applique

I got the crafty bug. Sometimes I really don't like the fact that if I see something somewhere, I think, "I can make that". The problem is, I have to do it and get it out of my system. I saw some adorable tshirts on etsy.com for toddlers. They were simple, applique ties, monsters etc. So I tried my hand at two. Granted they are my very first attempts and hopefully my technique will get better. I have a few others in mind that I want to try.
The first I did was a daddy's neck tie tshirt. I thought these were so cute on esty.com. It took hardly any fabric and Jaden had some solid hand me down tshirts already. So this is what came of it:
It's a pretty simple process. I bought some no sew adhesive, bonded it to the shirt and then stitched around the sides with my sewing machine. Pretty cute, huh?

The second shirt was more involved. I took 3 old washcloths and cut out the pieces, the green head, the eyes and the teeth. I again used the no sew adhesive and then stitched around the sides. I used a zig zag stitch for the top of the mouth, added 2 buttons for the eyes and then just hand stitched the antennas with embroidery thread. What do you think?

Next up, a shirt for Skylar and some neck tie onesies.

Chocolate Milk

Jaden and his fellow 2 yr old cousin visited the grandparents this weekend. They were playing outside and eyed a puddle of mud. They would run by looking at it, and get closer each time, testing the Nana and Papa. Finally, Nana gave in and they played in this mud puddle, otherwise know as "chocolate milk" in 2 yr old lingo. They played in it for 2 hours! I guess the ever forbidden mud puddle was worth it!
Things fly at grandparents house that are unthinkable at home! I grew up that way eating "frenchies" (french fries) at anytime of the day we wanted them. Skylar enjoyed ice cream for breakfast and several other times during the weekend. Fun times. Can't wait to spoil mine and throw all this teaching and proper raising to the wind.