Boy Bowties!

Little boy Bowties - very little sewing
- Tutorial coming soon!

Be content

I have a small house with my two handsome boys. We are far from poor or needy and I am embarrassed to say I still find myself unsatisfied at times. Knock down a wall here, enlarge a space there, more closets, bigger kitchen. I could go on and on and sometimes I do. Like I said its embarrassing. Lately I have been stopping these thoughts, this need to keep up, with one small phrase, the average person in the World lives on less than $2.50 per day. Poverty looms and I see it around me in everyday life. I know many children that live a very hard life that don't even notice their poverty and I am thinking about the size of my closets. I am finding contentment is a discipline and I am working on it. My mind is less consumed with me when I think of others.

Baby Boy Clark

A shower For Baby Boy Clark, or as I like to call him Clark Clark.

It's Official!!! Leslie and I are officially licensed foster/adoption parents. We have loved working with Arrow Child and Family Ministries. It has been a challenging process to get this far but we are excited to have cleared this hurdle. I think the part that is ahead of us could be more challenging. Waiting..... Because we are wanting to adopt a child that is younger than Boston, we have been told that this could take a while. We have also been told that it could happen very quickly. We have already experienced a small taste of what this roller-coaster will be like but hold tight to the belief that God has our child out there and they will come live with us in His time. Until then, we appreciate all the encouragement and support from our friends and family. Thanks!!! -BL&B

Fall is Here!

Boston's new chair!

we found this at an estate sale, Boston sat down right away, he knew it was his!a little sanding and paint( sanding is not fun) and it is as good as new!

Alphabet Magnets out of tree parts!

Alphabet magnets from tree parts! I find a lot of useful things while running in my neighborhood! I found these branches and my husband was kind enough to bring use his saw and cut them up for me. I wanted a different alphabet for Boston's room and he can play with them on the washer and dryer as well!

before my wonderful husband cut them all up!

These photos are all before I attached the magnets because I did that after dark. I will have to update with them in place!

Toddler girl skirts!

Girls clothes are so cute and easy! Too bad I don't have any girls to dress!

Chevron onesies and toddler shirts!

These were even more simple than I was thinking, masking tape, and fabric paint. They have been washed and dryed, they didn't bleed and did fine in the dryer! I also tried fabric pastels, they were much more difficult to work with but did have a softer finish. Pretty excited! who wants one???

" B " pillow

I wanted to make a pillow like the one I saw on land of nod. It didnt take much time but a little tedius for me. I am not good with cutting or sewing straight lines. So maybe next time I will leave it to the experts!

Covered an old pillow with Fabric and printed the B on Iron on paper cut and Iron on.

A Box + a little imagination!

Before

After! A huge waste of time or a great surprise for boston when he wakes up from his nap!?!?! Well I know he will love it, but will his dad?

success!!

Dress Remodel

Now it is a top!
took some off the bottom and added it to the top to make a collar.
took off the sleeves and took it in at the sides

Tiny Makeovers!

I love when old things get a make over and a new purpose. Welcome to the kitchen guys!

Old Stuff!

Skirts for the ladies too! Spring break projects!

President's Day Project!

More T-Shirt Ties! just can't get enough!

I tend to go over board on whatever I am "on about" right now it is black and it is white.