Purses

I went to JoAnn to pick up some pinking shears and the girls found this purse they just had to have. So instead, I bought some clearance fabric and hesitantly told them i'd make them each one. Thanks to this awesome handbag tutorial they turned out fantastic. I may just make me one!
They were so happy and hardly believed that I made it. (Even though they watched almost the entire process.) Btw, not sure what type of hand signs they're throwing... we didn't teach them that, they're just silly happy :)
They have a pocket and are reversible.

girls' ballet recital

Lauren and Aly have been taking ballet this year, and their recital was a few days ago. They did great!

my awesome soap mold

I found a plan for this soap mold online. A friend of Mike offered to make it, and did an excellent job! Thank you!!! It is so cool- the ends pop off and the sides fold down.

This is my 2nd batch of soap...it's so fun! :)

Wesley's Napkins

I finally got around to helping Wesley with his napkins. They turned out great! He did all the sewing- I did the cutting and ironing.

Soap's done!

I finally did it! I made some beautiful soap! I didn't want to make plain soap even on my first try, so at the last minute I threw in some ground cinnamon, cloves and flax (great for exfoliating). It turned out great! It's all cut unevenly, but it's supposed to be, it's handmade! They will lighten up as they dry. Now I just have to wait 4 weeks for it to cure. ugh.. 4 -6weeks actually. Anyway, I can't wait to try my next soap! I have peppermint growing in my flowerbed, so I plan to incorporate that somehow.

Napkins

I joined a napkin swap- great encouragement for me to finish a project :) Not that I regularly don't finish. Maybe I have craft ADD or something. hahaha...

Anyway, I think my napkins turned out pretty good for a beginner. And it makes me feel good since I'm saving money and creating less waste. Now I just need to cut the fabric for Wes's napkins (he wanted to join too!) as soon as my finger heals! I have a new respect for those little rotary cutter thingies. His napkins are going to be nicer than mine- he picked great fabric!

Lunchtime

So today I made my kids fried bologna and cheese sandwiches for the first time ever... Don't know what possessed me to buy the stuff- guess I was really hungry when I was at the store :) Anyway, that had absolutely nothing to do with this story :) I told the boys they could go outside to eat as they often do on nice days. As I sat in peace inside I began to hear laughter increasing in volume until it turned into screaming, then laughter again. So I grabbed the camera and went to investigate. This is what I found:


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(no one was injured in this video)