A few of my favorite things......

I have dreamed of having an antique sewing machine for many years. My family made that dream come true this Christmas. This beauty is from 1910. It's a singer  (my favorite brand of sewing and embroidery machines) and looks fantastic in the entry way of the house.

I love walking past and thinking about crawling through the secret door from my great grandma's coat closet into her sewing room. What a gem to have in the house and a gem of a family for getting it for me! 

Sneak peek

Here are a few snippets of Kymber's room.
I was initially overwhelmed trying to figure out how to make a blue/green room girly but it has started to come together.
I cannot wait to sew the bedding but will have to hold on until I am feeling better and able to sit for longer periods of time.
Hope you enjoy what I have so far!

Crafting

Hello Blog family!
Have you been wondering what I have been up to? Missing me? Yeah I didn't think so :-)
I am starting up a home-based business here in Jacksonville, NC. (I am also willing to ship so don't think that I am leaving you out!)
I put my nursing license on "inactive" a few weeks ago & something just kind of snapped inside. I love being a SAHM but sometimes I want to do adult functions as well. So I decided to use my craftiness to my advantage. It has been hugely satisfying the past few weeks to be putting my hands to work.
So I just wanted to give you the website to take a look at......
http://skidzwifecreations.blogspot.com/
If you can take a peek & tell me what you think I would greatly appreciate it! You can also find me on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacksonville-NC/Skidz-Wife-Creations/149407355090489?v=info#!/pages/Jacksonville-NC/Skidz-Wife-Creations/149407355090489?ref=ts
Please pass me on to your friends and family!
Some things that I will be offering are......

• Scenery Photography
• Diaper cakes & wreaths
• Floral centerpieces
• Floral wreaths
• Decorative burp cloths
• Baby blankets
• Lovey (or cuddle bug blanekts)
• Embellished Children's t-shirts
• Embellished Onesies
• Little girl bow holders
• sack dresses

And possibly more!
So please go give me some feedback and love!!

Relaxing Labor day and you?!

Hello my bloggy friends and family!
I hope that your Labor day weekend was just as relaxed as ours was! We spent some time at the beach (probably the last trip of the summer), enjoying each other around the house, time with friends, and well RELAXING!
In all of that relaxing, I was a major blog slacker. Guilty as charged! That is because with lots of prayer, thought, & talking with the hubs, I decided to participate in our Camp Lejeune craft fair this year. I was doing a lot of prepping, sewing, and brainstorming this weekend. I hope to share pictures soon. It will be baby and small children items. Anyone have any fun ideas that they would like to see put into action? Let me know!
Well I promise I will get caught up on here (and reading everyone else's) soon but I must wake my children up as their pre-school starts today! WOO HOO!!

Days 85-91 (Project 365)

So here is our life from last week.....
Day #85 (Sunday)Memorial Day picnic with friends & lots of play!

Day #86 (Monday)
A picnic on the floor

Snuggle/play time with daddy after bathing
Day #87 (Tuesday)
Odds and Ends including a trip to Lowe's

My first "sack" or bandana dress

Kendall loved it & it is so easy to sew!

Day #88 (Wednesday)

Back to life, back to reality......

A few random shots of the kiddos

Day #89 (Thursday)

Ladies get together at Miss Sue's with my group from this past bible study.

One of the girls makes INSANELY beautiful cards, stationery, etc

This was the gift that they gave me from her store!

Day #90 (Friday)

Mother/Father brunch with Mrs. Sharp's class.

St. Anne's Field day

Small group with our Friday Night Fellowship friends

Day #91 (Saturday)

I worked all day on crafts for VBS. (We had our first big meeting on Sunday where I had to explain what we would be doing to the pre-school volunteers.)

And there you have it!

Sew,sew,sew

This past weekend my awesome hubby put my sewing center together for me so that I don't have to cover up our beautiful dining room table with all of my sewing creations! I figured that I had better show you where I will be trying to work my magic!

Closed up.

Fully opened....I haven't really put anything in here yet due to time constraints. I have most of my fabric in there and some unfinished projects. I am hoping to finish organizing this week if it doesn't turn out to be as busy as it seems on my calendar!

Sewing Machine

Here is my new sewing machine. Stay tuned for some pictures on my projects. Mostly baby shower right now since everyone I know seems to be having babies!