This past weekend, Juliette went to visit Matt's parents, so I had a little free time on my hands. I spent Saturday checking out two fabric stores in town (one of which I am totally in love with now...they have super cute designer fabrics and I wanted to buy everything!), getting a much needed hair cut, and going on a little date with Matt. We went to see the movie "Bridesmaids," which was HILARIOUS! I actually was laughing so hard that I cried off some of my eye make-up and that doesn't happen often with movies!
Since Juliette didn't come home until yesterday, I had all Sunday afternoon to do whatever I wanted as well, so I decided to sew some things for her. I originally set out to make a dress, two skirts, a peasant top and a pair of shorts, but that was clearly a little too ambitious of me, so I only ended up making two things.
This dress is actually a little short on Juliette, so she'll have to wear it with some pink capri-length tights.
I've been wanting to do something like this skirt set for a while (with the ruffles around the tank top collar) and just now got around to it. I sometimes forget that there are simple things I can do to make plain tanks or tees cute!
Juliette posing for the camera!
This is her jumping up and saying "Yee haw!"
And, since this post is a little bit of everything, I thought I'd share a link to my Pinterest boards. I've become addicted in the last few days to looking through everyone else's boards and "pinning" things to my boards. Basically, Pinterest is a place to keep photos that you see on the Internet of things you like, whether it be decorating, clothes, furniture, food, party ideas, crafts, etc. Just click on my link and you can see what I'm talking about. (You don't have to sign up to see my boards.) Also, this site appears to be by invitation only at this time, so if you want an invite from me, email me at melteutsch at hotmail dot com.
Check back on Friday, as I'll be participating in Kelly's Korner Blog's Recipe link-up for Main Dishes! I'm always excited to find new recipes that come from "real" people's kitchens and hope that maybe I can share some new recipes for you to add to your dinner rotation as well!
Since Juliette didn't come home until yesterday, I had all Sunday afternoon to do whatever I wanted as well, so I decided to sew some things for her. I originally set out to make a dress, two skirts, a peasant top and a pair of shorts, but that was clearly a little too ambitious of me, so I only ended up making two things.
This dress is actually a little short on Juliette, so she'll have to wear it with some pink capri-length tights.
I've been wanting to do something like this skirt set for a while (with the ruffles around the tank top collar) and just now got around to it. I sometimes forget that there are simple things I can do to make plain tanks or tees cute!
Juliette posing for the camera!Remember how just the other day (in my last post) I was saying that Juliette is already talking about wanting to be Jessie for Halloween? Well, guess who bought her a Jessie costume this past weekend? Yep, that would be Poppie (Matt's dad)! Matt met up with his dad in Alexandria Monday afternoon to get Juliette back, and as soon as they got home, Juliette had to put it on. They met me on the sidewalk as I was walking home. Juliette was on her bike and was decked out in her costume (complete with hat). She didn't take it off until almost bedtime!
This is her jumping up and saying "Yee haw!"Juliette is like me in SO many ways, as you can tell by the fact that she is already planning ahead for October and because of her attention to detail. See this picture below? When she got home, she insisted that Matt put her hair in a braid (which he couldn't do, so she settled for a ponytail from him) and went and got a yellow bow for him to put in the end of it, just like Jessie. When I got home from work, she asked me to braid it and to get her brown boots out of the Goodwill bag (which apparently are not going to Goodwill now!). The only thing she felt was lacking was red hair!
And, since this post is a little bit of everything, I thought I'd share a link to my Pinterest boards. I've become addicted in the last few days to looking through everyone else's boards and "pinning" things to my boards. Basically, Pinterest is a place to keep photos that you see on the Internet of things you like, whether it be decorating, clothes, furniture, food, party ideas, crafts, etc. Just click on my link and you can see what I'm talking about. (You don't have to sign up to see my boards.) Also, this site appears to be by invitation only at this time, so if you want an invite from me, email me at melteutsch at hotmail dot com.Check back on Friday, as I'll be participating in Kelly's Korner Blog's Recipe link-up for Main Dishes! I'm always excited to find new recipes that come from "real" people's kitchens and hope that maybe I can share some new recipes for you to add to your dinner rotation as well!
