Pinkalicious Party

One of Tiana's favorite books is Pinkalicious... however I know many people have never read the book so here it is... well not all of it but you will get the point anyways!  You can also click on the photos to make them bigger if you can't read them!

 Add that cute book with the fact that she LOVES anything and everything pink and you have a Pinkalicious party!!

Her well loved Pinkalicious doll as well as the stuffed horse that she has made Goldilicious (another book in the series).  And of course a giant Pinkalicious cupcake.... the cake itself was pink also although I forgot to take a photo of that!

Just like the book!

One VERY happy Pinkalicious!

Part of me can't believe she is three... the other part of me can't believe she is only three!

I had LOTS of fun with the decor.

Easy tissue paper pom-poms and ruffled streamers!

Sometime between Friday bedtime and Saturday Morning this mysteriously happened!!!!  It really is quite fitting since in the book Pinkalicious snuck out to get one more cupcake!!

The adorable culprit who got away with it since it was HER party of course!

She of course had to have a crown... which this Mommy got to lazy to make and went out and bought the Pinkalicious one!

Her Pinkalicious outfit that Mommy made!  It will become a dress-up skirt!

What is better than streamers.... ruffled streamers!!!  I saw the idea this last week on MADE and knew I had to do it for her party.  I am not a big fan of regular crepe paper streamers but two colors ruffled.... that I LOVE!  I just ran them through the sewing machine... easy but elegant!  I had a little bit of extra light pink so I just ruffled an edge and made some cute flower accents!

She added her wings halfway through the party!  She was SO excited for her presents this year!!

She has drama even when opening presents!

She LOVES Keaton's Leapster Explorer so we got her one of her own!  She was SO excited!  This will come in very handy when it comes to a 5 and a half hour flight to Hawaii in June!!

She came a LONG way from last year when she cried while we sang to her and her first birthday when she was terrified of candles!  She sang to herself at the top of her lungs, grinning the entire time!!  ADORABLE!

We need a little practice in the tea party area!  Tiana got a tea set from Auntie Kyla and Uncle Mark... they all LOVE it!

While not the most organized or pretty or neat tea party there is, it was certainly cute and fun for them!

Mommy Made Shirt

This is not a new sewing project, in fact it was made about a year ago with hopes that my little girl could wear it to convention... but alas I made it too big!  The good news is kids always grow and this year it fits perfectly!  This is the same Portabello Pixie Claire pattern that I use so much only in the shirt.  The only thing that I don't like about it in the shirt is it is an awkward length to wear with a skirt.  To me it looks best with pants, which is fine but I love it when she can wear it to meeting also.

A current favorite hair-do!

This is what I get when I ask for a pose!

In between those little fingers you will almost always see a Roly Poly bug or as he calls them "Poly".  He is our Roly Poly exterminator.... because they always end up getting squished in between a to tight grasp or stepped on accidentally or thrown.... or eaten.... YES EATEN!!!!!  He does it without even thinking about it... just pops them in his mouth!!!  Whenever he wants to go outside he comes and asks me if he can "go outside, find Poly".  He then has to show me each one... we are working on the part where he needs to keep them OUTSIDE!

These little bugs stand no chance with this little "Poly" loving guy around!

Baby Gift

Here is the baby gift for my soon to be here little niece!  I had her mommy pick out the fabric and then went to work.  I followed a tutorial found here on Make-it-and-love-it it was very easy to follow.  I never knew how easy these little hats were to make!  I made the black and white one smaller than the pattern on the site for when she is brand new!  The pink one is for 0-6 months.



A fun little dress. I just love the way this turned out!!



Nothing new just a little onesie dress but add a sash and a flower with a vintage button and it is extra special.

The back.

And an adorable little ruffled surprise since her Mommy loves those ruffles.

The blanket.  Two layers of knit, oh so soft!

Fabric flowers to make it just a little extra special.

It isn't perfect but it IS cute!

The entire project.

 On the tutorial it recommended using a walking foot (or a dual feed foot as it is called by Viking Husqvarna), well I thought, no problem, I have been sewing knit a bunch without it..... well yeah that is what I am getting with my birthday money this year!!!  This whole project was a labor of love for my sweet little niece.  Binding the little blanket alone took at least 4-5 hours and it is far from perfect.  The problem is without a walking foot the fabric only is pulled through on the bottom so the top layers don't pull through as fast.  Needless to say, I can't wait to get my walking foot so that I can try my hand at another one!