Stash Bustin'

My mind has been filled with ideas of refashioning things in my wardrobe, but I couldn't squeeze in enough time today to bring those ideas to fruition. Dangit. I did, however, dive into my stash of charm packs and felt scraps and whipped up one of Retro Mama's pear pincushions. Me thinks my pins are much more happy in their new home :)!

On a completely different note... my big girl reached a crazy milestone today. She has given up her beloved "silky" for - get this - a pet hamster. "Teddy Bear" is the newest member of the family - pics to follow soon for our new arrival!

Let the Wardrobe Refashioning Begin!

Before my first child was born, I decided I was going to buy an outfit to wear home from the hospital. One, of course, that was not maternity. I ended up buying a pink "lounge set" online from the Gap that looked cute and comfy. When the day came to wear that outfit home, there I was with a post-partum belly that hung over the flimsy elastic, a drawstring that had to be double-tied to stay shut, and a kangaroo pocket top that only emphasized that I'd just had a baby. Nice.
It was a learning experience for me, for sure.
Lesson number one: don't ever buy something called a "lounge set" unless you intend to do nothing but lounge in it.
Lesson number two: Maternity clothes are perfectly acceptable to wear not only home from the hospital after baby is born, but for as long as you darn please. You did have a baby, after all. Take advantage of that four-inch wide elastic waistband as long as possible!
Anyhoo...
This pair of pants was the first thing I thought of when I decided to try Disney's T-Shirt Scarf. Here they are, pre-slaughter.

Ick.

And here they are after... wheee! This is my new favorite scarf! Dh's taking us all out for dinner tonight and I know exactly which pink lovely I'll have around my neck... thanks Disney for a great tutorial!

Off to go find more treasures in my closet!

We have some winners!

Congrats to aunt TT and Marina (The Mommy Homemaker) for winning the You Can Make This giveaway!

Greetings from Pettiskirt Hell

I spent my afternoon ripping out seams on what seem like miles of pink chiffon, destined one day to be a gorgeous pettiskirt. What began as this:


ended up as this, after I realized that I did a little too much gathering on the second tier of the pettiskirt. All 468 inches of it. Yeah. Just when I hit that point when I was screaming inside "WHYYY???!!! Why did I decide to make these?!"... I remembered. These two little chickies are worth all the effort, and the glee in their voices when they finally put the famous pettiskirts on will totally be worth it.
It's started out as a rather crafty little year thus far, pettiskirt disaster and all. I actually picked up my knitting needles and cast on for the first time in a very very long time. I'm using the Rowan Cashsoft that I scored on ebay to make the Kim Hargreaves sweater but after careful consideration of a pattern that uses size 1 needles, I changed my mind. I'm using a free lace pattern from Jimmy Bean's Wool. It's meant for larger needles, but I wanted to use my lovely Rosewood needles (thanks hubby) so I sacrificed size for the warmth of wood. It's knitting up nicely, and I must admit, it's rather comforting returning to my yarn and needles. It's been far too long. Looks like 2010 is off to a great handmade start...

On another note... I'm thinking of changing the blog background to something a little softer. I know I'd lose the fab MNATO look, but I'm itchin' for a change. Whaddya think??