Cute Christmas Princesses were a fairly quick in-the-hoop embroidery project.  I purchased the designs from Lynnie Pinnie.  They are fun to personalize and will be nice little keepsakes when the girls are older to remember that they will always be our little princesses.

Etched Casserole Dish and Matching Carrier and Card

 I needed a birthday gift for a special friend....and what woman could resist a personalized casserole dish and carrier?  I found this awesome set at my Publix for less than $20.

 I used a free font I found online for the embroidery Here as well as to cut out of contact paper with my cricut with Sure Cuts A Lot.

 And here is the matching card:

 Don't you just love red roses?  And these are stickled so they have bling!

 I also embossed this shimmery black cardstock:

 The cuts are both from Art Philosophy I think.

Baby Girl Album - Artbooking

This is a mini album made from the Artbooking cartridge.  I love that all the measurements stay perfectly proportional as long as you keep the dial size on the one specified and don't change it.  Takes the guesswork out of it.  The butterfly on the front is from Art Philosophy.  I also added the baby's name in pink to the floral tag.

 

 The animals are so cute and the envelopes are fantastic for keepsakes from when baby was born...an umbilical cord clamp or hospital ID bracelets.

 Love the animal print overlay on this cartridge.

 This is a pocket that would be perfect for storing extra photos:

Sports Jersey T-shirt Memory Quilt

 This has to be one of my favorite projects ever!  I love all the memories that are captured in this. I have t-shirts starting when he was 3 all the way to age 12!  I followed the instructions from a video tutorial by Missouri Star, only I made it much bigger so it would fit an extra long twin bed (he could take it to college one day!) It was reeeeeally time consuming, but worth it in the end.  With the basketball jerseys (tank top style) I had to add some fabric to the square.  I really love the squares that have his name on them and the button-down jerseys, too.  I think the black sashing really unifies it all.  This thing is crazy cozy---I use a soft fleece on the back.  I also quilted a big "x" across each square.  I pieced together a square of sleeves with patches and stars, too.  The hardest part was trying not to melt the numbers as I ironed on the squares to the stabilizer.  I hope my boy loves this for many, many years to come.

Butterick (B4251) Tepee Sewing Project

 This was a crazy, last minute (have I mentioned insane??) project in the couple of weeks before Christmas!  But how fun!  And what a great surprise to wake up to on Christmas morning.  I used THIS Butterick pattern.  I ordered the indoor/outdoor material from fabric.com I think for only a few dollars a yard (which is good because you need a lot).  I went crazy trying to find 6 bamboo poles and we ended up cutting them down and adhering them to pvc pipes on the inside.  I also added this fun, beaded upholstery trim across the front.  It folds to basically the size of the bundled poles so it doesn't have to be up all of the time.  It is also big, which is nice cause my kids are older.

Hippie Frog Gift

My sister likes frogs (and we think she is a bit of a hippie---so am I!).  This was another design from Embroidery Library.  I wasn't sure how it would turn out on the black, but I like it!  I did re-embroider a couple of colors that weren't showing up so well.  I also used hotfix crystals on the eyes.  Funky frog!

Chic Butterfly Embroidery for Baby

I love how these designs came out.  One of the best parts is that the designs (from Embroidery Library) are one color, so they stitch up quickly.  I was especially going for a sophisticated look with the pink, black, and silver.