shop update

i updated my shop this past weekend finallyyyyyy.

i was dying to get rid of all those christmasy pictures on there and finally found the time to do it.

yay me!

ANDDDD...i added two new items!

first, an i heart mustache piece that every single person should own and display proudly.

and second, a mockingjay pin which every single person should own and display proudly when they see the hunger games movie next month!

get yours HERE!

More!

two more ornament sets were added to my shop this past weekend!

the Dr. Who set is especially popular!

in fact i'm in the process of making five orders of those Tardis and Weeping Angel ornaments right now!

gotta go get to it!

Work From Home

you know you work from home when "getting dressed" only means you put on a nicer pair of sweatpants and a shirt you didn't sleep in the night before.

more ornament making to do tonight!

Mustaches Forever

i have the best hubsy!

he spent all last saturday making me the coolest hoodie in the universe! THE UNIVERSE!

i seriously can't stop wearing it.
i saw a picture of it in internetland a while ago and got all wide eyed and said "must. have. now."
ya know like in that robot voice.
never have i seen an article of clothing that screamed NIKKI as much as this.

i love love LOVE it!

but seriously, who wouldn't??

The Making Of

so i wanted to show a little bit of how we made our ewok costumes this year.

remember when i told you mine was going to be made out of a twin size blanket?

i'm terrible at taking pictures to document my projects because i get on a roll and forget all about taking pictures but i have some.

we started by buying a pattern for a jumpsuit which i thought would be super duper helpful but instead it only reminded of how much i HATE HATE DOUBLE HATE patterns!

they never work for me.

i do much better when i make up my own thing.

so i started with the pattern and then ditched it along the way.

lots of sewing and trying on and sewing and trying on

and after a lot of sewing and a lot of getting mad at the stupid bleeping pattern and fixing what i hated about the stupid bleeping pattern i finished the biggest part of the costume.

then i had to put on the tummy piece.

again i went the cheap route and cut out a piece of fabric from a snuggie we found at the thrift store.

Padme thought i felt so fuzzy

so with the suit part of my costume complete i moved on to the hoods.

Matt wanted his hood to go around his arms and all the way down to his waist to cover up the fact that he was wearing a sweatsuit. 

(he didn't want me to make him a full on ewok onesie like mine. weirdo.)

so we cut out face holes and measured and tried on and sewed and cut them to our liking.

and then i made ears and hand stitched those on top of the hoods.

and then all the hoods needed were the little leather stitches.

and we were done!

Matt also ended up making himself a tooth necklace and arrowhead with sculpey and leather straps so he would look extra ewok-y.

even though we didn't go all out with these costumes like last year's Toy Story ones i still think they're pretty amazing!

plus, i gave myself a big pat on the back for making my whole ewok onesie all by myself!

i really wasn't sure if i would be able to do it.

only downside to our costumes was that we were called all kinds of things throughout the night.

bears. kangaroos. puppies.

but the best thing i was called all night was Comfy Bear.

my nephew Trey told me i was so comfortable to hug that that's what i must be for halloween.

it's so true.

making my onsie out of a fleecy blanket was the best idea ever!

birthday pillows

lately we have been celebrating birthdays like crazy!

every weekend for the past couple months we've had a party to attend. it's insane!

i just wanted to show off the gifts i made for my niece and nephew.

Carissa turned 5 and is loving Hello Kitty right now so her gift was a Hello Kitty pillow.

and McKay turned 9 and is super into Captain America so here's his pillow.

both of them were a big hit!

Carissa told me she slept with her pillow and McKay was such a sweetheart and thanked me a million times for his.

i seriously have the cutest nieces and nephews ever!

and just for your viewing pleasure, Matt and i being nerdy.