blogger troubles

well..i was going to post a bunch of pictures of the tree peeping eliot, my mother and i did today but blogger is being particularly difficult at the moment and won't upload my pictures. especially annoying because i spent some extra time making them look really nice. ah well.. good practice : )

so anyway, we had a really nice day walking around yarmouth and looking at trees. eliot took my mother's phone with him and was talking to it the entire walk around. i think he is ready to be a teenager a little to early for my liking. we also, a little earlier in the day, went to a yardsale at our neighborhood elementary school and bought a couple of wooden toys for eliot. they seem to be harder to come by these days.

i also got about half of my sewing done on the craft blog swap thingy i am doing during nap time. it is a lot harder to make something for someone you don't know than i thought it would be. i don't want it to be too neutral in fear of being too boring but not too loud either.. oy.. her blog is fairly new but i think i'm on the right track. i'll be posting a very unrevealing sneak peek once blogger starts cooperating!

update: i was able to upload this morning so you will be able to see the lovely trees!

links i like

it has been busy around here as usual. i have a few crafty things going on and i just put my name in to do a craft fair at SPACE gallery...like i need to be more busy : ) i like the venue a lot and i think it would be a fun sale to do.

i thought, since i dont have a lot of pictures to share today, that i would post a few of the blogs i read regularly these days:

blackberry rambles
colorfool
design sponge
fashion incubator
impulse

there are more and i will share them later, on a day when i lack good content : )

remembering

I was going through pictures and reminiscing about Eliot when he was really tiny. It is hard to believe he is walking and trying to talk when he was so little not that long ago. They really do grow fast.

I miss that sweater too...it shrunk in the wash.. it is now a hat and pair of mittens : )

fall day at the beach

It was a windy cool day on Sunday when we took a walk on the beach. Eliot had fun walking as fast as his little legs could go, strait to the water. I think he will be surfing before we know it! I am working on a few things for a swap I am doing through another blog. It's supposed to be 3 fall related things, one of which must be hand made. I have a few ideas kicking around, maybe I will post some sneak peeks so that I don't give away the surprise : )

diary

a diary of my day morning til night including 5 am wake up call to date night with kevin.

updates

just updated the website. i need to spruce up this blog a bit too i think, fix up the side bar and put in a new header. a little housekeeping is in order. hopefully kevin and i will be going out on a date this weekend. we havent gone out in a while..its due i think.

here is another picture of me as a wee babe. I see the similarities between me and eliot but kevin doesn't. he is biased : ) I like that old carriage, i wouldn't minded one of those when he was still immobile.

and the fabric closet that needs to be thinned. hopefully by lots of baby presents in the works.

living room cowboy

Eliot slept all night last night! All night until 5, but hey, better than getting up 3 times! He was really cheerful and went right for the rocking horse. It is nice for me when he can be a little more independent. He was totally obsessed with a box of dental floss this morning, hopefully it bodes well for good future dental health. He carried it around with him for hours this morning. Figuring out how to maneuver onto the horse with one hand was no easy feat I tell you. And yes, I dressed my Son in pink pajamas : )

I have started working on Spring designs for A Little Bunny. I have a lot of things on my To Do list in relation to that. I am looking for a couple of more baby boutique stores to market to if anyone has any ideas. I have few but it can't hurt to get suggestions! I think if I have 3 shops I will be busy but not overwhelmed...just where I would like to be.

birthday boy

It has been a while since I last posted but we have been very busy! My little guy turned 1 year old on Monday. We had a birthday party on Saturday that was a lot of fun. I think I was more overwhelmed than Eliot. I can't believe he is one already. I have so many gushy sentimental things to say but I think the are probably more suited to the baby book.

He had a lovely time at the party. We made breakfast burritos and scones and he had a good time eating those things off of every ones plates. He made his rounds, making sure to smile at everyone who came and to clap his hands and dance on cue. He played nicely with the other babies and shared his new toys very well.




These are from last week during my crunch time for the Ms. Lulu's order. Assembly line of onsies and doing lots of trimming.


I am going to try to post every day this week. I think it is a good goal. I have been a little forgetful this past week and a half. My work schedule is changing a bit and I have a new set of goals that I should talk about to spur my procrastinating self on. So, I will see you soon.

a big sigh

A Little Bunny is now at Ms. Lulu's in Portland, Maine! Yay! I was able to finish up everything today during Eliot's nice long nap and deliver the goods to the shop this afternoon. it took me longer than I expected with a few minor bumps in the road. I now have a much better idea of what to do for the next time around. This has been a fabulous learning experience, all part of my 'liberal arts education'. The process has lead to a lot of ideas that I hope come to fruition at some point in the future. Off to the drawing board...

In Eliot news.. I am now able to properly plan for his birthday brunch. (Heather E and Heather T if you are reading this you are invited, Saturday morning at 10ish if Kevin hasn't called you..I don't have your emails and my other Heather too if you were a little closer by!)
I think we are going to a breakfast buffet including make your own breakfast burrito. I haven't decided what to do for a baby friendly cake but I'm sure I will come up with something. First priority is to scrape off the 3 weeks worth of grime, laundry and general disarray that has accumulated since I started working on the baby clothes. Thank goodness for Mrs. Meyers.

This is me as my other self..the fly swatting ninja:

apple picking

busy weekend! i sewed and sewed on saturday until i couldnt see strait. i am about one more naps worth of work to be finished. my labels came in so everything looks nice and finished.

today we went out to gorham to have brunch with a few friends of ours. we spent the morning playing with lightning, the mini pony, two bunnies, lots of chickens and a dog. eliot was in heaven! kevin and dylan stacked fire wood and steve dug about a years worth of potatoes out of the ground. it was a nice day to be outside.

after the fun of the morning we went over to a farm to pick apples. i saw, and tasted, my first plum directly from a tree. we ended up taking home more plums than apples! they had little band playing and tractor rides. needless to say eliot went to bed early tonight.

eliot's latest feat is climbing. i dug back out this rocking horse which he can now, proudly, climb onto and rock.

and here is a pile of pants in production taken a few days ago...almost done!

post lag

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. I have been really busy with wrapping up the Ms. Lulu's order and thinking about Eliot's birthday. Busy week so far! I got a lot done last night.. 3 jackets and 8 of the pants are just waiting for my labels to arrive and they will be done. I picked up buttons yesterday so that is my goal this afternoon. 3 more jackets and 2 pair of pants.. almost done! I would like to get another photo shoot with some other babies in it too. Lot's of babies on the way to choose from!

I have a LOT of present making to do..good thing women are pregnant for 9 months..gives me enough time to do some planning.

This picture was hijacked off of Kevin's blog. We had a fun day at the park last week. (I think it was last week...time flies!)

Long Weekend

It has been a busy few days. We went up to the fair yesterday and have just been going and going. We are all wiped out! Eliot went to bed at 6:30 and Kevin and I are thinking 8 is about right for us tonight. I sewed up 4 pairs of pants this evening.. making progress! I am trying to get done by the end of the week. I don't have much for pictures this time around so I thought I would post some pictures from my past...

My Great Grandmother is one of the two girls in the top picture and bottom picture. My Mother is in the middle.

Good bad ugly

I always show posts of the good pictures. I thought I would show some of the duds in getting to the good ones. I have learned so much about my camera over the past week, very good learning experience. Also, I have learned that I have about a 5 minute window to get a good picture before major distraction or hat removal ensues.

Today I need to run around and find some embroidery thread to finish up the QAL pants and order buttons from a new source. I have a few ideas for labels that I am kicking around and need to start working on too.

We are thinking about going up to the Common Ground Fair this weekend but I am not sure if we will be able to make it with conflicting schedules. I certainly don't want to camp out with the weather getting into the 30's and 40's at night!

Red Ridinghood

Wintery

I did another photo shoot today to try and get a more wintry feel. It went pretty well with my reluctant baby wrangler in tow. He did a good job but didn't take orders very well : ) Poor guy gets bossed around more than most I'm sure.

Otherwise, Eliot didn't rip the hat off too quickly so I was able to snap a few. There are a lot of good ones for the photo album but only a couple that could be used for the web or otherwise. I am working hard on the pants and coats to get them done this week (crossing fingers on that one). I was hoping to get more done today than I did. Tonight the goal is to cut the larger sized red jackets out.

Here is the best photo of the day for showing off the goods. I think the gray background makes the colors pop and hopefully look more winteryish.

Weekend Fun

Off to Camden today. That is Mt. Batty with a nice fog cover drifting by. On the way back we saw quite an event.. look at what is 'wrong' with the first picture picture..hint: it was loud and really cool..might want to click for the bigger image.

Jacket

The little Red Jacket on my little model. I am still crazy about those buttons. I can't wait to start making more of these! Eliot doesn't really like to wear the hood but I am hoping he will go for it for at least one photo shoot : ). I am going to try and get a more Wintry feel in my next shoot, hopefully this weekend if the weather stays cool and sunny. I think, the usual, Fort Williams, will be the place we go. Kevin, aka baby wrangler, has Sunday off so I am crossing my fingers it works out.

Otherwise all is well. Kevin made his first pot roast last night. I think it was a good learning experience and Eliot really liked the carrots. Anything to get him to eat veggies is good I figure.

Well, have a good day everyone! I am off to sew....

Wishfull Thinking

It is a very rainy day today here in Maine. The rain makes a good day for getting things done inside. Kevin has a training at work in the morning so I took the day off for lack of babysitters. I did some crafting during Eliot's first nap and now I am catching up on house work for nap number 2. I put a new shelving unit in the bathroom for the odds and ends that were accumulating and took apart the pack n' play in Eliot's room that he has been sleeping in. I am sick of having 2 cribs in there. I put a few makeshift bumpers out of fleece baby blankets around where he has his head so that hopefully he won't wake himself up by knocking into the bars.

I have visions of rearranging it in there so that it is a little more baby friendly. I am getting there slowly but surely. I think I would like to do something on the walls like this:

They make theirs out of old wallpaper but I think fabric modpodged onto matte board or something would work just fine. Maybe if he takes another nap?? Wishful Thinking!

WIP

Making lots of progress today and over the weekend... 10 pairs of pants cut and the majority of the machine stitching is done. Thank goodness for naps and partners that cook a mean pizza!

The above painting is a little piece of art that sits on my craft table and keeps me company while I work.

on a roll

A Little Bunny is in full swing! You will be able to find A Little Bunny creations at Ms. Lulu's in Portland, Maine. I am very excited to start sewing! If my posts are a little sporadic please forgive me. I will be posting my progress and some new creations as I go along and, of course, the usual baby pictures. Today I finished the red corduroy jacket by putting on 3 wooden buttons. I should have made Eliot the larger size. I think he will be out growing it quickly. I really like the bright red. Here is the best picture of it so far (thanks Kevin):

And a boy who loves swinging:

TGIF

I am glad it's Friday. This week has gone by very slowly for me. I think part of it has to do with Eliot's sleep regression again. sleep deprivation is hard on production!

Yesterday we bought the babe his first pair of shoes. Very cute blue and white PediPeds. I will take a picture soon. I also found the right buttons for the red jacket, so I hope to have that done this weekend.

Hat and mitten production is coming along nicely with 2 hats nearly done and two pairs of mittens also, nearly done. I would like to get about 6 or so finished then start really cranking out scarves and working on any pant orders that come in. I hope to have a more coherent collection next season instead of a hodgepodge of things. Learning as I go!

Kevin and I are going to try to make it on the art walk tonight. Have a nice weekend and I will post pictures soon!

progress

I am making lots of craft progress. I took out all of the sweaters I have accumulated over the past year or so and tried to decide which ones to turn into what. I still haven't totally decided but progress has been made. I took all of the ones I have washed and rewashed and cut them up into pieces. It was a little sad to cut up a few as they were my favorite sweaters before being accidentally shrunk. None-the-less it was a little therapeutic to do so much disassembly last night!

Some of the cut up piles with the trusty cutting scissors at the ready.

Piles of sweaters to be washed.

The organized (semi) chaos.

Some of the first results, although not completely done yet.

And.. Ta Da the jacket. The little monkey is sleeping right now, I was temped to wake him up to take a picture :) but of course, sleep is much more important! I will get some better pictures, especially when I put the buttons on.

Babyratzi

We had a fabulous long weekend! It was the perfect weather to herald the end of Summer and bring in the new Fall season. We spent most of the day on Saturday on the beach with my soon to be Sister and Brother in law. I love the attention Eliot gets from his Uncle and Auntie. Soon we will be bundled up in scarfs and hats so I was trying to get as much sun as possible.

Fall is really starting to be upon us. The leaves have started to change and the nights are cool. It makes for good sleeping weather but makes me a little too sleepy in general! I have to keep on task to get anything done. My goal for this evening is to take out all of the sweaters I have found to take a look at the lot and decide what they will be turned into...should be fun.

I came across this picture (below) while I was looking for pictures of our weekend. It is like Eliot leads a double life. Kevin takes care of him in the mornings while I go off to work so they have their Father-Son adventures. Sometimes I don't hear about them all but I run across them in the picture files. It always makes me a little sad to think I missed out on parts of his day but good to know that he is with his dad and having lots of fun. Kevin took him to see all of his hundreds of Grandma's at the local assisted living home on this outing. Eliot loves chasing the ladies with their walkers and to copy them by pushing his stroller around. He is looking more and more like a little boy every day!

On a crafty note I made a little red corduroy jacket for Eliot this weekend. It was fun to make and looks so cute! I need to find some big brown buttons to finish it off. I will show you pictures when I am done.