So, I've been inspired

It's something I've been thinking on for awhile now and I finally made a mock up today. I'm so excited because even Hubs gave it an approval of "cute!" as did my mom. So, I'm going to make a couple more this weekend while I'm still thinking on the design of things and then I'll be listing them in my etsy shop. Yes, I'm keeping you in the dark for a couple more days. I'm hoping that with my impending move that every little bit that I sell right now will help finance the move. And the time sitting down at my sewing machine today has been very needed. I have a couple other ideas that have rattling around up in the noggin and I'm hoping to start working on them this week since I have time to work on some projects. It's too hot to work at storage right now so when we get some cool days then I'll do the grunt work. For now time to let the creativity flow!

I'm a nut to be excited

Over something so trivial. But I got to sit down and sew last night which was incredibly relaxing and I finished up some items for my kids as well as worked on some things for my etsy shop that needed working on. And today they have actually been listed which is amazing because while I was pregnant I was really too tired to do much. Ok i'm off for the moment to run a few errands.

Woo hoo!

I finally got my shop stocked a little bit. I did not get to finish all of the inserts because of chasing after my cranky toddler this week. But, I'm hoping to finish up this weekend since I should have a little child care relief for a bit. Plus, I really need to get working on our Christmas gifts. So, that's next on my list! :-)

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So Christina, I will try contacting you now. If my attempt is unsucessful, please contact me within 24 hours so I can mail you your brand new insert!
Congratulations!

And stocking of inserts will take place in my etsy shop later on tonight for those interested. I have a limited number currently of the overnight inserts and also regular inserts. I'm trying to judge popularity. If I run out, I will take requests for the overnights. Thank you all for participating. :-)

Edited to add: Christina your profile isn't public so I am unable to contact you via clicking on your name. Please get in touch with me. Have a great day all!

Here it is!

I am getting finished up inserts to post in my etsy shop, due next week. So, in honor of that I am giving away 1 super soaker Hemp Insert! When folded into your pocket diaper (this is how we use ours) or however else you stuff your night time diapers it's 8 layers thick.
















So, enter and I will randomly pick a winner on Friday, October 30th at noon! If the person does not respond withing 24 hours another winner will be picked.

Rules to enter:

Post a comment telling me why you love or want to try hemp. AND... what are you doing that's green for the holiday season?

Dinner and sewing

Not at the same time!

So I threw dinner in the crockpot today because I still can't deal with cooking for the most part, nor meat. It needs tweaking, but could be a good side dish for anyone having roast beef or chicken. In my 2 qt. crock I put:

3 sliced large red potatoes
1 small onion diced fine
1 bunch of green onions sliced, inlcuding the white part
8 oz. mushrooms sliced
1/4 tsp fresh cracked pepper
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/8 tsp paprika
1 can of golden mushroom soup
7 oz shredded cheddar cheese

I layered everything in the crockpot and wound up with 3 layers. The cheese didn't melt in between two layers because I got paranoid and added a half cup or so of water. It didn't need it at all. I have a bit of soupy concoction, but still tasty. Next time, I'll leave out the water and figure out something different with the cheese, but still use that much because it is good. This would probably be 4 generous side portions. And next time I might try it with some cheddar cheese soup.


Onto the sewing...well serging. It took me an hour and half of trial and error tonight to get things right. But I finally started working on my hemp inserts for my diaper stash. I have enough fabric left over that I can make about 30 additional inserts which I plan on selling on etsy. 6 will be for super soakers overnight and the rest will be for regular daytime use. So, we'll see if they sell. I hope they do because obviously that would be a sense of accomplishment after all the hard work going into them. But, I am really excited to get the ones for my diaper stash done, plus I am making diapers for my newest arrival so it'll be neat to see everything together for those diapers. And I only have a couple more months before I can see the fluffiness on a newborn bum! :-)

It's a little bit of everything

Pregnancy and chasing after a high need and demanding toddler has been kicking me in the behind. I finished a request for etsy that I'm really excited about although I think it took me a month to finish between morning sickness, braxton hicks and the toddler that loves sewing machines/sergers and has to be right in the thick of action. I got a new serger, well new to me anyway, so I am working out the kinks of getting to know it and get better. And I am getting better each time I sit down.

On the personal side of sewing I'm working on what to do for Christmas since this year will have to be largely handmade because my husband probably won't have a job and we need to save money for hospital bills. I'm also working on making some reusable snack/sandwich bags to have around. And I'm going to be working on some maternity shirts since I can't find anything that fits properly, as well as some nursing tops/tanks especially for night time. Cold weather nursing with exposed skin does not make for a happy mama.

And tomorrow my friend and I are going to hang out and I'm throwing this in the crockpot in the morning to be ready when she comes over....

Chicken breasts
Golden mushroom soup
portobello mushrooms
onions
carrots
rice
and maybe some button mushrooms because I feel like mushrooms
cook on low for 6-8 hours. (add water to help the rice, and the rest should be gravy)
We'll see how it turns out. Could be great, could be terrible.

And that is all for now. Good night all!

Ok, it's been a while

I'm pregnant and trying to make it through the first trimester exhaustion and morning sickness and crazy hormones. I finally listed in my etsy shop though which is an accomplishment in itself! I plan on listing more soon since I want to use the funds to buy some material to make myself a couple things like maternity shirts and I'd like to put it towards a Serger Fund since my current serger does not like to play fair or cooperate and it's been diagnosed several times in the past few months. I figure I can't sell anything without being seconds until I start that fund. So, here's hoping. I've at least picked cute fabrics that would be gender neutral or boyish which is my aim. And I have to say because I've been so sick I haven't been so eco-friendly with cleaning, more specifically the bathroom. I've been using Lysol toilet cleaner because I can't seem to keep the mildew away with tea tree oil. And since I'm visiting the porcelain gods so frequently I want to see a sparkling bowl without said mildew. Anyway, I will try to post again later.