Fun with fabric, Custom order Appliqued Tee’s
Sometimes I have to stay up all night just to get a little inspiration but this week has been great. I already completely cleaned out the llama pen, changed the fish filters and cut off all of AIdans curls. I also managed to get a few sewing projects done today amongst nap time and train time. This has to be the most fun I have had with customs so far. A wonderful couple of moms, one who is a repeat client (I love being able to say that) came to me this last week with orders to match items they had either just ordered from other WAHM’s or that they had in their possession. Above is what I came up with for them 
I hope you like them! I have to admit that if the monster had been done on a shirt that was AIdan’s size I would not have been able to give it up (lol)
Sling update! This mom is thrilled!
Not to mention she and her daughter are too cute for words! Now it bears noting Jen is barely 5′2″ at best and the same sling can be easily worn by my 5′11″ sister! For ease of maneuvering we tucked the extra fabric tale around Izzy and it stayed right there until she needed to be covered!
A Big-Boy Bed at Long Last
As many of you already know, Aidan was a die-hard co-sleeper. I was beginning to think he was going to be in our bed forever! Well yesterday we bought him a brand new mattress (CostCo had mattresses for onlyt $130!!) and made a really big deal about him getting a special bed etc, etc, etc. He was all game for it until bedtime, then all heck broke lose and the screaming began. After we discussed the bed again and read stories, drank water, etc. the crying only lasted about 10 minutes while I sat about 15 feet away (he could see that I was still there), and off to dream land he went!! WOOO HOOO!!! I woke up about 5 times checking on him because I was so used to his elbow in my spine but he slept clear through to about 8 am! And now he is napping in his bed as well! I think we have success!!
UN-Paper Towels
The next step in our ongoing efforts to go greener, we are transitioning to “un” paper towels. There are some really great ones made by other WAHMs (work at home moms) out there, but due to budget constraints, I decided to make my own. I started by buying a huge packet of white towels (garage kind) from CostCo. I double washed them in organic soap from “Crunchy Clean”, (her store on Etsy ROCKS!!!), making them super clean. Then came the line drying (still going strong!). I plan to sew snaps on them so they can roll up like a regular roll of paper towels but that will be a little later. In the mean time I am rocking these un-paper towels in a smallish rubbermaid box under the counter. I will keep you posted on how they are working out
