Adventures in Finger Painting

We needed a project. It's been so stinking hot outside, even if we're playing in the pool. So today we decided (or I decided) finger painting could be fun. 

I found a simple recipe for some edible finger paint here:  http://thediymommy.com/make-edible-finger-paint/ 

The entire time I was mixing it up, Mady kept saying "snack"! She was ready to eat it! I showed her the real purpose of this fun colored goo and off she went! 

               At first she was a little hesitant. She does not like being dirty and kept putting her hands out saying "YUCK". But I gave her some encouragement and demonstrated covered my fingers.  In no time she was having a blast!

 Within no time, she was tired of painting
and decided sticking her hands in each bin
and moving them around was much
more fun!

 Then she decided to paint herself.                                                          And of course, squishing between       

"Elbow, tummy, cheeks" she said.                                                                          her fingers was a blast!

It was so exciting to watch her explore, manipulate, discover and create! She is absolutely amazing!

and GORGEOUS! :)

"All done, Bop"!                                                          And straight to the sink!!

Do you have the time to listen to me whine

Okay, not really whining... maybe a little.

I decided to share the fact that I started a blog. I shared it with the world. I "pinned" an image from my previous post! Now, I really feel like I need to keep updating and sharing ... do I really have the time? I could be cleaning, organizing, creating, or better yet, even playing! But I suppose I did start this darn thing for a reason - to help record some of the neat things I make and remember the sweet things my child does.
Today, she said hamburger. Seriously, she said hamburger! She still does not say Mama, but her vocabulary is rapidly increasing every day. I still think she calls me BuBu. I don't know the precise way to write the 'name' with the her pronunciation. Anyhow... everytime she says the BuBu, she's looking at me or asking me for something. Who knows. It does hurt my feelings a little because she says Adi all the time. She loves her little cousin, giving her kisses all the time. Mama doesn't get kisses anymore. She turns her head and laughs at me. It's all about Addison now.

How did I go from complaining about blogging to feeling neglected because my child won't give me kisses? My mind is on overdrive. It's been a long day. I suppose I should turn in for the night.
Thanks for reading. Now, to end with a photo... :)

Madelyn and Addison.
Sweet little cousins.

Dress Shirt - shirt = Dress

I looked at a lot of different tutorials on repurposing shirts to little girl dresses. They all looked so stinking adorable that I had to give it a shot! I mixed ideas from a few different places and this is what I came up with. And of course, I had to make a sweet matching hair bow out of the scraps!

                      

 

  

This was a   woman's size medium button up shirt. I used a dress that fits her to trim it to size, keeping the original collar. I carefully cut of the sleeves and kept them as they were. I stitched up the sides and the bottom then sewed on the original sleeves to the new opening, ruffling at the top so they fit.

 And that's about it. Pretty simple. And when I say "I  sewed", I do mean my seamstress - my mother. 

I do the cutting  and she does the sewing. For now at least.

 I'm getting the hang of it and hopefully will be making sweet dresses on my own soon! 

These are the tutorials I used for inspiration:

http://fabricfloozie.blogspot.com/2009/02/tutorial-womans-shirt-into-toddler.html

http://liliash.blogspot.com/2009/08/phias-party-dress.html

Better than sliced bread

Garage sales. My biggest obsession. I honestly can't get enough. But with that, I must add that I am in no way whatsoever a hoarder. I do not buy stuff just because.. I do not have a bunch of junk all over the place. I hit the garage sales for things I need. Really, what's better than rummaging through items someone else doesn't want and paying very little for it? The majority of everything I've needed for my daughter came from garage sales, (or consignment sales). If I have to pay more than 50cents for a piece of clothing, I don't buy it!
I think the reason I never enjoyed garage sales in the past is because I don't need junk. But now that I have a kidlet, there are a lot of things I need. And most garage sales are full of kids items. With every sale I go to, I can't wait for the next one. I'm getting very exciting for tomorrow's sales right now! There are 3 that I am definitely hitting!
This year, I have decided to document all of my garage sale finds. So far, I'm not doing very well. I've taken a picture of only one weekend collection.

These were the few good finds from the local church rummage sale. A summer romper, cute purple dress with little flower and pantaloons, KU onsie - all for my little niece, a cute shirt for Mads, a big world history atlas, and my favorite, a giant atlas! It is way bigger than she is. The books are great. We read about the world together. The history book tells of major events - when, where, why.... It's super! These things cost me $3.00.

Did I mention I love garage sales??? :)
I can't wait to find out what tomorrow has in store ...

And so it begins....

People have told me before that I should start a blog. It's not something I ever really thought about. I assumed it takes a lot of time and effort and, seriously, who would actually read it? Well, I no longer care if no one reads it. If I never post again, so be it. But for now, I think it is a good idea. I'm interesting (sometimes). I'm crafty. I'm creative. So I guess I'll just try and see what happens. It never hurts to try!