Elephants

Corinnea asked me to make a diaper/wipe holder out of this adorable elephant fabric we just got in for her daughter who is expecting.
I'm so proud of it becasue it's a one-way fabric. I always avoided this kind of fabric when making these but now since I altered the pattern it will be easy. Yay!

**that's Lauren from the frame shop in the above photos.

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Below is a picture that Mary framed for me. It's a black apple print appropriately named Ava:) The print is about 8x10 but looks small in this picture. Thanks Subaru Ho!

And this fabric....swoon...I have to have this! It's Critter Camp by Michael Miller.

Did I mention I'm going home???? After 4.5 years??? Did I? Oh, I did..But did I tell you that only my parents have met Ava? When she was 2 weeks old? It's been 2.5 years since I've seen any family. I need to see family, friends, SHOP and EAT! I expect to gain weight. Especially from here (weird it's named that, huh?). And as of now I'm ok with that (I'll let you know how ok I am after I gain the weight) I love this place. I love chili cheese dogs. LOVE THEM! Especially Pretzel Bun Chili Cheese Dogs...salivate

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And I expect to go broke at baby gap and target and Joann's and Michael's. So far I've only heard of one independent fabric store there. When I lived there I didn't quilt, I sewed so I never looked for that kind of fabric store. We have an Anthropologie in two of our malls and an H&M:) I want to get a pedicure for $10. I want to get Starbucks EVERYDAY from every corner in San Diego. I'm about to pee my pants with excitement!!! 2.5 more weeks!! I have to go change my pants:)

One for Me, One for GFIAC

This diaper/wipe holder is for me! I finally made one for myself. I carry underwear for Emily, a diaper for Ava, wipes and a thin laminated changing pad. I use it ALL the time. I had been using one that was a gift but it didn't have a strap and I like the strap.
Then I made one for the one and only, Girlfriend in a Coma, a.k.a. "Jocelyn" who just gave birth (well, about 4 weeks ago) to a beautiful baby girl named
Mireille (mee'RAY) a.k.a. "Mimi". She is mother chuckn cute! The hair on this baby...

It's made from Japanese import fabric, the same one I made the Sophia bag from.
I hope you like it Jocelyn:)

**It has not been sent like i said it would be. I'm sorry Jocelyn, I'm usually SO good about mailing stuff but it's been a crazy week with the whole ticket home thing being cancelled.

Oh, that reminds me! We got our tickets...again!!! This time we paid for them. Us, not anyone else, thank you very much! We can't eat for 6 months or buy gas or deodorant but we're going home for 3 weeks!!! We're going to Disneyland, Sea World, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild animal Park, the beach so the girls can play in the sand and so many more things!! I for once Love my hometown! Usually I don't want to move back there but right now it's looking sweet for a visit since most of those places are within minutes of my parents house:)

Finished some UFO's

What I've been working on this past week. I had 12 diaper/wipe holders in the works from MANY months ago. last year actually. I'm just not into making them right now so I put them aside. I got them out and finished them! yay!

Two are not pictured (one is a repeat of the blue/brown flower butterfly) and the other one I couldn't remember where I put it! I brought it home from the store and hung it on my door handle. behind my robe. I searched for that thing for ever! I thought I was going crazy! Anyway, found it. but after I took the photo.

I used two different woven tags because I finally used up the "mommy's little monster" tags and had to use something else. I can't wait for my new tags (not ordered yet) with my new logo so everything matches. See my new hang tag below?

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Jon visited Dublin with friends two weeks ago.

Here's a picture from his visit of St. Peter's Church. We visited Dublin about 4 years ago when Emily had just started walking. She did pretty good there. The only time she cried on the plane was when I smacked her head into the over head bin while trying to get in our seats. nice way to start off your vacation. But we don't travel together much now (we've both taken separate vacations since Ava was born) because of Ava. Maybe someday we'll travel again as a family...sigh...

And these next two are from Morocco. Jon was there this past week. That's in AFRICA people! So cool he can say he's been to Africa. Although not what you'd automatically think when you thought Africa.

Apparently this area is not touristy at all therefore a little rundown looking (think war-torn). The beach is pretty but if he were to turn around and take a picture of the city and all the run down buildings it wouldn't be so pretty. He actually did show me pictures and it's not pretty. Jon said that the stuff that looks like rocks right on the beach (before that wall and before the buildings ) is a cemetery! those are thousands of headstones.

And below is video proving we are bad parents. I took this video knowing she would stagger and fall. Jon twirled her around knowing she would stagger and fall. But it's OK because she asked him to do it knowing she would stagger and fall. She loves it! Try and ignore my horrid laugh though :) It almost ruins it!

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I am in love with this line of fabrics (the lighter colored one)! We should be getting in most of the line any day now and I hope to make a duvet cover out of one of them. I think I'll also make a dress or top for Emily..Isn't she adorable?? I photo-shopped her face, is that bad?* Regardless of what anyone says, I'm still going to do it! She had very flaky skin around her eyes and some milk in the corner of her mouth. I know some people don't think it's right to "clean up" a baby's picture but I want to show a cute baby not one that makes you cringe! You know? I want your eyes to be drawn to her sweet face not the booger in her nose! I did it with Emily's photos and I'll keep doing it with Ava.

* I don't do it with every single photo, just ones that are bad:)