I'm working on some sewing projects right now. I just finished a new dog bed. Basically a big pillow case so it was done pretty fast. It was high time fo a replacement. The bed is a hunter green.
I'm also going to sew some ties for my boys. I just got a pattern for vests and ties. I haven't found the "perfect" fabric yet, but I'm going to try the pattern on some dollar a yard fabric. How hard could it be to make a tie? I guess I'll soon see. This means I'll actually have to learn to tie a tie!
I am also going to make some bags. I'm making a bag for Bekah and probably one for me too. I just got a pattern for this too. I didn't find the fabric I wanted for this either. Guess I get to do some more shopping!
I also got a pattern for scrubs for Alan. This should be a little more of a project that will take some time. But if I can get this right it could save us a little money. I was amazed at how much scrubs were! If you know where to get them cheap, let me know.
These cards were fun to do! I love the paper, I got it at hobby lobby. I have a hinge die that ebosses and cuts at the same time, I had never used it before. I love it now, it adds something special to the cards. 
This card was pre embossed with a window design. I added some black ink to highlight this detail. Then just added the circles and tied a ribbon around the center. 
I am always trying to come up with good masculine cards. It is hard sometimes, I always want to add flowers to everything. So here is yet another attempt at manly cards. You can't go wrong with argyle, can you?
On the card with the cirlces I used up some scraps. It may be hard to see, but I stitched over the circles. On the second card I used my new xyron 250 machine to adhere the ribbon. That machine is a great little tool! The Tulip die is cut from a foil wrapper off of a baby food container(Yes, I saved them all the time that Sam was eating baby food). I love to reuse things on my cards. I feel so thrifty!
Here are some more cards. The middle card has a patch on it from a sweater I bought in the men's department. I didn't like the patch on the sleeve so I took it off, but couldn't throw it away! It made a nice masculine card, which is usually hard for me. The card on the left features one of my favorite garage sale finds. It is a strip of braided grass from an old placemat.
I was really happy with these cards, different from the traditional colors of baby cards. The little rattles and safety pin were found at the Dollar store and I got tons in a package, all different colors. The tags were purchased at the Dollar Store also, quite a while ago now.
I've been having fun with black and white lately. I bought a pad of paper that was all black and white. I love to use them and then add a little color.