Travel Neck Pillow

Here is a handy little thing for those long car rides to Grandma's house. Kaitlyn's head always bobbles around and those store bought neck pillows are too big to use with a car seat. I found this one at Make It and Love It and tweaked it until it worked for me. The directions on this site were vague and I ended up successful on my third attempt. My dimensions ended up being 11 and a half inches long (at it's longest point) and 13 and 3/4 inches wide (at it's widest point). Start by cutting open a brown grocery bag so it lies flat. Mark off the dimensions above on your bag so you have a nice square/rectangle shape. Draw a tapered U shape on the outermost edges of your square/rectangle shape. You will have to eyeball the rest of it, just make sure the part that goes behind the neck is smaller and the parts that their head will end op on is large. After I drew my horseshoe shape pattern, I cut it out, pinned it to the fabric that was doubled up (patterned sides touching) and cut it out. Keep the fabric with the pattern sides touching, sew up the edges leaving a little bit open to stuff with some polyester filling. Turn right side out, stuff and hand sew the open part together when you're done stuffing.

Market Bags

Here is my cute market bag. I got the idea from Jo Ann Fabrics and absolutely love it! Click here for the pattern! I've given a few away and hope to make more. I wad them up and stuff them in my diaper bag to use as a shopping bag while I'm out. It also works great for the library. There are endless possibilities and it's really simple to do.
Here are my green and pink patterns.

Project Ideas

Here's a couple of things that I would really like to make, eventually of course. We wouldn't want to rush these things. :)

1. This is such a comfy cozy picnic blanket. I can imagine the girls having fun playing on it in the shade of the backyard tree. Nothing Fancy

2. This card table house looks like so much fun! A little house for my girls and their friends to play in that folds up in a flash. With limited space this looks like it will fit the bill for more mornings filled with pretend. Nothing Fancy

3. This mail center looks like a lot of fun to play. The girls will have so much fun pretending to deliver and get mail! Nothing Fancy

4. I've got to make this quick for a lengthy car trip the girls will be going on. This neck pillow looks like it'll be just the thing to keep Kaitlyn's head from bobbling around. Make It and Love It

5. A crayon roll would be really helpful, especially on long car trips. Make It and Love It

6. Felt food looks great enough to eat. This project looks like lots of fun and would make a great gift. Homemade by Jill

7. Here's something for me that I think would be fun, headbands. Easy breezy stuff.
Homemade by Jill

8. A homemade birthday banner seems like it will come in handy through the years. To add to this I think I would also like to make a flag birthday banner that would hang on one of those flag things you install on the outside of your house. How fun for the birthday girl. I found this banner at See Mommy Sew.

6 random and unimportant things that make me happy

I've been tagged by Jenny at It's all about the Journey.
The Rules:* List Six Unimportant Things That Make You Happy* Mention and link to the person who tagged you*Tag six of your favorite bloggers to play along{and comment on their blog to let them know they’ve been tagged}
I don't personally know 6 bloggers. I really only check on about 3. I'll give it a try though. :)
1. A beautiful garden. Beautiful means producing food. I think it's the best use of my time and beautiful to watch God grow my food and talk about it with my girls.
2. Sitting in the shade, with a light breeze blowing over my face.
3. Watching my girls laugh.
4. Reading books. Mostly fiction, something I can devour in a matter of hours is best.
5. Crafting. The act of creating something is magical.
6. Shopping. Even grocery shopping is fun, especially when the kids are at home with Kevin. :)I'm tagging these sites. You don't know me, but I love your stuff!
1. Jill @ Homemade by Jill
2. Jamie @ Nothing Fancy
3. Ashley @ Make It and Love It

A Little Girl

Who knew I would like pink? When I found out I was having my first baby, and behold it was a girl, I decided it would become my new favorite color. I insisted on having the walls of the nursery transformed into a tribute to all things girl. Our first attempt at color choice forced recollections of upset stomachs and pepto bismol. After selecting a lighter shade we came to find our newly repainted nursery to be the epitome of all things girl. We had lived with blues and yellows and the occasional green. Here comes pink and something girlie.