Car-seat Make over

I have been TRYING for the past 2 months to decide what to do about a car seat for Lauren Adelaide, Do I fork over some $100 for a new one?

Use the old one we used for Javan (it was pooh so would have worked) OR do I just use the one the hospital gives out at birth? (Often they aren't much to "look at" but they DO work, and they are new.)

Well as the time is drawing near, I got this  Brilliant  CRAZY idea to see if I could Take Javan's car seat Apart (after all it's just collecting dust out in the shed) So off I go, to drag it out of the shed, look it over and see if there is ANY way to put NEW, CUTE fabric on it, without compromising the safety of it...(seen some making "slip covers" and that seems like it could be dangerous in a wreck) Anyway!

I asked Hubby if I could run to hobby lobby and buy some fabric, he was clueless at this point. Sure, he says!  so off I go, in search for cute girlish fabric that will work with green straps, that are with car seat.... get there and was so annoyed I'd left the clip behind that I was going to use to match up coloring....I'm searching, nothing is really "clicking" I grabbed to coordinating fabrics and was going to ring the bell, when WAIT A MINUTE...THAT'S IT!! I found what I wanted, So I ran and grabbed the bolts (like what, they were going to disappear?) HA! After putting back the other fabric I Rang the bell!

Fast forward to Home where it's 8:00 and I am ITCHING to start... But wait.... I am a Wife, and a Mom, THEN I'm a Crafter. I have to admit I don't always remember to keep it in that order.  Sadly.
Anyway by the time I got Little guy to bed I sit down and start taking the car seat a part, piece by piece, At first I was like ohh yeah! I got this! Then 2 hours later I'm like, I think I can finish it.... By 12:30am I was ready to THROW THE WHOLE THING AWAY!!! Instead I got up. shut off my machine and went to bed. Ahhh Sweet sleep!

This morning I got up and finished fitting it to the car seat, just like it was before so there is no slipping and sliding. I did ziz-zags around each slot for the buckle.. (DO THIS BEFORE YOU SEW THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER!!) It was hard trying to move this bulky thing around to make sure it wasn't going to fray when Lauren gets buckled and un-buckled  1,000000 Times. Whew! ANYWAY! I finally got it finished! So Here are some pictures! =) Hope you all have a lovely day!!

BONUS! Her Blanket we bought coordinates SOOO Good and I had NO clue till this afternoon when I went to get her blanket and put it with the car-seat. =) 

Sew much Ado!

Greetings! Here of late, I've taken up a LOVE for sewing, (So Thankful I have a Sewing machine!) 

I've been making all Kinds of things, but in the past 2 weeks, mainly dresses. Cute little girls dresses, Here are a few I've done..

I am COMPLETELY in LOVE with this FALL Dress!!!!!

Well That's pretty much what I've been up to...hope you all have a blessed Lord's Day! 

Sewing Day!

Hello Friends! Get ready for a Photo OVERLOAD!!! We have been Super Busy doing all Kinds of things for the Kiddo's Bedroom. We finally got the beds all switched around and set up (YAY!)

So far I have Recovered the rocking chair......

 I made a Pillow case for Javan's Bed........ (quilt was bought at Babies-R-us)

I made this CUTE little accent Initial pillow for well, Duh, Javan.... =)

I also Was able to make a crib sheet for Lauren's Bed! <3 how it turned out!!!

I recovered the changing pad with this LAMINATED chevron, it'll be nice for leaks and Blowouts!! LOL

And This is what I have done for Lauren's Crib so far..... This Gorgeous crib was given to us by Roque's Aunt Linda, and we LOVE it!!! :)

We still have a lot to do before I'd say we are READY for Lauren to come, but We are getting close, Hoping to paint Walls This weekend!

Just for fun I made Lauren this darling little dress.....

But Then.... Her Beautiful Aunt Bekah made her THIS Dress......And Pretty Aunt Ashleigh helped make the Cute headband..... I LOVE THIS OUTFIT!!!!

Well, Since this is a photo over-loaded post, I better shut things down..... Night!

We are now 7 weeks and 4 days from Due date!!!! Whoop whoop!

The start of something New!

I am SO excited to share this post, I JUST put together a Blanket for Little miss Lauren's Room, She'll be Sharing with her big brother until we find a bigger place. With this in mind I've chosen to go with Pink, Aqua, and Gray/White Chevron....I have SO much I want to make, but not sure how much time and money will allow. So for now, I'll share what I Have gotten done and maybe a Couple things that are Near the top of my list. =) Here is a Picture of the ALMOST finished Blanket (Made with SUPER SOFT Fabric I had sitting around) and the pretty pink pillow cover I found at Hobby Lobby. 

Next on my List to make is A Blanket for Javan, this will be in the Chevron print topside, and Soft on the back....I'm also planning to make a bumper pad for the crib with the Chevron and (unkown) Print. LOL

We will also be painting the walls Pink & Aqua! Can't wait to see How this all turns out.

I better go for now, Check back later for Updates! 

10 weeks, 3 days till Due Date!! 

Easy Blueberry/Raspberry Cobbler

The other day I picked up some raspberries and I was trying to think of what to use them in, and decided on this Delicious Blueberry-Raspberry Cobbler! 

 What you need: 

3 cups of Raspberries

2 cups of Blueberries (I used Frozen) 

3/4 - cup of Sugar

1 yellow cake mix

1 stick Butter 

Thaw any frozen berries, Mix Berries and sugar, Pour into baking dish, sprinkle cake mix over berries, drizzle melted butter over cake mix. Bake @ 350 for 35-40 min. 

ENJOY!!

New Double jogging Stroller

So, Today I got my BEAUTIFUL new Schwinn jogging stroller!

I've had my eye on this one for awhile, but didn't know if I could justify the $250.00 it runs at the stores....Well, last week I was browsing Ebay, and I found this New, In Box, Jogging Stroller, With 5 Seconds left I placed my bid and WON!! 

Including Shipping I got this for less then $140.00. I am SO happy with it and I know I'll get Lots of use out of it! 

I'm hoping to find a carseat that fits in one side for infant use, but if I cannot, I'm Still EXTREMELY Pleased with this purchase!! 

12 Weeks till Due date!

We are SO excited that in about 12 weeks our precious little Girl, Lauren Adelaide Brown will be arriving!

With this in mind I have been thinking about everything I need to get done before she comes, so I started cleaning and organizing and hanging up her clothes. Here you can see her clothing area after I was done.

I was also able to sort through all of Javan's Baby clothes and re-pack those for possible future use. Thanks for stopping by!