Category Archives: Crafts Have lots of fun to share from our world…survival from a WEEK last week with Rico Suave in Virginia (always wait to tell y’all after the fact!) Can you believe I made it!? THEN a FUN night with our African Family Fellowship…screen-on-the-green at our house + smores…soccer fun…and lots of pics to share! Workin’ on […]  While I should be packing for the Together for Adoption conference while the babies are sleeping—INSTEAD…Parker, Laney and I put together a little Fall wreath after being inspired by a burlap wreath I saw on Tatertots and Jello. We just put a little twist on it and visited ole Hobby Lobby (AKA: Ole faithful) for […] How fun to surprise the therapist! The announcement is precious, and the wreath is adorable. Praying Isaac sleeps on the plane for you! Just got my announcement in the mail the other day and it is SOO cute! Thank you so much! It’s on my fridge reminding me that God’s timing is ALWAYS perfect! =) I got one of these ADORABLE announcements today in my mailbox. I was thrilled:) so fun to have you back in the world of crafting! i teared up reading the account of ity’s pt appt. beautiful! love the announcement. PARTY of 6, indeed! 🙂 I love that wreath!! SO cute! The announcement is just perfect… I can’t wait to make ours for Tucker! I’ve been praying for you guys and especially ITY – he’s been on my mind a lot lately! 🙂 Have a great time at T4A! I so wanted to go, so I’ll live vicariously through you and others who are going! WOOO HOOOO! So proud of ITY’s big show at PT! Cheering you on from Hong Kong! You really couldn’t be any cuter! I can’t keep up with your posts but when ever I head on over here and see what you are up to I am always touched…inspired…& eager to have our 2 little ones home! Love the Wreath! Hi Andrea, I got announcement in the mail today and you Made my day!! thanks soo much for including us.. It’s just so stinkin cute!! Isaac is one handsome dude! I just can’t wait for the day I’m sure our boys will meet because I’m sure at some point you will bring you kids to Made the wreath…check it out! http://thisdomesticateddiva.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-is-here-yay-fall.html This is one of the coolest wreaths I have ever seen! Love your choice of fabric and how modern it looks. Gorgeous!  First off–no, I don’t plan on calling him Ike;). However, this is a HUGE debate in our home. Richard says we’ll call him “Ike”…and I say “Isaac”. Just had to put that in the title to make him smile when he reads this in the morning:). After we got the kids put down tonight (remember […] You are outta control, woman! And I have to laugh about “Ike,” it makes me think of Dwight Eisenhower. In fact, maybe you should find some vintage campaign stuff that says “I like Ike.” Hee hee hee. Can’t believe you’re leaving in two days! I can’t wait to hear about the trip. We are finishing up our application to AGCI and should have it ready to send in the next couple of weeks! You are just so talented! Love all his sweet outfits and so excited to see him wearing them! My hubby would vote for “IKE” too! Just wanted to let you know that we got the call and our Isaac was born on Father’s day! We meet birthmom today and baby and Lord willing get to bring Isaac home on Thursday! I am SO excited for you guys and wanted to tell you our good news! There is a post on our blog with details! :0) I absolutely love the outfits. I am a grandmother who loves to sew. I am expecting one little Ethiopian grandchild this year for our daughter and husband and two for our son and wife. Yeahhhh!!!! Congratulation on your new little boy!! I can’t wait to see pictures from your trip and your family. sorry about the two comments. It told me it did not post April…I could not sleep lastnight…I was so excited for you!!!! And I think I have mentioned this on someone’s blog before…but HeatNbond Lite is an AWESOME product! After years of wonderUnder…I made the switch:) Love it! SO cute Andrea! ANd hubs gave the final OK that we can come to see you all at the airport next week! I think we are even going to bring the kids….they heard me say LL would be there…and they went nuts! I wish I had half of your creative talent! You are amazing. Those are SO cute!!! We call my brother Isaac “zeek” sometimes, but I think Ike is an adorable nickname! I can’t wait to see him in those clothes!!!!! SOOOOO cute!!!! I can’t wait to see him in your arms too – just a few more days!!! You are a woman on a mission. I love that you use productivity to get rid of all that pent up energy 🙂 HANG TIGHT my friend…you are SO CLOSE. I just emailed you…but wanted to tell you here too…you will be in our prayers friend. God is moving in such a beautiful way in your family!!!! Jenn I have an Ingram Isaiah and we call him Ike!! Watch out though. Boys named Ike tend to be HURRICANES. He was already 18mos old when Hurricane Ike hit us (we’re in Houston) so we say we didn’t name him after the hurricane, they named the hurricane after HIM! These are all so cute! Can’t believe how quickly you’re pumping them out! Andrea , you are the most talented ,gifted person I know ! It has to be the HS that gives all these gifts to you ! Adorable outfits.  it’s just THREE days until we leave! And to celebrate…during nap time today—I sewed THREE outfits for our little guy. I was having trouble finding clothing that worked well for 50-70 degree-ish weather. I wanted to dress Isaac in layers…so I was thinking onesies, pants and sweaters. Couldn’t find much since it’s HOT and June […] gosh, andrea! you are so talented!! 😀 A+ amazing! I can’t wait to see photos of Isaac in his new outfits. Three more sleeps … that’s it … THREE!!!! Love them! Is there anything you can’t do??? SEW talented 🙂 Hee Hee. You did that during nap? I could maybe pull that off if naptime was FIVE YEARS LONG!! Great job and I agree that Carter’s has better onesies. I can’t believe only three more days… yay! 50-70 degrees isn’t cold, though, is it? Wow–those outfits are amazing! Can not believe that you leave in 3 days! Will be glued to the computer (more than usual)! 🙂 I just wanted to say hello and tell you that I think I know how you feel. My husband, mother, and I are leaving in six days for China to adopt our 18 month old princess. Our trip will be eighteen days and I’m feeling very anxious about being away from our three sons for such a long, long time… Our boys are older than your babies, but I don’t think it matters, we still miss them so much. The packing is daunting and the fear of the unknown is unsettling, but I trusting that God will meet us there… Congratulations on your sweet Isaac and may you all come home safely. Ashley Those are tooo cute!!!! YEAH- Only 3 days!!!!!!! WAHOOOOO!!!! “You so CRAZY”~ IN the middle of everything, I think I’ll sew a few outfits!? LOVE YOU and can’t wait to see the cutest little man in Africa (soon to be the USA~ competition is stiff with Pman and Frank; 3 way tie, maybe!?) sportin’ these!!! Girl … you could sell those precious outfits for big bucks! Your talents seem endless! SEW excited for you! I love them!!!! Praying for you guys…cannot wait to see him in your arms! Those are PERFECT!! Love them!. and you are correct with the onesies thing.. although- they thin gerber ones do stretch to expanding belly sizes. Good luck on your trip. not sure how I found your blog but glad I did! you amaze me!! can’t wait to see sweet Isaac! I just got caught up reading some old posts and wanted to share that my son was also classified as severely malnourished- came into care with full kwashiokore. Feel free to contact me for support or help or just info. Don’t worry!! I agree….Carters are WAY better to sew on! Kohl’s also has a brand (First moments, I think) that are really great to applique on as well. SO cute! 1. Those outfits are SOOOOOOO cute!  Waiting, waiting, waiting and hoping, hoping, hoping for travel dates asap! SOOOO ready to bring our boy home! In the mean time…this momma is stirring up the crazy with the crafty:). I declared the day “stencil day” and we had such fun putting Africa on…literally…ANYTHING and EVERYTHING we could imagine possible. To make your own […] I love your Africas everywhere! oh i love this! i may have to do some of this myself 🙂 i love the way you turn your waiting into things to do with your kiddos! and I love all the Africas!! My buddy Kim, the one who lives down by you, does the same thing for me – except instead of using paint on the shirts – she uses a clorox bleach pen!!! I love my africa shirts that she does (we all have a bunch!). This post makes me smile! I pray you get your travel dates SOON!!! You are very crafty and I love everything you did. you’ve gotta love the africa stencils! 😀 Hey Andrea! I love keeping up with your blog everyday! It has become my “treat” to myself at night while everyone is sleeping and the house is quiet, to sit up and read your blog entries! I am so thankful we had the opportunity to chat last week, I look forward to talking to you again soon! Please continue to pray for us as we are considering embarking on this amazing journey as well! bobi everything is better with a little africa on it! love the stenciling. i really, really, really want to try it but i don’t do well with things that take precision. or patience. maybe it would be a fun summer activity…as long as lulu is nowhere near the exacto knife! hoping you hear word of your travel dates SOON! Where do you get stencil paper? B/c I LOVE this idea! MUST. SEE. AFRICA. EVERYWHERE! =) You are indeed OOC … in such a beautiful way! .. I had lunch with a lady from All God’s Children on Tuesday. I was sharing with her your story & she said, “Wow, that sounds exactly like a client of mine. She doesn’t live in OH, by chance, does she?”.. 🙂 I said no, but.. just wanted you to know that there’s another family out there (Africa bound…) that has shared a similar story around the same timeline… amazing. Praying for a travel date SOON, my friend. 🙂 LOVE the stenciled goods… 🙂 Surprised the fish tank didn’t get stenciled…lol! FUN! I know what ya mean about being STINK’IN READY!!! Got an updated Abby passport photo today….the cuteness is killing me:) No passport though! SOON FOR BOTH OF US!!!! Nice. 🙂 Very good job. |
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I enjoy your crafty ways. I can totally appreciate the fun and work that goes along with making your own decor – I just wish that I had that talent and know-how. Looks great, Andrea!
I LOVE it:) I’m SOOO proud of myself. I’ve never sewn but I’m getting pretty DARN good at sewing these cloth pads!!! YAY me… hehe
That is SOOOO cute. And I am super impressed that you did an actual craft while your hubby was away! And not a glue-and-paper kind of craft either!
Is that just burlap??? I was thinkin’ about making pillows with those but worried they would be WAY too scratchy. What do You think?
ooooh so you went with that instead of the tablecloth? So cute! You’ll have to do a post sometime with tips on managing everything while your husband’s away. I know I could benefit since my hubby travels too!
oh they’re GREAT!
Care to share your Pumpkin Bread recipe. My 2 year old and I made Zucchini Bread a few weeks ago and I’ve been on the lookout for a yummy Pumpkin Bread one.