We went to the beach last weekend as our last family trip before baby #2 arrives in May. And it was wonderful and magical and so special to see the ocean through a toddler's eyes.
Many thanks Poppie and Gee Gee for sharing your condo with us again!
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
I've Been Pinned!
Something funny happened a few months ago....I noticed that all of a sudden this little ole' blog was getting lots of traffic on a post I did over a year ago on making a Thanksgiving onesie. I noticed it jump to the top of the column to the left on popular posts. I couldn't figure it out, but I should have known that all interesting things (in blog world) come from Pinterest. Someone found this post and pinned a onesie I made for McCord's first Thanksgiving (in 2010!). And so High Cotton Handmade made a brief debut on Pinterest. You can check it out here.
I feel sort of like a celebrity, but truly all the fame goes to the baby turkey.
He'll be available for autographs tomorrow after naptime.
I feel sort of like a celebrity, but truly all the fame goes to the baby turkey.
He'll be available for autographs tomorrow after naptime.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Window Treatments: Kids' Room and Master BR
I made something!
It's been a while since I've worked on a project that took several hours (i.e. 2.5 naptimes and and an evening), and it felt so good to spend my time creating something for the Kids' Room. Below is a picture of the roman shade I finished today. Window treatments are probably my least favorite thing to make, and I usually end up getting in a fight with my sewing machine, but this one actually turned out! I used this tutorial from fellow sewer and blogger, 12 Devonshire. And...here's the best part - I had to use the drill to hang the shade - and I did the whole thing on my own! I have been dreading this because just knew that I'd somehow manage to knock the house down, but I survived it. And it's still hanging!
It has a blackout lining to make the room especially sleep-friendly for McCord and is new baby brother or sister. I still have a few projects left in this room before Baby #2 comes (make an identical shade for the other window in the room, sew a cushion and pillows for the window seat Mc is sitting on above, and finish up the big boy bed my dad and I've been working on for McCord). I think I'm in nesting mode.
Here's another view of Mc's reading nook - my dad hung these great Ikea shelves on his last visit. I stole this library idea from McCord's cousin Bayer who has a wall of books in his room. They make storytime lots of fun. For before pictures of this space, click here.
Bo & I have a similar nook in our bedroom. I finished these drapes with blackout lining about a month ago and forgot to post a picture of them. I'd still like to raise the drapery rod a little to make the area a bit more dramatic, but it's not at the top of my list right now.
There's a before picture of the space over here.