little gi

shhhhhhhhhhh...

can you keep a secret?  i kind of stink at secret keeping, but yesterday i did a little shopping & started birthday shopping for kelly & Christmas shopping for kate (don't fret...my boy ryan hasn't been forgotten. :)  and i got a special something for a dear friend who's birthday is coming up soon.  i don't know how i'm going to keep it all under wraps, i'm famous for buckling under the pressure & giving gifts out early because i just can't stand it anymore...lol

but i'm so excited!!!  i know they are going to freak! 

so here's the loot thus far:

i got this gorgeous book for kate:

 

these adorable badges for kelly:

then i couldn't resist these adorable dresses for Jane from this lovely shop:

 

 

and then this super adorable plaid coat from this great shop:

& i also couldn't resist this beautiful hat from here:

(thinking of sewing on a pretty pretty button in the center of that sweet flower :)

 

next i'm thinking of ordering this super lovely embroidery pattern & stitching a set up for the girls for Christmas.  aren't they wonderful!!!! 

 

have you started any Christmas crafting & shopping?  wha'dya get?????

happy wednesday!

xoxo

gi

kinda sorta figuring it out....kinda...

notice anything different?  ;)

i'm "trying" to finally figure out the whole digi thing.  i know, i know...i've said this before.  i went through the video tutorials over at 2peas, learned enough to make me dangerous & then promptly forgot the whole thing...

but there are so many cute digi things out there!!  tamar always posts great links to freebies & fabulous stuff around the interwebs & had posted these insanely gorgeous feedsack ribbons a bit ago.  aren't they just SOOOOO pretty!!! 

the free download is found here on on pugley pixel & *sigh* aren't they just SOOOOOOO gorgeous!!!  i'll take a yard of each pretty please :) 

so baby digi steps it is....

i see lots of muttering & "oh, maybe this'll work?" in my future...lol

happy friday!!

xoxo

gi

gimmie some cowbell!!

this is where i've been the past 8 weeks.  watching my #36 :)  he's right up there, just taking the hand off right before he sprinted into the endzone for his very first touchdown.  this is the only photo i've got because once he took that hand off, i knew he was running for paydirt so i was jumping around ringing a cowbell & screaming "WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" too much to worry about taking a photo.  :)  

seriously so proud of my little guy....errr...i mean super tough football player :)  he's always loved football...seriously he eats, sleeps & breathes football from august through super bowl.   & this is his second year, so he is a leader on his team.  he is totally relishing that role & filling it well.   we are so proud of him :)

and yes....our league's field happens to be an insanely gorgeous spot in the hudson valley too.  in a few weeks those rolling hills will be aflame in gold, orange & red.  awesome :)

i had all these visions of being able to do some embroidery or crochet projects while i sat watching his practices, but that hasn't panned out.  i've spent the time instead chatting with the other football parents & cheering on our little guys.  our team is filled with such a great bunch of people & it is all so fun, so the crafty-ness has had to wait....

but i've still missed creating & sewing so much.  so the gorgeous mel challenged me to create something yesterday & i know it is paltry...but it's a start :)

i've had a set of the cloud 9 swatches in my stash for quite a while, they are so pretty and just the perfect size for the little squares for this little fabric basket.  i used that pink penguin tutorial once again & it sews up easy peasy.  kelly swiped it immediately to hold all of her blythe clothes :)   

i'm thinking of putting this on my "to create" for Christmas list too.  the baskets are little & would be perfect for holding a homemade treat.  

now that i've actually started & i'm hoping to keep it rolling this week.  i got some gorgeous alexander henry farmdale fabric & am dying to get moving.  

practice starts at 6pm, so it's time to brew some coffee & get going!

GO BLUE!!!  :)

happy tuesday! 

xoxo

gi

to do...

well....today was the first day of school for my kids...

so bittersweet....

i'm sad to see summer & our lazy days come to an end, but i'm welcoming the return of a bit of structure & some quiet time to our schedules.  fall is especially busy for our family with football and now with all 3 in school, it will be extra busy.  i'm back to living my life in 2 hour segments.  but i'm looking forward to those 2 hours a day when it will be just me & i can catch up on all the things that have been left undone.   our bathrooms need painting & prettying up & i'm actually looking forward to doing some weekly upkeep/cleaning around the house.  it'll be nice to clean something & have it stay clean for longer than 4 minutes, ya know?

& what i'm really looking forward to is taking time to sew & crochet & embroider & art journal & scrapbook.  i'm looking forward to diving into my creative pursuits full force.  i can't wait! 

i just ordered a bunch of alexander henry's farmdale & some cosmo cricket early bird & am anxiously awaiting the start of the oliver & s jump rope dress sew-a-long that starts monday.  & i also have janelle wind's book on it's way to me & after seeing this post i can't WAIT to dive into it head first.  & i've got tamar's art journaling prompts from this month's style studio i so want to play along with.  and then there is sally's adorable danish hen embroidery that is just amazing & i so want to do something for my kitchen.  oh, & i've got a bazillion photos that i want to scrapbook...thinking up another class idea :)

& more clothes for jane :)

seriously....can't wait!!!

just playing around w/ the freebie digi download from 2peas that hit my inbox today.  cute!

gotta love creative energy :)

happy thursday!

xoxo

gi