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B Fab Designs

I have a store!!!

Check it out:

B Fab Designs

Stuffed Owl

C is my little owl baby.  I got him an adorable owl hat, made by Jessica over at Playin' Footsie .  I decided that for Christmas I wanted to make him a stuffed owl!  I'm really happy with the outcome :)

The body is thick fleece, the eyes are felt.  The eyes and beak are stitched on by hand, and I used my machine for the rest.

I can make different sizes and colors, just let me know what you want!

Owl

Close Up

Next to a standard Sharpie to show size

Tag Blanket

I originally made one of these blankets for C, and he loves it!  It's bumpy chenille on one side and comfy flannel on the other.  The ribbons are different colors, widths, and textures, and the blanket makes a fun crinkly noise.  It's approximately 12"x12"

I've made a few for friends, and they seem to be a hit among babies!

Boy

Girl

Yay, I'm crafty!!

I made C a stuffed owl!  It's going to be a part of his Christmas present.  I found the pattern on the Toad's Treasures blog, and tweaked it a bit.  I changed the eyes to have an iris and a pupil, and I added a "butt" so it can sit up by itself.  I'm really excited about it, I think it turned out great!  (Plus, it matches his owl hat I got from Jessica!)  I need to get a picture of C in his owl hat next to his new owl friend, but that will have to wait for now.  Here it is:

Close up

And now, to give an update on C.  He is doing so awesome!  He's getting so big, smiling, laughing, babbling, and being super friendly.  He can roll from his tummy to his back and from his back to his tummy (which is making diaper changes pretty interesting lately). For the most part, he is a happy, friendly, laid-back baby.  I can't believe he'll be half a year old in just over a week!!! 

Since he's almost 6 months old, we'll soon being exploring solid foods, which is exciting.  I'm so excited for this holiday season, and to experience it all with C.  Here's a picture I took yesterday of my happy little guy in his monkey jammies:

Happy Friday everyone!

Roasted Veggies!!

Ok, this is a quick, easy, and delicious side dish.  You can use pretty much any vegetables you have on hand, I used a few of my favorites.  I don't have measurements for anything; it differs according to what you use, how much, and according to your taste.  It's super simple, so don't sweat it! (I used all fresh veggies)

Ingredients

• Broccoli (you can get just the florets, but the stems are delicious, so I got the big heads of broccoli)
• Zucchini
• Yellow Summer Squash
• Baby Carrots
• Potato
• Onion flakes (or powder, your preference)
• Garlic powder
• Salt
• Rosemary
• Olive oil

Directions

• Heat oven to 430* F
• Chop veggies (except baby carrots) into bite sized chunks and put in large bowl:

• Add enough olive oil to coat, and add spices to taste:

 

 

• Toss everything together to coat evenly
• Spread out on baking sheets in a single layer, and bake for 20-30 mins
• Enjoy!!

I had more pictures, but my computer isn't agreeing with me right now.  Like I said, you can use any vegetable or any spices you like, use stuff up that's about to go bad, get stuff on sale, etc.  This would be a GREAT side to steak or BBQ.  I hope you like it!!

Sad day :(

Recently, C has been fussy, gassy, had diarrhea, and other symptoms that we had when he was teeny tiny and we hadn't figured out his allergies.  I tried to credit it to teething, since he's at that age.  Well, this morning he had blood in his diaper, which means it's another allergy.

So corn is going.  That's the next big, common allergen I know of, and like dairy and soy, it's hidden in everything (corn syrup, anyone?).  This calls for a complete reassessment of my diet, and getting rid of the few cooking shortcuts I have.  Any recipe submissions would be greatly appreciated :-)