The Blanket Project!

For the first project using my new sewing machine, I attempted an idea I heard about from my friend Natalie for a baby blanket! It was quite a task, and it seemed simple enough, but just turned out to be very time consuming. However, I enjoyed every minute of it! :) I decided to make it for my friend Shannon for her baby shower and completed it in 3 days! I was pretty excited about the whole thing and very impressed with myself considering it was my first try at this. So here is how it turned out!

So you are probably wondering how I made the blanket look this way? Well, I took 4 pieces of fabric (the animal print, and then solids of green, orange, and a light yellow) and had to sew diagnol lines, 1/2 inch apart, over the entire blanket. Then, I took some scissors and cut through the back 3 layers between all of the lines that I had sewn. Last of all, I put a border on it, threw it in the wash and it makes the fabric fray and exposes the different colors. Pretty neat! I will most likely be making more of these because I really enjoyed it! And I will probably continue to experiment as well. ;) I am loving my sewing machine!!!

Be My Valentine!

For Valentine's day, I made breakfast for Josh and I before he had to go to school. I was brave enough to try a new recipe, and it turned out to be pretty tasty! I made monkey bread using Rhode's Rolls (Josh's favorite), some butterscotch pudding mix (just the powder), some pecans, and butter and brown sugar melted together. It was very yummy and Josh loved it!

This is what I got Josh for Valentines day... It's The Book of Mormon for Latter day Saint Families! He has been saying for awhile now that he wants one, and I even had our last name engraved on it. (You can't see it too well in this picture though.)

This doesn't really have to do with Valentine's, but my birthday is coming up this week and this is what my parents gave me. I guess they were too excited, so they gave it to me almost a week early. Ha ha! But now I have my very own sewing machine, cutting board, and cutter! Yay! :)

This is the other Valentine wreath that I made! I think I may even like how it turned out better than the first one I made. I love it!

As for the rest of our day yesterday, Josh came home from school and we made dinner together! It was really fun and it was probably the best pasta and garlic bread I have ever had! Josh is really great at whipping up things by combining spices (most of them I never use when I cook), and using creativity instead of a recipe. We made bowtie pasta, then added chicken with garlic and other spices, sun dried tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, and some alfrado sauce! Yum! We had a candle light dinner and then just watched some movies! I also made chocolate covered strawberries for dessert! Oh and this is what Josh gave me... Earrings from Lia Sophia!

Nephew

Ok, so I really don't think I'm being bias because this kid is seriously adorable! I can't believe how big my nephew is getting! He is turning into quite the chunker, and is a strong little kid. I had to display some of these cute pictures of him that "Bumpa" ,as he calls himself, has been taking lately of his grandson. :)

I don't know what he's doing in that second picute, but it made me laugh when I saw it! Isn't he the cutest?! :)

And here is a video from Christmas that is also quite adorable. Enjoy!