In the Mood to Try Something New

I was so excited the other day when Finn wrote his name for the first time!  I was so proud. He was so proud.  We cheered. He loves writing "F"s now. 

 Much to our surprise, he chooses his right hand to write.  He seems to use his right hand every time I ask him to try and write something.  He has always favored his left hand, so it was surprising.

Last week we made a trip to Joann's  or as Finn like to call it "the best store in the whole world."  I agree!

We got these beads so he can try to spell things out and so on...I did the spelling here to show him...

 I decided to try to craft during Finn's nap and after he goes to bed at night. I have made a lot so far.   I started with making him reusable kleenex.  I had a rough start...

But then I got it figured out and ended up with these...

  and these....

 I made several prints and several sizes. They are flannel.  They are so soft and beat using toilet paper.  I must admit I've used a little cars kleenex myself. 

I decided I wanted to try to make some clothes. I have always thought it would be amazing to design clothes, make clothes, etc.   I used to watch project runway and just wish I knew how to do that.  But I never tried...

until Friday night and I thought well, why not?

I took this swim suit cover up and decided I would use it to try and make shorts...

  I was thrilled when the finished product was actually shorts!  I didn't have any patterns or appropriate tools. I was too impatient to wait.  I will saying that doing crotches in shorts is really hard...

 For a first time, I was proud. But I will have to work on my crotch making.  There is a rhyme and reason that I must learn about.  And patterns probably wouldn't hurt. 

My next clothing project involved this old awful sweater jacket thing...

 I am not sure why I purchased that but anyways, it now looks like this.... 

 Last night I decided that I would make a skirt.  I once again didn't have a pattern or any idea what to do. I decided since a skirt doesn't have a crotch, it is automatically easier than shorts.  I pulled out some fabric I bought at Mood in NYC (Project Runway fans....THAT MOOD!)

 ^the skirt is not sewn.  I have to go buy zippers (as I realized in a "aha" moment last night when I realized there was no exit strategy) and learn how to do zippers before I can sew this up. 

I ended up just cutting the front and back sides and then trying to piece by piece fit it and iron down the him and pin it.  I ended up completely pinned into the thing and had to figure out how to work myself out of it without destroying my plan.  I can't wait to finish it!! 

I made Finn a pillow case...

 And a ninja turtle blanket...