another outfit for Sam

I trimmed the hem and used the excess fabric to make the straps and ruffle for the top -added 16in elastic and 1/4yd white fabric- and in 10 minutes you have a coordinating top!...Oh and of course a simple button clippie.

summer pillowcase dress

With too much time in my hands I am rambling trough my fabric stash and in an effort to clean it up I have set up a goal of at least 1 outfit a week. This first one goes to Samantha, and it is a simple pillowcase dress.

Belli wears the top version of the pillowcase dress, really cute with jeans or leggings

dress is perfect for summer & with a tee under for early fall

of course a matching clippie bow (not enough hair yet!)

3 different fabric patterns in ivory, green & pink

football outfits

Just finished up 2 sets of mother/daughter football outfits for Misty and her friend. To make these little girls outfits "girly" I added ruffles to the pants, who would've thought, football & feminine

Misty's top

McKenna's matching outfit: top has team's initial in their coordinating color

and of course, she needed a bow (& clippie)to go with it...

my little chef

Belli is at an age where she loves to help around the house, either cleaning the windows, sweeping the floors, washing the dishes or her favorite: cooking. Unfortunately, it is always twice as much work -for me- when I do let her help. To thank her I decided to make her an apron set, I added her initial and a chef's hat and she just loved it...perhaps if I make Gabby one she'll be tempted to volunteer in the kitchen too!

she couldn't wait to wear it, and so I decided to let her help with the spaghetti -or pasgetti as Gabby used to call it-

If you're interested in a personalized child's size set $15.00

Samantha's lavander polka dot outfit

I had lots of fun making this outfit, it makes me wish my girls were small again...and since it was so tiny it didn't take but a day to complete. I can't wait to see Samantha wearing it!
at the end I just had to add the flower, it makes all the difference and makes the outfit more "girly"

without a flower

...and of course a coordinating hair clip

17 years ago...

we got married, and I still remember it like it was yesterday! on Monday we got our marriage license and we had to wait 72 hrs. on Thursday at 9a.m we showed up at the courthouse and 17 years later here we are... still aiming for a lifetime term.

graduation picture

May 1994 - we had been married for about 1 yr.

Ilaiza's 3rd birthday - Dora the Explorer

She eats, breathes and dreams Dora, so obviously her birthday theme this year is Dora.

Invitations with her picture, she looks so mischievous here!

without picture

complete centerpiece set, 3 items per table

$10.00

These are the small candy jars, similar to the ones (large) I used for Michael & Gabby's BDay back in May.

I got lucky and found these buckets at Target

These pixie stix come in 4 different colors but since I only needed orange and purple, my kids got lucky and got to eat the rest -about 20!-

party favors

$1.75 ea

random

I have been busy making hair clips for Belli, school is almost starting and last year alone she lost about a dozen, and another dozen are lost in the house so I have to restock her supply. besides the hairclips here are a couple of things I've made, some for Gabby some just because I have nothing else to do : )

hair clips

rose hair pin (Gabby)

hair pin and ring set (Gabby)

rose rings (Gabby)

coin purse (SOLD)

glasses case (for Me)

denim wipe case (SOLD)