3.2

That is to say -- 5k.  And I'm running it.  Well, I'm jogging really fast.  Ok, yes, I am, in fact, going to run the whole 3.2 miles.  With a smile on my face and Pumas on my feet.  I have worked so hard.  Among all the other hobbies I have, running has become a rather large blip on my radar.  Actually, it's more like a category 3.  Being a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) does take a lot out of me so that's why I have to put something back into my self.  Even if I am running at 10:30 at night, because that's the only time I have...I'm going to do it.  (and I have done it!)  Finding the strength to train and run is very fulfilling.  And my next race is going to be even more challenging. 

We live in a very small town in Central Pennsylvania.  And after this race, I truly believe I can sing the words, "take me home country roads" and it actually be applicable.

Flat Front Pants

And once I get REALLY good I'm going to add those stinkin' pockets.   Flat front pockets for my flat front pants!

Got a little sewing crazy last night and started this project around 11pm.  After browsing the internet I finally found a tutorial that was comprehensive enough for this novice.  

Results:

Very cute.

A little long.  But that's because I used the wrong set of pants to cut the pattern from.  Uhg.

He didn't seem to mind, though.

I tried to be creative and chose a contrasting thread.

It worked.

Practice, practice, practice.  Although, I must say that this was one of my funnest projects to date.  Why?  Because from start to finish it was all me.  I traced his pants, cut the pattern out of old Christmas wrapping paper, picked my practice fabric, chose the thread.  I did it all on my own.  Felt kinda good to be brave.  Two hours and 1am later....I was done.  And my poor son will never know that I was measuring his little waist while he slept.  Yes, I'm such a desperate seamstress.

Getting closer...to finishing all of my projects!

Teeming with ideas.  Yes, that's me.  But the trick is making sure I'm not making tacky, kitschy things.  It's difficult.  Some people have the knack to find what works without making a huge, fashion faux pas.  Just a little tweaking here and there and they're on their way to making $$ on etsy, eBay, in boutiques...you name it.  

So, here I am.  I can barely figure out which fabrics go together, I start getting the sweats when I step into the fabric store, I can't concentrate to envision how I could use each fabric.  I'm lost.  I know what I like to look at in the stores, online, in magazines but when out on my own...painful.  Absolutely brain jarring, painful.  But I have taken a couple of risks and I like where it's taking me.

I was inspired to take my first flower headbands and make them pop a little more and I'm so pleased with the outcome.

I painstakingly hand cut each layer and braved a new pattern combo!

I told you I've been busy. 

Don't worry...

I'm just busy!  I have been sewing and sewing my little heart out.  Last night was a I-went-to-bed-well-after-2-am type of night.  Sneak peek!

This type of stuff just make me excited.  

All smiles...

Because this family was SO cute!  My first shoot in a long time and it felt like I drank four Rockstars.  I was all over the place and loving every minute of it.
This couple was so cute and so full of personality. 

They pretended to be reserved but they were game for just about anything.  I love that.

Their girls were little bursts of sunshine.  Especially, E, the oldest, what a firecracker.  Striped socks and converse.  Love it.

And her little sister, M, was the coma in all of E's run-on sentences.  So sweet with big blue eyes like shiny marbles.

Thank you S Family for giving me my fire back.  My camera was lovin' you guys tonight.  Totally and completely.

The End

WogStockings

Here they are folks!  The long awaited WogStockings, or Wogs, that have been in the works for some time.  I'm very excited about them.  They will be selling in a consignment shop in Harrisburg very soon along with other items I have made.  It's a huge step for me but going forward is always a good thing, right? 

I'm sticking on a sale price of $10 per pair.  If you're interested, let me know.  I will have an assortment of colors, patterns and designs to choose from so don't be shy!  Place a request and I'll get them to you as soon as possible.

Ring around the rosies...

Had to make another raglan.  I'm in love with this Kwik-Sew pattern.  Can't get enough.  So, I set to work on yet another shirt.

34 little circles.  20 grey and 14 purple.

I fiddled and fiddled.  I arranged and re-arranged.  Finally, I came up with a semi-satisfactory design.  I edited and didn't use all of the circles, because it ended up being a little too much.  But here she is!

This shirt was easy and hard all in the same breath.  It was easy to make the shirt itself but the rosette design placement was a bit harder than I thought!  It seems so easy when you look at the cute shirts in the store but a lot goes into making it look good.  I had a bit of a time with the petals, they kept drooping and looking a little sad so I had to find a way to sew it all together to give it a little lift.  In the end, it turned out cute.   There was the incident with my sewing machine.  For some reason, it kept wanting to eat my material thus the little thread pockets on the front, blech.

But three cheers for a good try!