Sorry there isn't much to report today.  I had a pretty uninteresting weekend.  I did go by & get a few really cute t-shirts to make into clothes for baby M, but I have to finish my order for a customer before I can start on anything for me. 

B had the bright idea to put an air mattress on our bed last night because our regular mattress needs to be replaced.  I could not sleep on that thing.  It was so lumpy & made my back hurt.  Now I struggling to stay awake.

Hopefully I will have more to write on tomorrow.

Well, I did it. I finished baby M's handmade sleeper last night. I put the sleeves on the wrong sides, but oh well. The pattern didn't even say anything about which sleeve going on which side, so i'm not entirely to blame.

I found a pattern to make baby rompers from old t-shirts that I'm going to try soon. This has also given me great ideas for how to make other baby clothes from old t-shirts. I'm going to goodwill soon to stock up on some funky t-shirts. I will post step by step pics when i get started. I'm also going to try to make some cargo pants for baby M out of my son W's school pants that have holes in the knees.

I'm going to try to start just posting one craft item that I've done per day, & will try to make tutorials unless I can just give a link to the one I used. On my list of things to do is, more onesies & matching bibs, baby blankets, crochet baby quilts, custom burp cloth, custom wipes case, & the clothing mentioned above. Its a lot to do before baby M gets here the end of April, but hopefully I can get it done. I might also start posting some recipes that I've come up with, or tried. Either way, i'm going to try to make this a little more organized.

As promised, here are the pics of the onesies I customized & personalized. Thank you again to SamsterMommy for the great idea. After I get a few more made, I'm going to list them on etsy.com. I put them on craigslist, but I'm not sure how well they will sell on there.

I have it in my head that I want to try & make myself some clothes after Baby M gets here. I have found so many patterns I want to try. Luckily Joanns has all their Simplicity patterns on sale for $.99 this week. The bad thing is they will only let you buy 10. I'm going up there tomorrow with a friend, so I'm thinking I will buy 10 then, & go back Saturday & buy 10 more. I know I probably won't make most of them, but at least I have them if something comes up. I really can't afford to go buy new clothes, but hopefully I can make them & save some money. I will post pics of what I do make.

I also found a cute tutorial for making baby rompers out of tshirts, so I want to make a few for Baby M. I figure since he will be a spring baby, that will be perfect. I'm going to try & find some cute cheap shirts somewhere. If I get them done, I will post pics.

As promised, here are the pics of the onesies I customized & personalized. Thank you again to SamsterMommy for the great idea.

okay, so I really have no clue how this is going to work, but it sounded like a good idea to start a blog. I guess I should say a Little about me. I am a stay at home mother of 2 boys with another coming in April. My name is Nichole. I love doing crafts & cakes.

I have so much on my plate right now. I'm worried about my oldest son W. He has always been a very well behaved child, but as of late he has started acting out at home. Today he got on red at school. (His school does green=good, yellow=needs improvement, & red=bad day. This is done for conduct.) He is in first grade this year, & its the first time he has ever had a bad mark at school since he started pre-K. I have a friend that is going to see if she can get him to open up & talk about what is going on, so everybody keep your fingers crossed.

On to some more fun things, I have recently started my own embroidery & baby items business. I will post some pics of the onesies I made as soon as i figure out how. LOL. I got the idea from SamsterMommy's blog, but added to it a little. I'm thinking of selling them on etsy.com, but i'm not sure they will go over well. I have so much I want to make since getting my new sewing/embroidery machine this past Christmas.

I guess I'm done for the time being as I have to make W do his homework, & clean his room. Not to mention the sea of laundry & dishes that need to be done. If you are reading this, thanks for the time. If you have any suggestions for the blog, I'm more than open to them.