Fall Again!

Every time I drive up my driveway Hun is in a new window. This is his latest napping place! He's getting old and bossy. He makes me sleepy watching him! I guess I'm tired?! That could be because I'm getting ready for another open house! I'm so excited that I can hardly sleep at night! (that could also be the diet coke and coffee I chug all day) I am trying to scale it down a little, that's so hard! I have too many idea's and not enough hours in a day! I'm trying to balance taking care of my house, husband, kids, sewing, friends, bible study, exercise ect. I want to do a good job at everything! Is that possible?

We've been a pretty busy family since school started! Dillon is a Senior! It's so weird how fast life is flying by. Sawyer is in 4th grade and suddenly has TONS of homework and book reports. Farewell to his 8 o'clock bedtime. Why is there such thing as homework? He just wants to be a little boy, playing legos and going outside! Mason is in 2nd grade and full of energy! He never quits bouncing! I love these precious boys and I want to make sure I enjoy every minute of them.
Anyway, the Open House is October 2nd from 4-7 at Missy Collins house again! Thank the Lord for good friends! She's even made a few crafty things for the Holidays that will be for sale! And my friend Katherine Heath has a new line of art work called Wiggles and Giggles, she will be there as well! Come and have some appetizers and browse a little! Can't wait! (Anxiety just hit me! I have so much to do and so little time! I can handle it!)

Back to School!

I know I haven't posted forever! We have had the best busy summer! We went to Colorado for 3 weeks. Spencer was with us for 1 of the those weeks. It was so much fun and a little crazy. We drove! A 24 hr. trip in 2 days with 4 boys and a husband...need I say more?! Really tho, it was a blessing to have my whole family together! We spent time with all of our Colorado family, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and some of our friends from home came too. We did lots of hiking and eating. Now school has started and I am one happy mommy! I'm trying to get my house in order now and start sewing for fall! If anyone is interested email me or call me! I'll be posting pictures as I make them! I'm not sure about an open house this fall, but maybe in the spring when I have more help!

Ava Ann

Ava was being the perfect little "Princess" today. She was so cute letting me take all these pictures! She is wearing the pink damask ruffle top and ruffle capris. The ruffle top is $30 and the ruffle pants are $25. email me! stacygrant@live.com

MorePictures

I've been sewing and sewing! It's fun, just wish I had a housekeeper and a chef! Here are some more pictures from my open house! Let me know if you want to order anything! Just email me at stacygrant@live.com Click on the picture to see it up close!

Favorites

These round neck dresses seemed to be the biggest hit! I even made myself one! These fabrics also come in other colors.

Spring

I am so happy that spring is here! The Azaleas in my front yard are blooming like crazy, and with my windows open I can hear the bees buzzing. It's so beautiful! Not to mention the Chorus of Birds!I know it has been forever since I posted anything, but I have been BUSY! I finally had my Spring Open House! It was so much fun! I was able to make samples of most things I make and display them for all my friends to see. My friend Missy hosted this event and went all out! She made the most delicious appetizers and deserts. It was so beautiful. I'm so thankful for friends!While I was getting ready for this, I found a verse in the Bible that was such a blessing to me, thought I'd share it!Psalm 90:17 "May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us- yes, establish the work of our hands!" I prayed this before I started sewing and I really felt like God did that for me. It all went so well and He established the work of my hands. You know it's him when things go smooth and peaceful! Unless you sew, you may not understand. Let me just say, things don't always go smooth! In the next couple days I will be adding more and more pictures of all the new things that I have made! Keep checking, I promise it won't be 2 months this time! Did I mention I have lots of orders to fill?! I'm loving it. If you see anything you like just email me!

Janurary already?!

I can't believe the Holidays are over! It was so much fun, just non-stop! I'm a little bit happy it's over. I sewed non-stop! Which is why I haven't posted anything in a long time! I fell into bed every night around 1a.m. I still didn't do everything I wanted. How does it sneak up so fast?
I finally got my Christmas decorations put away! Wow, that took forever. (it's worth it) My house seems so bare! Tomorrow I'll be cleaning it like crazy!
We have been so blessed this season. We stayed at the Battlehouse one night for the Instrust Christmas party. It was so much fun. Even tho we were still in town, it felt like a different world. I really want that bed! We also went to Jackson, MS to see the Trans Siberian Orchestra. I had chills the whole time. We were on the front row, It's such a beautiful show!
Then of course Christmas was very nice, my family came over Christmas Eve. We went to the Christmas Eve service at church, then came home and ate a huge dinner. My baby sister (well she's 26) Seija was home from Italy. It was so good to see her.
The boys were so excited about their gifts! (But not about getting their picture taken:) I made them these P.J.'s. They were so cuddly! Sorry Spencer and Dillon, I made you p.j.'s when you were their ages, but not this time. Maybe next year all 4 of you can match?!
Speaking of Spencer and Dillon, Dillon's Christmas present was a ticket to go see Spencer. He was there from the 25th until Jan. 2nd I felt a little better about not having Spencer home just knowing he had Dillon there. They surfed everyday! I am so blessed to see how close they are. They really love each other! I have the best boys!
After Christmas we went to New Orleans with our friends. It was an absolute dream weekend! We stayed at the Ritz Carlton first of all! I want that bed too! We ate, shopped, ate, shopped and laughed our heads off all weekend! Grant and I often wonder how in the world we could have such good friends?! God has truly blessed us beyond what we deserve! I guess that sums up my holidays! Good friends are such a blessing that we don't take for granted. I am so grateful! We have family,friends,our health, a home full of laughter, and I could go on and on.
Now it's time to get back into a routine, like working out more, getting my house in order, being better at being a wife and mom, and most of all spending more time getting to know God! (I am loving the word "Abiding" lately!)
Hope everyone has a blessed New Year!
I will be posting new stuff soon! I promise!

more turkeys

I loved this vintage looking fabric so much! It will be so cute on Thanksgiving Day! Gooble Gooble!!

(Be sure to click on photo to enlarge it)

Liza's Turkey Outfit

This is the outfit I made for Liza. It also has a matching hairbow. I can do this in any colors. Can't wait to see her in it!

Turkey T-shirt

This is the cutest thing for Thanksgiving and all of November! I made this to go with brown gingham pants for Eli. As soon as I get pictures of him in it, I'll post them!

My Sugar Bear

He's so sweet when he's sleeping!

Potholders and Aprons

I made these for my friend Janet's birthday! Good Christmas gifts! Email me if you'd like a set to give as a gift or just want one for yourself for the Holidays!

Saturday

I've been busy sewing this week and I also gave my friend Sarah a Birthday lunch. We had such a good time! I'm a little tired. I am so thankful for all my wonderful friends! Today I gave Mackenzie her first sewing lesson. She made a purse from a pattern. I helped her and told her what to do and she was amazing! It blessed me to get to spend the afternoon with her. Thought I'd share what she made. She's very talented and only 13 years old!

BAMA

This is Chloe and Aiden. They're all ready for football
season!

Emory

Here is sweet little Emory in one of her outfits. She could only take so much picture taking! This is the "Paulie Romper" We're planning a cute Christmas one next!

Happiness

"Happiness...it springs from a moment of contentment. I think of peace as being an extended, deep contentment, and happiness is a moment in time within that. I sit here quietly and listen. The house is full of blessing. My heart skips as the spirits of love, abundance, nature, creativity and everyday magic embrace me... "
I read this poem and it said exactly what I was feeling today. I am sooo blessed! I always feel happiest in the Fall, I'm not sure why?! I love the weather I guess. I was cleaning my house today and I was wondering why I ever complain?! I have a happy marriage, healthy children, great friends and I'm able to get out of bed in the morning and walk! I don't want to take all of this for granted! Thank you, Thank you Jesus!!!

Sewing, Sewing and more Sewing!

Here's just a few things I've made this week! I've been getting a lot of fun jobs to do and some not so fun! (I haven't done those yet!) I feel so blessed to be able to do this for my friends and family. If only there were more hours in the day?! I really want pictures of these on the little girls! They would be much cuter. Well I better go to bed, I have another full day of sewing tomorrow! If only I could clean my sewing room in my sleep tonight! Oh well.

Diaper Bags

There's been lots of babies born lately! I love giving these diaper bags as gifts! I fill them with burp cloths, blankets, onesies and all kinds of fun stuff!

FALL IS HERE!

It's been forever since I've posted anything. We had such a busy summer! I've sewn a little here and there. Now school is well on it's way and we're on an actual schedule. Dillon is a junior! Sawyer's a 3rd grader, and Mason's a 1st grader! Allthough we're busy with homework around here, I get a few hours a day to myself to sew! Hope you haven't given up on looking!







This little bloomer set is reversible!

Spencer's Home!

Spencer is Home again. We haven't seen him since Christmas, so we're very happy to have him! He is still sweet as ever. Yesterday we all went to the beach. Me, Grant and all our boys. It was so much fun. (of course, I forgot the camera) The water was a little rough and full of jellyfish! But there was a great breeze thanks to Hurricane Dolly in the Gulf! Then we ate dinner at LuLu's, shopped a little at the outlet mall, and then went to visit Nana in Fairhope on the way home. It's such a blessing to be with all my boys together!

I haven't done a lot of sewing this summer, but thought I would post a few things that I did make. I made these outfits for my cousin Amanda's children. Erik, Jillianna and Henry! They wore these on the 4th of July!









This is Piper again! I made this outfit for her 2nd Birthday! It's a double layer dress with ruffles on each layer. She can wear it in the fall with a long sleeve blouse under it. The pants are the pleated Gauchos. They have a pleat on the bottom with striped fabric. It was so hard to get pictures of this busy girl, I hope you can see what it is. This is my favorite fabric! I had so much fun making this!

Mason's Birthday

Today Mason turned 6 years old! It's hard to believe! We had so much fun! Miss Daisy the clown came and made balloon animals and painted everyones faces! She also gave him his "Birthday Spankings" which were actually Tickling! I made the cake. This is a picture of cake #1. I realized this at 10:00 last night. I went to give it a second coat of frosting and I almost cried. That's what I get for trying to use a Martha Stewart recipe. It was too moist! The box cake worked great. Mason could hardly be still for pictures. He was so excited.








This is a "Birthday Banner" I made. But of course it wasn't ready in time for the party! I finished it tonight. I had one letter left and friends started showing up. Oh well. We have it now. Grant tried to tell me this morning that I'm crazy. I love to pack as much as I can in one day! It was busy but I had such a wonderful day! I love giving my boys birthday parties. They appreciate it so much. They're growing too fast! I feel like I just had Mason. I almost cried this morning when he got up all sleepy eyed and said, "Mommy it's my Birthday and I'm 6!" It really hit me. I need to enjoy these days because they fly by.

Happy Birthday to my Sugar Bear!