My Boys

This is Seth's new favorite thing to do with Benjamin...especially when Benjamin cuddles on the top of his head! Benjamin loves it, too!

New Year Organizing

This time of the year always makes me want to get organized...even more this year with the new baby coming soon! =)

I needed to clear out a couple of drawers in our dresser for Benjamin's clothes, so I made this hanging organizer for the closet. I was extremely pleased with how it turned out!


Finally, some fabric organization!

Whenever I sew something, I almost always have some fabric leftover. Over the years, that has turned into quite a lot of fabric remnants! Although I have kept it in storage drawers for several years now, I have struggled to keep the drawers in some semblance of order. I have spent quite a bit of time periodically taking the fabric out, refolding it and putting it in the drawers neatly. But inevitably, the order doesn't last long as sooner or later I have to dig through the layers of fabric looking for that piece I need!

I think I may have finally found a system that might work for me!
After seeing how my mother-in-law had her fabric organized the other day, I decided to copy her idea! She keeps hers in shoe boxes, but instead of piling the fabric, she stores it vertically, like file cards. I reorganized all my fabric last night to be like this - and what a difference! Not only did the fabric fit better (who knew?), but now, instead of digging through piles of fabric looking for something, I can see all my fabric at a glance. And it's much easier to take out a piece without messing everything up. The drawers look great, and it think this will work great, although time will be the real test! =)


I've been working on getting the rest of the house organized as well, and I'm making progress, although I still have work to do!

More projects...

A couple more Christmas projects to show...


I didn't actually make Seth's laptop bag until after Christmas - I wrapped up the material for him, but waited to make it because I wanted his input, so it would be just as he wanted it!

Talking on the phone...

Benjamin loves to play with our cell phones - and the other day he was actually trying to use it properly! It was so cute! He was trying to hold it up to his ear, and then he was talking!

Christmas Projects!

Now that Christmas is over, I can show some of the things I made this year...





Those are a few of the things I did...I didn't get a picture of everything and I think there are still a couple of pictures on my camera, so I'll have to share those later!

Repurposing...

What do you do with three work shirts that can no longer be worn because of a company change?

One of them Seth really liked as a shirt, so with a seam ripper and about an hour of time, I was able to remove the embroidered logo, and now he has a shirt that he wears all the time!

As for the other two, I didn't really want to give them to a thrift store because of the company logo, but I didn't really feel good about just throwing them away, either. Then I had some inspiration!

The shirts went from this.....

...to this!!

I had been planning on making a tote bag for Benjamin, since I know there will be times when he will need things separate from the baby's things in the diaper bag. I had to piece things a bit to get it the size I wanted it, but I was happy with how it turned out! I added pockets to the inside to hold little things and sippy cups or snacks.



This is going to go in his stocking...although I know I'm more excited about it than he will be! =)

It feels so good to not only get something you need without having to spend any money, but also to be able to reuse something and not be wasteful!

It's finally looking like Christmas around here!

We decorated a bit late this year - as Seth has been pretty laid up with a minor toe surgery. But we've finally gotten everything up and it looks festive!

A new addition to the Christmas decorations this year is a darling Fisher Price nativity. I wanted a nativity that our kids could play with, and I thought this one was so cute! My only complaint with it is that it doesn't have any shepherds, which I didn't discover until after I had gotten it, and I already loved it, so I didn't want to look for another one. Maybe someday I'll find a way to add some!


Benjamin has been having fun with it!