a few years ago i modified the much loved class picnic tunic pattern (from oliver + s) to make maya an apron. given that it was such a hit I knew one day I would need to make neela one.
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food truck wedding
when victor and I got engaged I said i wanted our wedding to have three things:
- all my nieces as flower girls
- said nieces in love aunt maggie dresses
- food trucks at the reception
sonoma has hipster stuff too
besides the fremont diner.
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Guess this falls into the category of lifestyle blogging.
Read Morebow tie pasta tutorial
my obsession with making play food for maya and neela continues...
today i am going to show how i made some play bow tie pasta for them.
Read Morefelt strawberry tutorial
maya loves toy food. which means neela loves toy food, or rather neela loves to put toy food in her mouth.
so for my first tutorial of the new year I am going to show how i made them some felt strawberries for them.
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sometimes it's the simplest and easiest projects that bring my nieces the most joy.
my sister sammie is exactly the kind of mom i, as the biggest recipient of her nurturing instincts for 26 years, always knew she would be. that is to say she's amazing. she's warm, caring, disciplined when need be, and most of all really fun. so when i see maya idolizing her, hanging on to her every word, and wanting nothing more than to be like sammie, i can totally relate.
Read Moremaya's apron
my sister sammie loves to cook, maya loves to help, and i love to use up scraps of fabric. so it's not surprising this apron came into existence.
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