Table cover

I just found this tutorial while I was looking for the link that mom asked for (sorry mom - can't find it anywhere - but she just used wax paper and zigzagged around it). And as I am writing this I realized that I have a round table, not square so that won't really help me will it? Maybe someday...

Small Project

Spur of the moment yesterday I decided I was going to make these name plates for the girls- so I just used fabric that I had here. I am not sure I love how they turned out, but they were a good learning experience for doing applique with my machine. I also learned that I can't sew all afternoon anymore... my feet were ridiculously swollen by the time I was done. Ugh.

Wrapping

This is a cute idea for wrapping up little Christmas treats or family gifts....

Fall wreath

I really want to make this one. For real this time. Here's the tutorial.

Yesterday I made one of these

If was fun and super easy. I think for Christmas I might make some red and green ones for the couch.

Pumpkin Carving Party

Since Ashley is making a Halloween blanket it is ok for me to start planning a Halloween party, right? This is what I am thinking for the food... a couple of things from last year and a couple of new yummies - and of course the cupcake haunted house from What's New, Cupcake?





Clip art here.

Dallas' Quilt

Probably should have gotten started sometime before 36 weeks...

Sour Cream Peach Pie

I never thought i was a baker until all this luscious fall fruit made me want to start making it in to delicious desserts. I think this might be the second pie I have ever made in my life but it was so worth it. I found it on my friend Ginger's blog - along with a post on letting kids help in the kitchen, which I have taken to heart and haven't regretted for a second.

Sour Cream Peach Pie

1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. maple syrup
pinch salt
3 T flour
½ cup sour cream
5-6 peeled sliced peaches
½ t. cinnamon
double pie crust

Put peaches in pie shell. Mix together the other ingredients and pour over peaches. Make a lattice crust and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake at 425 degrees for 40 minutes.

P.S. did everyone already get this coupon for $1 off the Martha Stewart Halloween Handbook? Too late for me.

Boo!

I've already started decorating for Halloween. Bought these wooden letters from JoAnn's yesterday and modpodge'd with some Halloween paper I bought last year. Cute, huh?




And here's a banner I did for our bedroom (a Bjork song). Idea from here.

New Stroller

These are the alien cupcakes I made for the fundraiser lunch at SOI the other day. The Marines thought they were funny.

Here's our new stroller (thank you Grandpa and Grandma Nesbitt!!!). Parker couldn't wait to hop in, and immediately wanted to take a ride (regardless of the fact that she doesn't have a sister to ride with yet). I kinda can't believe I own a double stroller- yikes.

Holy moly it's big, but it maneuvers easily, and I am reallyhappy with it.

Patchwork pups

While Grandma was here she bought a kit to make a cute puppy blanket for Park.

The fabric was all together, but still needed to be cut. It had a piece of orange satin that we replaced with the orange stripe material. The instructions didn't say to put batting in, nor bind it (they just wanted you to sew the edges together), but I went ahead and did both. I also quilted the outside material and tied the part in the middle.

Martha's Halloween Handbook

I bought it at Walmart the other day... has tons of cute, easy ideas. It's never too early...

Crafty Art

This one is backed by fabric and...

This one is made of cd covers

Cute.

Blackberry Cookie Dough Cobbler

This is our favorite new cobbler recipe. It is from The Best Recipe cook book and we have only tried it with blackberries but it says you can use it with any fruit you want.


For berries:
3 pints blackberries
1 T cornstarch
1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar
1 t vanilla extract

For the topping:
1/2 c flour
1/4 t baking powder
Pinch Salt
8 T unsalted butter
1/2 c sugar
1 large egg yoke (use whole egg if doubling recipe)
1/4 t vanilla extract

Mix flour , baking powder and salt together in a small bowl and set aside. Beat butter and sugar in medium bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yoke and vanilla until smooth. Stir in dry ingredients until just combined.
Pour Berry mixture into a 9-inch deep dish pie plate. Drop the cookie dough topping by heaping tablespoons evenly over the fruit.
Bake until topping is nicely browned and fruit is bubbly, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes in the pan before serving.

Ian and James' Room

They share now. And look how perfect the quilt Ashley made looks on Ian's bunk! I still don't have anything back up on the walls but...

I did get their closet organized! Feels so good.