Pumpkins and Ghosts!

The pencil toppers are made from felt and everything is done in the hoop and then cut out. They are so fun to make and then just slide them on a Halloween pencil. Wouldn't they be great for a pre-school class or kindergarten class? Or for special Trick-0r-Treaters.

Ok I was going to only pick one design for girls for Halloween but I saw this one and decided I had to have it because it can last until Thanksgiving. Next time I may do the center portion of the pumpkin in a different fabric print and the name in a different thread color. This was a "practice" run and now I will send it to Baby Jillian. She can be my test model. Design is from AppliqueMarket and font is Orange Juice from 8Clawsandapaw.

AWOL?

School has started and the first weeks are so demanding and stressful so I've been out of touch. However, I have been busy making things...its my therapy. My job is the best but it does cut into my sewing time! I have been working on a few projects this week which includes WAMPUS CAT shirts. Several friends have shirts that they want personalized so I wanted to show you a few of those. Also, I monogrammed Zebra shirts for 3 cousins. How precious! I only put their names on them. The sweet Zebras were already on the shirts. I found LSU cloths in a bundle of 6 so I just added names. How easy is that? Geaux Tigers! Next weekend is the start of Tiger football! And I ordered black pails for Halloween. If you think I'm crazy for thinking about Halloween in August.....I probably am. But I love holidays and since I work full-time I have to start early so I'll be ready. Well that is a little bit of what I've been doing plus a few baby things. So have a wonderful Saturday night and Sunday!

I've got orange vinyl to put on these pails. Ohh I can't wait to work on these! Look at those ghost and Jack-o-Lantern Peeps! Oh I love Trick or Treat time.

Go CATS!


Sweet Tarts font for LHS

Purple and Gold! My favorite color combination.

Three little cousins!

The Saints and Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

A friend asked me to make an LSU or a SAINTS burp for a father who loves sports. I went with the Saints. I used Embird font #38, Kool Kurls and a fleur de lis from Embroidery-Boutique. My Kurls font did not come with a question mark but I would like to have used one.


This weekend I needed a dessert to take to church. Bakerella had posted a recipe for Cheesecake Bars earlier in the week so I thought that sounded like a good one to try. Her recipe called for "Biscoff" cookies. If you've ever flown on Delta then you've probably had Biscoff. Having just taken a trip to Atlanta I knew exactly what she was talking about. But wher does one buy Biscoff? I'm not Bakerella and people don't shower me with baking ingredients and neat baking supplies to try. I decided I would just use regular graham cracker crumbs. I think this is the best recipe Bakerella has ever shared with her readers....Biscoff or not. There was not a crumb left from dinner at church Sunday. My hubby insisted I make it again for him. It is sooooo delicious. It's not difficult if you like making cheesecakes. Check out the pics on http://www.bakerella.com/ I have the recipe on my computer and will gladly share it with you. Happy Friday!!!!

Grayson and Addison Claire

Frankie is from LynniePinnie. I looked at many Halloween designs before I settled on this one for boys.
The font on Frankie is Kool Kurls from NobbieNeezKids. Love, love, love that font.
Us grandmothers and mothers in the south love things that are cute, precious and adorable and I think Rachel at Embroidery-Boutique hit all three with this design!
The font on this design is Fancy Font from
Embroitique.

I made my Grayson a Halloween shirt this weekend. His mom likes it so I'm happy! Who doesn't like Frankenstein especially a friendly non-threatening one. Also, my friend at work is having a little girl in January so I made her a burp cloth. These diapers are a smaller diaper than the regular size. They are perfect for newborn babies. I having been looking at this design for some time now but when it went on sale at 30% off I ordered it right away. I hope you have a wonderful week!

Happy Birthday Creek!

Creek is 1! His birthday party was today and it was a Baseball Birthday Party! Creek is destined to be a great athlete because his dad is and actually his whole family are natural athletes. I tried to cover LSU, Baseball and Saints. Happy Birthday precious little boy!