Baby Crafties

So I don't usually cross-stitch, but I thought I'd do a little for the baby room. Don't get too excited, I didn't do all three of these this past week, just the middle one, haha. A good friend of mine gave me a vintage Strawberry Shortcake pattern book 8 or 9 years ago. It was back then that I completed Strawberry herself. About 3 years ago I started Almond Tea, who was always my favorite, after Strawberry of course. I finished that one about a year ago. I decided to add the "Cutie Pie" to complete a cute little ensemble for baby's wall. Please forgive all the wrinkles. I haven't bothered to iron yet. Now back to crocheting her blessing dress! :)

Almond Tea & Marza Panda

I modified this pattern from one in the book. I took out the characters and added the strawberries.

Strawberry Shortcake & Custard

Purple Caps

Hi everyone. My mom invited me to take part in making baby caps to spread awareness and help prevent abuse. You may have heard of "purple crying." Anyway, this organization is trying to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome, a very worthy cause, and the donation project definitely appeals to those of us crafty people out there. Go to this site for details about cap specifications and where to donate. You can knit or crochet, and the caps must be at least 50% purple, any shade.

I made about a dozen of these from one skein of yarn. Let me know if you'd like the pattern. I modified a free pattern I found online here. If you knit, try this site. Thanks and good luck! :)

Little Miss Sunshine

So we were very excited to find out this last week that we will be having a little girl this coming October! YAY!! We anxiously await our Little Miss Sunshine! (And yes, we've stopped referring to her as Admiral Ackbar, though I'm sure she didn't mind.)

Almost 20 weeks...only HALF WAY!!

A picture of a picture, so please forgive the fuzziness. This picture shows baby's face, little tummy and curled up legs. You can see her head and eyes pretty well here. :)

My first project completed for our Little Miss Sunshine! :)

Trip to Seattle

We had a great time in Seattle visiting Abram's family this past week. We went to Port Townsend, Friday Harbor (San Juan Island), Pikes Market, out to Wenatchee to visit his brother, the Seattle Zoo and to a Bonsai Garden. We had a wonderful time!

Pictures HERE

And a little video of Abram feeding the seal in Friday Harbor:

Moochie

We lost our sweet little Moochie last night. He was such a wonderful friend. He was a very OCD little rattie, always maintaining a very organized food storage and getting frustrated when Butters would raid it. He usually liked to keep to himself, but wouldn't mind snuggling with me every now and then. In his last months, he was a very brave little soul. He went through a rough time getting a lump removed and wearing the Cone of Shame for a whole month. After that, he was as sweet as sweet can be, and spent lots of time on my lap, shoulder or in my arms during his last weeks. We're happy he's at peace now, and I'm sure he and Butters are somewhere enjoying a sweet reunion. We'll miss you little Mooch!

SOOOO little!

Sweet face

Snackies

Snuggies with Butters

Snuggies with Mom

Mr. Wizard

The Cone of Shame :(

SOOOO hyper!


Having snackies

Slightly Selfish...

So yeah, trying to win discounted hairdo from my favorite stylist. Hazah!
Steph the Stylist: {GIVEAWAY}: "Enter to win HALF off a brazilian blowout treatment, or a cut and a color! Both are a $75 dollar value, you get to choose! Entering is eas..."

Packers Cake

In the end, I really wished that it had been real cheese. Oh well. Glad the Packers had a good day. :)