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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Today

Today= 3 hour glucose test cause I failed the 1 hour one last week (just barely.) That's what happens when they give you more sugar than you have had at one time in your whole pregnancy.
It actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. When I took the 1 hour one, I felt dizzy and lightheaded afterwards. With this one, I felt fine, besides being tired from having to get up early for it and not being able to eat for 8 hours before the test. It helped that DH was there to help pass the time. Will find out results on Monday.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Wahoo!

The husband, who is graduating later this month, just received a job offer! We will be moving to California where he will start his new job in early May. We couldn't be more excited!!!

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Baby Clothes Round 2

I told you there would be more. This is pretty much what I have been up to lately along with running my Etsy shop and finishing up school. I finished my last class of the semester this morning! yay! I have had a lot of time for fun sewing projects since I quit my job back in December. Here is round two of adorable little boy clothes that I have made (stay tuned for round 3, I still have several projects in the works and 3 more months till LO is here.)

 Animal Applique Onesies

 Dinosaur

 Whale

 Elephant

 Yoda- Made this one for Alex, he loves it.

 Polka Dot Coveralls

Helicopter Applique Onesie and Matching Pants

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Baby Clothes

Since we found out we are having a boy, I got to make a trip to the fabric store (thanks for the hobby lobby gift card you got me for Christmas Granny!) and I have had such a fun time making little boy clothes :) Here are the projects I have done so far:

 Vest and Tie Applique Onesie with Matching Pants

 Close up of the Vest and Tie

 Blue Stripe Pants

 Gray Corduroy Pants

 Black and White Stripe Mittens

 Dinosaur Coveralls

 Bow Tie and Suspenders Applique Onesie

Blue/ Yellow Plaid Coveralls

I don't have tutorials. Sorry about that. I'm too lazy to make tutorials for all this stuff. I can tell you, though, that for the coveralls and pants I used Simplicity pattern #2459. The appliques I made up on my own. I got the tutorial for the mittens here: http://www.pincushioncreations.com/2012/10/baby-mittens.html.

And I'm only just getting started...making baby clothes is too fun!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Adobe Kuler

Lately I have been struggling to come up with color schemes for my designs. I like some of the stuff design seeds has, but I don't like sorting through pages of color schemes trying to find what I like and I thing design seeds is overused.
Well today I was perusing pinterest for color and design inspiration and I remembered Adobe Kuler. For those of you that don't know what that is, it is basically a website put together by adobe where you can create, search, and find color schemes. It has loads of wonderful color schemes that you can download right into adobe illustrator. yay!

Friday, January 18, 2013

Etsy Link- Label Stickers

First, a disclaimer: I am not affiliated with any of the following companies and/or products their products. I am not liable for anything that has to do with their products or purchases made when you leave this page.

A few other items of business:

1. Please DO NOT go find .75 in. or any other pre-sized labels labels to print my candy labels or other products on. My templates will NOT line up with the stickers on whatever brand of labels you find. There is not a universal template for this, as labels come in various brands/sizes and I can't accommodate all of them.   Printing on a full sheet of sticker paper and punching out with a .75 in. hole punch (for candy labels) or cutting with scissors or a paper trimmer (for other products) is the easiest way to do it.

2. Printing my labels on sticker paper is not mandatory, it's just easier. They can just as well be printed on regular paper, card stock, or photo paper and glued/taped depending on the type of label.

3. Some of the following links are for online purchases and some can be found in stores. You will need to call or visit your local store to see if they carry them in your area. Some of the links are for the same product, but in a different store. Hopefully you have one of the following stores near you that carries them. I cannot guarantee any of these items to be in stock where you live.

Wal-Mart

http://www.walmart.com/ip/10353060?adid=22222222227001225936&wmlspartner=wlpa&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=&wl3=21486607510&wl4=&wl5=pla&veh=sem

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Avery-Eco-Shipping-Labels-Full-Page-White-10-Count/14935289

HSN

http://www.hsn.com/products/silhouette-85-x-11-printable-white-sticker-paper/6984505?sz=31&sf=CT0206&ac=INCCT0206&cm_mmc=Shopping%20Engine-_-PLA-_-Crafts%20and%20Sewing-_-6984505&channel=Froogle&mr:referralID=ec91f422-61a2-11e2-8751-001b2166c2c0

Avery.com

http://www.avery.com/avery/en_us/Products/Crafts-&-Scrapbooking/Sticker-Project-Paper/White-Sticker-Project-Paper_03383.htm

Staples

http://www.staples.com/Avery-8165-White-Inkjet-Full-Sheet-Shipping-Labels-with-TrueBlock-8-1/product_765370

http://www.staples.com/Staples-Sticker-Paper/product_490429

Office Depot

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/242614/3M-White-Inkjet-Permanent-Full-Sheet/

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/242596/3M-White-Laser-Permanent-Full-Sheet/

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/683185/Avery-White-Inkjet-Permanent-Full-Sheet/