one shabby chick

Christmas Parade

We are all getting ready for the annual parade...

the two oldest kids are walking with Hubby and their soccer teams....

The other two will be watching from the sidelines with me. It's nice and sunny this year - last year there was a thunderstorm during the parade - I kept worrying someone was going to be struck by lightening!

Been a busy week on the North Shore - big surf contest, another surf contest, lots of traffic and now the parade - fun times!

Bullet points

• The kids are back - they had a blast!

 

  

• BIG waves are here - and tomorrow night is our church's Christmas dinner here...which is right smack in the middle of this contest (if they are having it). The traffic is insane so I may have to leave a bit earlier than I had planned.

• Made up some aprons with Heather Bailey's new line - I love this fabric - the prints are just so cute!

• I'll do another post with more NY pics - just been busy with life :-)

(isn't that the cutest ornament? My sister got it for me at K-Mart) 

• Finally got our Christmas tree today - we went to Home Depot last night but they were all sold out (they got some more today)...it will have to wait until Wed. to get decorated though...got to finish up a few more things for the craft fair tomorrow.

Velvety soft (and a giveaway)

I got my order of Anna Maria's new flannel and oh my, is it soft!

I cut into it immediately and used it in this empty frame.

I ended up printing out some letters and made a little sign for the craft fair - does it look ok?

I love this fabric - has anyone seen the cute love notes on Flikr?

And some new dots - in fun colors!

 

And now something for all of you...

Hope's CD (my sister-in-law) - I have two (2) to give away...so leave a comment and you'll be entered to win. You get another entry if you blog about it and link back here. Just leave another comment telling me you did that.

Her website takes a minute to load but she has the coolest tv on there - and you can hear her songs too.

OK off to ballet and then getting the kids ready to go....

Big Apple

So tomorrow they leave for the big city. And yes, I'm a little nervous but I know my parents will take care of them and they will have a wonderful time. And my grandparents don't know they are coming so they will be thrilled to see them.

I will have two sad kiddos left here - one is extremely sad that his beloved sister and playmate will be gone for two weeks. He's already complaining that he will have no one to play legos with. We'll have to plan some fun outings next week.

I'm cramming this week - a stack of totes.....

and some fabric bundles (I have some to the conclusion that you can actually have TOO much fabric)....

And I hemmed three pairs of jeans for Bela - why do they make girls' jeans so long?

I hope to get some aprons sewn on Thursday and Friday (and maybe more totes?). I keep thinking of other things I want to make but it really isn't that big of a craft fair so I should stick to the basics.

My sister is coming with me and I think she's making jars of carmel sauce to sell. YUM!

I really want to stop everything and clean up my sewing area but I'll wait until next week...

I should probably fold the clothes though :-)

                      (there are a couple more baskets too)

And I haven't forgotten the giveaway - I've just been busy - I will do it soon - I promise!

How cool is this.....I saw it on Grosgrain - and have been playing with it - fun!

 

Oh - and one more thing...did you all see the AMAZING new Echino at Fabricworm - wow...I think it's my favorite so far...gorgeous!

  

 

Halloween 2009

Just some pictures from yesterday - Our church has put on a Fall Festival the past 3 years - this year's was pretty big.....

(I got pretty sun-burned at my son's soccer game)

(My sister and I - I had a big pettiskirt on but somehow didn't get any pictures of it)

 

(I had to beg him not to shave so he could go as a cowboy)

(Bela and her friend)

(discussing their dresses)

(there were a few rides - the kids had so much fun!)

And it was a little hard to watch her get on a ride without us - like she was a big girl!

 

(he decided he was too old to wear a costume)

But his friend sure dressed up.....

Hope everyone had a fun and safe day - I need a nap!

hey all

Sorry I didn't get to the winners yesterday - And I totally spaced on putting a birthday post up for my 12 year-old (it was yesterday).

I can't believe my first-born is that old already!

Seems like it was just yesterday that we were a couple of kids, driving home from the hospital, wondering how the doctors and nurses were letting us take him home when we didn't know what we were doing!

But he survived!

My hubby's grandmother had been sick all week and this morning we got an email saying she had passed away. Hubby's fine - I think he's mostly worried about his mom - Mamacita (that's what everyone called her) was such a sweet woman and I'm so glad he got the chance to see her again this year.

(here she is with 3 of her 8 children)

So I'm exhausted today from a long soccer day so I'll post the winners either tomorrow and Monday - hope that's ok! Have a wonderful Sunday (we still have Sat. evening here to enjoy too).

A new, new iMac

So did you all see today how Apple came out with new iMacs?

Well, I did - and promptly took my 10 day old iMac back to trade it in for a new one. They were so helpful and nice but Hawaii hasn't received their shipment yet so for now I just have a giftcard.

Luckily the trusty eMac is still going strong.....but the switch back to it is almost comical - at least I'll probably get a lot more done the next few days.

Tonight is my sister-in-law's cd release party - we have a sitter and are headed to Pearl after Hubby gets off work - I'm a little nervous to be honest - don't think I've ever even set foot inside a nightclub - luckily it will be filled with people we know for the most part. And I think I'll be put to work right away which is good.

And Hope has offered to give away 3 of her cd's here - but I'll save them for next week after the Warrior stamp giveaway is over (you can still enter that giveaway - tell your friends!!)

Warriors

This month is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I was contacted last week about giving away some stamp sets on my blog and of course I was more than happy to spread the word.

I've talked about my brother Ryan before - he's not my biological brother (we are actually not related in any way) but he is my brother in every sense of the word - he's our family and we love him. His mother passed away from breast cancer 5 years ago - she was the true essence of a warrior. She was so brave and strong and I feel privileged to have known her.

So in honor of all the warriors we know - Ford Cares is giving away 5 sets of stamps here on my blog - I'm sorry to say I am going to have to limit this to the US only since the stamps are pretty heavy and the postage would just be too much for me to send them internationally.

So leave a comment and you'll be entered to win! I'll leave the comments open until Friday, Oct. 23rd.

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Yep - managing to squeeze in a third post today

This little dress is off at Costco right now with it's owner...

Thanks again Dana - she sent me the adorable firefly top!

I have had it for a while and thought I'd incorporate it into a dress.

Well, today I saw it in my pile of munki munki and decided I'd make it.

I used this pattern as a guide for the skirt - it's a little wonky in places (not sure what it is with me and gathering!) but I love it - and it's just a tiny bit too big so it will fit her for a while.

I was trying to get her to pose but she was too concerned about playing with the Wii.

Here she is with Daddy....

My brother, my brother-in-law and my husband are participating in a competition called Octobeard. They are seeing who will have the fullest, thickest beard at the end of October. It's been so hot that I know Hubby is dying to shave - but since my brother-in-law shaved for the first time since his wedding (2 years ago), he's staying strong (secretly I want him to shave!).

Oh - and my sister-in-law's cd has finally been released! We are going to the cd release party on Tuesday...I think I can get a few cd's to giveaway here too.

There's another giveaway here on Monday - these stamps! OK hope everyone has a great weekend!

New York, New York

My two eldest kiddos will be going there soon for 5 days with my parents.

My dad is a custom knifemaker and is going to participate in a knife show in New York in November. They are also going to visit my grandparents in Tennessee so we all decided it would be great for the two oldest to tag along and see my grandparents (and how exciting to go to New York too?!).

They are staying right by Central Park (in Midtown - I think?) so does anyone have any suggestions on things to see or places to eat? I know they are planning on going to the Museum of Natural History but any other must-see places?

They won't be there until the middle of November - what's the weather like that time of year? - and remember, we live in Hawaii (we get cold when it's in the low 70's - ha ha!).

Any suggestions/ideas would be amazing!