Elsa's Blessing Dress

i waited till the last minute to make this dress (the night before) but i think it turned out really cute

adam gave her a beautiful blessing- we are seriously blessed with all our family and friends who came to support and help bless her.

Happy Mothers Day!

so we had a sisters weekend and packed in tons of fun stuff-here we are making necklaces by putting pictures or collages inside two pieces of glass then you solder them together. sounds easy... not so much (i forgot to take a picture of the end results-and i didn't get mine finished cause i was making elsa's blessing dress)
we had ida's mother's day dinner at p.f. chang's

















we gave her this necklace












me and michele












the girls















our first stop was details a beautiful shop full of antiques and remakes of antiques. i prefer the white side it's way shabby chic. then we went to abode where everyone scored. after abode we stuffed our faces at minis a yummy sandwich and cupcake place. we went and saw "made of honor" after mini's and did a little shopping at the gateway. friday we drove south to see aunt maryanne's new house then to the beehive bazaar and dear lizzy's a cute cafe/store in alpine - a few of us stopped at ikea on the way home-then to thai siam for dinner - spending the rest of the evening making necklaces. saturday we- of course- did more shopping- had a mother's day lunch for ida- then went to check out the frosty darling- and then off to finish our necklaces. sunday we had elsa's blessing- a light family lunch- big family dinner (thanks ralph & ida) and a much needed walk. i'm pretty sure i gained 10 lbs over the weekend...

we missed you sondra- hope n.y.c. was fabulous!

more sister fun here

My First Baby Bag

so i finally
made my
first baby bag.
this one is
for my sister-
in- law elizabeth.
it's nice and big,
but she has twins
so it's usually super
stuffed. the strap is
able to go over the
shoulder, over the
chest and as a back pack
i'm still working out
some kinks before i
finish mine...

Such a Good Saturday!

ALL FROM THE MARKET @ ABODE- NEXT ONE IS JUNE 7TH
the lucky cats- bought from a very cute vendor named chris - one for elsa's room & the other for kaleb's

pretty blonde- also from vendor chris - di i wanted to buy this for you, but christina got to it first

pretty girl with flower- bought at abode - for elsa's room

onesies- from vendor beanchild - you can buy them at www.beanchild.etsy.com

flower girls & lamb planter- from vendor chris again - for elsa's room

large owl planter- from abode - i think i'll put elsa's diapers in it

abode antiques- 1720 south 900 east