She's here!

Welcome to the world Stella Evangeline! Born on October 27th at 8:39 pm, weighing 8lbs 1 oz, 20.5 inches long. We are all doing well and adjusting to life with a preschooler and infant.



I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween!

warmth

We went out to dinner the other day and I put one of the scarves I had knitted and Ruby couldn't take her eyes off of it. She told me, "I wish I had a scarf like that." I did what any crafty mom would do, I told her I would make her one as well. She was so happy you would have thought I handed her a new toy. I love the fact that she gets so excited over the handmade items her Mama makes her.

I took her to the store but apparently they don't carry the yarn I used for my scarf so I let her pick out what she wanted. She really wanted it to be blue. We found this super soft and chunky blue with green yarn. It matches her new coat perfectly, score! I started knitting it last night and will be finished with it today. Ruby is funny, she thinks it should be done already. "Mommy is my scarf done yet!?"

mobile redo

Ruby had a mobile when she was a baby that we had gotten at Pottery Barn Kids. It was expensive so I wanted to reuse it in the baby's room. One problem, the brightly colored butterflies and purple cover didn't really match the decor we have in the nursery. My solution was to strip it down to nothing and start over. I hand sewed little stuffed hearts from wool felt and secured them with ribbon. It turned out perfect! It's simple and goes really well in the room, plus I didn't have to buy a new one. That's always a plus.

This is what the mobile looked like before, sorry it's not the best picture

cozy toes

I've been slowly but surely finishing up little project for the arrival of this little baby. I made these last weekend with this pattern. I messed up in a few spots but oh well, the baby won't care.
I made them extra cozy but lining them with warm, soft fleece. All nice and snuggly!

around the house on a friday

Have a wonderful weekend!

reuse crayons

Yesterday Ruby and I made these giant crayons. We took the paper off all the broken pieces put them in the oven and melted them into these fun swirly creations. This is a great way to use up all those pieces you would end up throwing in the garbage. Creating less garbage is always a good thing!

Heat the oven to 275
Put the crayon pieces in a muffin tin (you may want to spray them with vegetable oil) for about 7-10 minutes, keep checking them
Remove and let them cool completely, hit the bottom of the tin to help release the crayons

baby stuff

I've been slowly working on decorations for the new babies room. It's not like when I was pregnant with Ruby and her room was totally done by the time I was 28 weeks. Crazy! I only have a few more things to do in order to make it complete, we'll see how long it takes to get those few things done.

I made this name banner from the book Stitched In Time by Alicia Paulson. I think it turned out pretty cute, although the one in the book is cuter. For Ruby I had hand painted wooden letters and hung them over her crib, but that just didn't seem like it was going to match what we have going on in this room. I needed something softer, more vintagey; if that makes sense. The banner from the book seemed to fit the bill.

I decided that we needed a pillow on the rocker. When I started thinking about all the late night/ early morning rockings and feedings I remembered that the chair was a bit uncomfortable because of it's low back. There is nowhere to rest your head. That seems like a pretty important feature to have left off a rocking chair. A pillow to shove behind my head when I can't hold it up anymore seemed like a necessary addition. A bought a pillow insert and whipped up this pillow cover I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.


I love the addition of the vintage doily, it gives it that girly, old lady like feel. I am wishing the rest of our house looked like the nursery.