Geranium Dress for Vera

I recently tried out Made By Rae's adorable and versatile Geranium Dress pattern.

I actually made Vera the Geranium top, but hemmed it about half an inch longer than instructed in the pattern so it hits right above the knee. I also made a slight modification to the flutter sleeves to hide the raw edges. I used the same fabric as the Peachy Keen Dress, Mojave in Opaque by Leah Duncan.

My Li'l Cupcake

Vera has a very sweet Halloween costume this year...

It's the Li'l Cupcake Dress!

Flora Tunic

Introducing the Flora Tunic, by Minnie Millery

The Big Bow Accessory Holder: Bunny Love

As promised, I've added another hair accessory holder to my etsy shop.

The Big Bow Hair Accessory Holder

Vera's hair accessories have a new home...

I wanted something that could hold her hair clips as well as head wraps, so I added a loop with a velcro closure at the bottom. It can easily hold a dozen or more clips as well as several head bands or head wraps.

Want one? Lucky you! The Big Bow Accessory Holder is now available in my etsy shop. I am slowly but surely adding different designs and colors so check back soon for more options.

Vera's First Birthday Party

Vera turned one year old last week and we celebrated with family and friends at our home. I chose flowers for the theme and a turquoise, peach, and gold color scheme.

I made tissue paper tassels and hung them over the table along with a paper star I picked up on clearance at my local craft store

Vera's monthly photos were displayed inside the panes of two old windows and decorated with felt flowers.

I made felt flower hair clips for the kids and a bee finger puppet for Vera's only "boy friend" at the party (poor guy was way outnumbered).

I also made my first fondant covered cake using this cake recipe and homemade marshmallow fondant. It's pretty tricky to get the fondant to look smooth and I ended up with quite a few imperfections. I hide most of the flaws with a few strategically placed flowers and think it turned out pretty cute. I also made cupcakes and decorated them with fondant flowers.

I couldn't find a large package of gold polka dot balloons anywhere so I cut circles out of label paper (using my circle cutter) and stuck them onto the balloons.

Vera's #1 corsage...I didn't get any close-up photos of her actually wearing it.

Time for cake!

The best part of the party...

We adapted these plans for the Deluxe Kid Wash and made Vera her very own walk through sprinkler out of PVC pipe! We also had a sprinkle mat out. Both were a big hit with the kids.

Vera's great grandparents (far right) traveled all the way from Kansas to celebrate with her!

Baby Liberty

Happy Independence Day!