Last weekend while I was completing 2 different burp cloth orders (dinosaurs and cowgirls) I thought I would go big and make a 3rd set. Which means that you can get your very own set of 3 personalized burp cloths. Adorable floral print with the name of your choice on each one. They’ll come wrapped in twine as pictured.
Check them out on Etsy here.
This book was pretty magical. Yes, the target market here is grades 5-9, but talk about getting lost in never-ending adventures full of mystery and creativity. Plus every plot twist seems to result in an uplifting life lesson to be learned. Which is adorable, right? Nothing against Twilight, but I think kids these days could use a book like this. And I know the kid in me can’t wait to read the other two books in the trilogy.
Check it out on Amazon here.
Have you ever bought a pair of pants that are too long, and you tell yourself you’ll get them hemmed right away…but then you just never do it? I’ve had 4 pairs of pants for at least a year that fit that criteria. I’ve hidden it by rolling the bottoms, or wearing boots… but I finally got fed up enough last week to spend a couple of hours hemming them to the appropriate length. And boy oh boy it feels good.
I got this first pair at Buffalo Exchange about a year ago and ended up taking 2 3/4″ off of the bottom.
Sweater: J.Crew / Blouse: Vintage Nordstrom, thrifted / Jeans: It, Thrifted / Shoes: BDG, Self-dyed, thrifted / Necklace: Calvin Klein, thrifted
Yes, that’s right. I signed up for a trapeze class. Originally when a friend asked me to buy the Groupon with her, I said something like, “I want to do that about as much as I want to soil myself in public, so no thanks”. But then other friends started to buy it and a little curiosity combined with the fear of missing out on something I would probably never do again led me to cave and sign up for the class. The lame plot twist is that I was in a car accident two weeks after we bought the Groupon and I wasn’t able to participate in the class last weekend. I won’t lie – part of me was sort of happy I had the excuse not to be flying through the air in yoga pants, but then towards the end when everyone started to feel more comfortable and enjoy it, I was a bit sad. What can you do though right? I got to play photographer and felt like a mom at a soccer game.
The photos don’t really show how terrifying it looked, or how impressive their moves were. By the end they were being caught by a professional while hanging upside-down from the bar. Woah, right? It really did look like a ton of fun. Three of the four people in my group signed up for a second class, which I think says a lot.
The class was at Emerald City Trapeze Arts in Seattle. Check it out why don’t ya.
The only direction I had for this set was, “boy-ish”. And I tell you – that’s my favorite kind of direction. It allows me to roam the aisles of the fabric store and pick the cutest fabric I can find. (The dinos in this case, obviously.)
Are dying. And I killed them you guys. I bought them at Nordstrom Rack about 4 years ago and they were “Refurbished!” to begin with (I’m not exactly sure what that meant for these boots, but my detective skills tell me it has something to do with the one panel of leather that’s a different color), which means that I got them at a bargain price. I’ve known for a while that they need to be re-soled, but I didn’t stop to really pay attention to how much I’ve been neglecting them until I saw that there was a giant hole forming on the right boot. It opened up to say, “FIX ME. fortheloveofgod, FIX ME”.
Step 1: Super glue the hole closed (I would get the kind that dries clear, not white)
Step 2: Clamp it tightly for 30-5o minutes (I put my boot under the lamp. Dangerous, yes. But as you can tell, I live life on the edge.)
Step 3: Once the glue is dry, use brown shoe polish to spiffy up the leather.
I don’t know much about shoe polish, but I got the exact Synovia tube shown in the photos when I worked at Nordstrom 6 years ago and it’s still almost full, and it still works great. Based on my minimal experience, I would totally recommend this brand.
Next step: Rubber soles on the bottom.
Book Club #22 brings us to One Mississippi by Mark Childress. It was funny, entertaining, thought provoking, and on more than one occasion I wanted my bus ride to be longer so I could keep reading. And trust me when I tell you that that is not normal.
In a nutshell, One Mississippi is set in 1973 where the main character (Daniel Musgrove) is forced to move from Indiana to Mississippi with his family after his dad gets a transfer at work. He attends a high school that has just been segregated and the first black prom queen is elected. The plot twists, they just keep on coming.
Trust me, it’s worth a trip to the library.
Along with Oregon and Washington, Derek just created the postcard version of his Idaho print. (Check out his Etsy site here.)
Idaho: The Gem State. Featuring a pair of hat-wearing Idaho spuds roasting marshmallows on an undoubtedly awesome camping trip in an Idaho forest. Also noteworthy are the friendly Idaho black bear and owl.
Remember the giant owl quilt I made? Are you sick of me referencing it yet? You should probably get used to it because it’s going to go down in history as the most interesting thing I’ve ever made. Or at the very least, the most time consuming. Visual:
Remember the owl wall hanging I made that was based on the quilt? Visual:
If you answered yes to the last question, then you would also remember that I made it for my boss. Since I gave it to her at work it meant a bunch of coworkers saw it, and one of those co-workers put in a request for an elephant wall hanging to give to her sister who’s having a baby in March (sex: TBA). For about half a second I was going to say awhellno, but then I thought it might be a fun challenge. I started by having her send me a photo of the elephant she wanted. Visual:
Yes, it’s a baby bedding set from Pottery Barn Kids. And if anyone over there wants to sue me for making a similar elephant, I will gladly accept the publicity.*
I sort of wanted to keep going with the design. Maybe adding more decorative stitching, making the elephant out of different pieces of yellow fabric, maybe adding more gingham ribbon, but I decided that with something like this that’s going to go in a baby’s room – less is probably more. I had Steve pry the glue gun out of my hand before I added an actual googly eye.
*In all honesty, I would just blame my co-worker. “She made me, I tell you – she made me!” See how good I am?
Also, the frame was purchased at Ikea.
For this set of burp cloths the request was for girly, pink, cowgirl, etc. I was hoping for at least a pink bandanna print or something, but the pink cowgirl fabric below is literally the only cowgirl combo I could find in the entire fabric store. I think paired with the brown polka dots they make a pretty adorable combo. If I do say so myself.
I would say I get about 98% of orders for these from my blog, so feel free to shoot me an email (ohreallybecky@gmail.com) if you’re interested. The details:
Set of 4, each one is 18″ x 18″ for a bargain price of $30 (set of 2 would be $15)
100% cotton (plain weave on one side, terry cloth on the other)
Name of your choice on each one
Machine wash warm, tumble dry low
