little bits of crafting joy are created (or finally finished) around here. I love thinking of little things I’d like to do or make and then waiting for that sudden burst of inspiration to hit. When it does, I have the urge to immediately sit down and create the thing I’ve envisioned, and even if it is a small project (most of them are) it satisfies something deep within. Yesterday evening while Daddy was starting dinner I decided I wanted to make baby a sweet little taggie square. She has been amazing herself lately with her newfound ability to grab and wave/fling things about. She is always grabbing up the edges of her blankets and putting them in her mouth or making big eyes at the colors and patterns she sees on them. So off for a quick girls trip to JoAnn’s we went. I already had a sweet little bit of blue fabric I wanted to use, so I grabbed a couple of matching fabrics and some satin ribbon. I still need a lot of practice on the sewing machine, but thats what these little projects are for! This one in particular had some stretchy fabric, mixed with ribbon incorporation and a cutesy stitch that all gave me a little bit of trouble. But the end product is still cute and serves it’s function well.
And this hat for my boy. A few weeks back he requested a “booo n orange hat peeeeeese?” How is a Mama to deny? I cast it on right away and then after knitting a few inches it sat in the bag. Two weeks passed. Yesterday I decided that it needed to be finished. Now! It is a bit big on him, but oh well. Hopefully it will fit next year too!
{the unwilling hat model}
Daddy called it his “cat in the hat” hat. It does look a bit Dr. Suess doesn’t it? When I showed him pictures of what kind of hat I could make him, he requested the simple rolled brim hat. Usually made for babies, but it’s what he wanted. It’s probably the last “baby” hat I will ever get to make for him. Next request, I’m pretty sure, will be for a big boy one.
Daddy also had some uniform alterations to do for his dress blues this week. I had to hand stitch his overseas service bars to the sleeve and then last night he got a lesson in easy hemming. Stitchwitchery! His pants are the same ones he wore on our wedding day, and the bottom hems needed let out a good inch. He practically did it all by himself! He looks so handsome in those dress blues. Gotta love a man in uniform.
This weekend we are headed to Texas to start looking at houses in Killeen. Prayers are appreciated! We are so blessed to have family and friends who have offered us great guidance since we are first-time homebuyers. We are excited to officially start looking, we will keep you posted on what we find!
~b
by mamabrit
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