Favorite Books

My son is now 15 months old and showing distinct preferences in what we read at night. I usually get to snuggle and read with him before bed so I'm very familiar with his favorites. Now that I know that they have toddler books at the Library, I get to mix it up a bit. Here is Ronan's favorite book right now:
He really likes books with photos more than illustrations, so this book is just right. It is very simple and features some kids with down syndrome. "My Up & Down & All Around Book". He likes this set of brothers the best as they demonstrate on and off of a big pink ball.


I'm "reading" this book right now, "Airman" by Eoin Colfer, one of my favorite young adult authors. (from Ireland of course) I put "reading" in quotes because I'm actually listening to it in audiobook form. Also from the library and racking up late charges as we speak! Well, I have to support my local library some how, right?



I believe Blake is reading John Hodgeman's "More Information than You Require" that he got as a Father's Day gift. (Or was it his birthday?) Well, from Ronan anyway... And I'm looking forward to reading it when he is done!

Weekend Plans

(image taken from Pink Hobo website)

I'm excited for this weekend because
1) We barely have any plans (don't tell anyone!) and
2) The one plan we do have is to go to the Yo Gabba Gabba exhibit at Pink Hobo!

I've never actually been to this gallery so I'm pretty excited. Y-G-G is one of the 2 shows we let Ronán watch. We have a couple of episodes saved on our DVR and break them out on a rainy day. Our favorite is when Jack Black comes to spend the day with the crew. Too Funny. It will be cool to see what Ronán thinks of the exhibit!

Embroidery

I am loving the Sublime Stitching guest artist series that Jenny Hart has come up with. I love her drawing style but the fact that she is introducing guest artists makes it even more interesting and the obsessive collector in me wants each one! This one is from The Black Apple and I am having tons of fun mixing and matching the images. These are embroidered on a natural color linen and don't have any particular destination! Too bad these photos didn't turn out a little bit better. It was weird lighting that day, I guess.

New Pattern Coming Soon!

I'm excited to announce that due to popular demand, I'm putting together a pattern of the Fabric Paper Doll that was featured on HGTV and that recieved a blue ribbon at the 2008 MN State Fair! It will be available soon in my Etsy shop, I'm very excited to be putting the finishing touches on it and getting it ready. I'd also like to do a kit version that includes the supplies and possibly down the road a "kid" version that would have less intricate steps so a child or beginner could easily put one together. Hooray! A summer project!

HGTV!

Dress Fun

Way back in '06 I made my sister a "house dress" to wear on hot Texas nights around the house. I found this great butterfly fabric from JoAnn Fabrics that was cute and had a bit of stretch to it. I blogged about it here.




Today I was browsing fredflare.com for the latest and greatest in trendy style and I found this cute dress available for pre-order! It is a bit cuter and a lot better made (I'm sure) but I was so pleased to see the similarity to the Simplicity dress I made for Gretchen!

Photo credit, Fredflare.com

Results of June Poll

I am really enjoying these monthly polls. Thanks to all that have voted! Here are the results to the queiry: Is selling something you made from an online tutorial wrong?


9% Yes - You should always only sell something completely original
45% Only if you don't ask permission first
27% It is okay as long as you give credit to the original designer
18% No - if it is online it is intended to be used by all

Looks like asking permission first is the majority.

Daydreaming at Work

When you are at work, what do you daydream about? In between putting out office-style fires, I dream of sergers...