More sewing.

I thought I would share my latest sewing projects. (Now that I figured out how to post pictures on my blog...)

Grady had a growth spurt and was in need of some new pajamas. I really can't stand the stuff in retail stores. They are almost always covered in flame retardant and/or have some character or design on them that I really don't want my kids to wear. So, I found an awesome pattern by Kwik Sew 2315 really inexpensive from eBay and here is the result...

The more I use Kwik Sew patterns, the happier I am with the outcomes. The patterns are also wonderful to trace, since all the size lines are color coded.

Another new hobby! (Courtesy of Eric)

First of all, yes I know there is an earlier post with the same title... I'm just not feeling creative with words today.

OK, now that that's out of the way, I will tell you how this new hobby started.

As some of you know, I am not cutting my hair anymore. I have been letting it grow for over 1 1/2 years so far and I finally had to teach myself how to trim the ends, because the split ends were getting bad.  Anyway, I have been having more and more difficulty trying to figure out what to do with all this hair, especially since I can't stand to have it in or around my face, it MUST be up or at least half up. I have had Eric braiding my hair (I can't myself since it is so thick), when he has the time, ponytail holder were starting to get tangled in my hair, that I had to start adding a second one and that was becoming very annoying. So, I went searching on the internet to see what other women with long hair do.

I stumbled upon a long hair forum, which led me to all sorts of things, which I have tried before and never worked, so I kept searching and found a product called Flexi8. I liked what I saw, but there was no way I could afford to pay $15+ for 1 hair thing, so I showed it to Eric to see what he said. He told me that we should be able to make them ourselves.

So, now Eric and I share a new hobby, beading.

Here is the first one that we made. I really like it. We have made 2 so far and are planning on making more of different sizes, so Tabitha can wear them too.

Here is the 2nd.

Eric, of course, was the mastermind behind the hair stick piece and I do the beading. I really don't know if there is anything he can't do!

The ladies at the bead shop think that we need to make a bunch of them and sell them at craft shows, since no one has really seen anything like this. We are considering it. With the help of eBay and our creative talents, we are thinking about trying it out at Hartville.

If any of our friends and family are interested in these, let me know. There a million and one possibilities, which makes this hobby twice as fun (also having Eric helping me is awesome too). And they won't cost you more than the materials to make them. The largest size costs about $5 in parts.