No time for blogging

So I haven't been very good about blogging lately, I've been working on the plethora of projects.  Alli's wedding invitations (pictures to be posted soon), Jess' baby shower, Junior League of St. Paul project, many other small projects in between and of course pursapalooza! 

 I recently remembered saying to myself 'remember when I would make up a project because I was bored?'  Well there is no longer a need to try to create a project they always seem to find me.  A friend said to me last week, 'Do you ever just sit around?' And the answer is rarely.  But I love being busy, for those who know me I have a hard time sitting and just watching TV, don't get me wrong I love TV but I have to be doing something while I am watching (ie my Super Sudoku addiction).  

One of my favorite things to do is plan parties, which I get to do 3 times this month, and upcoming is a graduation party for my lovely boyfriend, Jimmy.  I scared him recently when I told him I was going to clear out the graduation section of Party City, balloons, plates, napkins, cups confetti, all with Congrats Grad 2009 on it as well as a huge cake with his face on it.  He did not find it as amusing as I did.  In reality I am keeping it simple just like Jimmy asked, BBQ, beer and cake, how simpler could it get?  I am really excited to celebrate Jimmy's graduation, he has spent the last 2 years working full time and going to school full time.  He has worked so hard to get his degree I couldn't be prouder.  Congratulations Jimmy!  

Well enough blabbing, I have a very busy month coming up, so there will be posts about everything I have been working on and how it turns out!

Nightmares in busy season

At the moment I have a lot on my plate for spring planning, a baby shower for my friend Jess on May 17th, my purse party on May 31st, and now a graduation party for Jimmy on June 5th.  Each of these are at my parents house, and as I told my mom she could start charging me for renting out her place like a hall :).  So to the nightmare part, I had a dream the other night that it was the day before (or the day of, you know how dreams go) and I realized that I hadn't planned ANYTHING for the party!  I then spent time scrambling around trying to make it a nice shower on such short notice.  It gave me anxiety the next day because I want everyone to have a great time when I have a party.  Well it was great to the realize that I have plenty of time to plan this shower, plus my purse party, plus Jimmy's graduation party.  

Well as a preview of Jess' baby shower here are some photos (Jess if you are reading this you are cheating!  And it will ruin your party so look away:)

For the baby shower invitations I kept it simple.  I used the petal envelope because I thought it was very soft and girly.  It's hard to read but it reads 'First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby with the baby carriage'.  I like to tie in a theme from a popular rhyme or song or saying to open up the invitation.

As a cute way to close it up I used a sticker and then stamped a baby's footprint.

For Jess' party we are decorating onsies, so I decided to decorate one early.  The print you are seeing in the background is actually a flannel receiving blanket that I am also giving to Jess at her shower, so I cut out so

me of the shapes from the fabric and sewed it onto the onsie so it all ties in together.  To also prepare for the party I am 'pre-decorating' some onsies with buttons or ribbon so people can create around it it they would like to.  I am also printing out some iron on sayings and pictures so no matter how creative the guests are they will be able to decorate a beautiful onsie.

As another gift for Jess I made her a diaper bag in her favorite color, red!

This bag has a ton of pockets to hold all of the diapers, pacifiers, baby wipes and extra clothes that they could possibly need.  I hope she loves it, she had mentioned that she was having a hard time finding a diaper bag that she really liked.  We will see come May 17th!

Once the shower is over I will make sure to post photos about how it went, and what people come up with for their onsies!

Pursapalooza Spring Edition!

I have a date for my spring purse party!  Sunday May 31st 1pm - 4pm.  I am looking forward to showing some new designs and new fabrics.  Some new items include, skirt samples, baby blankets, diaper bags, more beach bags, computer laptop bags, clutches and more.  Contact me if you would like to come, I will give you the location and my contact information.  I can't wait, and I hope you can come!

Check out my facebook page for more information, pictures and RSVP:

Stephanie's Creation Facebook Page

Pursapalooza Spring Edition

Did I mention I love organization?

This weekend was a fun, organizational fest weekend.  I conned Jimmy into going with me to Ikea and a quick stop over at MOA.  Both places were a total zoo, I'm a little surprised Jimmy survived.  I was disappointed because they didn't have the dresser I wanted in stock.  But what we did get was a great new 2 section hamper, cute new fabric and these great shelves to go above my fabric dresser in the living room.  

My dad is very sweet and came over on Sunday to install them.  Looking back I probably could have installed them myself but it is so much easier to watch him do it, and plus then they come out even!  So after I then cleaned the entire apartment I decorated my new shelves with some of the bags I have finished.  It's great because they give me more storage and they make a great display for my stuff.  It's almost like my own little shop in my living room!

New Recipes

Taking inspiration from my good friends Allison, Jess and Katie I am trying new recipes that I find.  In Family Circle I found recipes for hostess cupcakes and twinkies and things like that so I tried my hand at the cream filled cupcakes and I have to say they turned out pretty well.

Jimmy clearly liked them as he tried the first one.

While I was making cupcakes, Jimmy was trying out a different recipe of spinach pasta.  He modified it in his own special way, we added chicken for some good protein. It was great as usual when Jimmy cooks, he was proud of his dish so I took a picture.

It was a great light dish and I would definitely make it again.

Spring is on its way!

I am so excited that Spring is on its way, soon to be followed by summer, my favorite season!  I took my first run outside last week, it can only get better from here on out.  With spring and summer comes lots of events.  I am throwing my friend a baby shower in May (check back to see all the cool baby stuff I am making for it).  As well there are lots of weddings this summer (which I love).  

In all of this I am trying to plan another purse party spring edition.  I am making it my goal to have it in late May, possibly Sunday the 24th.  Once I set a final date I will be sure to post about it.  For that party I am going to try to have more beach bags, clutches, baby bags/blankets  and anything else you can think of for summer. 

I hope everyone can come!

Thanks!  

Busy Busy Busy

I feel like I have been so busy lately between, work and sewing, trying to keep up with working out as well as trying to sleep!  Blogging just seems to be pushed to the back burner.  So here is an update on some of the MANY projects I have been working on. 

I made a bag out of this red fabric and as soon as my friend Margaret saw it she feel in love!  So she wanted me to make her a clutch for all of the black and white dresses that she wears.

My friend Anne is going to Maui this month and she wanted a beach bag to carry all of her stuff to and from the beach.  Her favorite color is pink so we went to the store and she picked out this floral pattern that she loved and I found this great striped pink fabric to go with it.  This bag literally looks like pepto-bismol exploded all over it and she loves it! She also had me make a matching camera case to go with it since her first all pink one got lost or taken because it was so darn cute!

Last Wednesday was a big day.  I learned how to make simple A-line skirts!  This is the very first one I made, with yours truly as the model.  I can not WAIT for summer!  I am working on making a slew of these so I have a whole new wardrobe!  I never thought it would be so easy to make clothing but now I am figuring it out.

My boss' birthday was in January and for her gift I made her this great shoe bag.  She always carries her shoes to work so that they don't get ruined in the nasty winter weather.  Her favorite color is orange so I pulled together some of the great orange scraps I had and this is how it turned out.  She loved it and is making great use out of it.

Finally I used some of the left over pink fabric from Anne's bag to make a camera case for Tina's sister.  I love how the stripe is so simple.

I have also been helping Niki out repairing nearly ALL of her pants and I am not joking.  I am hemming or re-hemming 6 pairs of her pants, as well as a sweater.  I have never seen so many pants in disrepair!  I think she even has more for me in her closet she hasn't brought to me.   

Besides these projects that I have finished, I cut a bunch of things for other projects on my list and I plan on spending all day Wednesday working on them.  I won't have anything better to do since it will be freezing out!  Hopefully I will be good and blog about them right after I finish them.  

Have a great week!