Pinterest Braided Infinity Scarf

Here's {just} one of the projects I recently completed, inspired by a post on Pinterest. I used four old
T-shirts (they were mine so smaller) instead of two from the pin, but I think it turned out pretty darn adorable. Here's the link to the blog with a video that shows exactly how to braid your pieces, since I was unsuccessful at taking photos and braiding at the same time. I guess I need to work on my multi-taskig skills. {http://www.putapuredukes.com/2011/09/braided-scarf-tutorial.html}

Here's a quick play-by-play for anyone who would like to attempt it...

Cut the neck and sleeves off of four old t-shirts (or 2 XL t-shirts), then cut off one of the side seams so you have a long strip, with a seam in the middle...



 Sew two of the shirts together, along the short seams. It will look like you have four pieces sewed together.

Then sew the pieces long-ways, right sides together. Then turn the pieces inside out, so that you end up with a long tube. Repeat on second two pieces.

You'll end up with two very long tubes, like this:

Here's where you may want to refer to the blog above..it shows a detailed video of how to braid your pieces (it's basically a square-knot).

After you've braided your two pieces, you'll need to sew your tubes together at the ends...it can get tricky trying to keep your right sides together so have a little patience!

Drum roll please...

Happy Pinteresting!

I told you so....

On this particular day, I had told CE twenty seven times that if she kept climbing on the stroller, she might fall or get hurt. Clearly, she's fourteen months old and persistent. What started with sheer pride, turned ugly pretty quickly. And I promise, she only wailed for about ten seconds before I put down the camera and rescued her. Is it terrible that I secretly wanted to say "I told you so"??

{What We're Eating}

This recipe actually comes from my mom's recipe collection....it looks pretty and fancy but is oh so simple! Great for a holiday party appetizer.

Creamy Dill Dip
1 block cream cheese
1/2 cup fresh dill (cut from the stems)
1 can crescent rolls
1 beaten egg yolk

Keep cream cheese refrigerated until ready to use. On a plate, spread dill out to cover the entire plate surface. Unwrap cream cheese and place on top of dill, then roll block until covered in dill. On a greased cookie sheet, spread crescent rolls out without tearing perforations. Gently pinch together the perforations then place the block of cheese on top of roll "rectangle". Wrap the block so that all surfaces are covering the cream cheese, pinching at the side seams. Brush egg yolk on top and bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes (I just bake according to the crescent roll instructions), until slightly brown on top. Top with a couple sprigs of dill and serve with crackers or pita chips. Enjoy!

Hoooo whoooooo?

Pretty sure Claire was the cutest owl, ever, for Halloween this year. I made her costume (shocking, I know), but I swear, it was about the easiest project I've ever tackled. A brown hoodie, some felt cut into feathers, and fabric glue was all it took. Thanks to my friend Sarah R. for the awesome owl hat to match!
She even had the "hooooo, hooooo" down pretty well by the time trick- or- treating (aka: a wagon-ride around the neighborhood, once) came along.

Guarding the goodies in her "nest"

Happy Halloween!!

LONG overdue POST...

I realized today that it's been over a month since I've posted, so here are some updates on what we've been up to over the past month, our off- and- running- fourteen-month old, and our latest happenings!

We have been to two weddings in October...Spencer's cousin John married Courtney in Ft. Wayne and my sister Annie married Ryan here in Indy. We were so honored to all be a part of my sister's wedding and couldn't be happier for all of the newlyweds. We have the greatest family, and if I do say so myself, the most precious flowergirl ever!

Photos taken by grandpa Kruse's barn, after J & C's ceremony...

Dancing with Uncle Q at the reception

Brandon and Kaleah

Grandma and very tired Jaycee

Great-looking families!

Claire is officially a toddler, now walking and nearly running everywhere. She is also quite the chatterbox...she can say: daddy, momma, eeeceee (Lucy), baaauuw (ball), shoe, baaa (sheep), naaay (horse), ooooh oooh (owl and monkey) and nigh nigh, and can point to her hair, eyes, ears, nose and sometimes her belly button, depending on her mood. She also points to everything and says "iss ahhh?"- very inquisitive, sneaky, and perfect! We have finally reached the 20-pound mark (barely!) and getting taller by the second. We are amazed everyday with how quick she learns and all that that little brain can remember! She doesn't miss a thing....

All laundry is a "hat" She gets this from her Aunt Annie!

Bounce house was a big hit at cousin Kaleah's party! Happy 2nd birthday, sweet girl!!

Emme showing CE how it's done!

So with October comes pumpkins, leaves, hayrides, leaves and did I mention leaves?? We love that we have over 40 trees on our lot (and CE absolutely loves them), but the raking...well, it's quite the ordeal. With a leaf blower, a rake (or 3!) and a chipper, Spencer pretty much has it down to a science this year!

Maybe my favorite photo, ever.

Stay tuned for our future posts regarding our latest DIY project ideas....watch out, master bathroom, here we come!!