tie onesies

make the tie template.



cut the tie so the lines will be diagonal.

then cut the knot of the tie so the stripes

are vertical.



get some wonderunder, that sticky fabric thing.
use your template to cut a tie and a knot

out of your wonderunder.



remove the paper backing from your wonderunder and

place it between your tie and your onesie.

iron using no steam for about 10 seconds.
after you iron the tie on, do the same to the knot.

Then sew around the entire tie and knot with your

sewing machine.

burpies and frames

Just for fun
The frames look very cute in Sylie's room.

hooter hider and modge podge letters

Yumms!

I made these for jer for valentines. Sylie had a blast making them.


1 13X9 baked cake
1 can cream cheese frosting
1 package chocolate bark
1 package pink candy melts or white chocolate bark
bowls for dipping
wax paper
lollipop sticks
sprinkles,
small plastic treat bags and ribbon to package

Step 1. Bake a cake from a mix or from scratch and cool completely.

Step 2. Crumble cake into a fine consistency into a large bowl.

Step 3. Add can of cream cheese frosting

Step 4. Roll mixture into little balls and lay on wax paper covered cookie sheet.

Step 5. Cover with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and chill in the freezer for 10 minutes.

Step 6. While the balls are chilling, heat up your chocolate bark. Follow the instructions on the package.
Step 7. Remove the balls from the freezer stick the lollipop stick and dip away. If you are doing pretzels and marshmallows just dip as well.
Step 8. Put sprinkles.

Step 9. Lay them on clean wax paper and let dry for 10 minutes.
Step 10. Put them in the little plastic bags and tie the ribbon.

When all else fails, console yourself by saying "It's just a phase."

Morning Tantrums

Everyday I wake up to a baby screaming or even better to a 2 year old yelling my name out the top of her lungs.
Sylie is so grouchy in the morning. She tells me she wants something and then changes her mind and cries about it. It seems like no matter what I do to try to STOP her from crying nothing works.
Most of the time I just ignore her. Help please....

Favorite Parenting Tips

The behavior you pay attention to tends to repeat itself.  If you pay attention to behavior your child does that you do not like, then the child will keep doing that behavior.

When communicating with your children, a time-tested formula is "I feel about....because"  This way you are not putting the child on the defensive.  You are telling them how their behavior makes you feel.