.Fancy Camera Strap.

My friend, T, came over this morning, and we prettied our babies...ahem....I mean cameras with fancy camera straps. T has mad sewing skills, and hers came out looking so professional - straight edges and lines. While I am a rule-follower normally - just ask my poor hubby! - when it comes to sewing, rules just fly out the window for me! My strap is pretty, and I love it. But let's just say I couldn't sell it! Ha!

This was a pretty easy sewing project. Which is a good thing for me. We used this pattern. (Well, I ended up doing my own thing when all was said and done, but the idea was from there.)



I am thankful for the unexpected friendship we have formed and sharing our love of photography, mommying, and creating.

Thanks Theresa for a fun morning (and you should post a photo of your strap for everyone to see!).

.Pretty, Pretty Pirate Princess .

As I mentioned earlier this week, Cadi had an eye appointment. We had been noticing some problems with her eyes. Sure enough she needs a prescription for some glasses. We picked out some cute {expensive} glasses, that she should be receiving soon.

I was a bit devastated that Cadi, at just four years old needs glasses. I have poor eyesight myself, and have always hated it. I was really hoping that Jim's perfect vision genes would be passed onto our daughter - nope. So we will make due, and I am sure the adjustment will be fine.

Not only does Cadi need glasses, but she also has to wear a patch for thirty minutes each day. {sigh} Her eyes drift a lot when she is tired and cross. Her left eye is especially bad, so wearing the patch over the right eye is supposed to strengthen her left. I thought we would be given a patch, but we weren't. So ashamedly I just figured I would throw on her eye a plastic pirate patch that Cadi had received as a favor from a birthday party.

However, I was chatting with my best friend on the phone soon after finding out about Cadi's vision problems, and she suggested I make a cute one from some felt she had and an elastic. What a great idea! So after spending the evening with her family last night I came home with some fun colored felt and elastic. I couldn't fall asleep last night {surprise}, so I started creating the patch in my head. I got to thinking that it would be better if I could create something that fit over her glasses rather than under and eliminate the elastic altogether, as I am sure that would not be comfortable. I searched online for a pattern, and I came up empty. However, I did see a few cute ideas, so I mixed and matched the ideas and created my own patch. It was so fun to be able to create and sew. This little project took about ten minutes, and I am really pleased with the result! We tried the patch over Cadi's sunglasses as well as my glasses. It fit on both, so I am hoping it fits on her glasses as well.



It's even lined! (Ignore the stitches. I like to sew, but am not good at it. At. All. Ha!)


I am thankful for the inspiration from my best friend, Bethany! Without her, poor Cadi would have been looking very Pirate-ish. Now we have a pretty, pretty pirate princess!