Friday, September 16, 2011

Another Week Flies By...

Whew...ok someone please stop the ride! I'm ready to get off & take a break! Can you believe September is more than half over???

Time is flying by and with that, come many changes. The kids have adjusted fairly well to apartment life but I'm having "issues". Not sure how long I will be able make it work. It's a money saver but there are some things I'm not sure I can get used to. The cramped space is however making me want to revamp the back part of the shop into a workspace so that may be a project in the works very soon! I could be a little more productive on slow days that way. Productive equals peace of mind for me these days!

Latest projects...just doing more upcycling!! Gotta love finding new uses for furniture, "trash" and even clothing! Went thrifting the other day and got some wool sweaters...going to make some more leggies like these...


Aren't they adorable?? They will be so warm on somelilbaby's legs!! As you can see I've still got to work a little on my technique but hey...it was my first pair! And all my sewing is self-taught so my skills definitely need honed. Will have more available for sale!

Another easy peasey creation...baby leg warmers!! When my girls were little I loved putting Babylegs on them. They kept their legs warm (and protected while crawling), were cute as the dickens and made diaper changing so much easier. BUT...they were expensive! So...voila!


My version...and available for purchase in other great patterns!

(Ugh...somebody just stopped (stopped...as in stayed for an HOUR!!) into my shop...not a customer, just a friend of a friend digging for info...and totally ruined my blog mojo!!)

Soooo...hope the weekend is good to ya! Hasta luego!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Balance...Has Anyone Seen Mine??

Whew...what a whirlwind these last few weeks have been. Unbelievably, and sadly I have heathen #3 in kindergarten. You would think that would leave me a little more time but noooooo....the pace has only picked up!! And the shop...well hopefully we are getting ready to dive into a busy season with the town's annual Festifair this Saturday so things are only going to fly from here!!

I felt like I needed to take a few minutes to re-group this morning so I was looking through some of the pages I've bookmarked over the last few months. Sometimes I save them and then never go back to look at what it was I wanted to remember. One of those pages was titled "Zen Habits" on the Gypsy Girls Guide blog. It was awesome reminder of the little things that can be done each day that can make a huge difference! Just thought I'd share it with you...


Appropriate, right?? I'm loving it and even printed it out.

That's my "share" for the day. Just another tool I'm going to attempt to use in order to find the balance of mom, woman, shop diva, and what other roles life throws at us!