Crafting for baby Tigg!

I know I always say "This is my favorite quilt that I have made", but I fully mean it this time! My amazing brother and his lovely girlfriend (who is practically another sister since she grew up with my sister) are expecting their first babe in the next month or so; Clearly that meant I needed to make another quilt, and this was the finished product!

So cute right! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Its actually a simple design, but the fabric is darling! 

Not I am making tiny hats for three tiny precious babes that our lovely friends recently welcomed into the world...so behind...knitting like crazy...my "tiny" hats would still be way to big so I am not feeling super bad...yet. 

Yay for babies! 

Oh, and an update on my spending, I have been pretty good, bought a few things at dollar stores but just what I needed (night light, batteries, hat) and have not gone into any kitchy stores, I have purchased books and some buy sell items but I am doing pretty well with not spending all my spending money right after payday...going to call it a win :) 

<3 Kass

Book review; Women Food and God by Geneen Roth

This wonderful books is our book club selection this month. I was excited to start reading it, cause really, I am a woman who loves food and God, so...total fit :) I must admit that I do struggle to get through these kinds of books (probably doesn't help that I am reading every pregnancy and conception etc book I can get my obsessed little hands on just IN CASE we are preggo). At times I would drift off, but I have cut back on caffeine, again, just in case.

I loved the message of this book, and not just towards eating. It talks a lot about our inner voice and the negative things it says (if you could hear what mine said while looking through wedding pictures you would likely smack me). And just really acknowledging what it is saying, realising that it has no control over your present life, which then takes it's power away and lets you move forward and be present in your life instead of being stuck in the past. When you are present you can pay attention to why you are eating again when you aren't hungry, or shopping, or doing something else. You can question what you are trying to ignore, painful feelings, your past etc and then take steps to acknowledge and address those feelings. These feelings and the desire to numb them are really why we over (anything really). Interesting stuff.

What are y'all reading?
<3 Kass

In preparation for things to come!

Wow I have not blogged in what feels like (and really was) forever! Mike and I were married a few weeks ago and married life is just blissful! I think its so different than just living together, there is a security in knowing I am his and he is mine, period forever. I just love it. 

First comes marriage and then comes...hopefully babies, which leads me to thinking about setting some goals so that we can eventually have a mat leave that is not at all plagued with stress about money. Mike would like us each to save up $5000 before babe comes, and its totally doable, but I need to stop shopping, like yesterday. I am so bad, I drive all over the city for work and end up early to meetings (I am pathologically early, except apparently on our wedding day, when I was late (5 minutes, but it made me crazy). Because I am early I go to shops and look around and buy cute things...daily, its pretty silly. 

I have made a goal for next week, my goal is to spend as little money as possible, I have already approved a tank of gas, and ONE lunch out with my friend E, that's it...I will pack all other snacks/lunches/drinks. I will bring a book/knitting to work on if I am early to meetings, I will go to the gym rather than shopping. I. Will. Not. Shop! Next week should be easy as we have a ton of groceries, we may need milk and maybe some cat food and that's okay but just what we need will be purchased (Mike should really do the picking up of little things...I end up grocery shopping like a boss and filling our fridge). 

I feel that putting this out in the universe to all my friends in family is a great way to keep my tiny little spending machine behind accountable, feel free to call me on it if you see me shopping, seriously I'm not joking :) 

Do you guys have any goals that you would like to work on? 

I am reading the book "Women food and God" for book club, it just occurred to me that where others eat I think I shop and justify it by saying its at dollarramma and on the buysell and thrift shops and is "such a good deal". In some cases I am totally right, but I know money stresses out Mike, and to honor my husband I am going to try to kick this little habit ! (at least cut it in half...)

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Can y'all see Mike dancing with joy in the corner? He will LOVE this new goal I think :) 

<3 Kass

Crafting for my nephew :)

I haven't been blogging lately...my nana broke her hip so being there for her and helping out my Aunty as much as possibly has taken over my life. I haven't even been reading or knitting very much lately. HOWEVER, my sister is due in May AND lives in Missouri (where my mama is going this week) so I had a time limit to getting crafting done for baby Aiden. I am thankfully all done with a few days to prepare :) Here is what I made!

 Crib sheets! Actually quite easy to make, I will make these again for sure. If you want a tutorial go to This blog :)

 I also made a crib skirt...I don't have a crib here so I will have to get my sister to send me pictures when she     puts this on the crib! So excited to see it!

                               Isn't the quilt cute?! I love it!

What a nice stack of love :) 

Hope y'all are having an amazing start to spring :)
<3 Kass

More baby crafting... surprise :)

Remember the monkey I made? I was waiting for the beautiful babe to be born so I would know what color bow to make (and where to put it)! Well that little love as born (a girl) and I obviously needed to then make a quilt with pretty girly fabric...obviously :) 

Here is monkey with her bow :) SO CUTE

                        I just love the look of freshly cut fabric :) Makes me Happy, Happy, Happy.

                    So precious!!!! I just love little Brynn and the cute crafting that I got to do for her :) 

Some adorable crafting...

I love crafting for babies...I know y'all know this about me, so it will come as no surprise that the crafts that I have to share with you today are baby crafts!

This first one is a late quilt gift to a babe who was born a while ago (I was slacking apparently). Anyway, it was a panel quilt, pretty easy but SO cute, trickiest thing was sewing around the animals...that ended up hurting my hands (I need a better sewing machine I think). This could be why it took me so long to complete this one.

This next picture shows some art prints that I did up in Microsoft Publisher and had printed by a print company in Calgary, I LOVE the colors (went for the Peacock look) and the songs on them, I think they turned out nicely. 

This little gal is the cutest thing I have ever knitted I think, mostly because I love monkeys. I just need to make a bow for her cute little head so that people know that she is a girl. I feel so blessed to be able to make this for E and B's new daughter, and very excited to meet the little gaffer! 

Seriously, this monkey is so cute I could die...if you want to make one be sure to pick up Knitted wild animals, the pattern was easy to follow and turned out lovely. 

What crafts have you guys been making? 

<3 Kass

January reading list.

January was a reading month for me, I was shocked at how many books I devoured. Granted a majority of them are from the Pretty Little Liar's series, they are easy reads and only 300ish pages long...if I focus I can (and have) read one in a day! So here are the books I have read this month. :)

1. Pretty Little Liars- Flawless; I honestly love this series, I am however, finding it hard to read the books and watch the show (AMAZING) at the same time...I keep getting confused. Does anyone else think that Toby infiltrated A to protect Spencer? Or am I just a hopeless romantic hoping for the best....hmmm

I couldn't read fast enough towards the end of this one...so suspenseful! 

This last book was my book club's pick. I was not expecting to like this books as much as I did. I also could see where each of the women were coming from...such a sad book but it does have a nice conclusion. 

Have you guys read anything this month? Any book recommendations for me? 

Hope your January was Blessed

<3 Kass