Dumpling

Print from here. Frame is Ikea.

Red bowls, white cake stand and different color stacking bowls are Martha Stewart.

The blue scale is from a German store here.

Dumpling pattern by keykalou. It's freeee!

It's the cutest little thing and I love how it's finished on the inside.

Having fun with the camera.

Ava today letting her rubber snake enjoy the air while I was driving. I truly love that Emily & Ava love all toys. Not just girl toys and if anything they lean more towards boy toys (dinosaur's, dragons, castles, animals, snakes, etc.). I think it's fascinating actually because we didn't steer them either way. At least I don't feel like we did...

Keychain Clutch

Another keychain clutch from this keykalou pattern. This one is mine. It holds my very small, very old cell phone. Or I.D., chap stick and other small items.

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The girls in Grammy's front yard.

Is anyone else in love with Bruno Mars as much as me?

I LOVE this song (this is not the video; I couldn't find one. just the music ).

Teacher Gifts

End of school teacher gifts given before we left.

Diaper wipe holder for Emily's teacher.

Below is the gift for the teachers aid. The diaper wipe holder is "totally my own design" actually I made by tracing and copying the construction of a store bought one. The tiny key-chain clutch pattern is by keykalou. I accidental cut the Velcro to big on the tiny clutch. ooops.

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My babies.

Emily put this mini castle together all by herself. She followed the pictures with no help.

Eating cheesy poof balls.

It was 101 degrees today. 

Twice in one week

I have stuff to blog about but things keep coming up. Like food poisoning. Really bad think I'm dying, trip to the ER, food poisoning . My 2nd trip to the ER since being home. 1st was Strep and only one week before. Then the day after the food poisoning ER visit we drove to Disneyland for two days. We had already reserved the rental car and hotel so we had to go! And it was hot and crowded and truthfully not fun. But we might go again for one day this time instead of two and just adults, no kids, no wheel-chair-bound Grammy.

Anyway, above is a large Ditty Bag (pattern here) made from a linen bought on etsy.

It was made for Jenny B for no other reason than I saw the fabric and thought of her. We went to London several years ago and it was fabulous!

Just because I love my blog friends...

Today is a giveaway!

The reason? I don't have one...

Want this super cute passport sleeve?

 Leave a comment telling me if you like your passport picture. If you don't have a passport, then do you like your driver's license picture (I guess if you don't have a passport you wouldn't be wanting this passport sleeve. I think this would hold my kids shot records as well:))?.

My passport picture: I look like an androgynous tennis player.

My driver's license: Magda from There's Something About Mary. For some reason I look wrinkly and tan.

I will keep the comments open till Wednesday morning about 8-9am my time which would be about midnight (Tuesday night) California time. Did that make sense? I hope I calculated that right..

*passport sleeve made from this pattern.

*I will ship internationally

*I have no idea if other passports (other than American) are shaped different and would not fit in this sleeve. Measurements are approximately: 3.5" wide x 5" tall.

chickadilla (and when it rains..)

Another Ditty bag by Keyka Lou. This is actually the 1st one I made. I made the turtle one after holding this one in my palm upside down thinking, this looks like a turtle on it's back. I don't know what the fabric is except I think I got it from fabrics galore on etsy. And for size reference, it holds a pack of tissues, cell phone and chapstick. Probably a little more like I.D. cards too. I love these bags!

*Chicadilla (the post title) is what Ava calls Quesadillas.

I had to show my latest accident because when it rains it pours:) Yesterday I was carrying in a huge flat awkward 40 pound box (that had unassembled lawn furniture in it). I tripped over a brick and went flying. I landed so hard I could see out of the corner of my eyes, my feet fly up behind me. I hit my thigh as you can see above (although you can't really see how bad the bulging bruise really is) and my other knee slammed into the box too. I slowly got up and went and got the neighbor to bring it the rest of the way in. I wanted to cry sooo bad but I didn't want to be crazy lady next door sobbing and pathetic. My whole body is sore and I feel all of my 39.5 years:) That's it though. No more injury posts because I'm done getting hurt!

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Oliver + S Music Class blouse giveaway next post. I swear!

Turtle Zip

This is the Ditty Bag pattern by Keyka Lou made into a Turtle! I basically just made hexagons, top stitched them on some green cotton and made the bag the rest of the way just like the pattern instructions except added legs, head and a tail. He is a little like another one I've made in the past....

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Thanks for all the comments about the Oliver +S shirt in the previous post-they made me laugh:) I will definitely do a giveaway so the 4 or 5 people who wanted it can enter the giveaway on a separate post. I just need to know if it's ok that if you win the shirt, you'll have to buy your own buttons and make your own buttonholes. Ok?