Fabric Basketballs

On Tuesday it rained and rained and rained.  I was stuck at home with two wild boys and no car.  I was so glad that I had the foresight to pull our basketball hoop in from outside before the rain started.  But there was only one good indoor ball to play with.  So Deacon and [...]

Bow Ties for the Little Guys

Here are some of the bow ties for little guys that I’ve made lately.  These things are just too cute.

Of course, I had to convince him that pink seersucker actually is cool for boys to wear.  He was a little hesitant at first but he came around to like it.
And here’s a christmas plaid one.

And [...]

The Cordial Churchman Update

Good evening ladies and gentlemen.  This is the first time I’ve been on a computer for any length of time in a while.  A few days ago, my computer stopped working so it is now going to the apple hospital to hopefully be repaired.
I wanted to give you a bullet point-ish post though to remind [...]

Bow Tie Onesie

As I was making this last night for Owen, my husband agreed that this shirt screams “My mom is a big dork”.  Somehow, I don’t really mind announcing that I’m a dork with children’s clothing.  I asked my 3 year old if he wanted a bow tie shirt and he said no.  Maybe a neck [...]

Handmade Bow Tie from Neck Tie

Andy found this rather ugly neck tie at the thrift store.  Today I turned into a rather cute bowtie.  This was actually my first time sewing with silk.  It was rather slippery, but I think I figured it out.  I’m excited to do a bit more of this type of work.  What do you think?

I’m [...]

Little Boy’s ribbon belt and diamond point seersucker tie

I found some adorable fabric at Ashville Cotton Company yesterday.  I didn’t even know what I was going to do with it, but today, I decided to use a little bit to make a ribbon belt for my 3 year old.  Sorry, as all crafting happens while children are sleeping, I don’t have a picture [...]

Deacon’s Seersucker Jumper

Here’s the jumper I made the other day.  It really looks adorable on my little boy, doesn’t it?  This one is size 4T.

FYI- I purchased the pattern HERE.  It’s a great pattern ranging from size 0 to 4T with lots of great instructions and pictures.

in the middle of the mall

On Tuesday, I had quite the eventful morning at the mall.  I was with Owen, Deacon and my neice Elylah (age 3) throwing pennies into the water fountain.  I took a few pictures of them and had both my purse and camera on my arm.  My neice was sitting on a bench and must have [...]

Happy Birthday to Mommy

And here’s the second attempt.

Driving Through the Night

Why we liked it-
no traffic on I-77 the whole trip from SC to OH
listening to our own choice of music and talks
no squealing from child #2
getting to watch my adorable children sleep
drinking fully loaded coffee at 10pm
we actually got to see the sunrise
snacking like a college kid all night long
chili lime plantains- fiesta in your [...]