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And last but not least we have sweet Crystal who graciously made a bag for each mommy to take all of her bags home it. They turned out super cute!
Name: Crystal
Kids/Ages: 2 girls, ages 20 months and 4 months
How do you spend your free time? When I’m not doing dishes and laundry, I’m sewing, crafting, or walking around Hobby Lobby
When you were a child, what was one of your favorite ways to spend your day? I could spend all day making stuff. I was always making something. Whether it was brownies in my Easy Bake Oven (yeah that’s a throw back!), making Spin Art (did anyone else have one of these?), or using whatever supplies we had in our play room to put together some sort of craft (usually involving lots of glue and/or glitter J). One day I was spending the day at my grandmother’s house and my cousin and I spent the entire day making a wreath. We had found a stencil in the shape of Texas and decided we wanted to cut a bunch of them out and make a wreath out of the shapes. We even traced our own wreath form out of a piece of cardboard. Then we painted and glued all of the pieces on the wreath form. I loved doing stuff like that.
Fondest memory with your mom as a child? McDonald’s Thursdays. My Mom was not able to start staying home with us until I was about 9 or so. So, when she worked outside of the home, she really wanted to make sure she got some good quality time with us. She took us to McDonald’s every Thursday after she picked us up from daycare. We always looked forward to the happy meals, but looking back, it was so much more than that. It was such a sweet time with her; a time when she really showed us that she cared about being with us. She always made sure to spend intentional time with us during that season.
What does special time with your children look like? This varies right now since they are so young. Sometimes it’s just getting alone time at home when one is awake and the other is asleep. As far a special time with my baby, sometimes that simply consists of me being able to sit and nurse her without interruptions. Poor thing, her Mama is always distracted/tending to her sister when she’s trying to nurse! With my oldest daughter, sometimes it’s coming and getting in bed with us on a Saturday morning while the baby is still asleep, or sitting on the front porch and drinking coffee with Mommy and Daddy. (Yes she likes coffee, and yes, we put it in her sippy cup! Really it’s just a cup of milk with a splash of coffee). She does go on dates with each of us individually as well. Daddy usually takes her for a treat and then to Home Depot for their dates together, whereas I prefer to take her for coffee and T.J. Maxx!
Favorite outdoor activity with your kids? Definitely the going to the pool or homemade sidewalk chalk paint. We also take family walks to the park in the evenings sometimes which we really enjoy.
Favorite blog for children's activities/crafts/parenting? I don’t really read blogs, but I did get hooked on Pinterest! Who needs anything else when you’ve got that?!
A favorite tradition that you want to pass down with your children? This is probably a little different than most people. But back in 2005, I lost my cousin in a car accident. Every year, on the anniversary of the accident, we eat chips and queso and pigs in a blanket for dinner. (These were her two favorite foods and a must have at any family function!) It is our way of turning the focus off of the negative aspect of the day and choosing to remember her and reminisce on her great life. This is also my way of letting my girls get to know her without ever getting to meet her. I hope they will always celebrate what an amazing person she was.
When I talked to Chelsea about this swap, one of the questions I had for her was “What are we going to put all of these busy bags in to distribute them?” I thought it would be great to have some sort of durable bag to put them in. Not to mention, to tote them around in when you’re away from home and want to take them with you. Plus, I had the perfect fabric. A while back, I scored a major deal on fabric.com. They had some fabric that was 65% off and I also had a webcode for an additional 20% off. When I realized I could get this fabric for a little less than $2 a yard, I jumped on it and bought a ton!
I used this tutorial to make the totes:
I love this tote because you can make it any size you want. I think I small one would be cute to make as a little lunch bag. I am also thinking a medium one would be cute as a party favor for a girls sleepover. You could even whip one up to use as a nice gift bag. Yes, you really could whip one up, they are that easy.
I did make the following modifications:
-Mine was 22x18. I know, that sounds ginormous, but remember I have to fit 25 busy bags in here people. This width actually worked out perfect because it’s half the width of the fabric so, all I had to do was fold my fabric in half and then cut at 18 inches. The best way to do this if you are making several bags is to do it assembly line style. Cut all of your squares first, then pin them all, then sew them all.
-I used 1 ½ inch wide ribbon for the handles. The tutorial shows you how to make fabric handles which are great, but remember? That I made 25 of these? And yeah, I like to iron, but not that much. Plus, the ribbon is just cute.
Color/Number Wheel coming soon on Planet of the Apels.
Color/Number Wheel coming soon on Planet of the Apels.
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