Our First Craft Show!

We will be attending our very first craft show at the end of May!  We are super excited about getting accepted to the Etsy Denton Summer Bazaar.

We have been sewing nonstop since we found out that we were accepted.  We've also been searching everywhere for pictures of other craft fair booths for inspiration and ideas.  We went garage saling this past weekend to look for some things to use to display our product.  Look for our post this weekend to show all the great things we found and what we plan to do with them.  

Have you had your first craft fair?  Any tips for us?

Getting Ready for Disney

We've been to Disney over a dozen times.  This visit seems brand new.  We will be taking Peyton for the 1st time.  She will be celebrating her 2nd Birthday with Mickey.   We have been busy deciding what days for each park & making reservations.    We've got Chef Mickey & Epcot Breakfast with the Princesses planned.  We've also got Dessert for Wishes at Magic Kingdom.  Who knows how much time we will spend in the parks... this is Peyton's week. 

I am busy trying to get together Peyton's outfits.  For the day we want something cool but Mickey / Disney design and Princess attire in the evening.   It will be June, so we need to make sure the dresses in the evening are not too hot.    The little dress is an idea of what we are thinking for the day...  cool and comfy.   I really need a cute pattern for a Princess dress that is not too frilly...  Any ideas?

Photoshop Fun!!

Well I haven't done very well so far with some of my 2012 resolutions, including trying to post something each week.  I am back on and I am going to continue trying to meet this goal.

I recently got aquainted with Photoshop and am now obsessed!  It has been so much fun learning how to make different things with it.  I have made some printable valentines cards.

I am also working on making some onesie month stickers.  My next thing to work on is finally starting Peyton's scrapbook.  We have so many pictures and it is going to be a monumental task.  Sure wish I would have started earlier :)

Resolutions for 2012

I am excited about the new year and and my mom and I have several resolutions we want to make this year.  Maybe putting them on record on our blog will help us to work towards them all year long!!

1. Make at least 100 sales in our Etsy shop

2. Have 100 items in our shop consistently

3. Keep up with blogging weekly

4. Make our own patterns to share and sell

5. Attend 1 craft fair

6. Learn more about photography

7. Lose weight!! (seems to be on the list every year, maybe this year we will stick to it)

8. Send at least 1 handwritten card to a friend or family member each month

I think that all of these goals are definitely attainable, but we are going to have to work hard.  No more 3 week breaks from the shop and promoting the shop.  I think one of the biggest things that will help us to reach these goals is to become better organized...which is one of my favorite things to do so that shouldn't be too hard.  What are your new year's resolutions?  Have any suggestions that might help us reach ours?

Yummy Things from Pinterest

 I finally tried 2 of the recipes that I pinned on Pinterest and they were amazing!!!  The first thing I made was the sopapilla cheesecake.  It was so easy and tasted delicious.

I wasn't even able to get a picture of it before cutting into and trying it!!  I definitely will not be able to make this very often because it is not on the diet plan for losing weight though.  You can check out the recipe for this dish here.

I also made these wonton taco cups for dinner that night as well.  Again, such a super easy and delicious meal.  It was so nice to make something for dinner that did not take forever but was new and fresh!

Its a great party food.  I had 1 lb of beef and 1 can of beans and it made 24 taco cups.  It didn't take long to make and was pretty cheap.  I think this will be on our menu list at our next get together.  You can find the recipe for this dish here.

New Stuff in Our Etsy Shop

I said earlier that we had a spring of inspiration and were well rested enough to get back into the swing of things.  We worked really hard this weekend and have 3 new things listed in our store!!  And I love them all, but my favorite is our new pirate baby gift set.

I absolutely love this set and might have to get some more of this fabric to make something for Peyton!!  Maybe we could make a cool pirate dress for her :)

We also made this red and black flower diaper tote with changing pad and a  lightweight pink peace sign blanket.  

We will have more items coming soon!!

Peyton's Play Kitchen

Wow!! It is has been a long time since I have been on here to write a new post.  This past semester in school has been crazy for both me and my mom.  Now that my break is here though I have had some time to relax.  It is time to hit the pavement on making more products!!

I wrote earlier about making a play kitchen for Peyton out of an old entertainment center.  Well we got a late start but we finished most of it for her to play with on Christmas Eve!!  This picture isn't great but will have to do for now.  I will take some better pictures with my brand new camera that I got for Christmas.

Still on the to do list for the play kitchen:

- add curtains to the window

- add curtains under the sink

- add hooks to hang utensils and pot holder

- get another burner for stove