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A Windows 7 kinda cupcake, yeah, you’ve read correctly.

October 22, 2009 at 10:16 pm | In Baking, Life | 1 Comment

And now for something completely different.
Well, not COMPLETELY But it’s not sewing for a change. Tom decided he wanted to have a Windows 7 Launch Party and was selected! Soooo, I needed to bake something extra special. Out came my Vegan with a Vengeance cookbook and came up with Fauxstess Cupcakes.

I got out all my yummy vegan ingredients.

Tied on my cupcake apron. (Check out that belly, and I didn’t even eat a cupcake yet!)

Sifted my dry ingredients…

Mixed them with the wet

Baked and Filled!

And don’t forget to add icing and arrange on lovely fiesta plates in the shape of the windows logo!

Voila, Windows 7 Cupcakes

Stellar Sprightlys, or is it Sprightly Stellars?

February 28, 2009 at 12:13 am | In Life, Little Comet Tails, Molly, Sewing | 7 Comments

Well, whatever it is, it’s Molly ASKING to go on the potty!

That’s right our 23 month old started asking to go on the potty herself about a month ago (when she was 22 months, lol). A neighbor of mine asked if we could have a sewing session and we made up some training pants for her son using the Sprightly Soaker & Underwear Pattern and the free add-on.
The Sprightly Soakers we made.

Add on soaker pads sewn to inners!

I WAS totally set to sew Molly up some cloth diapers using the Little Half Moon pattern for outings (I even cut them all out), but she had her own ideas! Molly started asking to go on the potty out of nowhere and wanting to wear Thomas’ underwear. She needed her own and fast! Never being able to leave well enough alone, I decided to make her some Stellar Transitions
but I wanted to make them without waterproofness and without FOE.

I grabbed my Sprightly Soaker and Underwear pattern and used the bands for the size medium using the same length, but cutting the width down to about 4″ for the waist and about 3″ for the legbands (She’s tiny, lol… She’s in 18-24 month ST).
Sprightly Stellars

They fit PERFECT! I have since made her 5 more pairs of Sprightly Underwear with the extra layer, and she is doing great! I foresee some regular Sprightly Underwear in her very near future! Note to self: must get cracking on child #3 so I can keep on sewing cloth diapers! Totally kidding, of course, I think… lol!

The Little One Size Diaper Pattern and gDiaper Inserts, Perfect fit :)

January 7, 2009 at 3:16 am | In Life, Little Comet Tails, Sewing | 3 Comments

When I go on vacation, people always ask if I bring my cloth diapers with me. Well, the short answer is yes… and no. While I flat out refuse to buy disposables, mostly because of their lack of biodegradability, while out in uncharted laundromat territory, I do crave the convenience. Lucky, I found gDiapers.
gDiaper and Little One Size Covers

While I must admit I have never purchased a ‘little g’ pant, I have completely fallen for the plastic-free flushable diaper refills that gDiaper makes. They fit PERFECTLY in the covers I’ve made with the Little One Size Diaper Pattern.

The size Small fits great in a snapped down LOS and the Medium/Large is nice and cosy in the full rise. No folding, no stuffing in, no leaks, just pure bliss.