I finally got to making this hoodie for Natalie the other day.  I had snatched up Lil Blue Boo‘s hoodie pattern as soon as Ashley released it and was so excited about making one, or two!  Then the Christmas rush came around and well, you know the rest.

I had found two t-shirts at Old Navy for 95 cents each!  Can’t beat that price and their softness. 

For a little fun and girlyness I added some silver sparkly butterflies.  I had this Martha Stewart punch hanging around from this project, so butterflies it was.  I used freezer paper and punched out the butterflies, ironed on the paper, and painted away.  A little sparkle on the sleeve, the upper chest and pocket, and don’t forget the hood!

This pattern fits my daughter really well, and as an added bonus, she loves it!  My little model was so sick when I took these pictures, poor thing. {Can we stop taking pictures now mama?  I’m tired and have a runny nose.}

I know, strange post title, but really, there’s a lot of love for the mailman this time of year.  Everyone is happily awaiting Valentines.  Lots of crafters have already gotten into the theme (gotta love that stuff, right?).  You can tell that kids just love the mailman and what’s better than getting something in the mail?

I had gotten these tees for cheap last season and couldn’t wait to make them fun!  I love the postcard tee.  Mostly because I used my Grandma’s vintage mini ric-rac to ‘cancel’ the stamp.  Even better yet, my Grandma is a retired Postmaster!

And what’s Valentines Day without conversation hearts?!

I just couldn’t hold myself back from making more of these sweet little dolls.  And since I was making one I figured I might as well just make two.  This time I modified the dolls to be like Emily’s Helpful Hannah dolls.  I just love their eyes! 

I’m sending the mermaid doll to my friend whom I’m sending this quilt to, and I’m donating this blue doll to the Craft Hope for Haiti etsy shop!

If you haven’t heard, Craft Hope is taking donations of items to sell on etsy.  Perfect for me who doesn’t have an etsy shop yet!

Go check it out, there are a ton of cute things.  All proceeds go to the Doctors Without Borders.