Presenting the newest eBook ~SARAH~

After much sweat and exhaustion, I have finished another eBook pattern. This pattern is my personal favorite, and I was so reluctant to let it go to the public, but I guess I can't hoard it forever! I love this pattern because you can wear the top all year round. It looks darling alone, or with layered short sleeve or long sleeve tee shirts or blouses underneath.

It is for sell right now through me, but will be available through S.W.A.K. embroidery and Nobbie Neez kids soon. Eventually, I am going to have to set up my own website for all this stuff!

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my fellow sewers!

This was the VERY first "Sarah crossed ruched top" I ever made. My sweet Tess was wearing a 18-24 month size. Looking back, I cannot believe how much she has grown, and this pattern has remained a favorite of mine and my customers for 4 years :).

Halloween

This year our Halloween costumes were a very "mixed" bag. We had a Vampire, Baby, Nurse, and Belle (Beauty and the Beast). I think it was good we had a nurse on hand for all the bites the Vampire took out of the Baby, and Belle. This year was unusual for another reason...I didn't make a single costume (gasp). It was really nice for a change. Tessa's Belle costume was one I made for Sarah when she was three. It is nice sometimes to recycle all the dozens of costumes I have made over the years.

I couldn't resist taking a few pictures of miss "T" and her best friend miss "A" together. The have such a sweet friendship.

Lyssa looked hauntingly beautiful as a vampire. She also looked very hungry, which scared her sisters LOL!

Sweet little Newborn

I was thrilled to take pictures of this darling little baby Rachel. She was so alert and wided-eyed the whole time. She stayed awake the full two hours I was with her.

Here are just a few from the session, that I loved :).

Halloween Parties!

On Saturday, we had marathon Halloween/Birthday parties for two of my daughters. I had about a 2 hour gap between parties to get ready for the next one. It was very exhausting, but the kids had a blast. I am not sure if it was worth doing both in one day,but at the time it seemed like a good idea. In our city, they had a mass H1N1 vaccine clinic the same day. It was our only chance to get the kids vaccinated. Soooooooo, my dh stood in the long line at the clinic while we were having our first party. He got to the front of the line and called me on the cell phone and said "come now". I was rather embarrassed when we had to leave our party 10 minutes early, and my next door neighbor came over and waited for our guests to be picked up by their parents. Too many things going on in one day!!!!!!!!! Oh well :).

Here are just a few snapshots from the parties. Nothing fancy, but we had fun. My brother Jared came dressed up as a scary hag, and told the girls a story with gross things in paper bags that the girls had to reach in and feel. It was funny to watch their reactions. Have a wonderful and safe Halloween!!!!!

Polar Escape

Here is a sample of my new Polar Escape applique designs. They will be available on Nobbie Neez Kids soon. No snow is on the ground yet, which is FINE with me. I really don't enjoy Winter after Christmas Day. I am a barefoot summer gal through and through! I think I live in the wrong state LOL!

Here is a Birthday shout-out to my sister Christi. I love you!!!!!! I hope you have a wonderful day today :).

San Diego

We got home from a little family vacation down in San Diego. We had such a blast! It was fun to hook up with some extended family for part of the trip. I couldn't get enough of Tess and her little cousin Jake. They are about 2 years apart, but Jake is catching up to Tess in size. The sunsets were beautiful, as well as the sunrises. I just posted a few of my favorites, but there were so many! I loved the sunrise from our condo on the morning we were leaving. It was as if the city was saying "farewell." Until we play again...Thanks San Diego for the memories!

New for Fall

I designed these fun pumpkin appliques for those trips to the pumpkin patch, or Grandma's house for Thanksgiving. You child will love seeing their initials appliqued onto their personalized tees. The applique set comes with a full alphabet of appliqued letters that can be used on other projects as well. These are coming soon to a few websites that sell my designs, but for now they are being purchased through my yahoo group, email me if you are interested.

Happy Fall everyone!
Wendy