Blue Ribbony Goodness

I submitted my fabric paper doll to the MN State Fair this year and got the blue ribbon in my category! I was so excited when I found out I ran around all over the place at work to tell people. On Saturday my little family and I went to check her out in all her glory.



Supportive hubby and son. Not a "are you done yet?" uttered. I love checking out all of the quilts and clothes and wonderful textile art at the fair. This year I was able to see a lot of familiar projects from friends and acquaintances that had submitted. It was wonderful to see so many ribbons that they all won! Congratulations to you all!!

It was a pretty fun way to spend a Saturday. Lots of mini donuts and brownies were consumed, although nothing on a stick if you can believe it. My eyes were a lot bigger than my stomach as it turned out... I had a long list of foods that I wanted to eat and only ended up with a few. The weather was gorgeous too.

Top 10 Etsy

I am desperately trying to stay involved in the craft scene despite my lack of time in the sewing room. Juggling full time work and full time Mom is a tricky one and I've had to stick to a pretty serious schedule so that I don't go off the deep end. So there a lot of fun things that have gone by the wayside for now. I am amazed at my crafty mom friends that seem to be able to do it all! I'll check out their blogs and they've got all kinds of new ideas and projects finished and I'm lucky if I get a shower in when I need it. But I know it is not forever and so I forge on! (And wear a lot of deodorant)

So in an effort to keep up the blog, let me share with you 10 awesome Etsy projects that get my "Are you kidding me? GET OUT!!" awesome award! (In no particular order) These are the types of things that make me want to cast aside the computer and jump right behind the sewing machine. If only it were an option...
10. Robot-a-Day by Anatomy of a Skirt - Pretty much every single one of these robot pouches I covet. Such a cute idea and the execution, impeccable.. And she literally makes a robot a day. That is pretty impressive.

I love making pants!

Ronan's second pair of pants. If I wasn't so busy snuggling him all of the time I'd make pants every day! These are from fabric I bought at Crafty Planet.