Everything Your Mama Made & More

1 Frog Prince & 2 Flower Fairies DONE!

Kymy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:08:33 +0000

And I still have 2 days until Halloween, that never happens! This years costumes are semi-homemade . It started when my ex got an Old Navy frog costume at the thrift shop for $3. My son fell in LOVE with it. I asked him if I could make him a crown & he could be [...]

Helping out a friend…

Kymy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:15:18 +0000

So one of my best friends from high school, Morgan, is up to visit for a few weeks & we had fun visiting today! As with most mamas, her body has changed a lot in the last 10 years! She had this dress she made when we were sophomores I think? Anyways the fabric fit [...]

Change is good!

Kymy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:20:23 +0000

There has been a lot of change around here the last few weeks… and change is good! I’m no longer working… though I enjoy talking to adults I can do that at the thrift store and I don’t have to worry about getting enough hours to get insurance. Then after 15 months I finally hit my [...]

It’s been a busy few weeks…

Kymy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:08:48 +0000

I know I haven’t blogged in a while, things have been a little crazy around here! I gave a week’s notice at my job & a few days later got an 3 orders for super hero capes that I had to have done over a 3 day period. Normally it wouldn’t be such a big [...]

Patterns for BOYS!

Kymy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:07:32 +0000

Finally a pattern designer for BOYS!!! Lucy of The Drizzled Apple is debuting her new line of boys patterns at the quilt market in Huston right now. Here patterns are called Hot Scott Patterns and I see a ton of potential here! As a mom of a boy I know just how hard it can [...]

My Little ‘Punkins’

Kymy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:56:26 +0000

So the night before the harvest festival I decided the twins needed pumpkin dresses to wear the next day… well after finishing them at 1am & trying them on in the morning I decided they would make cuter tops, & they did! Anyways the girls LOVED them. They ran around all day saying ‘I mamas [...]

Listing items in my Etsy shop!

Kymy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:05:43 +0000

I haven’t put much focus on my Etsy shop this summer, life was just too crazy! But now that I am starting to think about the holidays & Christmas it’s time to start! The other I finally got around to listing some of my crayon rolls in my shop. This is a new item that I [...]

Christmas Catalogs Already!

Kymy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:42:05 +0000

I actually ment to post about this nearly a week ago when the first one arrived. That’s right, I got my first Christmas catalog (or holiday2009 as they are labeled!) on September 30th! It was the Holiday 2009 Chasing Fireflies catalog & was filled with lots of yummy & festive stuff!!! I can honestly say I [...]

Save $10-$15 on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs DVD

Kymy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:03:38 +0000

Tomorrow Oct. 6th, Disney is releasing Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on DVD & Blu-ray! I was planning on buying it already, but I got super excited when I found coupons online! The coupons are only for the Diamond Edition COMBO PACKS that include both the DVD & Blu-ray discs. Even if you don’t [...]

My Scarf Dress Tutorial

Kymy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:28:43 +0000

I wanted to take the time to do a quick tutorial for my scarf dress that I made for the Burda/Bernina Challenge! I don’t have photo’s right now, but hope to soon. It really is a SUPER simple dress that is only 4 steps, so it is easy enough to make without pictures! The [...]