aidan's new ride

this is aidan's christmas present which couldn't wait for christmas. after today i think i will never go to toys r us again--so much plastic junk all i could think of was LANDFILL. notice the glazed look in his eyes. when it was finally assembled he spent the first half hour just getting in, closing the door, opening the door, getting out, closing the door, opening the door, repeat. and making very loud exclamations about it. he is thrilled, so that makes me happy, even though i swore i would never buy this type of plastic monstrosity for my kids. and thanks to my mom, i know there will be plenty of gifts for him to open on christmas morn... talk about spoiled rotten...
anyhoo, here are some other snaps of aidan's daily life, and another bag i made for another friend.

stuff i've made lately

here's aidan the other day. i sewed a truck onto one of his t-shirts because he's hopelessly obsessed with trucks, cars, heavy equipment, etc. i didn't know it would start this early. he's holding the truck in his left hand and making his sign for "drive" (shaking fist back and forth, like holding a steering wheel) with his right. he does this sign so often he looks like he has parkinson's or something. today when we went on a walk we saw an excavator at a construction site, and when we said "bye bye" to it he cried most of the way home. this too shall pass.






and here are some bags i've made for friends. actually the
one hanging on the left is MINE, and i love the fabric. as usual the photo is terrible, but i do in fact have the world's worst camera. the shoulder bag i made from this tutorial, and the handbag and clutch are patterns from amy karol's book Bend-The-Rules Sewing. the wallet i made for myself as well. i am moderately pleased with how they all turned out-- not too bad for a rookie, i say. bags are so fun and easy to make. off to the library now, when i should be starting dinner... oooooooooh welllllllll........

testing

okay, now i'm learning how to add a link. i made these ornaments from this tutorial/pattern at allsorts. sorry about the horrible blurriness, but the other option is the dreaded flash.

blog virgin

hi, this post is really just to see how this all works as i've never blogged before. the plan is to maintain this blog so that family and friends, should they care to, can pop in and see what we're up to, how the kid(s, soon) is (are) doing, see pics, and so that we can blog randomly about whatever projects we may be up to.