cardstore designs

A few months back some nice peeps at Cardstore.com contacted me to design a set of cards for them. Being pregnant slowed me down quite a bit, but I finally buckled down and got 'em done. I just noticed that they have my designs up on their website now! Below are a few of my favorites, but you can see all 14 of my designs here.

baby crafting

I'm finally making some progress in sewing some things for the baby now that maternity leave is in full swing! I debated about the crib bumper pads for awhile, with the SIDS risk and all.. but decided to go ahead and make them, and will just take them out once the baby can scoot around the crib, and put them back in after he's a year old. The pattern is from Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing for Baby, except I decided to make the bumper only about 8" tall instead of a foot tall. The nursing cover was pretty quick and easy - the pattern is from here. I still have a couple more things I'd like to make, but I'll be okay if I don't get around to them since I'm pretty darn close to my due date now!

2010 pocket planners!

Finally.. they're in the shop! I'll try to keep them in stock for as long as I can, but expect that I'd have to close the shop for a bit when the baby arrives. It's been over 6 months since I've updated my shop, it feels so good to be doing this again!

34 and 37 weeks

I took this first picture at 34 weeks and never got around to posting it! So here it is along with the 37 weeks picture. It's hard to tell that I got bigger, but I'm pretty sure I did..






And, I'm pleased to say that I'm officially on maternity leave now! I was so excited that I got up earlier than I needed to, ran out to buy milk, and made a dutch baby for breakfast. I'd been wanting to try it ever since Susan told me how easy and awesome it was. It was everything I expected it to be, though I might cut down on the butter a bit next time.




I'm still planning on one last shop update before the baby comes. I know I had said I'd put the 2010 pocket planners in the shop tomorrow, but I'm going to have to push it out by a day. Be sure to check back on Wednesday!

thrift store finds

Once every few weeks or so I'll stop by the local Goodwill to look for treasures in the knick-knack section. Most of the time I leave empty-handed, but lately I've had a couple of fruitful trips. I was super excited to find this vintage Pyrex dish because I already have a larger one in the same design. Perfect for serving dips or fresh berries.




I've been looking for something to hold fruit in the kitchen, and this vintage wire basket does the job beautifully.




And last but not least.. a library kit! Complete with a date stamp!

vintage circus baby shower!

As expected, the baby shower this past weekend was absolutely fantastic, thanks to some super kind and talented friends of mine! There were giant red and white balloons tied to little white pots with wheat grass, tons of delicious circus-themed food, a candy bar, and fun kiddie stations like block-painting, face-painting, and balloon animals... it was amazing!








Oh, and we can't forget the photo booth!




Thanks to Traci, Susan, Rita, Sumiko, Ishya, Lim, and Olivia for the best baby shower a girl can ask for -- you guys are the best!


:: photos courtesy of Herman and Susan ::

carmel-by-the-sea

Happy 2 years to us! We had a fabulous time in carmel -- wandering around town or down to the beach and enjoying some fancy meals. Charlie came along and wasn't so scared by the beach this time.