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I shared with you guys the other day S.R.'s Easter dress , and today I wanted to give you a closer look at E's vest and bow tie. This has to be the easiest thing to sew for little boys, and it looks so cute!  I purchased the vest pattern last year when the kids' were in my uncle's wedding . I lost the instructions somewhere in my craft closet, but thankfully found the right pattern pieces to make the vest..and to answer your question, yes, my craft closet is a disaster, and no, I never put anything away where it belongs. I work in total chaos;o)  The fabric was purchased from Hobby Lobby. I bought 1 yard, and after using my coupon, it came in at just under $5. Not bad, eh? The bow tie has velcro on the ends to keep it closed around the neck.  I really need to do a tutorial on how to make a bow tie. You wouldn't believe how easy it is to make these things!!  Little man loved this outfit, and it always makes me proud when they get excited about what I make for them:o...

We had a wonderful Easter. A time of catching up with family and friends, eating way too many delicious foods...courtesy of my mother, and remembering the resurrection of our Lord and Savior:o)  I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend as well.   I gave a sneak peak on Facebook last Friday of the kids' Easter outfits. This week I will be sharing what I made for both of them. Today's focus is on S.R.'s dress.  Thankfully I had all the materials on hand, so this dress was completely free. Yay, for free!!  This dress is extra special...  All of the bead work, which was hand-sewn onto the dress(ugh!), came from my mother's wedding gown. I took extra care in making sure that this dress will last, so that we can hopefully pass this on to my brother and sister's "someday" children:o) The bead work went across the bodice... and across the bottom of the skirt.  Here's a quick look at the back. An extra long sash for the finishing touch.  My children are c...

I am finally pulling out a few Easter decorations. Slim pickin's this year. Since these decorations are only out for 1 week, I decided to go with the "less is more" approach. The Happy Easter printable can be found  here  My mother-in-law gave me these little ceramic bunnies a few years ago. They're so sweet.    They look so solemn though, don't they? Maybe they're sad that they only get to stay out of the attic for only a week..poor things:o) We have Spring Break next week, and I am looking forward to sleeping in and spending some good quality time with my kiddos.  Have a great rest of the weekend!

Yesterday was E's Easter party, and I was one of the helpers. I'd like to say that it went off without a hitch, but that's not true. It was slightly underwhelming, and of all things, we forgot to bring drinks...DUH! BUT, I got to witness E's very first program at school, and it was so exciting for me...it wasn't spectacular by any means, but it was a "First" for him, and I got to witness it. I even got a little misty-eyed at the beginning. I am really proud of him..he's a good boy:o) I spent Wednesday getting ready for said festivities. After I got home from church, I whipped up this shirt for E.  The inspiration came from   THIS   post. I just made it a little more masculine:o) For teachers' gifts, I found some jars (50% off at Hobby Lobby this week) and filled them with candy. I found the printable from   THIS   post.  These are the  CAKE POPS   that I made for the party. They are supposed to be Easter Eggs:o) Most everyone seemed to really like...

Two posts today...weird I know. I am in the middle of helping with E's Easter party, and I had a free printable I wanted to share with you. This is sort of a last minute thing. The other day I ran across  THIS  post over at  Joy Ever After . She had this really cute idea using peeps, and tags. I thought, PERFECT! We can use these printables as party favors for all of the little ones. But then I realized it was for the cards and not the tags that were available for printing:o( So I just spent the last little bit making these.  They are similar, and they will definitely do the trick. To download this printable, go HERE  I'll share the little baggies that we are attaching these tags to tomorrow. Update... You can find a picture of how we used these tags HERE

I cannot believe that Easter is at the end of April this year. We actually get to enjoy having out all the Easter decorations for a tad longer than usual.  I love spring decorating. It brings life back into your home after the hum drum of winter. I hope to be sharing lots of spring decorating with you this month. Here is a little something I made a few weeks ago.... I made this flower arrangement for my mother as a "get well" gift for her surgery. I wanted to give her something that she could enjoy for years to come.  I fell in love with this little lamb and bunnies from Pier 1. I knew I had to use them somehow:o) The flowers were purchased from Hobby Lobby.  This was such a fun arrangement to make. My mother loves most anything with spriggy things coming off of them, so it was perfect for her.  She was very happy with it...or maybe it was the drugs she was on;o) Participating in: