Channeling My Inner Fly Girl....

January means the start of the second term of dance classes in our house....it also means we are on the home stretch towards the competition season and after comp season comes recitals.  And recitals mean costumes!!!  Lots of costumes!!  In fact there will be close to 12 costumes in our house alone....oh the bliss of being a dance mom!!

Costumes mean sewing to me and it is the kind of thing I love!  I started sewing costumes last year, I really enjoyed the entire process - from being handed a package of fabric and notions right up to watching my creations on stage!  This year is even more exciting as I am lucky enough to be involved from the beginning of the process and I am making costumes for my little man too!

So this is what happened....

Mr Mac is in a Hip Hop class in which they are doing their recital number to MC Hammer's Can't Touch This.....

I am in Fabricland today, looking for fabric for my bathroom and Megs bedroom redo and I found the best deal on fabric!!  I quickly spotted this fabric.....

It is a delicious, silver, fantastic, fabric....which reminded me of .......

So now I am on a mission to re-create MC Hammer and the Fly Girls from In Living Color!  Little bit of a blast from my past but I can totally picture Mac and the little girls in his class kicking it old school!!!

Wish List Wednesdays

I have to be honest I am copying one of the items on Wish List Wednesday from a Facebook post I made before Christmas.....It truly is what every mother, father, person-on-the-go needs.  And no it isn't more time in a day!!

It is a wireless key finder!  Seriously, how many times have you misplaced your keys and while wandering around your house searching for them have said..."I need one of those call buttons like the phone has, for my keys".  Okay so maybe I am the only one who says that..but still I think this thing is so cool!

It comes with 2 key fobs so you can find both your keys and your hubby's.  Check it out Wireless Key Finder.

My next wish list is a project that is sitting on my husband to-do list for a few weeks...eventually ....

I need this organized craft space in my living room! 

For anyone who knows my house, my living room is essentially split in 2.  On one half is our couches and TV...on the other half is my antique piano, the fireplace, computer and stacks of my craft stuff.

What I really would like, is a workable craft/storage space that is functional!

One would think that this would be easy, knowing that my husband is a carpenter, but just as the shoemaker's kids go barefoot, the carpenter's wife goes without the craft centre!

Here are some other that I enjoy and would love to incorporate.....  What do you think?

To Do Tuesday!

Survived the ridiculously cold Monday...now on to Tuesday.

I only have the dance classes tonight to measure and that portion of recital costumes is finished! But that doesn't mean that my to do list is getting any shorter...

Yesterday Mac brought home is class list for Valentine's Day, which reminded me that I wanted to make gifts for the grandparents...looks like I need to add a trip to Michael's to my list!

TO DO

• Michael's - for supplies for the Valentine's gifts
• buy Valentine's for the kids classes - I know you probably thought I would make them...I'm crazy but not that crazy.....
• Everyday Style party at the Yuke's
• Anniversary party at the Semark's
• finish measurements
• start organizing costumes.....
• order Joan's birthday gift

Have a great day everyone...don't forget to comment...I love to hear your thoughts....

Cheers!

My FavouritEtsy Monday

Hey there,

It is a frigid -29 C out there and I am trying to convince myself and the kids that we do really need to get up and go to work and school!

But before I left, I wanted to highlight one of my favourite Etsy shops for all of you who are lucky enough to be indoors by a computer!

This week's FavouritEtsy is Pieces of Me Pendants (I have provided a quick link to her Etsy Shop).

I love Lisa's work, not just for the quality and creativity but it is work that is affordable and appeals to all ages!

 

I purchased several items "off the shelf" for Christmas gifts, including these for my daughter, her best friend and my "teenage test drive "Hailey".  All of the girls (age 8-14) loved them!

But what blew me away was a custom piece that she made for me at no extra charge!  My bff, Kelly, is a Rolling Stones fanatic, she has everything Rolling Stones!  So for Christmas, I decided to do a theme gift and find items that she didn't have.  Along with a book and dvd, I had Lisa make a pendant if the Rolling Stones symbol...I will have to get a photo from Kelly but let me tell you it is absolutely perfect!

She also makes keychains,  I purchased the one above for myself after Christmas, the saying comes from an old WWII British wartime poster, but it is really relevant to me right now.

I hope you take a stroll through Lisa's shop...with almost everything under $20 it is a little guilty pleasure that you can enjoy without breaking the bank or budget!

Stay out of the cold!

Snowy Saturday.....

This has been the view out my front door sine I awoke this morning....even now as I am writing, I am watching fat, fluffy, cotton ball flakes float down dodging their smaller, hurried cousins.

The kidlets are still at Mamma's, so after a thorough house clean, running the dishwasher and doing laundry I have decided to check into my fabric stash as hubby gets his fill of NFL films.

I have a great book that I picked up after Christmas, One Yard Wonders....

This book has 101 sewing projects that you can do with just 1 yard of fabric.  There are many sew-alongs out there that are tackling this book as a year long project, but for me I am more of the sample from the buffet rather than do it all at once. So I am going to check into my fabric stash, see what I have and see which project I might tackle.

Let's be honest, as soon as I get everything out the kids will be home....but here's to trying!

TGIF and Date Night!

Ahh...Friday night.....

How quickly times change...not so long ago Friday night would be the kick off to party filled weekends and late shifts at the restaurant....Now Friday nights signaled the end of the work week and the start of family time...

But this Friday is different....the hubby and I are heading out on a date!  Sans kids too!  This week was our anniversary but with work schedules and dance schedules there wasn't time for us....so we sent the kids to mom's and are heading out for dinner and a movie...imagine a dinner without a toy and a movie that isn't animated or 3D!!

In other news, I wanted to thank my Aunt Lauren....she read my blog on Wednesday and sent me a copy of "Amy Butler's - Style Stitches"...it arrived today!!  I am hoping tonight I can convince James to check out some fabrics....

Back to the real world & measurements!

I know what you are thinking...my goodness she blogging awfully early this morning!  And you would be right....but it is time for me to head back to the world of grown ups again today...or in my case the world of grown ups and a few hundred kids!  I am starting a new position today...and am hoping for the best...will let you know when I return!

In other news, I started measuring at the dance studio for recital costumes!  I really love this time of year...the planning, sewing , bedazzling!  It is really neat to be involved in the process and watch it come to life on stage.  More measurements tonight.....