My favorite project has been Pookie's giraffe coat. The other night I showed her what was left to finish on the coat/Halloween costume outerwear - buttons and hemming the sleeves. Quietly, she hedged, "What if I don't want to be a giraffe any more?"
"What would you rather be instead?" I answered calmly.
"Princess Leia?" she suggested.
"Pookie, you can be whatever you want to be. I just want you to be happy." (And wear this coat at least once. Please.)
She did. She wore it to school and told every adult in proximity that her mom made it. Then she came home and told me she needed to start wearing her winter coat. (It is cold outside.)
Oh well! I loved making it, regardless. (I'm still going to make her do a better fashion-pic in it when the rain stops and we can get outside ... )
Together, Pookie and I made Sashi this lil dress. It was a simple pattern to cut out and pin together - and Sash loves wearing it! Pookie and her friend did most of the sewing really - I just spun the skirt to the shirt and tied on the bows. Too cute! We're planning to make two for Christmas - one for Pookie and another for the littlest fashionista!
In other crafting news, I'm diligently trying to catch up on old projects - finished making a framed monogram to thank our elderly neighbors who bring us an Easter cake every year. (Yes. I said Easter. And it's two weeks before Halloween. I'm just that on top of my to-do list!) I spray painted some lake shells we found on the beach in Minne with my cousin in August - for a thank you I've been planning to make for her (maybe by Christmas?). I visited the paper store to check out some 'fluff' for the pictures I made last winter for my pay it forward friends (it's not in stock right now, so maybe by Christmas I'll finish those?). I started staining some inexpensive Walmart cornhusk baskets to imitate Target's pricier version for my toy room makeover. (You think it needs a makeover? or just a good once over?)
Who plays in this room, anyway?! I've removed 8 trashbags full of donations to Good Will and still have more to very secretly take. The room is on its way (slow train to no where some days) to being very Pottery Barn-esque. But, it might be Christmas before that's done.Let's see. I've got a cool fridge front re-do in the works. Not quite finished with that one. Boy. Have you guys got a lot to look forward to. (And I have a lot of work to do.)
...Think I'll go watch The Proposal. Again. (For the third time in two days. ...I have a lot of procrastinating to do.)
2 comments:
I'm exhausted just thinking about all you have in the works. IF it makes you feel any better, my mom and I made the little skirt for Yaya's Butterfly costume. (Sewing satin by hand is no easy task let me tell you!) When we were done Yaya wanted nothing and I mean NOTHING to do with it. I had to bribe her the day of the Fairy Fair to wear it. I now know how my mom felt when she brought home the pepto bismol pink tutu for me to wear and I refused. I love the coat and am sure she'll get tons of use out of it. YOu are a great mom!
I have to say first and foremost that you are so much more graceful under pressure than I can imagine.
Had I made one of my little darlings something handmade for Halloween and then they changed their minds.. well.... I think maybe now we know why I don't make handmade things for Halloween. I won't even let the poor kids change their minds when it's store bought(or Ebay shopped in August when it's oh so much cheaper). So kuddos to you for the effort and the understanding.
Secondly, I'm glad to hear Meiners is doing great. My little Outbreak Carrier Monkey has been fever free for 30 hours now and back at school as we speak. I am still hoping all those body aches I feel are something else, no fever yet for me, so we can only hope it's all been psychosomatic. I do feel much better this morning. I'll try walking later and see if that causes the body crash that it did yesterday. Or maybe if I'm smart I'll just rest and clean a little. My husband would be so happy.
I love the pic btw. Very cute.
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