Summer Sale!

Hi friends!  I've been super busy over the past couple of weeks preparing for my big girl's birthday this weekend.  My kitchen has been redone and I have been cleaning my tail off!  I have a few crafty projects to share with you next week, but in the meantime, it's time to clean out my shop!

I have added some fabrics and discounted some of my dresses.  I hope you will go on by and check them out!

Have a great weekend!  We'll be partying down with a special 7 year old!

Have you met Skip?

Skip Bo.

He is the newest addiction around here.  We save money on booze these days, because we spend so much time playing Skip Bo, we don't want to do much else.

My mom started it.  She has loved this game for years.

She bought a set of the cards for my house and just after school was out, she taught my 6 year old to play.

We sat one day and played so long, we all had to find pillows to sit on because our behinds were sore from the kitchen chairs.  (cushions soon to be purchased!)

We even took this game on vacation with us and played on the plane.

It served as a great distraction the week we were all sick.

Hot tea and Skip Bo, a great combo.

please excuse the rice cake crumbs

If you need a new game, this is a fun one, but beware, it's like chocolate.  Or crack.  Or booze.

Take your pick.

It could even be the new weight loss plan, who knows.

Have fun!

Have you been playing any games this summer?

Look what I got!!

I am super excited about one of my birthday gifts.  My sister and her family gave me a gift card to Amazon for my birthday.  At first I thought about ordering some shoes or a purse or something, but then I remembered there were a couple of books I was pining for.

Photos from Amazon.com

So I can't wait to get into these books and start sewing!  The book for kids should be interesting.  The patterns are European and don't have seam allowances.  You have to add them.  Hopefully, I am good enough to make that work.

Sweet little sundress

I have found a great blog that has some great tutorials.  I want to try just about all of them!  This little "one hour sundress" tutorial came from Christine at From An Igloo.  If you haven't visited her before, it is worth a trip!

On Sunday I decided to start with this little dress.  I had this piece of fabric with no intentions and sewed it right up!  I love how it turned out.  I would have loved it more if my little petunia could have modeled it, but she has been sick and has been sporting her p.j.'s!

I only made one change.  I made the top halter style because petunia was asleep and I couldn't measure the straps.  I also made another for my big girl, but shortened it to a shirt and left off the top ruffle.  She wore it 2 days in a row! 

A Royal Luncheon

Check it out!  We had lunch with Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, Donkey, Alvin and the Chipmunks and a few other special friends!

We all enjoyed some fried pickles.  Haven't had them?  Oh my, you don't know what you are missing!

We were also joined by my great niece who was in town for a visit.

It was some fun girl time!

Wednesday, Wednesday

Well, I had great intentions of posting pictures of some things I've sewn lately, but the universe had other plans for me.  Apparently, the ozone layer is squishing all of the things my family is allergic to down on top of us and smothering us in snot.  My throat has been so sore, I've had a hard time sleeping.

So, I have decided to leave you with a funny photo to make you smile.

Are you smiling?  Good.

Grab a cucumber!

I am so sure you are all waiting for me to stop talking about my vacation.  Well, I'm going to do it again.  But I promise, I am nearing the end!  I've been doing some sewing, so I will have some things to show this week.  The forecast is a rainy one this week, so I am sure I will be able to sew some more!

I'll get on with it now!  When I had my heavenly spa day, I was reintroduced to a refreshing drink! 

Cucumber water!

I've actually made this with fruit and heard of it with the cucumber, but never actually had it before!

Just slice up a cucumber, I like the seedless English type, put it in a pitcher with water and chill.  If you have some mint, toss some in, even better!

Mmmm, we are hooked.  It's a great way to get your 8 glasses in a day and it tastes good too!

I've made it with strawberries before and the spa also had it with pineapple!  Take your pick and be refreshed!