Must Have Monday – Peter Pan

Its the second star on the right and straight through until morning…

kelly retro dress with collar

Michelle Tan

Peter Pan and Wendy Mobile - Waldorf

Naturechild

cute slippers PDF pattern

La Boutique de Josefina

The Hook - a mounted mustache

Katie Canavan

Owl Hap with Ear Flaps

Fashion Crochet KidZ by Ira Rott

Steampunk Necklace

Edmdesigns

And Away We Go

Gouache Rocks

Orwell Clutch

TsaruBride

Never Grow Up

Alysia Cotter Photography

Felted Leaf Headband

Craftsmen By Night

Crocodiles team the murky waters beneath my 4 and 1/2 year old’s bunk bed, she bathes nightly in a pool of mermaids, the whole family transforms into pirates when we pull away from the curb, and Princess Tigerlily, Tink, and Wendy have all become regulars in our day to day conversations.

My imagination has been sprinkled with pixie dust and taken flight as well.  The color scheme, the mustaches, the pajama and top hat combo – its all so lovely and wonderful. Childhood defined!  I’m especially taken by those adorable Lost Boys in their woodland animal costumes. PZ is simply addicted to this Disney movie. We borrowed several different copies of the book from our local library and the book on cd is one of her favorites. Neverland never seemed so close!

Getting Ready for Back to School

Welcome to September folks! Fall is almost here and I can’t wait. Next week both girls will be going back to school. I feel like we’re starting a new chapter around here. Me at home alone for several hours 3 days a week! Excited and a little bit sad, I know as long as I can stay on track I’ll be getting a lot more done.

Like these pants for example. PZ grew like a weed over the summer and so only has about 4 pairs of pants that fit. I made this pair reversible so its almost like she has TWO! The Sewing Dork has a great tutorial here. I’m planning on making a few more pairs of these in the next week. I used a vintage flannel plaid that I got at the Knitt’n Kitten and a really pretty butterfly fabric I got at Cool Cotton.

I also made some of these fun and eco sandwich bags for my youngest’s lunches. I used a royal purple nylon ripstop fabric and the funky vegetable cotton print. These are super easy to make. I got the tutorial here. I also managed to get in some mending – sewing up a hole in one of our wet bags, and I got started on the blanket for PZ’s school nap time. More on that hopefully tomorrow!