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My husband wants me to quit looking at this website.  SO many great ideas and thrifty adventures to be had here.  I love seeing what people rescue and turn into something beautiful!
Hop on over to Betterafter for a chance to win a cool mirror frame.  Apparently it is rediculously easy to install on your mirror. 

Tee Pee for a Kitt-eee

Mom, I'll be honest, I was a little hesitant about making a tee pee for your cat.  However, I was pleasantly surprised at how adorable it looks.  It's so mini!  If you spot "The Colonel" wearing a loin cloth and hunting mice with a bow and arrow, perhaps the tee pee needs to go...

Tee Pee for the Wee Ones

Mom, I spent WAY too many hours trying to get this little project up and running.  So, without further ado, I introduce to you my children's tee pee pattern!  I made this particular tee pee to sell and also created a pattern to put on Etsy.  Cross your fingers!

Here is a link to my shop on Etsy so you can check it out:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/snikmis2?ref=seller_info

Little Tie for a Little Guy

Mom, friends of our recently adopted their third child.  He is quite possibly the most adorable thing ever.  He is African-American and has tons of thick curly hair atop his little head.  He is so cute, it kills me.  Seriously, kills me.  Anyway, I adorned a onsie for him to wear to church.  A head of hair like that needs to be offset with a gigantic bow tie, don't you think?  I used a tutorial found here to make the bowtie.  It was so easy and took about 20 minutes tops.  Now, if I could get the hubby to sport one of these...

Ruffles, Ruffles, Ruffles

Hey, Mom!  This little get-up cost me at least 15 hours of work.  It wasn't neccessary either, but I think I unpicked about every seam in that thing at least once.  It started out as a dress, but ended up as a skirt instead.  It won't fit Patches for a few years, but when it does....look out Strawberry Shortcake!

Baby on Board

Mom, as you may remember, I LOVED dolls when I was little. I still do. The other day, I picked up an American Girl doll at the Goodwill and lovingly brought her back to her full glory (and she only cost me $5). The Hubby mocked my efforts, wondering why I was playing with my doll and Patches was in the back yard smashing ants with a rock.

Well, perhaps someday Patches will like dolls. If not, I'm holding out for Cutie-Pie to be more maternal in nature. So, until then, this little doll sits on a shelf, all alone, anxiously waiting to be loved.

I got the pattern from this shop. I loved everything about this pattern! She is the perfect size and the instructions were very clear. She only comes with a smiple skirt pattern; however, there are more outfits in the Etsy shop. All in all, a good buy. Worth the money (that is, if your daughter happens to play with dolls....).

Bearable

Good morning, Mom! It's a beautiful, sunny day here. I love it.

This is Patche's backpack. I made it from a pattern I found here. I think it is adorable, and, occasionally, Patches does to.

Things I would change about this pattern:

*The head is pretty floppy. Next time, I'll run a stick of boning from the bottom of the bag, up through the head to keep it more upright.

*It would be great with adjustable straps.

I think I'll make one for Cutie-Pie with the above mentioned changes. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Now, I need to go exercise. It's been TOO long and my buns are getting squishy....