Cookie Making Madness

This week starts a week long bake sale/yard sale at work. I spent many hours in the kitchen this weekend baking and decorating 100+ cookies...some did not survive, some did not come out of the oven in the same shape they started in upon entering the oven. I bought many new cookie cutters to try out, and I really like how most of them turned out!!

Black gel icing=not cool once landing on clothes...very sticky mess. Gel icing=not good for cookies needing to be packaged. Just FYI.

Princess!

Love these! So cute!!!

cutie hootie!

Dino #1

Dino #2

Easter Bunny

Inch!

Butterfly

So glad to be finished with this little project!

A Fun Quick Trip to Nashville

This weekend I headed to Nashville to meet up with my friends from OT school. We started out Saturday afternoon with some shopping and just catching up. We then made our way downtown for the SEC gymnastics meet! I did not know we were going until I got to Nashville, so I was very excited to find out I would get to go this year!! I just wish I had had some of my AL gear!!

The tickets were given to my friend's dad, so we did not know where they were until we got there...

...yes, we did have box seats! So fun!!! I didn't take any pictures during the meet because you cannot use a flash, and I didn't have my good camera with me. The meet was so much fun...well, I enjoyed it! We didn't stay for all of it, but when we did leave AL was in the lead and their last event was the floor...I was thinking they would for sure win!

A quick pic before leaving the gymnastics meet!

Later on in the evening, I did find out that AL had won the meet!! So exciting since they lost to LSU when I went in February!

We ended the night with dinner at one of my favorite places...CPK!!! I got my pizza without cheese and it was delightful! We had such a great time...I miss these girls so much and can't wait for our next reunion!

Anna Kate

My bestest friend asked me to make this gift set for a friend of hers! She loved it so much she asked for a bib that she could wear to restaurants...no lie. She will get an apron if she is lucky.

Party in Paris

After a wedding shower Saturday morning, I went home and loaded up and headed to Paris, TN for Adelyn's first birthday! It was such a cute party with a fun Paris theme!

The cake was too cute and tasty, too!

For the birthday girl!

Elizabeth working hard...can't wait to see her pictures from the party!

Eating a little bit of cake!

Opening her owl presents!

An owl dress from Autumn!

Eating cheerios off of Elizabeth's plate...look at that pincer grasp!! I must be an OT since I tried several times to get a picture of her pincer grasp!

XO's with the little legacy!
(Laura, she is almost looking in this picture!)

Happy First Birthday, Adelyn!

"See ya! I am one and off to bigger and better things!"

Thanks for letting me be part of Adelyn's special day!!!

Sew Busy

I have been busy with sewing projects the last few days with even more creations coming soon! Here are some of my most recent creations!

This little owl shirt and matching bag were a gift to sweet Adelyn who turned one today! I have had this finished for a while, but I wanted Laura to be surprised when she and Adelyn opened her gifts!!




I had a wedding shower to go to this morning and made two dish towels and an apron for the gift! I really liked how these turned out and learned a little trick to make the embroidery process a lot easier!

This is on the back to hang up the towel!

The two dish towels folded.

Dish towels and apron!

This bib was a gift for a co-worker who is expecting a little girl any day now! I also added a little book to this.

Guess Whooooooooo's One Today...

...Adelyn!

Happy First Birthday Adelyn!
(Click the link and go wish her a Happy 1st Birthday!)


I promise to post pictures of all of my recent creations very soon! It's been a busy week of sewing and DVD making!

Make-A-Wish 5K

Ready to go...it was way to early on a Saturday morning!

Crossing the finish line...not a great time but good for just starting back this week.

Chi O's!

Being Productive on a Snow Day!

It is amazing what can be accomplished on a snow day...allergy shots, alterations on pants, running, installing Photoshop and having no clue what to do next, and of course sewing! I was not feeling creative this weekend, so I was excited that I had today off to get busy on my ever growing list of sewing projects. I can't post all of it on here today but will in just a few short weeks. I worked on an order from a friend to give to a coworker who is a XO! I love this cute little owl!!

I was even able to embroider it on the bib! I am definitely getting more comfortable with embroidery and even did the "C" pictured below on the burp cloth. I really love how it turned out!!

These colors/fabrics are just so much fun!

I started back to running on Friday after taking a very long break. I should have started earlier since I signed up for a 5K that is this Saturday, but I had trouble getting motivated. I have already improved my time after 2 runs...even if it is only by a second...improvement is improvement!! I even bought custom shoe inserts to decrease the pain I have had in my foot the last few months...so far so good...not pain free but better!

I am really excited about learning how to use photoshop! I just opened it and didn't even know where to start, so I have LOTS to learn but I am sure it will be a fun learning experience!

I may have to work on Friday since we were closed today but either way, I loved having this day to really be productive and the day is not even finished...off to do more...more pictures of sewing projects coming very soon!!