First, let me apologize for not posting lately. My computer was repaired recently by Sony and during this process, the repairman caused it to no longer charge. So I had to call them back to reschedule another repair since apparently this same repairman could not just come back and fix what he broke. So I am still without my laptop for who knows how long until they get here to fix it again. In the meantime I am on my husband’s MacBook, but I don’t have access to a lot of my programs or files. Hence, for this photo challenge, I will be using a photo that I had taken back in October that was conveniently on my facebook and accessible to me haha. As soon as my laptop is repaired, I have a bunch of awesome sewing projects I have been doing to post about.
Without further ado, here is Noah in all his kissy glory:
To check out the rest of the entries for this challenge, check out iheartfaces.com.
Megan Nielsen is a young Australian designer currently living in the US and launching her first line on her boutique website, MeganNielsen.com. Her feminine styles remind me of great vintage pieces. My favorite is definitely the rie dress, with the lady dress coming in a very close second.
Here is the Rie Dress:
Megan Nielsen - Rie Dress
And here is the Lady Dress:
Megan Nielsen - Lady Dress
*I almost forgot, I guess I’m supposed to write on here that I wasn’t paid for this review, though I’m not really sure it qualifies as a review. 
) However, by posting this, I was entered in a drawing to win the dress. )
January 27th, 2010 in
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Week 4: This week’s challenge on iheartfaces is Texture. Unfortunately, the deadline to enter is in less than 10 minutes, so not much time to write more haha. Here is a photo I took of my son this past Saturday at Town Square Mall. They have a great children’s park in the middle with a hedge maze. I thought the texture of the hedges was perfect for this challenge, and as you can see, Noah had a great time!
*Edited to add: Poop! I just missed the deadline… I didn’t realize it was in Central time! I really need to get used to the time difference of living in Vegas. I honestly don’t even know what time zone we’re in haha. Well, I do, but I have a tendency to forget! Oh well, hopefully you all enjoyed seeing this picture anyway!
Well, my in-laws came to visit and just a few weeks later, my parents came to visit. Now, just two more weeks and my brother-in-law will be here to visit! I did however, manage to get into the guest room between visitors and organize my little fabric stash using the method I mentioned here. Beautiful, isn’t it?
My newly organized fabric stash
This finally put me back in the mood to sew. I’ve been having a serious lack of motivation lately towards just about everything. My husband had a friend come over to play video games on Friday night, so I took the little man upstairs with me and let him play in the loft while I sewed in the guest room/office. Noah has been begging me for some “blanky pants” lately, so the last time we were out and looking at fabric I let him pick out some fleece (he chose navy). I used this tutorial from Rookie Moms and a pair of fleece pants he already had as a template. The only change I made was using the fleece fabric instead of an old tshirt. I just folded the fabric lengthwise and then again width-wise so there were two folds. Then I just cut one leg pattern through all four layers being sure that the fold was in the right area. Less than an hour later, my little guy was running around in his new favorite pair of pants.
Noah in his new "blanky pants"
While I know it was a super simple project, it did at least get me back in the mood to sew. Now I have some fabric pinned and ready to go when I can find the time for two little aprons as gifts for Noah’s little girlfriends. Now, if I can just find some time to myself… haha.
January 24th, 2010 in
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It’s week 3 over at iheartfaces, and this week’s photo challenge theme is “We Are Family.” As I was trying to choose a photo for this week’s challenge (we were too sick with the flu this past week to take any new pictures), I realized that since I am always the one behind the camera, it was rather easy to find photos of my husband and son together. And having lived in Okinawa, most of them are amid beautiful scenery. So it was rather hard to choose. Then, I found a picture that I took of my son and MYSELF! Yes, I’m actually in a photo! It was taken with a basic point and shoot camera and was held out at arm’s length haha… definitely not a recipe for a great photo most of the time, but this is actually one of my favorite photos. I guess it just goes to show that if you take the time to learn what all of your settings do, even a point and shoot can take good photos. The picture just fits my son and I so perfectly… he’s always interested in something else that is going on while I’m trying to get him to look at the camera for just a minute! The photo was taken at Sunset Beach one random day when we decided to stop while out shopping. We didn’t have swimsuits or even sandals on, so we took our shoes off and just enjoyed a little walk through the sand and ocean. Hopefully, now that I finally have a remote for my DSLR (Best $15 gift ever!) there will be more pictures of mommy to enjoy in the future!
Noah and Mommy at Sunset Beach
V and Co. is having a lovely sponsor giveaway: The Rusted Chain began making custom jewelry in 2003. Since that time, her products have been featured in various parenting magazines, Pediped shoe advertisements, Law and Order Criminal Intent, and are sold in local upscale boutiques and internationally. Her designs feature the best of timeless elegance and trendy looks, with the end result being quality jewelry that will look as new and fresh years from now as it does today. Each piece is custom made using sterling silver, natural stones, and the finest components. Her products include hand stamped jewelry, earrings, brooches, and hair accessories.
My favorite coincidentally happens to be the necklace that V and Co. is giving away… the Family Monogram Necklace, but my second is the Two Disc Necklace. Hop on over to V and Co.’s blog for you chance to win.
The Family Monogram Necklace - The Rusted Chain
This week is “Best Face Photo” over at I Heart Faces. Here is my entry:
A recent photo of my son, Noah:
Kathleen at Grosgrain is doing another great giveaway. This time it is a $50 gift card to Magpie Lovely, an awesome etsy store that features handmade clothing for adults and children, jewelry, accessories and items for the home.
Magpie Lovely Grosgrain Giveaway
Check out the giveaway and leave a comment to enter over at Grosgrain.
Alexis at My Mama Made It is starting off the new year with a giveaway for a black and white wool cape that she will soon be selling in her Etsy shop. I love that there are different ways to wear it. So very me… I hope I win!
My Mama Made It - Cape Giveaway
My Mama Made It - Cape Giveaway
Be sure to check out the giveaway at My Mama Made It. Simply post a comment to enter or post a link from your blog.
As I was going through some of my photos for this challenge, I realized the only outtakes I really have are mostly from Noah making some silly face amidst me trying to take a cute picture of him. However, I have to say, sometimes these silly faces turn out to be the most adorable (well, at least from a mommy’s perspective haha).
I was trying to take some new pictures to send to my parents, focusing on a good close-up of his face:
You can never have too many bubbles… ok, maybe you can haha: (Be sure to note the bubbles coming out of his nose!)
And this one is just funny because he was soooo over me taking pictures of him. It’s classic, the same face I used to make as a kid:
