Crafty Mommy

This Momma has been one crafty Mommy Lately! Cooking with my Sis-n-law really inspired me to start making things I've been wanting to make for a while but just didn't have the time or space for it.  Now that Kyle can entertaining himself I have some free time!  So I decided to make Kyle and myself an Easter outfit! So of course I looked up some ideas on Pinterest and you can check out my boards if you want to see where I got these ideas from.  But I mostly just got inspired by those ideas then made it my own.  

As you can see that I made Kyle a Bow Tie and suspenders!  It's so adorable! I just bought the onesie myself and sewed the stuff on top.

 I got the fabric on clearance in Wal-Mart and just figured it out from there.

 The I made my dress... which I call the Tank Top Dress.  I just again bought a normal tank top and the fabric of my desire and layered it.  It took me about two days to finish.  The sewing machine and I are very good friends now.

 I used an elastic band in the middle so it would give it more shape and create natural pleats on the shirt which in return the dress now twirls so beautifully! I used a Circle Skirt design and just attached it to a tank top pretty much! The hardest part was just cutting the fabric and hemming the edges which didn't take all too long.

 Now I have a pretty Sundress I can run around in and feel happy about.

This is Crafty Momma Signing Out!

~Busy, Beautiful, Life~

I feel like Joel and I are starting to settle pretty nicely in Payson.  It's been nice to be around family again.  Life has really been on fast forward since we got here.  We've been out everywhere.  Can't seem to keep my mind on straight.. seems like things keep coming up and our lists just keep on growing!  I'm loving it!  Course I do want some down time for myself... the night time is the only time I seem to get any time to myself... which is fine.  I just wish I could wake up early after staying up late.

My cut from my surgery is doing so well!  It has pretty much healed itself up and my abdominal wall is finally closing!  My body feels like my body again!  Such a wonderful feeling!

I've been looking for a project to work on lately and I found these dress/skirt patterns on Pinterest.com that I've decided to put together and make a tank top dress!  I picked up some fabric today but realized that I need more so I'm going to get more tomorrow.  It this works.. I can create so many comfortable dresses!  Mmmmm... sounds nice already!

Also my Sister-N-Law Emily and I made homemade Pretzels today!  Also found on Pinterest and they were sooooooo YUMMY! We are considering making a Blog on testing Pinterest Recipes!  It sounds tantalizing!

Today was an awesome Day!

XOXO

Pep Talking Myself

Well we're officially moved into Payson.  I somehow thought that all my stress and anxiety would disappear once we were up here and now I'm disappointing that it's not true.  Living in Payson itself is a beautiful place. It's actually snowing right now and the mountains are looking white and gorgeous!  The fresh air alone will open your heart up to new things... and the taste of fresher water will make you never wanna return to chlorinated water again!

But with all beauty there is always a downfall of some kind... and in my case it's trying to create a whole new life for our family.  We don't have an Orthodox Church here so it's hard to plug ourselves in with similar people with the same religious values as us.  Also, living with my parents is fun... but I miss feeling the independence of being on our own.  Joel currently has two businesses he is working for.  One is a Vocational work the other Financial Services.  Both of which take time for income to start accumulating and also take some extra hard work if you want to succeed.

With money being scarce we're figuring out whether or not we should rent a home when the time is right or just buy?! But in order to that we need to be rolling in the doe!  My mind is just spinning just thinking about all of this.  I just don't feel organized or productive at all.  A part of me just feels like a failure.  Or even worse... a moocher.  My mind and body are just so overwhelmed that I just want to shut down...  give up... tell everyone that they were right I can't amount to anything...

But then I look at Kyle and I know I can't do that.  If I become that person I will never forgive myself.  Not when there is a little baby depending on me.  I just don't know how I'm going to be able to convince everyone that I'm trying... we're trying... its only been a couple days and we're trying.  I feel this unknown pressure of "I'm not doing good enough"  "I need to do more!" Idk if that's good or bad... but I just need some time to get it all together... figure out what's next and to get it down.

I just wish I had some encouragement, that what I'm trying to do is the right thing... that I'm doing a good job... Keep it up! lol My confidence level is just not as high as it used to be... But maybe once I'm feeling better things will pick right up!