Classy Camouflage

My uncle recently married on March 19th.  A week before the wedding he asked if I could make something camo for him and his groomsmen.  I thought a camouflage pocket square would be perfect.  It's just a touch of camo without it being over the top. 

And here is what I came up with:

They were super easy to make.  I cut two 9-inch by 9-inch squares, sewed right sides together leaving about two inch opening, turned right side out, ironed, and sewed up the opening.  I looked online to find an easy fold for a pocket square.  To keep the fold, I sprayed spray starch then ironed the folds.  They held up really nice!

So I had some extra fabric left over and wanted to make something girly for my uncle's wife.  And this what I came up with:

I don't have specific instructions on how to make this, but you can go here to find a tutorial.  I added a sparkly button to the center of the flower.  To make it a hair clip, I hot glued an alligator clip to the back.  My cousin (my uncle's daughter) ended up wearing the flower in her hair, and I think it looked great with her bridesmaids dress.

And here is the happy couple after they said "I do".  Notice the camo pocket square in my uncle's pocket!

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Happy Easter!

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.  

1 Peter 1:3

Happy Earth Day!

Only a Little Planet

The planet you're standing on

looking out at the stars

is the earth, the third planet from the sun

and the mildest

and softest

of the nine...

If you can stop, and let yourself look,

let your eyes do

what they do best,

stop

and let yourself see and see

that everything is doing things

to you

as you do things to everything.

Then you know

that although it is only a little planet

it is hugely beautiful

and surely the finest place in the world

to be.

So watch it, look at it

see what it's like

to walk around on it.

It's small but it's beautiful

it's small but it's fine

like a rainbow,

like a bubble.

-Lawrence Collins

Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way

We are going to see Mary Poppins on Broadway tonight!  Jeremy got me tickets for Christmas this year.  I'm so excited!  This is truly my most favorite Disney movie and I cannot wait to see it on Broadway. 

Snow Day!

In New Jersey, we probably got about 7 inches of snow.  Jeremy and I live in a condo and they have yet to really clear our roads.  So that means I'm taking a snow day!  Even though I really don't like the stuff, I like having a lazy day at home.  Today, I'm planning on finishing up some sewing projects that I have half finished and work on some new ideas for my etsy shop (hopefully some winter and Valentine's Day decorations, and maybe even a scarf or two).  Stay tuned!