olivia's 1st birthday

our last baby turned one earlier this month and of course we celebrated her first year with a party! i decided on just an absolutely girlie party. mint green, pink and gold. bows, polka dots, glitter and hearts with a little vintage flair because i LOVE vintage......can't get much more girlie than that! i was inspired by michael miller's glitz line of fabric which i picked up quite a few yards of at  rainbow's end qulit shop in dunedin! i was sooooo excited they had the fabric because it was sold out online until july. i sketched a dress and picked out the fabrics and my amazing mom made it! i made olivia a bib and hat set for when she did her cake and it turned out pretty darling. if you want any diys on any of the party decore let me know and i will put one together! lets be honest though you only want to see the pictures....

crafty wall hanging for grandma

 a wall hanging for my mom's sewing room...

 i really love how this turned out, i bought some fabric, a pattern (i got a costume one of like a dress from the 1800's so there would be a lot of pattern paper to cut up) some metallic thread, ric rac trim & white puff ball trim, and a turquoise tape measure.

i traced one of each of the kids hands onto the pattern. cut them out and sewed them onto a 7 x 7 inch square of fabric and then on the back of each kids hand they drew a picture and wrote something except i did nessa's.
i sewed them all together using the tape measure cut up.

i also stamped the "we love you sew much" onto fabric ripped it into strips and sewed it on as well, added some paper doilies, and a tape measure bow which i love! i used a heidi swapp instaframe on it as well

made by me