The Great Pants Along

Joanna over at Stardust Shoes has invited crafters (an non crafters alike) to explore the world of garment sewing. I have never had much luck in the garment area and think this is a great way to learn....together!



Join along if you like! I will be posting my progress here.....first up, rounding up materials!

I am thinking one of these three fabrics....which one would you go with??





I am leaning toward the middle one :)

Summer Love

There are so many things to love during the summer, but around our house, two things have really captured our attention.

Mornings bring a quick check on progress in the garden....

The Beginning





And this is what we woke up to this weekend....







Afternoons after work we sit quietly waiting for the hummingbirds to make an appearance



Oh look! There's one now!




Do you see? There it is again!



This is fun!



What has captured your attention this summer?

2 1/2 Years Later

It's finished! The belly cast from my pregnancy that is :)

Kiddo took an interest in his belly cast this week, so it was decided that this was the weekend it would finally get done.....



And he helped every step of the way!

Applying and sanding the dry wall compound.....




painting painting painting....and more painting:)

Thanks Kiddo!

This is a project that has been very rewarding for the whole family, Kiddo gets to see how small he was and we get a great piece of art for our home!

Here are some other examples for belly art :)

Proud Body

Mothering Magazine Forum

Thoughts on Art and Creative Living

Just for fun, a Flicker photo stream for Belly Henna!

Enjoy!

Green Tip: Save Gas and Get a Great Ass!

This was the title of a Craigslist add that really stuck in my head......and if you ride a bike.....they are both true!

So what is my bike of choice?? Well.....

Its a beautiful Vintage French bike,



Found at Goodwill for $25, and tricked out by my good ol' Daddio!



I love the details on this bike....complete with mud from yesterday's rain!






Why else do I love this bike......its light, and its got a coaster break!





Oh yeah, and kiddo loves it too ;)




So get out there and ride! The more the better :)

Splish Splash!

Seems like I have seen many many posts this summer about seaside fun...some examples are here and here

I was beginning to get a bit jealous when I realized we too have a special place to cool off even in the middle of the desert!!















It may not be the beach.....and it has not been renovated in, well, never.....but most of my summers were spent here as a kid, and its looking like my kiddo might grow up here as well :)

What special place helps you through the summer??