Raising Hands

Everybody has one of these hanging in their kitchen. If you don't? Tell me. I'll hook you up;-) There's just something about a crocheted towel hanging in a kitchen that signals that the lady of the house knows what she's doing:-) It's late and I don't have any buttons to finish it off but you all get the idea.

I found a picture of th is on Pinterest. I had to hunt around for a tutorial on how to make rosettes. Once I found one though I became a rosette making machine. What a clever way to use scraps of left over fabric:-). I bought some fabric paint and washed up a couple little T-shirts and away I went. The best part about this project is that it wasn't too messy and could be completed during nap time (just find a safe place to let them dry). Now our little princess needn't ever wear a plain t-shirt! I need to hit the outlet sales and make one for Bella to wear now! This one is 18 months. More pictures to come:-)

I blow hot and cold when it comes to the projects I do. I really get a lot of enjoyment from doing crafts but I don't like all the stuff everywhere and the mess it involves. Someday we will buy a house and it WILL have a craft room! In the meantime Father's Day is Sunday and here is another Pinterest inspired project:-) I would link to the source but the author gives no instructions. Just trace on scrapbook paper and mount in a frame. I used a 10x13 photo frame. Since scrapbook paper is 12x12 I cut a section of poster board to size to mount the hands on. I traced everybody's hands on plain paper then transferred the tracings to the scrapbook paper. I used a gluestick though I probably should have used scrapbook tape. I saved the little templates in case I have to redo it. Hope everyone has a great weekend:-)

We recently had the opportunity to visit a local fire station with the MOPS group I joined a couple months ago. I'll post another time about MOPS. It's okay so far. This post is about the boys and all the fun they had that day. The excitment builds There is nothing cuter than a group of little people Bring out the Fire Engines! We had lots of questions.  We got hats:-)  William was eager to sit where the firemen ride. Jacob was eager to drive. Bella was not impressed by any of it;-)