Takin' it Easy...

So we had a GRAND time at the ranch rodeo this weekend!! I had a booth set up too while I was there and it went good. It was good to spend a couple of days with family and good friends. (I will get some pics of the RR up whenever I steal my mom's camera) This week has been a lazy week compared to the last few weeks (can't you tell by my "frequent" posts?) I have been finishing and shipping out orders. But hopefully this weekend (cus my house gets cleaned tomorrow!!!) I will get back on the ball because I have a TO-DO list that is growing by the yard! And the thing is, is its not only sewing stuff on my list...UGHH!! Here is a sneak peek at my latest project-- Feed Sack Totes!!! My mom and I are having a blast with these! We have friends and family accumulating all kinds and colors of bags for us!

Later Peeps...

Crazy Crafty Weekend!!

Well this weekend ended up being a very productive weekend!!! Thank goodness because I was needing to get a lot of different stuff done! Last Thursday I picked up a pile of orders that were at a buddy's getting monogrammed. So I have that stack of orders to work through, new orders coming in, and getting stuff ready for this weekend. I am going to have a booth at a ranch rodeo and I am super excited about it. So forewarned you may not hear from me very much this week!! I am going to be working on all of my stuff and spend plenty of time with my new co-worker/employee...

Meet Mr. Janome, my new sewing maching!!! So far I am loving his work and he is soo much more quiet than my other machine!

All thanks go to my cousin who took Munchkin #1, my MIL who took #2, my hubby who stayed out of the house as much as possible and my mom for coming up to help me cut and sew on Saturday!! We got alot done! We stayed up until 12:30 Fri night and were back up and sewing by 8:30 Sat morning and we finally quit about 5 to head to the LBK. The day just flew by for us. Then since Sunday was so beautiful the munchkins played outside & I got a few more things sewn together!

All in all I'd have to say it was a productive and successful weekend!

Later Peeps!

Oh & if you don't hear from me I will just be under the pile of material that is waiting to be sewn into beautiful items at my house!

Friday Showcase -- C and R Designs

Okay Peeps...

Here is my first showcase of a fellow mom and crafter, Whitney at C and R Designs. She is a stay-at-home mom and has 2 of the cutest little boys! When her hands are not busy around the house she is busy designing chunky, punchy jewelry along with custom pieces. She has made many necklaces to match various school colors along with other designs and colors. Check out her Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/candrdesigns and here are a few pictures to get a glimpse of what C and R Designs has! Go like her page and let her know that T~n~T sent you!! You can also email her at candrdesigns@ymail.com!!

Be sure and go check this Mom's stuff!! And don't forget to let me know of more moms and/or crafters that might be interested in being showcased!!

Thanks, Love and Later Peeps...have an awesome weekend!

Wild & Crazy Wed. Night

So last night after getting a few things accomplished around the house, fed the starving munchkins, put up laundry, and got the munchkins to bed, I finally sat down and threw and eye pillow together! I didn't even use any of the patterns I had so carefully printed off yesterday (since it was like 10:30 and all of that stuff was still in the car--what can I say I didn't feel like walking out to the car). I wasn't even going to sew the pillow last night until I stumbled across a length of material that was right at 8" wide (then I held it across my face & determined that it was long enough, even though the patterns called for 10 inches). So I checked the pantry and I had a bag of regular rice tucked away in a far corner. By this time my dog Hannah is following me around giving me this look like "um Mom its like 10:30 and waayyy past our bedtime!" But I just kept trucking along, I was on a mission & I had a vision!! So I cut a 8X8 square and folded it into a 4X8 rectangle (right sides together) and sewed the 2 short side together with and opening on the long side, flipped it inside out, and filled it with about a cup of rice. (I think flaxseed will work better but where am I going to get that at 10:30 at night & in the middle of nowhere TX?) I topstitched the opening and threw it in the microwave for about 30 seconds. & I was ready for bed!! So then Hannah and I went to bed and slept like angels with our warm eye pillow or at least I did. Maybe I will get a slipcover or case made for it in a couple of days because I am preping for major sewing weekend!!

Later Peeps...

Welcome to My World with Google!

So I have spent some time this week with my ole pal Google. I have been researching various topics like handmade eye pillows, heating pads/pillows, patterns, and fillers. I ahve also been researching a couple of sewing machines. I love finding new patterns or ideas to try and tinker with. I think I have finally found a couple of patterns that I can alter, combine and tinker with until I get the results that I am looking for. I am super excited about getting home and getting my 1st eye pillow made just so I can test it out myself (I love testing out my stuff!)

I started thinking about this project and wondering if there were any patterns for an eye pillow thingymagig because I have been using my heating pillow to cover my eyes when I have a migraine. If I couldn't find one, then I was going to find the measurements for an eye mask or make a super-small version of my heating pillow. After another migraine wrecked havoc on my weekend this past Sunday, I jump started my research!! Sometimes I feel like I am still in school with all of this researching and studying that I do on patterns, projects and items---but I absolutely love it!! That's all that matters right? I will do my best to get some pics up of my end results!!

Later Peeps...

Oh and dont forget to send me suggestions for things you might want patterns for or even where to find specific ideas! Or you can suggests other Peeps that might want to be showcased!

New for 2011 and for T~n~T Blog...

With gas prices and costs of other goods going up (did you know milk has already gone up 20 cents!!), my frugalness is starting to kick into high gear, and I mean HIGH gear. Like leaving for work 5 minutes early to drive 65 (we will see if I actually do this), bring my lunch (I did do this today), and googling, lots of googling, and finding new things to make to give as gifts or make a regular item in the Boutique. Many of these things I start out making for my girls or I. Or my mom sees soemthing somewhere and instead of buying it she takes pictures so I can make it. This is how some...okay most, like 99%...of my projests get started!! Oh how I love my mother for constantly keeping me busy on my sewing machine! Or is this some con so she can spend the weekend babysitting the girls while I sew???

Sorry for the blabbing and blah dee blah stuff...now back to the business at hand...

Okay now onto my new plans for this blog...I have previously given some instructions to a couple of simple projects along with some ideas for gifts. Now I am going to put in a larger effort in to helping out my peeps (those shopping and those crafting!) by suggesting ideas and maybe even some names that could make custom items for you. One of the greatest thing is networking and trading services with others that you may know! I take full advantage of it every chance that I get! I'm also going to use this as a chance to showcase a few moms or peeps of mine that have been making stuff on the side to earn a few bucks in this economy or just because they enjoy it!

Also peeps, please if you or anyone you might know want to be showcased please email me at tntbabyboutique@yahoo.com. Also comment or email me if there is anything specific that you might want info or instructions on!! I am looking forward to hearing from you peeps!

Later...