Sweet 'n' Sassy Girls

Well, after being almost a week overdue, our baby boy decided to join our family.  Bryson was born July 31st and was 9 lbs 7 oz  (Wowzers! We weren’t expecting that!) and was 21 inches long.
We’re both doing fine, although it’s taking me a little longer to recover.  I ended up having a 4th degree [...]

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As I sit around and wait and wait and wait for this baby to come I try to keep myself busy making things.  One of the things on my list was a cute hospital gown.  I’ve seen them around but there is no way I want to pay the $50-$95 they cost.  I was more [...]

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*Random.org has picked lucky number 13, Laura as the winner!*
Just last week I was contacted by a PR rep asking if I had any guys in my life that needed a makeover to help update their look.  If so they wanted to send me a gift card to JC Penney to help turn them from [...]

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I have been sewing up a ton trying to get everything ready for the boy child that is coming NEXT MONTH!!  Whoo-hoo!
Well, one of the things I had to do was sew up some baby blankets.  I hate how most of the store bought receiving blankets are rectangular.  I can’t swaddle a baby with a [...]

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I recently came across a post on a forum by someone who was asking for advice for how to make cloth pads for an orphanage in Africa.  Her friend was adopting 2 girls from there and none of the girls had any sanitary supplies.  There were 30 girls, so the gal was going to try [...]

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A couple Saturdays ago I was invited by my friend and neighbor Tiffany from Babes and Kids to go to a local spa, Akasha, to have a girls day out sponsored by Dove.
Dove has come out with a new deodorant, the Ultimate Beauty Care Deodorant that helps your underarms feel smooth and moisturized.  It’s unique [...]

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Well, I promised to show off all the different aprons I made, so here are all the pictures.  Some of them I had patterns for, some I altered patterns, and some I made up completely from scratch.

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Things have been a little crazy around here lately.  We had to switch my blog over to a new server and there were all sorts of issues with that, so I wasn’t allowed to make any changes or add any new posts to my blog until everything was done, which was last night.
I have lots [...]

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I am hosting a bunko group here at my house next month and have been busy preparing all the prizes.  How we play is everyone pays $10 a month, and that money goes towards prizes.  At the end of the night, everyone walks away with some kind of prize, be it the $30 prize, or [...]

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