Uppity-Mama

Weekend

We finally made it back to the beach.  It was hot and sunny in Westwood but when we got to Santa Monica it was chilly and cloudy.  We managed to have some fun anyway.

It Must Be Genetic

9 years ago, a little boy named Zander was very interested in construction trucks.  We lived in Brooklyn at that time and everyday there was some kind of digger, excavator, dump truck or cement mixer to stop and watch on our walks around the hood.  And you can see below what he was for Halloween.

Now, another little boy, Beckett,  has become obsessed with trucks. Every Wednesday we have to run outside or at least to the window to watch the garbage trucks.  If we pass a construction vehicle while we're driving somewhere, he cries when it goes out of sight.

So I made this little set of place mat, napkin and bib so he can even enjoy some truck action while he eats.

The place mat is just cut fabric with pinked edges that I laminated with paper I bought at Staples.

Room Swap

We decided, for various reasons, to switch Violet and Zander's rooms.  One reason is that Zander is 12 now and we felt he should have the room with the bathroom.  Violet groused only a bit and then got excited to paint her room and have a new space.  I had blogged here about fixing up Zander's room while he was in Mexico.

Now it looks like this:

The wall color is In The Pink by Sherwin Williams and I made the curtains from Anna Griffin's Riley Collection fabric.

And his NEW room looks like this.

Thrifty Pickings

Ah.  The Rose Bowl Flea Market again.  A new addiction has begun and this time I have a codependent...my husband.  For this visit we even hired our sitter to watch the kids so we could go alone. We got there at 9am today...a little late for my taste...and I almost had to drag the hubby out at noon because our daughters needed to go to a school picnic.  Here's what we scored this month.

This rockin' rocking chair.  I'm going to re-do the cushions and put in Violet's room for her "Reading Corner."

 

This hand-pieced (1930's?) quilt top just waiting for some batting, backing and binding. I can't wait to finish it.  Someone did a LOT of work putting this together...it deserves to be completed.

 

These cute cross-stitched and embroidered dish towels.  The saleswoman explained to me that, in her day, in school they learned that there was an order to washing and drying dishes and each category needed it's own dishtowel.  I couldn't resist.

 

And this fabulous vintage damask jacket.  It was hanging with a matching dress which never would have fit me and the lovely salesgirl let me have just the jacket for 15.00! 

AND, I almost forgot...Alexi got this "Jedi Jesus" t-shirt. I never thought I'd say this...but I want boots like Jesus.

Baby Quilt

My lovely young friend Stephanie came over to make a baby blanket for a little girl.  It was her first time sewing, quilting, all of it.  She did an amazing job, don't you think?  Sorry about the dog booty in the pictures!

I'm in Handmade News!

Mimi Guethe is a very cool woman who edits the Just For Fun section of  Handmade News.  The website is chock full of inspiration for crafty peeps, so head on over and check it out.  Mimi so kindly profiled me and my studio HERE.   She is aka online as The Happy Honey Bee.