Half Way There! :)

 20 weeks! YAY....Can't hardly wait for Christmas!

P.S. Props to Kara...It is mighty awkward taking your own belly shots!

Besides growing a baby here's what else I've been up to on my days off from work...

I made a wonderful diaper bag out of denim and lined it with super cute baby teddies material...It has tons of pockets and space for everything!   And it's uber chic! :)

I made a matching change pad for my diaper bag...found this cute animal vinyl print in the States and used baby teddies on the reverse to match the bag!

Also in matching baby teddies and denim...play/nursing pillow!  I can attach toys (like Sir Prance-A-Lot & Olivia The Owl) to the ribbon loops for baby to play with!

Check out this snuggly blankie!  I also bought this super cute farm animal panel in the States and turned it into a super soft blankie with the SOFTEST material on the back side and cutesied it up a notch with the cotton lacy frills!  Can't wait for snuggle time!

Fancy burp cloths are a must!  One side is nothing but softness!  Terry-cloth.  And the other side is a new material I found called 'Pul Material'.  Basically a waterproofed soft polyester material in super sweet baby designs.  Of course I couldn't leave the terry-cloth side so plain so I jazzed it up with some matching owl embellishments! 

Baby Belly

Check out this momma's 14 week belly!

So very excited...we made it past the first trimester!  Grow little piggie grow!

So Proud of Our New Family Photo! :)

Love For Jackie

I planted these babies just for Jacks cause I miss her and I wanted to fall in love with something that she already does!

 The ever awe inspiring Daffodil!  This cutie is a twist on the classic as it is white with yellow middles!

Glass Class 2

A couple of weeks ago, my friends Leah and Diane and I challenged our creativity with another day of glass!  In three hours I ended up with two more sets of stir sticks, a beautiful smokey heart shaped dish (which will be a wedding gift for one of my close friend's this fall. Obviously she does not subscribe to my blog!), and my ladybug fruit bowl which turned out even more amazing than my flower dish!!! 

The Last Two Weeks

These last two weeks have gone by super slow and super fast all at the same time!  So strange how that is possible.  Last weekend a longtime friend of mine had her wedding social and I was asked two make two cheesecakes for the silent auction.  Of course, this being a big public event (it was sold out!) I really needed to outdo myself and boy did I ever.  I am actually jealous of the guy who won these beauties cause they looked soooooo yummy!

Strawberries & Champagne Cheesecake

Salted Caramel Cheesecake

Side note....check out this plant that my friend Leah gave me a clipping of....the flowers look like dolphins!

Last week was the junior high's musical, Aladdin.  I cannot believe that those kids were willing to do a musical!  They did AMAZING!!  Claudia was one of the guards...it was the first play she's ever participated in...so proud!

The costumes were too cool...I think the bird and the genie were my favorite costumes!  The townspeople were wearing torn up sheers (good old MCC!) and their mom's silky pj bottoms.  :)

Glass Fusion

I did something super crafty and super dangerous and took a glass class!  I learned how to cut and break glass...yikes that was scary at first...but the multitudes of swirly colourful options of glass and the ability to make whatever my heart so desired (as long as I could afford it) erased that fear and I was snapping glass like a pro within hours!  Here's what my heart came up with in a matter of hours... 

  

 Swizzle Sticks

 Leaf Shaped Dish

 soon to be Necklace Pendants (I have yet to attach the hook part)

 I had leftover glass and just threw it into a star shape to either be a Necklace Pendant or a Decor Item

The Picture Frame was my very first project...not bad, eh!

And the piece de resistance....

My Flower Dish

It turned out amazingly...I am patting myself on the back as we speak! 

Loves it!!!!

I am definitely going back for more...of course I will show off my new pieces as they happen!  Stay tuned.