This is our last full day babysitting Gizmo. I have a couple of silly pictures.
Apparently, he can’t decide if he wants to be in his bed or on his blankie. So he did both.
He purposefully weaved into the blinds like that. I watched him do it.
On a random note, we eat a lot of watermelon (we = Ashley and me). So I saw this awesome knife at Aldi and had to buy it!
Today I worked on a project for Kayla’s room. Her room used to have light purple paint below a purple flowery chair rail wall paper border. She had a Littlest Pet Shop comforter set to go with it. Now, her room is a really pretty shade of turquoise that she picked out. So the comforter was really clashing. The trick – she wants dragon themed things in her room now, and the only dragon themed bed sets are black and red. I got the idea that I could just use the existing comforter as filler and make a new cover for it. We went to the fabric store and Kayla found this brocade fabric. The blue matches her room!
I also picked up a turquoise fabric to make the back of the comforter. Here is what her comforter looked like this morning:
This is the back.
This is the front.
A few hours and some time with my sewing machine….
See that little pillow on her bed? That is the Care Bear pillow she has had for years! I had some leftover fabric, and now she has a matching pillow. Kayla is thrilled with her new bed, and I was amazed at how well it all matched. The materials cost about $50, which is a pretty good deal for what she ended up with. That brocade glows in light – the dragons and peacocks on the pattern look like they are on fire!
Nice new room, Kayla! I can’t wait to see it. Nice job sewing, Mommy!
I love your watermelon knife! What a cute find.
What a silly houseguest you have! He seems to have adjusted to being with you. Thank you so much for taking such good care of him for us. 🙂
Love,
Gramma xxxx
What awesome fabric, I love the shininess and the aqua on the back. Good job! Will that wash OK? There is a fabric store here that would be dangerous for you to visit, they have this big garage full of piles of bolts of $1, $2, and $3 a yard fabrics. I love to rummage!
Gizmo won’t know what to do when he goes home, he will probably be looking for the girls! I bet he had a great vacation.
They have watermelon knives like that here too, I think they are so cute! Is it nice and sharp?
The brocade is supposed to be washable – cold delicate cycle air dry. The knife is like a skinny saw. It goes right through the rind, but it is hard to chop the watermelon into cubes with it.
Good Morning from the Lake House! Nice job Heather!! Kayla must really enjoy her room!! She’s growing up! I remember having soooo much fun playing with the “Littlest Pet Shop” collection with the girls on our play date!! We are heading back to NJ today, Uncle Rich has many doctor appointments this week…hoping he can start “doing things” soon??!! He’s looking good!! Gizmo is such a cutie, so when are you going to purchase a puppy of your own??? LOL. Are you driving or flying to AZ. Bet you are so excited to see the family!! Lots of love and many hugs!! 🙂
We are flying to AZ. It would eat up too many days to drive, Kevin can’t go, and it would not save any money either. The girls are excited to go – let’s hope we all are healthy!