nearly done!

The pants are done! Or..will be done as soon as I launder and press them again. I am not calling the completely done until I take GOOD pictures of them for the new site either. I made little matching onesies for them that are laundering as I type. That said, I now need to get down to Ms. Lulu's and get them sold!

Kevin is going to be selling his wares at the Sidewalk Art Festival this Saturday. Hopefully it is fruitful as well. He made a sweet little bunny drawing after my favorite little children's book, The Runaway Bunny, last night. I think I will have him watercolor it and put it up in Eliot's room. Poor Eliot, his room is such a disaster...Another project to work on : ) I should show a before and after.. the before might shame me into making his room a nice space.

This is a drawing that Kevin drew and I stitched on. It was a fun little collaboration we did a while back. It might be fun to revisit this at some point too.

Were Back

Were back with lots of pictures and Eliot news. First...He is walking! Kevin's birthday was on Friday and Eliot took his first steps to celebrate. He hasn't looked back since. He has been practicing with full focus and physical might all weekend. It has been quite charming, probably because he can't run yet : ) We spent lots of time on the beach and visiting with friends and family. Here is a little re-cap in pictures:

Ed's famous apple pancakes!

Walking to the waves with no fear at all!

Beth looking at the beautiful quartzy sand.

Sabine working on her pound of dirt.

Lichen slowly taking over a tree.

Baby toes.

Beach Afternoon

We had a nice late afternoon at the beach two days ago with an old friend of Kevin's and his fiance. We BBQed and walked in the sand. The season is just starting to take its turn toward fall this week. The Rose Hips are out and the sun is beginning to get that low angle earlier and earlier.

We are headed down to Cape Cod for the weekend so I won't be posting for a few days. My goal is to get the baby clothes done tonight and take lots of pictures while were gone. Have a lovely weekend!

Childhood bunny

Maybe this is where it all started?

I actually remember the shoes more than the outfit. The picture is little dark but it was the best I could do with a rephotographed Polaroid.

Eliot is in full teething mode so I am about to head to bed (8pm) in hopes to catch a few winks before he gets up again. I remember a whole lot more about what I dream about when I am woken up so much. It tends to make me very thoughtful and day dreamy throughout the day. Twinings tea keeps me going. Have a good night and I will be back soon.

A Guess!

Yay! Thank you Heather for taking a guess..and you're not even family! Sheesh! Drum roll please...The word was... DEXTER! He pronounces it more like deh-tuh. It would figure that the bunny would take a role in his speech development after he has had such an influence on his physical development. After all, Dexter, I am sure, was the reason Eliot started to crawl when he did. I doubt Dexter really appreciates all of the new, loud, exclamations of his name near his big ears but he does just about anything for extra attention these days. These hot days are hard on the little guy but he still manages a few big hops and skitters across the floor to Eliot's extreme excitement.

In Eliot news, he started clapping today. I thought he was making the sign for more so he ate way more cheese than he really needed this morning. Who knows, maybe he was? We have been working on signing with him for a few words: milk, more, food, and ball. I forget about it half the time, and I am not sure he is paying attention, but I suppose it can't hurt.

In craft news, I am almost done with the pants. I cut out all of the linings and pinned everything together. Now it is just a matter of sewing them up and putting in the elastic. I picked up a couple of onsies to make the coordinating tops so, I am almost done! It has taken me a TON longer than I thought and altogether it has been a good learning experience as far as time management goes. At least now I know what to expect...so far...

Web News

More good news! www.alittlebunny.com is now up! It is just an under construction page but it is on its way! I have the basic page set up, now I just need the content. This is going to be a busy weekend of working out the last details of my little projects and getting them out there in the world of commerce. Have a lovely weekend everyone!

ps...I know someone at least has a guess for the word...c'mon...

Words

Exciting news.. Eliot has said his first word besides Mama and Dada! This happened 2 days ago. I thought it was a fluke but it has been repeated over and over since then. Today he actually started saying another one (I think) but I will wait until he says it again in context to see if it is really it. Anyone have any guesses before I make the reveal? I was trying to think of some kind of prize for the winner but I wasn't sure what anyone would want.

I took some really bad pictures of my craft progress today so I won't be posting those until I get some better light. At least, I assure you, progress is being made. I have been inspired by Queen Anne's Lace especially in the latest item. It has such beautiful symmetry and grows in such lousy conditions. I like driving along and seeing it popping up in vacant lots and beside broken down things.

Sleeping babe

I love how this little boy sleeps. He scrunches up into a little ball with his hands and feet all tucked in. This was a rare day when I didn't want him to sleep and he would not wake up for anything! Ahh the way things work...So, I took advantage and snapped a few pictures before tickling his feet and kissing him awake.

I am almost done with 3 little pairs of pants (part of my project I have been talking about). My goal is to have the outer parts all done and cut out all of the comfy flannel lining by tonight. Kevin has the night off so my plans may get sidetracked for family time...but that's OK. I have a few new ideas cooking up that have stemmed from this recent creativity. It feels nice to be making again.

ps. I was able to put my sewing maching back together after much thinking, staring and swearing. Thank you Steve for all of your help!

The past few weeks

Visiting the Pier

Looking at the rain

Helping Mama with her crafting

Looking at flowers

Playing in Grandma's garden

Eliot's first concert

More Mother

Because I am on a You Tube kick..

Here's some Total Momsense

Because I'm the Mom

Because I haven't uploaded the pictures from this weekend I thought I would give you something funny to watch. Oh lord I hope I don't end up sounding like this although, I have heard plenty of it before...

We had a nice weekend these last two days. We spent a lot of time working on projects and had a nice BBQ with Kevin's co-workers. The Hostess's house was really gorgeous with amazing gardens and two very curious dogs. Eliot enjoyed watching them and teasing them with his toys. Kevin and I also, had our first date in a very long time on Friday night. We walked the Art Walk and then had dinner at Bibo's Mad Apple Cafe. We both had a fantastic time eating and looking and running into lovely friends.

I was able to get a lot done as far as crafting and making, this weekend, but also managed to disassemble my sewing machine without paying attention to how I did it. I remembered (after taking it apart) that I had problems the last time I did it too. Why I didn't remember that before I took it apart? I wish I could tell you. hopefully I have more patience today!

Good day to be naked

It was a hot one today! We still haven't hooked up the air conditioner. It is sitting on the bedroom floor just waiting to be used. I suppose now would be the time but I just can't seem to make myself (or Kevin) put it in. It would probably help to keep the smell of our our late night visitor out of the room. We have had a little skunk issue lately. I think it might live under the back porch. It definitely roams around in very close vicinity to my bedroom window, nightly, around 2am. Eliot has been sleeping pretty well lately..maybe there is a correlation??

Otherwise, it feels like it has been a busy week. I have been in recovery mode from all of the activities the last two weeks.
We took a little trip up to the Yarmouth Clam Festival. That was fun. I always go to get my once yearly fix of fried dough. I did without the cotton candy this time but it did cross my mind. I think Eliot enjoyed the business and bright colors as much as I enjoyed my snack.

Look at that determined face! He has been fascinated by my sewing activities lately. This sewing box was a great find at the 75 State Street yard sale they had a while back. I got it for 10 Cents! It has come in very handy.

Today we spent some time at Grammies house doing laundry. He wandered around outside and spent most of his time with a bare bottom. It was a nice day to wander without clothes. My mother was a good sounding board for the little things I am working on.


It is supposed to be another beautiful hot few days around here and I am trying to line up a date with Daddy-O tomorrow night for the Art Walk. I hope the babysitting stars align just right!

It is nice to have titles..

I am still playing with my layout for this little blog. I hope you all don't mind the experimenting! I am almost done with one tiny project that I am working on. I should have most of it done tonight and, once I get some elastic wasit tape, I should be complete. I'll post about that soon. It is very simple really but I hope it will be a hit.

Most of the things I am working on are Fall/Winter related. I figured if I could give myself a few months to work on things I might actually get them done. Here is one of the items that will be getting made:
It was a really hot day when I took this picture. It was a little hard to put on a winter scarf with wool lining but a crafsters got to do.. I made this a few years ago and it has always been on my mind to make more. It actually started out as an actual quilt that I got too lazy to finish! It is quite warm and has gotten a lot of use these few years.

This is some of the fabric I picked up to start making them. They will be a mix of new and vintage materials. Country modern, I think, would be a good way to describe these scarves. Really, that is a good way to describe just about everything I make.

Now that the babe is sound asleep (for now) I should get to work!

A little more about the bunnies I mentioned in the previous post. I found these bunnies at a yard sale not to long ago. They are on my list of projects to do.. I want to make some new clothes for them. There was also a HUGE pile of Afghans but none of them were really anything I could use.

This little bunny I am having a hard time parting with. I was going to give them all away as presents but she just seems to fit on my sewing desk so sweetly. I also like her little dress and can't really imagine her without it. I think I will let her stay with me for a while and see what happens.

Good news! I now have a home Internet connection...woot woot.. granted it is very slow at the moment but that should be remedied soon. Trying to connect to a Mac from a PC is remarkably more complicated than I would have expected.

Lots of visiting this week! Lots of pictures to show over the coming days of that. I have been taking lots of pictures of my craft area and my little helpers. I also had a great conversation with a new shop owner downtown who was excited to hear about some of my ideas. Now...to start hunkering down to make things!

Here are a few random things I have been working on/have happened this past week:

Trying out some fabric manipulation techniques.

Baby and Daddy playing at Grandma's house.

A couple of naked bunnies I found for a steal at a yard sale. They need some clothes and new homes!

Playing with Grandpa's hat.

Cutting out fabric for another project.

Just thought I would drop in and say have a nice weekend! Had a nice steamy hot Friday with a BBQ coming up in a few minutes. The babe is hanging out with my set of Grandparents and babbling away. He really has Mama and Dada down pat.. now if he would say it to us : ) He just wolfed down his first peach..yumm.

Lots of good crafting news to come. All kinds of things falling into place. Hopefully the higher powers are trying to tell me something.. I am a little afraid of creating a demand with no product! It is all tucked neatly (or not) in my head.. I should scan some journal pages so you can see the chaos/ thought process.

Hope you like the new banner..I think there will be some changes to the blog over the next week or so. Enjoy!

Good afternoon. Still no Internet at home! (This is from my Grandmothers house) It is getting a little frustrating to have it hanging in the hands of a 16 year old.

Kevin and I have some plans to maybe have a booth at a local art festival. We'll see if I can make enough stuff! I will be working really hard.

Eliot gets closer to walking every day. He climbed up on a low box the other day. He is babbling his own little language, so cute. It is still hard to leave him in the mornings and I look forward to the day I can stay with him.

I am really addicted to This American Life these days. Take a listen sometime.

I tried to make some sun tea but I have been thwarted by clouds. I was hoping it would just sort of keep steeping but I am afraid cloud tea is not the same.

I have been scouting out new fabrics again. I think I am going to get some of this:
for a duvet cover. I was too late in ordering the bird fabric in the previous post so I will have to come up with something else for pillows. I think I have changed my mind on the bunny print but I am good at wavering back and forth.

More baby pictures..these are from Fort Williams.

Eliot has been eating like crazy these days. He can't get enough. He now likes cheese, summer squash and watermelon. He gets very expressive and dramatic during feeding times. It is very charming.

We have been going to the beach as much as possible the past few weeks so I will have some more baby pictures of those days. Kevin has been happy being the BBQ master and I have been happy eating the results.

My father is coming up for a visit these next 2 weeks. I haven't seen him in a long time and this will be his first meeting with the boy. I am sure we will have loads of fun.