Project 8: Birthday T-shirt

My oldest daughter, Lili, is a leapster. As in, she was born on a leap day. She is a special girl and I love that she has a special birthday. Typically we celebrate on March 1st as I always draw in the 29 on our calendar. This year however, there was a special movie night at her elementary school on the 28th. Lili has intellectual disabilities so I worried she wouldn't be able to communicate to her peers that it was her special day. I decided to make her a special birthday Tshirt that would make it clear to everyone. She was so excited after she saw it she wanted to sleep in it. She has even worn it after her birthday. I used fabric markers for the tshirt and colored in the letters in an ombre style. I then decided to make her a paper badge to let everyone know she was turning 10.

Project 7: Munchkin Attire

My daughter, Josie, is a drama queen. So naturally, she loves acting. She was recently cast as Toto in her middle school production of The Wizard of Oz. I volunteered to help with costumes, specifically the munchkins and of course, Toto. It was a nice challenge as I don't typically sew much from scratch (hemming not withstanding) and it's been a while since I put in hours at the machine. I don't have photos yet but I also volunteered to take the official production photos and design a "meet the cast" board with all of the actors photos. So they will be coming shortly!

Paczki Day 2014

Since we moved to the West Coast we can't find Paczki polish donuts anymore. We tried making them ourselves and it has since become a family tradition.