What happens when...

So when this happens to me...



...this (among many repeately horrible medical things) happens to me constantly.





So now that I am 32 wks along, I am doing better, but Hyperemesis Gravidarum is no joke with me. I would say I've had at least 100 IV bags run through me since September, countless needle/injection pokes in my arms & legs (can you see some of the arm bruises & how skinny I was from the severe weight loss?) and a crazy amount of medication to keep me alive during this pregnancy. On a good week, I needed to have 1 liter of IV fluids every other day. On a bad week, I was admitted into the hospital for days and days.

So with the worst of HG behind me, I am finally having more up days than down and do not feel or look terminally ill but somewhat pregnant. Baby is fine through all of this...it's generally the mother that goes through hell with a strong case of HG - as long as the mother can receive the right medical care.

I am so enjoying getting back to doing some 'normal' things like sewing or taking (short!) walks with my girls. Before I know it, this babe will be here and I'll be sleep deprived and all that comes with a new wee one. Thank you everyone for your prayers and well wishes. <3

Do you knit? Want to trade?

I have *forever* been in love with little knit things similar to what www.blablakids.com sells. I could buy just about everything on that site if I could afford it. LOL Somehow they just melt my heart. If anyone knits those types of items (dolls, finger puppets, backpacks, rattles, etc) and likes my work at Sapo Verde, I would love to work a trade with you.

I mean...who doesn't think these are adorable?


Their dolls are so unique - I just love them :p




Anyways, I just thought it was worth a blog to see if I could somehow work a knitting trade. :)

**Vintage Fun**

Yesterday I had the girls help me sort out my vintage button collection. I had bought some cute jars at Ikea and wanted to color sort them. There were soooo many buttons that I didn't have enough jars. I only bought 4 when I should of bought 12. LOL Anyways, I snapped some pics of some of the coolest buttons and then of my newly displayed button jars, which I think are too pretty!



Here's the button trays that were my grandmothers. I'll use these until I can get back over to Ikea for more jars.



Jars displayed above my serging table. L to R blues & greens, pinks, whites, orange & yellows.



And then as I was organizing, I snapped a quick pic of some of my vintage ribbon and trim collection. Such cool stuff back then! I'm a sucker for vintage. :)




Oh and just for fun, here's a pic of most of my vintage ric rac collection!

Twist on ModKids & DWK collaboration!

I recently made a dress for a customer using Patty Young's Modkid Frida pattern. The customer wanted it to be a bit more grown up looking so I changed a few things and really like the outcome! She wanted me to use the same Tillbrook fabric that I had used on my own dds Frida dress, which I just love!
The changes I made were to eliminate the sleeves and pockets completely, and then I added a sash that is sewn to the dress in the front and then ties around the back. What do you think of the results? I really like this pattern!

Front:


Back:


Also, I wanted to post pics of a recent collaboration I did with Andrea of Dwell Wool Knits on the Universal Mama hyenacart congo. I cannot tell you how much I wish this set was mine! I love that yarn colorway (Mosaic Moon winter pear) and adore anything with birdies! This round neck top is from an Ottobre pattern.

~ The start of Fall ~

More sewing for my girls - although this time they are dresses that will be layered up during the fall! I've been itching to play with some of my more 'fall-ish' fabrics and spent the last day and a half on these.

Tiered knot dress





Panel knot dress





Tons of mixing and matching between fabric designers and lines. I love how these turned out!

A dress of my own.

Abigail just loves twirly clothes and it's starting to even rub off on Evangeline. LOL I've had this dress idea in my head for awhile now and finally had a few hours to sit down and make it come to life. No pattern, just the idea! I love how it turned out...what do you think?
front:


back:


with the neighbor's new kitty:


The straps come from the back, loop on the front of the dress through button holes and then tie behind the neck. It makes for a *very* fun look!




I've yet to tire from girly sewing!

~Down on the Farm~

So I took the girls to a local farm this morning b/c there had been a pony born not too long ago and the owner said we could come pet him and the mama horse. So I brought along my camera and snapped some shots. Don't know if you can tell, but it was HOT!!













And then here's a dress I won in a blog contest and A just loves it!!






She loves twirling and this fit the bill nicely!