Dresses....dresses...dresses

I haven't blogged in awhile because I have been really busy.  Life is good though. Below are the most recent dresses that I have completed.  I am SOOOOOOOOOO sick of this pattern.  After I make a birthday dress this weekend, I will retire this pattern for awhile!

Valentine Dresses!

Thanksgiving Dresses!

Texas Rangers Dress!  Lilith wore this to one of the playoff games against the Yankees!

Another Thanksgiving Dress!

Flower Girl Dresses!

OU Dress for my sweet niece Emma!

It's a Wonderful World

I have been super busy lately.  I rarely have even a few minutes in the evening to myself.   We joined a gym, and I am trying to work off all of this baby weight.  Can you still call it baby weight two years after the baby is born? I am just wondering.   So, we spend at least an hour a night at the gym.

I have been trying to sew on the weekends.  I have even opened up my little Etsy shop.  My Etsy Shop

Here are a few of the things I have made as of late:

New Stuff Coming

I haven't blogged in forever.  I haven't had time to do much of anything.  I am really excited about our new netbook.  I can do my work on the computer at night in bed with Lilith.  It makes life a lot easier!

I am working on a lot of new projects and clothes.   They will be available on Etsy! :)

Birthday Party

Mason turned two, and we went to his party!  Lilith and Tanner had a great time.  It was very, very crowded.  I was afraid that I was going to lose my kiddos there.  I think that Mason had a great time, and it looked like he got lots and lots of gifts.

Asian Inspired

I made Lilith a new dress using the Kyoko Pattern by Mod Kids.  The dress was probably the most complicated thing that I have made so far because it is completely lined.   The pattern was wonderful though, and it made it a lot easier to make.  

Lilith tried it on, and it is WAY too big for her.  I expected that because it is a 2T.  

I will be taking orders for this dress.  So, please let me know if you are interested!

What a Day!

I started and finished a new Sienna Dress for Lilith, and I completed the applique on a shirt that I made for her to match a skirt that I made for her a while ago.  

I dressed Lilith up in several of the dresses that we made and took lots of pictures.

I was excited about the last Sienna dress that I made for Lilith because I added cuffs to the short sleeves.  I think it looks really cute to have them cuffed.  For those of you that have the Sienna pattern, I used the neck band piece to determine the width, and I used part of the sleeve piece that I had cut off for the length.  I worked really well.  I sewed them on exactly the same way that I sewed the neck band, and I finished both cuffs with a top stitch.   I am planning on adding an extra ruffle to the next dresses that I made.  I think it will be adorable.

Stephen made us fajitas for dinner.  Yummo!  His fajitas are my favorite, and he makes homemade tortillas!

A Trip to the Goodwill

Lilith and I went to Goodwill today to hunt for t-shirts for her recycled dresses.  We found a couple of cute shirts.  I found a "It's good to be a pepper" shirt, and Stephen promptly stole it from me.  He decided that he wanted it for his own.   We also found a couple of other shirts that will be good for the sleeves and trim on dresses.

Lilith also found this little dress.  She LOVES clothes.   She pranced around the house all day in it.   I thought it was really cute, and for $1.00 I had to indulge her and bring it home.