she turn around and gave that big booty a smack. . .

That's all I can think when I look at this product.

She hit the floor, next thing you know, shorty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

I have been looking at this little bubble jumper on the bergdorf website for a while now. . . it went on sale and had free shipping . . . so, I broke down. It's a size 3 months, so I'm not sure it will fit right away, but I sure hope so, because I really would like to bring the baby home in this.


So cute!

Project 18.1 of many. . .

∞ The Nursery ∞

After much deliberation, we have decided that we are staying in our house, erm, home. Of course, it only took .05 seconds after making that decisions for me to realize what that really meant. Which is that I could start working on the nursery. Technically work on the nursery began before this realization. Jackie came out at the beginning of May to help us prep. She refinished a rocking chair and toy chest for us, which I will put pictures up of once I decide what fabric I am making the cushions for those things out of.

With that said, I am much too impatient to wait to put up pictures of project 18, so you will be getting updates in small increments. Today, I bring you pictures of 18.1 or the mural, or a way into Narnia. . .

In my bible study I recently came across a passage that had me scratching my head.

1 Timothy 2:15. "But women will be saved through childbearing -- if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety" [NIV]

Another translation says "good sense" instead of "propriety." I chose to ignore that translation because I am not sure I have good sense or that I ever want to have good sense. I like the illogical and the nonsensical. And I will tell you why. If this child is going to "save" me, then its bedroom is going to be my portal, and what better portal than a wood between the worlds, and little pools that can take you anywhere? This makes perfect sense to me and if it does not make sense to you, then I must say that I am not sure how you can carry on in this world without any imagination.

Before


After

If I had more than a mother's intuition (and $5) I'd put this lovely light fixture up in the baby's room as soon as I could get it.



Bi-Plane Down Lighting Pendant

The Suzy Carryall - A Baby Bag

Name Ideas?

Well, I finally finished (well, sort of) the baby bag that I started working on about a month ago. Unfortunately it's got a couple of problems, like the flap is a little larger than the bag in the middle, so the closures don't match up as perfectly as I would like (It's still completely functional, just frustrating for me). Also, in retrospect I should have done the bottom of the bag in the solid purple, because right now it looks like the vertical purple lines just end abruptly. In all actuality, I probably didn't have enough of the dark purple to do this. I have not finished the bag completely. . . I still need to make the strap (which, I might not have enough fabric for) and the changing pad (which zips up into that bottom compartment). I think I will probably put this up on Etsy in a few days and see if it sells. It was my mock up bag, so I guess I shouldn't be disappointed with how it turned out. . .

Goal for next bag is to source better zippers and closures, what is on this bag is not what I would consider good quality . . . I don't know if I even feel comfortable trying to sell it (zippers don't perform like they should and rivets in closure are too big, making it hard to twist them shut). It's really frustrating that everything else on this bag turned out and that some things had to go wrong :\ What do you think, should I try to sell it? And if so, what should I call it? I'm thinking an overall style name for this type of bag, so think beyond the purple scheme. Also the bag can be either a messenger, backpack or can strap onto a stroller.

Wearable Art Show

Here are some pictures of the paper dress that I made for the wearable art fashion show at Collins College this past Thursday. Have no fear, I ended up finishing it hours before the show.