Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day I invited my mom to come play with me. I didn't know if she'd be able to since she does have 3 busy kids at home, but she decided to come! She said, "If your daughter asks you to come play with her, you should go! Even if she's 22." I think she should write an advice book. :) Thanks mom! I love you!

It was such a fun weekend filled with lots and lots of sewing and crafts, several movies, and late nights. Since most everyone I know right now seems to be pregnant, it was mostly baby things that we created and they turned out so cute! I am especially proud of my animals. I just decided to draw up various dinosaurs and other animals and they somehow go from my drawing into something so cute!
I'm rather in love with them.

Here are the outcome of our weekend projects. Some were made on a previous sewing day, but most were made over the weekend. What is truly amazing to me is that before August, I had no idea how to sew. I couldn't string the machine, had no idea what all the buttons meant, and there was no way I could sew a straight line. Obviously I have come pretty far in just a few short sewing adventure days with my awesome mom!

This was our other project we worked on. Jesse brought home this hideous cork board and we decided it had lots of potential, because let's be honest, it couldn't get any worse.

I spray painted it.

Stapled down some cute fabric

Trimmed it down around the edges

Added some ribbon, and Ta-Da! A whole new board that even turned out cute enough to go on our wall! Only cost us about $5!

It was loads of fun! I could totally get into re-doing things and sewing everything. Now I've just got to get my degree so I can make enough money to support my new-found hobbies!