Vacation....

Happy to go on vacation.......

Always happy to come home again!

What was I thinking?????

I LOVE reading blogs!

I especially love finding new ideas for crafty things!

I also enjoy planning events.

Right now I'm working on a Senior Appreciation Sunday at church.  We will serve lunch to our senior adults March 20th.  Sunday events are a challenge because we can't do any of the set up until Sunday School is over at 10:30.  We expect to serve about 125 people around noon.  This year we will cook hamburgers on the grill.  A fairly easy menu with lots of prep work being done ahead. 

I found the cutest idea for dessert!  Bakerella made hamburger cupcakes and sugar cookie french fries! She even provides a pdf of the packaging! 

So much cuteness!

What was I thinking?

125 of these?

Oh my!

Guess I better get busy.....

Baby Burp Cloths

22 years ago when I had my first baby we didn't have any burp cloths.  My mom was visiting at the time and purchased a dozen cloth diapers (the flat kind), folded them in thirds and stitched them down.  They were the best!  Soft, absorbent, bleachable, durable.  They lasted through both of my girls!  I recently found a tutorial (here) on "Make and Takes" for decorating burp cloths. Easy to make and so cute!  I am headed to a baby shower this weekend and decided to make a set. 

I purchased the diapers that are thicker in the middle. 

This baby is going to be a girl so I got lots of girly ribbon. 

Pin the trim onto the diapers. Stitch it down.  Simple sewing at it's easiest!

I love the idea of having something pretty to use for such an icky job! 

One side note:  You'll notice I used satin ribbon to bind the edges of these.  In the original tutorial she used bias tape.  Unfortunately bias tape is not available in my town since Wal-Mart got rid of their fabric department.  The satin feels wonderful but because it likes to slip and slide, I ended up stitching it on by hand. 

A New Friend

I enjoy using the clothesline.

Not for everything.

Mostly for sheets, towels and blue jeans.

Yes, the towels are rough.

But they are so much more absorbent!

There is a tree next to my clothesline.

Perfect to shade me in the hot AZ sun.

It has also become home to pigeons.

Lots of them.

Not a good over your laundry.

I miss using my clothesline.

Last year I read:

buy a plastic owl.

Birds are afraid of owls.

Move it around your yard to keep them away.

I never got it done.

About a month ago

an owl moved into one of our trees!

We heard his sound first.

Whoooo.  Whoooo.

Only in the night.

He's outside Katy's bedroom window.

She's not thrilled.

I'm beyond excited.

The real thing!

I hope he stays!

I think I'll go to the store today.

Time to re-string the clothesline.

Might even spring for some new clothespins.