The Summer Maxi Dress

Okay, so here's the dress that I made for the Sock Hop silent auction! I love it! It's named for my sweet niece Summer who I know will look fabulous in the one that I'm making for her! ;)



I was one of the lucky ones to test this pattern for Whimsy Couture a few weeks ago you can check out their blog here
http://whimsycoutureboutique.blogspot.com
and their Etsy shop here
http://www.etsy.com/shop/whimsycouture
They have lots of cute patterns. You'll be seeing more that I am making from their patterns in the near future!



I also found this awesome tutorial to make the fantastic Fabric Flower hair Clip!

http://kindawonderful.typepad.com/pink_paper_peppermints/2008/05/31-crafty-flo-3.html

It's super easy to follow and it's my new favorite thing to make!

Little Miss Brinley

Friday night was Bright Elementary's annual Sock Hop! I spent the day at the school decorating and preparing for the big event. I was also informed that I would be in charge of decorations next year! Our beloved decorations leader will be moving on from Bright next year since her kiddo is going to be in middle school! :(

Anyway, once we were finished at school it was time for the fun part! Getting Brinley dressed up for the dance. She love's it just as much as I do! So after she was all dolled up we headed outside for a quick modeling session before the dance. What do you think of our party outfit that we created from my old prom dress?













You can't tell that she likes to pose can you? She's such a little ham when no one else is around. There is no way that she would do this for a real photographer!

Check back soon for picks of the silent auction item that I made and donated for the Sock Hop!

Re Purposed Prom Dress

So my oldest daughter Brinley needed an outfit for her schools annual Sock Hop! Okay, okay, so technically she didn't Need a new outfit! I made her a precious Red poodle skirt last year that she could have easily worn this year.



But, if you know me, It has to be a new outfit each time! That's the fun part for me! Anyway, I had been planning to do a 50's style party dress! You know the kind with a very full skirt and lots of frills! However, we were running low on funds this week and the budget didn't allow for a trip to the fabric store. So I had to get creative. I just happened to have a prom dress from Aaron's 1997 prom that my grandmother and I made! This dress is made completely out of white eyelet lace! Perfect right!



I also had these really adorable yellow chiffon ruffles that I had left over from another project.



Brinley also has a white pettiskirt that we use all the time that goes nicely under her eyelet skirt!

I chopped the skirt off of the dress!



Then I went to work making a skirt and top from the fabric ( I still have lots left over!).





Okay, so I have a little tweaking to do and it looks much better on, but my model is at school. So if you want to see the finished project on our girl check back in couple of days to see details from the Sock Hop!

More Girl Scout Cookie News

Yesterday was Daisy Troop 834's first booth sale! It was windy and cold but they did an awesome job! They sang cute little songs and asked the patrons of Market Street very politely if they'd like to buy some cookies. They got a lot more no's then yes's but they stayed positive and told everyone thank you!



They made their own signs! Aren't they great!



We purchased the cute samao costume from Ebay and Janet our troop leader made the awesome Do-Si-Do and Thin Mint costumes! Don't they look Darling!

Check back in the next day or two I'll be featuring a dress a I made from a pattern I tested for another blogger and Brinley's outfit for the Sock Hop!

Brinley's First Game

Brinley had her first soccer game yesterday! She had a great time. The weather was beautiful. The sun was shining and we could feel the first hints of spring. Brinley was very eager to get in the game!





She is doing so much better then her first season when she was 4. Back then she only wanted dress up and gallop like a horse.



But now her true competitive side is coming out. With soccer stars on both sides of the family she is bound to have some skills right? I know I'm a little bias but she's doing so good this season. She didn't score a goal this fist game but she made lots a contact and several assists! In my eyes that fabulous!







The teams were pretty evenly matched up but due to our top scorer Ruby I think we won. Because they don't keep score at this age I'm not positive!



In all the business yesterday by the time we got to the twins game I completely forgot to take photos. But they also did great and I'm pretty sure that their team won!

What Time Is It? It's Girl Scout Cookie Time!

So the much anticipated Girl Scout Cookies have arrived! My oldest daughter Brinley is a Daisy Scout and we got to have our first experience selling girl scout cookies earlier this year! ( If you ordered cookies from us you'll will have them sometime this week, if not it's not to late we have several booth sales lined up!) It was CRAZY! She made a goal to sell 200 boxes or more and with the help of my sweet sister Jenny and my Mom and Dad we sold 231 boxes in initial sales! Thanks for all the support! Because Brinley made her goal she earned the nifty Cookie Star patch that you can see displayed on her vest!



Today I will be separating them by order and picking up the thank you cards. Tomorrow we will start delivering and boy is Brinley excited!

It's soccer time!

All three girls are playing soccer this season! Brinley plays for Frisco Heat. However she did not play her first game due to the ear infection. Maddy and Gibby are players for Dino Power with their sweet little cousin Summer. The best thing is that their Coaches are Summer's parents Sam and Aries who happen to be the girls Aunt and Uncle! It's Maddy's 1st time to play and she's super excited!



Before the game they did their usual warm up and practice goals kicks and throw ins!







They got off to shaky start but really ended up doing a great job! Maddy was a bit shy of the ball being her first time to play. But Gibby was really getting in there. By the fourth quarter she was trying to hog the ball! At this point they don't keep score but I think that the teams were a good match. I believe that we were pretty much tied in the end!