Happy Mother's Day

To my wonderfully amazing mother, who I never fully appreciated until I became a mom myself.

And thank you to my sweet little Phoebe - for making me your momma.

Craft supplies from the produce section

First of all - if you are my mom, mother-in-law, or grandma - STOP READING!!!  We just mailed your cards yesterday and you've probably not gotten them yet.

But for everyone else who is still scrambling around for a cute handmade Mother's Day card idea that is fun to do with toddlers or kids of any age - you're welcome to keep reading :)

First off, I cannot take credit for this sweet idea. I saw this pin on Pinterest a couple weeks back (are you as obsessed with Pinterest as I am yet?!) and stashed it away on my board of kid crafts, knowing that it would be perfect for Mother's Day.

You start off with a bunch of celery, and chop off all of the stalks, leaving the end hunk about 3 or 4 inches tall.

See how it kind of makes the outline of a rose?  Well there you go - instant stamp!

I set Phoebe to work stamping away.  Press....

.....and lift.

And voila!

I'll be interested to see what my mother's day card looks like this year.  Last year I didn't actually get a card, but instead came home to a husband and a baby who both had stained red hands, a paint covered highchair, and the apology that "crafts are hard!".

A new spring frock

Aside from Phoebe's repurposed dress, I haven't done too much sewing for her lately.  Winter clothes are just not nearly as much fun to make as bright and flouncy summer dresses.

I took a break from all of the wedding crafting I've been consumed in lately to sew up this cute little number using the perfect party dress pattern by Heidi and Finn.  You might remember another version that I made here.  The main fabric is from Denyse Schmidt's Joann line, and the sash is some older Alexander Henry.

I made a size 2T, which ended up being a little large in the waist, but the sash takes care of that problem

I made this dress in hopes of coaxing spring out of wherever it was hiding, and it seemed to have worked!  We spent a lovely afternoon picking every dandelion in sight and running through the grass.  Although this was after spending an hour and a half stuck at the store due to locking my keys in the car for the millionth time - doh!

A little fun and sunshine was much needed around here.  That second set of molars isn't fun for anybody!