Etsy Expansion

 I have now added a few new items to my Etsy shop.  Yesterday I worked on two different sets of the wooden letters for names - similar to those I made for the wedding (Oslin).  I think I will work on one more 7-8 letter set and then see how well they sell.  I may also look into doing a couple of local craft fairs this spring to stir up some business.  We shall see!  Go ahead and check it out: Watch Me Grow

Just in case you were wondering these are random names I thought of and have nothing to do with Baby Oslin!

10 weeks (or so) to go...

  We officially reached 30 weeks today!  Three quarters of the way there! I know that once April vacation is over the school year is going to fly by. Then it will just be a waiting game until Baby Oslin arrives. There is still plenty to do before then (like pick out names)??!!  Here are a few belly pictures that people have been asking about.  

20 Weeks

27 Weeks

30 Weeks

   37 Weeks

38 Weeks

39 Weeks

40 Weeks

Nursery Projects

      About two months ago for girls night we went to Firefly pottery and I made a tile that I thought could work in the nursery.  I liked it so much that I went back two more times to make more.  I would like to go one more time to make it a set of four tiles that I can put up on the walls somewhere in the room.  I am thinking about maybe creating an elephant for the last one.   

     Also over the last week I have been working away on the twin quilt that will go on the bed in the nursery.  I am very happy with the product so far!  I just need to make a quick trip to Joann's tomorrow to pick up more fabric for the back and it will be finished!  Now what to do for curtains?

     On a side note I am thinking about adding to my Etsy store.  I am thinking about selling the decorated wooden letters like what I made for Eva and for our wedding cake table (Oslin).  So, tomorrow I am planning on making a few different sets of those and see how it goes.  

   

Sewing Up a Storm

     Last weekend I brought the sewing machine up from the basement and decided to work on a few projects.  I finally finished a quilt for my mom (which I started in Dec. 2006).  Merry Christmas!  Then I decided to make some curtains for our bedroom.  It is amazing how much homier the room looks now.  

     I also purchased some fabric to make a twin quilt for the bed in the nursery.  But, that project will have to wait for a little bit, because I had three Etsy orders to complete this weekend.  That was a lot of cutting, ironing and sewing.  I think I am going to need a little break!

Nursery Fun Has Begun

     As I mentioned in my previous post mom helped take down the old border in the nursery.  The hope was that it would come off easily, so that we did not have to repaint the room, because it was already a nice neutral yellow.  The project was a success not only because we don't have to repaint, but because it was much easier than expected.  This was a pleasant surprise, because it was not so easy last fall taking down the border in our bedroom.

     Here are a few pictures of the room before & after.  I also bought a crib set that I had found earlier in the week.  I had waited to see if the yellow paint was going to work and to see if Mike would approve.  So, the safari/jungle theme is a go - now I just need to figure out what to do with the walls and decorations now that the border is gone.   

 Media Storage turned Changing Table:

What once stored school supplies - now has childrens books!

Goodbye scrapbooking corner & supply closet...

 

Just enough space left for a crib & dresser!

Safari Crib Set

Katie's aunt works for an eye doctor, so she got us the cutest little baby sunglasses.

Happy Birthday Mom!

     Last weekend Mom came down to Scarborough to help get the nursery started and to celebrate her birthday.  On Saturday we worked on taking down the Noah's Ark border, which ended up being easier than expected.  I will put updated photos in a separate post.  Then we had some down time, so I worked on her birthday cake (using my newly learned decorating skills) and then played a few games.  That night we tried Famous Dave's BBQ restaurant for dinner and it ended up being worth the wait!  But, we were a little too full to enjoy the cake so we decided to wait until Sunday afternoon.

      Sunday morning I had the Scentsy party and brunch.  We had visitors stop by through out the day, so it ended up being pretty successful.  Then we had some cake and opened presents before Mom headed North.  So, here are a few pictures of the fully decorated birthday cake.  It actually worked out nicely, because I had parent teacher conferences on the Tuesday of the last cake decorating class, so this would have to count for my final project.  It was a vanilla cake with vanilla pudding in the middle and then the usual butter cream frosting.  

 Happy Birthday Mom - thanks for your help!

Vacation Day #3 and #4

     Wednesday was a pretty low key day.  I spent some time in the morning catching up on grading papers and picking up around the house.  Then Sarah came up and we visited for a bit, ran some errands and then went out to lunch in Portland.  I have to say that UNO's thin crust pizza was very disappointing!  Afterwards I hung out at the house, watched some TV and graded a little more until Mike came home.  

     On Thursday morning I went and had my haircut and then headed to Chuck E. Cheese.  I met Amanda W with Owen and Liam and Amanda B who had Kaedin and Kolton.  We were out numbered by the little ones, but we managed to keep track of all of them, because thankfully it was not too busy.  It was a lot of fun watching them play the different games and riding the rides.  Then we went to lunch at Ruby Tuesdays, which was interesting, but we all survived that experience as well.  Just a little glimpse of what it would be like to have more than one child - oh boy! 

      

     The boys were super cute and it is always fun to catch up with the girls!  But, afterwards I was EXHAUSTED and ended up taking a brief nap when I got home.  Then Mike cooked up some tacos, Jon came over for dinner.  We visited and played a game and then it was time for bed! 

     It is amazing how quickly vacation time goes by!  Still have much more planned for this weekend, so I am sure Monday will come WAY too quickly!