Forty-Two Roads DIY play kitchen

I just saw the cutest thing...
A DIY play kitchen build out of corrugated cardboard.

Forty-Two Roads shows off her construction of the kitchen on her blog.

http://fortytworoads.blogspot.com/2007/10/toy-kitchen-is-finished.html

You can buy the instructions at her etsy site...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7832306

This would make a great holiday gift...

check it out..

Upcoming Holiday Show

Topknots will be at the

HOLIDAY CRAFT EXTRAVAGANZA
hosted by MICE (Michigan Indie Crafters of Etsy.com)
Saturday, December 8th
11am - 6pm
Royal Oak, 214 East 4th Street
one block east of Main St @ the VFW Acorn Post

Topknots Ballerinas

I spotted a couple Topknots Ballerinas all dressed up for Halloween.
Look how cute they are in their onesie, tutu and shoes....

Check out my Slide Show!

Pretty Piggies

I have been working and slaving getting these new shoes made...Here is my third prototype and it is really close to how I want it so I thought I would share....They are an infant/toddler soft shoe( not really made for walking outside) The bottoms do have the no slip grip on them though.I am going to whip some more up in the pink, red and a red brocade

The end of summer

We have been so busy wrapping up the summer and preparing for school, I have been a huge slacker with my work...

My Dh is awesome and sent me on a girls weekend with a girlfriend in Vegas a couple weeks ago. That was great. I didn't quite know what to do with myself for 3 days and no responsibility.
I did make some lists though to help prioritize what I need to get done.

My Dh is a teacher and he has been back to work almost a week now. The kids go back tomorrow- one is starting Junior high , the other starting Kindergarten. Then there are still two at home.

This week, though , my butt is getting in gear. I have a show coming up in 8 weeks and I have to build up my stash...
I have some yummy new fabrics on their way and am going out to collect the rest of my supplies today. Then there are going to be some late nights coming up..
Hopefully I will have some more new goodies to share in a couple days.

Happy Birthday dresses

Well things have been really busy over here.

My two youngest both had birthday's(1st and 3rd) in the last two weeks.

We had a huge family party last Saturday to celebrate their birthday's as well as my little niece's 1st birthday.

So, I thought it would be cute to make matching dresses and bows for my little girl and my niece.

Here they are.

They both looked so cute together.

It reminds me of when my sister and I were little and my grandmother used to make us matching dresses.

Of course , I didn't think it was so cute when I was 9 and wearing a matching dresses with my 5 year old sister.