circles and ovals. I traced my circles and ovals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JLWjVu7XcD8/TVyq7JlggvI/AAAAAAAAAmA/Q_Kl74hHctM/s1600/dhs+141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JLWjVu7XcD8/TVyq7JlggvI/AAAAAAAAAmA/Q_Kl74hHctM/s640/dhs+141.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cut out my pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4dJKVkU6IBE/TVyrW2s99vI/AAAAAAAAAmE/Ab54XKiXSz8/s1600/dhs+142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4dJKVkU6IBE/TVyrW2s99vI/AAAAAAAAAmE/Ab54XKiXSz8/s640/dhs+142.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started with the center of the body first. Ironed it to the onesies and stitched it down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HR4J6wGk_wM/TVyrt3YNtnI/AAAAAAAAAmM/dog8AKV67Sc/s1600/dhs+143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HR4J6wGk_wM/TVyrt3YNtnI/AAAAAAAAAmM/dog8AKV67Sc/s640/dhs+143.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ironed on all the dots and stitched them on by hand with embroidery thread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0EYB6Dx988E/TVysFCwwxyI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/MQ41yS9bbDk/s1600/dhs+144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0EYB6Dx988E/TVysFCwwxyI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/MQ41yS9bbDk/s640/dhs+144.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ironed the wings down and stitched around them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_2XSonTgjys/TVysai6u41I/AAAAAAAAAmY/wEZFUH1_DpE/s1600/dhs+145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_2XSonTgjys/TVysai6u41I/AAAAAAAAAmY/wEZFUH1_DpE/s640/dhs+145.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I added the head.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hAeUOGnt--0/TVysu6StWmI/AAAAAAAAAmc/owKe5MDQtBA/s1600/dhs+146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hAeUOGnt--0/TVysu6StWmI/AAAAAAAAAmc/owKe5MDQtBA/s640/dhs+146.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stitched on some antennas with embroidery thread. Added some pants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b5uSX2HMP-Q/TVytBIpK1lI/AAAAAAAAAmk/2hhCER1ScB8/s1600/dhs+176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b5uSX2HMP-Q/TVytBIpK1lI/AAAAAAAAAmk/2hhCER1ScB8/s640/dhs+176.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next I did the pink onesies. I gathered my supplies; pattern, knit fabric, wonder under and thread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YKFTPjoKMuI/TVyuoRs6L3I/AAAAAAAAAmo/astcSgridwc/s1600/dhs+155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YKFTPjoKMuI/TVyuoRs6L3I/AAAAAAAAAmo/astcSgridwc/s640/dhs+155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Traced my pattern and cut out my pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-udUgX4293B0/TVyu7LMaJUI/AAAAAAAAAmw/2a6QOV8g-gc/s1600/dhs+156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-udUgX4293B0/TVyu7LMaJUI/AAAAAAAAAmw/2a6QOV8g-gc/s640/dhs+156.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next I ironed on the leaf and stitched around the outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DYutQ89qVl8/TVyxDoHLtVI/AAAAAAAAAnA/Cri5YHE5WTg/s1600/dhs+167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DYutQ89qVl8/TVyxDoHLtVI/AAAAAAAAAnA/Cri5YHE5WTg/s640/dhs+167.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ironed on the center of the flower and stitched it down before ironing the flower to the onesies. After ironing the flower down it stitched around the flower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xo3-AJFsWkA/TVyvR5R74BI/AAAAAAAAAm0/9POzox9OLjM/s1600/dhs+168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xo3-AJFsWkA/TVyvR5R74BI/AAAAAAAAAm0/9POzox9OLjM/s640/dhs+168.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bought some matching pants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CBCAZBAmvS4/TVyvppViXZI/AAAAAAAAAm8/UXFB68Y-Ebk/s1600/dhs+177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" j6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CBCAZBAmvS4/TVyvppViXZI/AAAAAAAAAm8/UXFB68Y-Ebk/s640/dhs+177.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love working with knits! It's completely different than working with wovens, and to be honest, it's a little scary until you have some experience. This is because you use completely different methods with knits than with wovens. I just got interested in working in knit about a year ago and now I'm in the middle of creating my MFA thesis show, which is ALL knit garments. Sometimes, though, I need a break from the complexity of what I do for professional work and I make things for little Miss Heidi Sage. I found these cute knits and made her some adorable little dresses to wear with her leggings. Heidi Sage really likes animals, so she has a good time telling people about the little birdies on these dresses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the dress I used the <a href="http://www.thetraintocrazy.com/2010/07/go-to-dress-pattern.html">Go To Dress pattern</a> from Andrea at <a href="http://www.thetraintocrazy.com/">The Train to Crazy</a>. You should check her out, she has great ideas and some free patterns! While I didn't use the pattern exactly as she created it, I did start with her pattern and wanted to give her credit for her great idea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This dress is very similar to Andrea's pattern, I simply removed the empire elastic casing and added a cute little pocket for Heidi Sage to carry around her treasures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-voUrxe_lQt4/TXKX6ot_YbI/AAAAAAAABlQ/P5eaf18W1jk/s1600/IMG_0648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-voUrxe_lQt4/TXKX6ot_YbI/AAAAAAAABlQ/P5eaf18W1jk/s640/IMG_0648.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EDthw49mqWc/TXKX6mEJrWI/AAAAAAAABlY/Egi1oqcxaxU/s1600/IMG_0649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EDthw49mqWc/TXKX6mEJrWI/AAAAAAAABlY/Egi1oqcxaxU/s640/IMG_0649.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On this dress I also started with Andrea's pattern but I eliminated the gathers at the neckline to make the dress more fitted. I also eliminated the shoulder ruffle and added contrast bands at the sleeve opening and the hem. I also added a little kangaroo patch pocket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W2ibY4TwMJ0/TXKX50r34cI/AAAAAAAABlA/Z_AWGAROjK0/s1600/IMG_0647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W2ibY4TwMJ0/TXKX50r34cI/AAAAAAAABlA/Z_AWGAROjK0/s640/IMG_0647.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really like making kids clothes because you can get really cute results without reinventing the wheel. I typically don't take the time to create complete new patterns for kids, I simply start with a stock pattern and make some simple modifications to get a new look! Make sure you check out Andrea at The Train to Crazy and get your own copy of the Go To Dress pattern.</div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/chelsearosesig.jpg" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></a><br />
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