She is here!!!!

My baby girl was born on Sept. 29th. I am obsessed with her, as are my 2 boys, and I can hardly wait till things settle down so that I can get back to making stuff (other than a baby).

simple solutions

In preparation for the arrival of our 3rd baby I have been trying to do little projects around the house to solve little problems we have. A well known problem of mine is leaving a wadded up towel next to the sink in the kitchen. I hang it from the oven handle, but when I go to dry my hands it always ends up by the sink.

SOLUTION: I had the idea to get a simple drawer handle that I could screw in right below the sink to hang the towel from. For under 3$ at the hardware store I found a handle that worked, put it where I thought it most convenient to have my kitchen towel, and that is that! problem solved!

I went for simple, but there were many cute handles that would have worked, and you could probably find some col ones at an antique store as well.

In preparation...

A friend and I have been planning a baby shower for little Elliot, so I have been scouring the internet for baby shower decor ideas, and managed to throw these together for one of the tables. Our goal is to only decorate with stuff we can reuse or put into the nursery. I thought these would be cute on a shelf, or on top of her dresser after the shower.

I used pop bottles and a spent spice jar, and just threw a few coats of spray paint on them. To finish them off for the shower I made a few pom-pom flowers with pom-poms and sticks from the yard. Easy, cute and almost free!

I recently finished this cross stitch number. I thought I would give it a whirl! I thought i was going to go cross eyed following the pattern, but I managed to finish :)

busy growing a baby

Just realized how long its been since an update. Ouch! I have been so busy getting things ready around here for a 3rd child. Ms. Elliot will be here in a matter of weeks now, and I am getting very excited!

here is a belly picture taken by my 3 year old.