Thank God for rain! An email went around our community the other day urging everyone to pray for rain. We prayed, and that evening it rained, and then it rained all night, and it continued to rain until late morning the next day. So I am thanking God for the rain! We sure needed it. I stood on my front porch when it was raining very steadily to try and catch a picture of it. But the rain just didn't really show up in the photo. You can see though, that our grass is so fried that it is about the same color of the mulch around the bushes in front.
The first project I have to share is actually a project completed by my husband. I kept seeing kiddie carwashes on Pinterest, which are made using pcv pipe and I thought they were very cool. I knew my little nephew Eli would love it, so I made a mental note to ask my husband to make one sometime. Then I saw a step by step tutorial on The Scrap Shoppe Blog, and I knew the time had come. She did a great job putting together this tutorial and actually suggests inserting misters in the drilled holes, and that way the water just mists out instead of squirting out. Very cool! So I printed out all the information for hubby and he put it together. We invited Eli to come and try it out, and you can see he was a very happy camper. This kid seriously loves getting wet, he even loves baths! :)
Our niece and her husband are expecting a baby girl in Sept. I am going to the baby shower this weekend and made a newsboy beanie cap and a pair of matching shoes. These were seriously fun to make! The newsboy cap is a pattern by Jocelyn Sass, who is one of my all time favorite crochet designers. I love her patterns and this one was just wonderful, and so easy to follow. You can find the pattern in her etsy shop.
The shoes were made using the pattern "Double Strap Booties" from this etsy shop. This was a very quick and fun project and I love how they turned out. I just happened to have in my button stash, exactly 2 large daisy buttons and 4 small daisy buttons, so it worked out perfectly. :) And it was a lot of fun to make some baby girl things, I haven't gotten to do that in a while.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
The first project I have to share is actually a project completed by my husband. I kept seeing kiddie carwashes on Pinterest, which are made using pcv pipe and I thought they were very cool. I knew my little nephew Eli would love it, so I made a mental note to ask my husband to make one sometime. Then I saw a step by step tutorial on The Scrap Shoppe Blog, and I knew the time had come. She did a great job putting together this tutorial and actually suggests inserting misters in the drilled holes, and that way the water just mists out instead of squirting out. Very cool! So I printed out all the information for hubby and he put it together. We invited Eli to come and try it out, and you can see he was a very happy camper. This kid seriously loves getting wet, he even loves baths! :)
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| You can't really see the water very well, because it's misty. :) |
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| We even caught a Rainbow! |
Our niece and her husband are expecting a baby girl in Sept. I am going to the baby shower this weekend and made a newsboy beanie cap and a pair of matching shoes. These were seriously fun to make! The newsboy cap is a pattern by Jocelyn Sass, who is one of my all time favorite crochet designers. I love her patterns and this one was just wonderful, and so easy to follow. You can find the pattern in her etsy shop.
The shoes were made using the pattern "Double Strap Booties" from this etsy shop. This was a very quick and fun project and I love how they turned out. I just happened to have in my button stash, exactly 2 large daisy buttons and 4 small daisy buttons, so it worked out perfectly. :) And it was a lot of fun to make some baby girl things, I haven't gotten to do that in a while.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Woohoo for the rain!!! That baby set is adorable! And that car wash is tool fun - how perfect for these hot summer days!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you got lovely rain. Give kids anything to do with water and they are happy campers. Eli looks like he is loving his kiddie car wash. Your pretty crocheted gifts will be much appreciated. Have a great day. Tammy
ReplyDeleteI love that kiddie carwash.. so fun.. never heard of it before!!
ReplyDeleteHow great!!!
Those shoes and hat are adorable!!
Love it really love it!!
OMG! I love how you did the Newsboy cap and the flower buttons! What a great idea! The booties are ADORABLE also. Thank you for showcasing my design so beautifully! and for the link to my Etsy shop. Love the new look of your blog!
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