Not so Wordless Mondays- Watermelon

Have you checked out the B2S/B2B 6 week course going on over at KludgyMom.com ? 

Gigi has put together a 6 week course to kick our bloggy butts back into shape! :D

It kicks off on Sept 12th and doesn't require an everyday commitment! So it is perfect for all of us busy bloggers/mommies. 

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So I am def running behind this week... I am so sorry but it has been hectic with labor day! In fact I did not even do a Link it Up Saturday this week because of it!

{we will pick up this coming Saturday with Link it up} 

This weekend we were super busy with a family reunion and lots of cleaning!

{getting ready for our big reunion}

I am also trying something new with Bug... It is called Baby led weaning or baby led solids. The whole point is to never give them purees just start them on regular big people food right away at 6 months... Teach them to chew before they swallow!! Well we had already started purees since 5 months... But since I just read about this the last few weeks we have been trying more solids like vienna sausage chicken bites and banana etc... He has done good so far... 

Today we tried Watermelon! And boy did he love it!

Don't believe me? 

{Chewing a big chunk... it kinda made me nervous}

{Where'd it go ma?}

We had an eventful week! 

Oh and I didn't even get to tell you about my 4 boxes of mystery fabric I got for $25.00 when I was playing the thrifty shopper the other day! 

But that is for another day!

Quilting is terrifying...

Until you do it!!! 

It is not hard at all! Now granted I did not put together a quilt I used a solid top and bottom... but I did free-motion quilt! 

I never even opened my quilting feet! lol Sad I know... But they are out and breathing now! 

Quick Story as to why I tackled this ... 

I have been wanting to try quilting for a long while now! But the other day my son, grandmother, and I were at wal-mart. We were in the baby department and Bug saw a spongebob bedding set... so I grabbed it off the shelf and let him look at it while I searched for a price checker because it was on clearance with no price... and since bug IS getting a new crib... he needed some bedding anyway! So scanned it... and its $35... It will be a cold day in hell  a long time before I pay $35 for a pillow case sheet and puny blanket! 

So I put it back on the shelf at which time Bug started crying that heart breaking you just took my world away cry that I have never heard from him before except when he had to leave me at the hospital for my gallbladder surgery... So I gave it back to him and he stopped...

My thoughts... "Oh shit... he is in love with spongebob."

So off to the fabric dept we went where I picked up SB fabric and he proceeded to laugh and chew on it the rest of the way through the store...

After I snuck it away during a nap I was able to come up with this the next day... :D 

Oh so cute!!! 

I really wish someone had told me how tedious it is to hand sew binding on though! :P

Linking up to 

No Big Dill's Linky party...

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Linking to some of these parties...

I am mommy hear me RAWR!

Yep that's right I am Rawr 'ing! 

Not only did I complete 8 owl softies in 3 days but tonight I made a kick butt pillow in 2 hours! 

An accomplishment all on it's own because my terror 6 month old usually won't let me sew for any stretch of time. We had some night terrors so far tonight but nothing that a little pat on the butt couldn't solve.

Want to see what I have been up to? OF COURSE YOU DO!!! 

{like you had any choice}

{my little vampire trying to help mommy sew}

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{My owl army!!! Aren't they adorable?}

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This pillow was inspired by a tutorial for a freezer paper stenciled version @ Ucreate {one of my favorite blogs to stalk read!}... Written by Running with Scissors. {Another good blog} You can see the tutorial here.

I used a ribbon as the embellishment and I used some fabric that I had left over from a Christmas gift I am making. I than used heat bond to hold the fabric and cut the birdie out using the template provided by the tutorial...Finally stitched all around the appliqué for added strength! 

This pillow is actually a case with a opening in the back so it can be washed etc!

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I am going to be doing a Arts & Crafts festival called the Sum Nelly festival, in my town come October with any luck... My friend, Emily, from Paperpixiecrafts and I are going together to share a booth! I can't wait! 

So I am going to try and not disappear but I might! 

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I am also going to try and start doing ONE tutorial every two weeks (every week preferred but I will only promise every two weeks).... Would this be something you guys would look forward to?

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I was also thinking about doing a sew along... Maybe with a new owl design I am working on... It would be a smallish pillow owl...Anyone interested? 

Enjoy your day folks!

Don't forget you can visit my store at RyBug!

The owls will be listed by tomorrow morning!

Linking to some of these parties...

Shots make for a grumpy baby

Oh me Oh my! I hate check ups! 

My poor bug had to get his shots today so he is extra grumpy. 

However he is 271/2 inches long (gained 4 inches in 2 months) and weighs 17lbs 2.6 oz (lost a lb in two weeks cause he was sick bad for awhile)

So that means 85pct for height and 45pct for weight. They want me to poke some more food in his belly! 

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Just wanted to blog about this and also a great giveaway going on at Jay Bird Quilts... The Fat Quarter Shop is giving away an awesome fat quarter bundle! Check it out Here!

Grassy Wonderland

DON'T FORGET THAT IT IS LINK IT UP SUNDAY! 

Check out the post and link up your latest bit of crafty goodness!

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With summer coming to an end sooner than we think I have been trying to get outside with Bug a bit more. There is so much he has yet to discover. So many little wonders.

He loves hummingbirds so he spends a lot of time on the front porch with his PaPa (my grandfather) watching the little busy things flit and fight. 

We decided to go on an adventure in the grass, another area let undiscovered until now!

We started out on the blanket and moved into the grass. He loved it. 

Here are some photos from our "adventure"!

And that was another "adventure" in Bug land! 

Enjoy your weekend! (Or what is left of it)

Busy bees...Organizing the crafty

I am playing the busy momma bee today! 

Bug and I have been cleaning up his room and organizing all of my fabric and other sewing/craft notions. 

All I can say is organizing with a 6 month old... MISSION IMPOSSIBLE! 

I am exhausted. 

But look at what all of my hard work accomplished.

Before

After

See those nifty things some of my fabric is wrapped around? Well I cut up a couple of cardboard boxes and made my own bolt inserts to wrap the fabric around! It was so easy and worked out amazingly! now I need some more boxes! 

I realize now too that I have wayyy to much fabric! lol And some of the fabric is not even on there I have all my scraps in a bin and projects in progress or fabric that are for specific things set aside in another drawer. 

How do you organize your crafty?

6 months!

Time sure does fly! Seems like just yesterday I was holding my brand new 10lb 1oz babe in my arms. 

Now he is 6 months old and scooting along! 

Today we went to Sears and I applied for a job and got Bugs pics done. They turned out really good. 

Here are my favs...

(He kept trying to climb up on it even though he can't even stand and hold on on his own most times!)

(my favorite I got a 10x13)

(sitting up all on his own and every time he would laugh he would fall over!)

I love sears photographers! I used to work for the same company myself once upon a time doing photography so I tend to jump in and position etc... I try not to. I think I did good at staying out of it this time! lol

What have we accomplished recently?

-Pretty good at sitting up on own

-eating stage 2 solids and some stage 3

-scooting along on the floor

-figured out how to make the walker go forward AND backwards

-gives kisses

-says mama and papa

-shakes head no and uses it in the right context most times

-is adorable... oh wait he has been that since day 1 ! 

Getting a Head start...

So I won a gift card to CSN awhile back and half of the card went to my son. Since he has more than enough toys for now I decided to get a head start on birthday and Christmas. 

This is part of his birthday:

Wooden toys are all the rage and every kid has to have some right? So for his 1st birthday he will have some!

Ignore the 18+ months :P He is "advanced" for his age.

The other part of his 1st birthday is a trip to disney world in Orlando, Florida with a friend of mine and my mom and sibs (hopefully). 

This is part of his Christmas:

I figure around christmas he will be 11 months old and should be walking or starting to walk one or the other. So this is part of his christmas present. It not only is pushable but it can be rode on and has a little seat for his owlie!

(this may change later and if he starts to walk sooner he may get it sooner)

But for now they are hidden away upstairs (not that he knows what they are lol)! 

Are you getting a head start on your children's christmas or birthday? 

What have you gotten so far?

P.s. I made yummy rainbow cupcakes today! So look for that post sometime tonight or tomorrow! Not sure I am going to surprise you guys! ;D

Lazyness or new baby syndrome?

Okay so maybe not NEW baby syndrome. He is after all turning 6 months old in 2 days! 

[Wow where has the time gone]


[Myself and R.Bug]

But as a first time mom doing it on my own because my soon to be ex is nowhere to be found it makes it a bit hard to get anything done! 

I feel like the cleaning and laundry never end and that I never get around to sewing. How am I supposed to get this business running smoothly if I never have time to conduct business? 

So I have decided a schedule is in order... I am stealing borrowing :D the calendar board that sits in the kitchen and is never used. 

This may get complicated! 

WATCH OUT! 

Anyone else have any good time saving ideas? or your "trick of the trade"?