Another gift I wanted to keep for myself...bed sheets!

Wouldn't it be nice if we could have a "marriage shower"? You know, like a bridal or baby shower, but after you have been married for awhile?

I would definitely go for one, and if so, this is what I would want to receive.

Dark chocolate brown, 100% egyptian cotton sheets, embroidered with
1 Corinthians 13:4-8.












These were actually a wedding gift that I made for a friend, but I can dream that they are mine! (DISCLAIMER: The top sheet was put on this bed for the sole purpose of taking photographs...is that weird? It was folded just under the comforter so it hardly touched this bed. Didn't want anyone to think I give used wedding gifts!) So I had a little fun with our wedding rings and these sheets for some pics...can I tell you that rings are VERY hard to photograph?

Coupon tote!

As many of you know, in my spare time I like to COUPON. And for those of you who really know me, I have tried to talk you into becoming a couponer, too!

My sister has started couponing, and for her birthday I wanted to make her a coupon tote. Not just any tote, but an AWESOME coupon tote.

If it didn't have her name on it, I definitely would have kept it for myself.

It is a tote...

...open up the velcro side flaps...

...and you open it up to coupon pages! Coupon pages sewn with heavyweight sheet protectors and some cardstock

Pockets for scissors, calculator, elastic loops for pens...she is all set!

And best of all, it coordinates with her custom diaper bag. Not only is she a savvy shopper now, she is a fashionable shopper, too!

Camp chairs

I was asked to embroider on camp chairs for mother's and father's day gifts...and now I want to make one for everyone that I know!

Custom onesies

A friend wanted some onesies to give as baby gifts to fellow sorority alumni sisters. I thought they turned out pretty cute, and I L-O-V-E the lion! Trying to think of anything and everything I can put him on! I especially love the pink bow in the girl lion's mane :)

Open House...a bit late!

A couple of months ago, a friend approached me about starting a partnership for some sewing items. We decided on our own, we were too chicken to do things like craft fairs, etc., but together we could probably have the courage. So...

...welcome 2Chick Couture! We mainly repurpose items, such as neckties into headbands and flower accessories, and t-shirts into game day dresses. We also embroider and embellish military style caps. More on that in another post.

ANYWAY, the reason I bring up 2Chick is that a few weeks ago we held a joint Open House at my home for our friends and customers to see what we have been feverishly sewing the past few months!

I must say, in the week prior to Open House, I was more inspired in my craft room than I have been for a long time. So even if you don't agree, humor me when I say that these are some of the best purses I have ever made!

Feast your eyes on these beauties:


This is a laptop bag...this was by far the most popular item at the Open House!

Birthday month!

Be prepared for pictures...lots and lots of pictures...

April is Birthday Month for our kiddos...and birthday MONTH it has been. Their official days are the 11th and the 21st, but we had a family birthday party for G on the 10th, a friend party on the 11th, celebrated Z's bday with hubby's parents and grandparents on the 16th, as a family on the 21st, and with my family on Easter weekend! Yes, 5 birthday parties for two kids born 10 days apart...three cakes, two dozen cupcakes...next year we are going for one big party!

G had a baseball theme, and Z's was a glamorous purple and zebra print, inspired by a bday outfit I had made for a friend's daughter...it was just too cute not to copy for our own bday girl!

Now for some pictures...I am getting hungry just looking at these cakes (I shouldn't be...I have eaten more than my share of cake this month!)

Bat and ball made from rice krispie treats...thank you TLC for all of your cake decorating shows! Now THAT is educational television :)

Cupcakes for the "friend" party...I forgot to take a pic when there was a whole tray of them, so you get a lonely cupcake on a patch of edible grass.

Zebra on the inside...

...zebra on the outside. Of course, it had to have a purple tutu to match her skirt (see below!) and purple frosting between the layers.



And of course, are my kiddos EVER without a custom-designed, one-of-a-kind, special occasion sort of outfit? Of course MandiMoo Designs would be happy to customize one of these outfits for your special birthday munchkin!
"Birthday Boy" and "4" on the front in baseball font

Name and number on the back

Zebra print skirt with tulle ruffles, coordinating applique number on shirt with embroidered name, all embellished with crystals.

Happy St. Patrick's Day (a bit late!)

I apparently love holidays. I didn't know how much until I had children...now they get a special homemade shirt for every "holiday"...even those that seem created--or at least hyped up--by the greeting card industry!

We did at least read a story about Saint Patrick, which lead to other stories about saints, on the day-o-green. We also wore green (accompanied by powercat pins to support our beloved Wildcats on their first game in the NCAA tourney), ate green shamrock biscuits and corned beef and cabbage, and finished off with a green bath!

Kids, someday you will make fun of me for making you matching holiday shirts, but for now, you love it! G even asked me to make a shirt for Simba (yes, the stuffed lion cub from lion king that he carries EVERYWHERE) and wanted to wear the long-sleeved shamrock shirt even though it was 80 degrees and he was so hot!

And now to the pictures...



Shirt, pin, and leggins all courtesy of MandiMoo Designs. All available for order (other than the pin...licensed and all, so can only do those fun things for myself...for now!)