It's My Birthday and I'll Be Indulgent If I Want To

A. age: 29. Today. Whee. 

B. Bed size: Queen

C. chore you hate: Vacuuming. Too much exercise.

D. dogs: one. A beagle. He barks a lot.

E. essential start to your day: A tiny bit of juice and a big bit of coffee

F. favorite color: Green. and Purple. and Pink. and Blue.

G. gold or silver: Used to be die-hard silver, but I must be getting old b/c gold is growing on me.

H. height: 5 feet 3 inches on a good day.

I. instruments you play: I took piano for 6 months once. I can play a mean kazoo.

J. job title: Special Services Teller. Sewist.

K. kids: Two...and my cat.

L. live in: Not sayin. Too freaky after watching Catfish.

M. maiden name: Lucas

N. nicknames: My in-laws still call me Love Kitten, Scott calls me Kitty and my Mom still calls me Elizabeth.

O. overnight hospital stays: 2. Although I really wanted to go home the second I gave birth to Kiki.

P. pet peeve: When people say things that are obvious.

Q. quote: "Her?" from Arrested Development

R. righty or lefty: right.

S. siblings: 1 sister and 1 brother

T. time you wake up: Earlier than I'd like. Usually 7:01, unless my demented brain wakes me up earlier and I can't fall back asleep. Happening a lot lately.

U. university attended: UCO for bachelor's, OSU for master's.

V. vegetables you dislike: Okra. Uck. Not even fried.

W. what makes you run late: The kids and their damn shoes.

X. x-rays you’ve had: Never. But I've had to hold down Kiki for a couple.

Y. yummy food: Nutella!

Z. zoo animal favorite: The ostriches are always up to something sneaky.

if you want to play along with the a to z game...GO FOR IT! you are all officially tagged!

Superhero Nap Mat

A friend of mine asked if I could sew a Captain America nap mat for her son. I love making stuff for my friends, and I always love a challenge!

I started by using this tutorial from Prudent Baby, but I ended up changing it so much, that I could have done my own tutorial (had I taken pictures).

I made the top as a pillowcase, so that the pillow could be taken out when it's washed.



Folded up:

Or down:

The blanket is attached and made of cozy fleece:

And it all rolls up and velcro's shut! I took some creative license and put his name on the outside. Hope he likes it!

I'll be linking up here.

Sprucing Up the Master Bedroom

Guest post written by Angela Lee

It's easy to forget to take care of yourself when you have young children running around that need constant attention. Now that we finally bought a bed for our oldest, who graduated from a crib, we can focus on redecorating our master bedroom as a special treat for mom and dad. However, I don't know when the next time we'll be able to redecorate our room, so I want to make the best of it now.



I looked online to get some ideas on doing some DIY decorations for it and while I was doing that, I ran across the site homeproimprovement.com. After I looked through it I showed it to my husband, who said we could use it to get new windows, which is on our list on home chores.


We're well on our way to completing the master bedroom makeover. I painted our headboard a nice color and bought a new comforter. Besides that purchase, I'm doing DIY for everything else. I'm also painting a few other things in the room, including the frame for a big mirror we have hanging on the wall. It's amazing what a few pans of paint can do to a room.

Our Little LadyBug Turns 3!

I think Kiki had a wonderful birthday party! 

Now in My Shop! {Kinley Beth Designs}

I'm trying hard to fill up the stock in my shop, Kinley Beth Designs!



These headbands are only $4.00 apiece! Click on over to Kinley Beth Designs and check them out!

Back To School Dress {The Great Pinterest Challenge}

Have you heard of The Great Pinterest Challenge? I read about it on one of my daily read blogs, Honeybear Lane. You pick out one of the [many] things you've pinned on Pinterest, recreate it, then enter it in one of four categories (Recipes, Sewing, Home Decor/DIY, or General Crafts).

Then Facebook users vote on the pictures and you can win a really great prize package!

I love that it provides some motivation to get a project done! As soon as I read about it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Sewing, of course. I had recently found this dress:

and thought it would be so cute to make for Kiki for her first day of preschool.

And here it is:

Obviously, I made a few changes. I prefer peasant dress-style to pillowcase dress-style. I like that the sleeves give Kiki a bit more coverage when it gets colder. Also, the apple print I found had some hot pink in it, which I really liked because it added a little spunk to the dress.

And, I had to make a matching headband!

The deadline for submissions in the contest is tomorrow, August 19th. But I think it may be a monthly thing, so if you want to submit something, you can always try in September.

Even if it doesn't win, I think it will be really fun for Kiki to wear when she goes off to school! (But I still want to win--please go vote on Honeybear Lane's Facebook page (You must first "like" Honeybear Lane, then you can vote by "liking" my picture) starting Monday!)

I'll be linking up here!

Now for Sale!

So...I've had a lot of requests from people asking me if I would make and sell them a Superman minky blanket, like the one I made for my friend's child:

And so I've added them to my etsy shop!

I have also purchased a license to make and sell the personalized baby name quilts from Melissa Mortenson of the Polka Dot Chair. That means I am selling those too!

Here's the one I made for another friend last year:

You can find it in my shop as well!

All blankets are made to order and can be customized in different fabrics if you like.

Wish me luck!