It's a Giveaway for Crafty Tuesday!!

Zumba with Pam is hosting a Facebook giveaway with lots of goodies.....including one of Sweet Diva's Embroidered Wristlets:

To enter her giveaway, be ♥sweet♥, visit her page and show her some ♥love♥, as well as the pages of ♥Sweet Diva♥ and all of the other sponsors:

Angel Soy Candles

Lucretia's Body Oils & Sprays

Clare Fallon Soaps

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And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. ~ Colossians 3:17

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The Problem With Being A Friend Of Mine.....

......or, being the child of a friend of mine, or being related to me....is that gift-giving occasions often become my motivation for trying out some great idea I've had that I've not found time to create, or finally try a pattern that I bought and never got around to! ; )

Such was the case this week.  A very ♥sweet♥ girl who loves all things American Girl had a birthday party last week, and long ago I had purchased several patterns in order to make my daughter some clothes for her doll.  I never got around to it, and now my ♥sweet♥ girl has passed that stage (sniff, sniff), but was all for my making her friend some things.

I made a super cute dress out of blue satin, which matched her lovely eyes:

I added the brown ribbon trim and belt, since blue and brown is all the rage with the girls right now:

The pattern called for three snap closures down the back, but at my daughter's suggestion, I used Velcro instead.  I figured her opinion is good as gold, since although she's so grown up now, she DOES has experience with these types of things. 

I also made a ♥sweet♥ little PJ set for her:

My rewards for my efforts were smiles from ear to ear, hugs and lots of thanks from the birthday girl.  My own daughter gushed over them, especially the dress.  "If I had gotten this for my doll, I would love it!  Hint, hint", she said.  She informed me that although the only time she gets her American Girl Dolls out is when she's with this particular friend, she's going to keep them forever and might want to change their clothes.  : )

I think I may have found my solution to missing making my little girl cute & adorable outfits....I'll just make doll clothes!

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A Little Bit of Baby Love.....

I was blessed to attend the absolute ♥sweetest♥ shower I think I have ever been to this past weekend, so guess what I was busy making last week?

After having 3 boys, God has surprised her with a ♥sweet♥ baby girl, although she says she won't believe it until she can see it for herself. ; )  She is such a wonderful Mom and I'm so excited she's going to have a little princess to help even out the numbers in her home. : )

I had so much fun making her a little rag quilt Lovey (security blanket) in coordinating colors with the beautiful bedding that was made for her......

The center square and back of the blanket is made of super soft and cuddly Minky fabric and the phrase "All of God's Grace In One Little Face is embroidered with a coordinating flower in the center square.

I attached this little poem.....

....and also made her two matching burp cloths.....because they're just too cute and fun to make ~ I couldn't resist!

All together, they make a very ♥sweet♥ gift set, don't ya think?  It's now available in my Etsy shop!

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And They All Settled Down For a Nice Winter's Nap......

I'd been promising my kids Mom-made pj's for months, but with the hustle and bustle of the holiday season ~ including orders for Sweet Diva : ) ~ finding time to follow through with that promise proved to be a challenge.  I got them all cut out......but they sat and sat and sat, neglected and waiting until I found the time.  Eventually, I got the pants made......and then they sat and sat and sat, neglected and waiting until I found the time to finish the shirts.

I put it off so long that I then couldn't find the shirts I wanted to use and had to settle for shirts from the craft store, but I think I'm the only one who minded.   : )

I started with this:

3 cotton shirts from the craft store (I prefer the nicer knit shirts from Target, but.....you snooze, you lose....)

.....and some cute Old Navy remnant fabric I found on eBay:

and finally ended up with this:

for Robert:

for Jacob:

I couldn't find long-sleeve shirts for Jacob and Ashlyn, so had to improvise....

and for Ashlyn:

I had originally planned  to embroider their names along with the applique, but had another order come in and decided it was good enough without because they were chomping at the bit to wear them.  I finished them up at about 5 p.m. one evening and all 3 of my kids raced to be the first one to shower and put on their new pj's (yes, even my tween).  They're kind of weird like their mom.....it doesn't take much to make them happy ~ and I've been known to get excited over a brand new bottle of shampoo. ; )

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