Even More Pats on my Back....

I know, I've been all braggy on this blog lately, what with all my recent posts about photo contest entries and mentions on other peoples' blogs... Bear with me one more time and I promise I'll get back to the good stuff (if updates about LP's potty training is considered "good stuff").

Ok to two of my favorite sewing bloggers (Dana at MADE, and Rae at Made By Rae)do this whole "Celebrate the Boy" thing a few times a year. They basically decided that because there are so many people showing off adorable things they made for little girls that those of us with boys needed a little attention too. Just because little girls can wear ruffles and sunbonnets and other adorable things, doesn't mean the things we make for our little guys can't be spiffied up and super cute too, right?

So a few weeks ago Rae at Made By Rae did a little photo round up of all the boy projects she really loves from the "Celebrate the Boy" photo pool over at flickr. Check it out! See that little khaki hat with a red whale on it in the top row of the second photo mosaic? Yup! I made that one as a gift for a friend's little boy's first birthday (and yes, I ironed out the crease in the brim- did it after I took the pictures though!).

So, I'm sure my 15 minutes of "fame" are now up, and I'll stop bragging about my stuff showing up on other people's blogs! Back to life as usual!

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February: What Shadow Looks Like

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10 on 10: August

Here's August's 10 on 10! It was a quiet day at home with just a trip to the playground to shake things up! Thought I'd try something new by adding captions to each photo- what do you think? For some reason they look a little blurry to me- will have to figure that out for next time! Now head on over to Kate Suzanne Photography in Asheville for her 10 on 10!

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