Pants on the Ground

I did it! I made the pants. I knew I could. My son, Jake, loooooves them and literally wont take them off! I only had enough elastic for one pair and my other son, Luke, keeps asking for some so we are going to run out and get some more "T Shirt Pants Supplies" while big brother is at school today.

Jake's favorite part about them, other than that they are super comfy, is that they came from Daddy's shirt. My husband keeps asking him "Have you seen my green shirt?" and Jake just laughs and laughs. He thinks I'm going to get in trouble for cutting up shirts or something. It's so cute!

So with out further ado - The Pants!

They aren't my finest sewing job but they look like pants to me! For some reason every time I make something like this the first time I'm too eager to iron and pin and everything else. I rush through the steps and I always come out with a fine product but I know it could be better. The first time is like a practice round for me, if you will.

Please forgive this horrible picture there is no sunshine in New Jersey right now leaving me with horrible lighting for a picture. Plus my model wasn't feeling very "model-y" today.





Ugh what a bad picture! Oh well you get the point, right?

I heart Blogs

I do! I really, really do! What a great little community this is of creativity and idea sharing. Each day I find a new blog that I love! My mind is spinning with all the new and creative ideas I find each day and my heart is over filled with love for all the people that take the time to share with me (they are just talking to me, right?) Oh how I love blogs...

I can't even begin to list a few of my favorite cause I love them all so much!!

This morning I woke up with a bit of a soar throat and am going to spend the day at home with my boys and I think I am going to make them T-Shirt Pants thanks to a tutorial I found HERE. What a wonderful blog written by such a creative/crafty person! I have everything I need right here and a beautiful new sewing machine that my husband got me for my birthday, my old one quit on me :( , so I'm going to give it a whirl!
I'll post my result (hopefully) tomorrow!

Wish me luck!

So that went well...
Last New Years as the clock struck 12 and the year turned to 2009 I made all sorts of promises to myself of things I wanted to accomplish in this new year and one of them was going to be a blog. Well it took me until June (or was it July????) to start it and then I never touched it again. Now another New year has arrived and I promise that I WILL BLOG MORE!
2009 was an OK year. I watched my children become increasingly smart and adorable with each passing day always making smile. What more can I ask for than that? I did complete one of my resolutions in 2009 and for that I am proud!
A wise man recently said "Don't let your resolutions go in one year and out the other." How great is that advice? So that's what I am going to do I'm going to keep on keepin' on and hope that next year I have a long list of accomplishments to brag about.
My list of things I want to see, try and do in the new year is:

• Be a better Mother
• Take better care of my home
• Craft more (I love to do it and never give myself the time!)
• Blog more!
• and most importantly take care of me! As a mother and a wife so much about yourself falls to the way side while you care for others. Well in this new decade I'm going to take care of ME!

Happy 2010!