tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33940245156280849612023-11-16T02:13:45.340-05:00Love for sewingNeelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05281842500921644807noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-32549840951303555582012-01-29T23:21:00.004-05:002012-02-01T22:25:28.362-05:00Dressapalooza - Dress 2 - Silk-O-Fun dress
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Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-87473633771199573612012-01-23T21:59:00.000-05:002012-01-23T21:59:57.343-05:00AN's jokesAN makes up jokes every so often. Really good jokes for an 8 year old. Yeah sure, he is no Jay Leno or Chris Rock. But he makes me laugh. Fair enough.
I wanted to document his jokes. So here goes a couple.
JOKE:1Why was the Missile sad? ........Because he was "fired"
JOKE:2How come the library is probably the tallest building in the world?.........Because it has countless Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-55411801956367623582012-01-22T22:31:00.001-05:002012-01-22T22:33:01.710-05:00Dressapalooza - Dress 1 - Polka dots in SunshineThis is my Polka dots in Sunshine dress for BN.
So after moving to India things got even more hectic. In the midst of all fiasco with settling in a new place, I took a drafting lesson :-) Of all the things I could do in India, this is what I picked. Man, I am so happy I did. Now everything is so clear to me and I am like DUH! Not that I think just a couple of lessons is Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-71655509217106436342012-01-18T00:26:00.000-05:002012-01-18T00:26:07.003-05:00Sneak peek
What could it be?Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-23713833366735691042011-12-20T22:22:00.001-05:002011-12-22T04:16:29.937-05:00Fishie
Isn't he the cutest ever?
On our book shelf / console table
Cute, right?
It's re-purposed from coconut shells. I couldn't believe it. It's so perfect. Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-66897173926138990722011-12-16T21:34:00.000-05:002011-12-16T21:34:52.164-05:00Simple Pleasures: Visit from the Tooth Fairy
Image source: http://www.kiboomu.com/ Coloring page.
AN is going to be 8 in January. Ever since his friend Caroline lost her first tooth at 6 years old, he's been so embarrassed about not having lost his tooth. Everybody in his 1st grade class in the US lost at least 1 tooth by 1st grade. So go figure. When he started going to 2nd grade here in India, things Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-85138103220086976102011-10-31T08:15:00.000-04:002011-10-31T08:15:06.424-04:00Halloween, oh how we miss you!AN & BN (and me too) are a little down today. It's Halloween and we are here reminiscing all the Halloween's we had celebrated so far and being here in India means, there is no Halloween. They should start as a matter of fact. Ah, well. Is it even normal for adults who spent their childhood without Halloween to miss Halloween?
This is just random rambling.
But hey, I am working on a Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-4171863754192028132011-10-20T00:07:00.000-04:002011-10-20T00:07:45.285-04:00Then she took it out...of the closet.So when I left the US 3 months back, I brought along a couple of friends.
The one in the front is the new Serger that I didn't unpack until a few weeks back. He is such a sport. Made this in his company.
And look at those seams....
I am surprised at the difference in finishing quality with Sergers. I've always thought I could pull it off with zig zag stitches, I still can do, but Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-29053008558018929142011-10-07T04:33:00.000-04:002011-10-07T04:33:41.416-04:00Transformed. One down, 2 more.Remember this from last post?
OK, now that's what I call...too plain.
I love circles, polka dots, pink. I had some some left over Kaufman I brought from the US and decided to use those. I just cut some circles out of the fabric, pinned them to the T-Shirt and zig-zag'd the edges
Like this...
and the result was this.
I am pretty happy with the results and so isMom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-73556649708137787662011-10-02T02:55:00.000-04:002011-10-02T02:55:24.808-04:00Do you see the potential?
In this?
How about a whole bunch of them?
Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-48208211523178891972011-09-19T05:51:00.000-04:002011-09-19T05:51:08.159-04:00Almostperfect? Anything but.
The last 6 months a lot happened around here. We donated, sold, freecycled our stuff in the US that we accumulated over the years and packed some very precious belongings and moved across the globe. OK - that is a good enough reason for blogging inactivity...I think.
Now everywhere I look, I see clothes that are over-embellished, made with artificial fibers or that Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-53326281900518140452011-03-30T10:53:00.004-04:002011-03-31T13:33:24.643-04:00Yoga Mat Bag TutorialAre you a Yogi looking to carry that yoga mat of yours to the yoga studio in style? Look no further. Here is a quick 1 hour Yoga Mat Bag tute. [Do I sound like an infomercial yet?]
Every tutorial deserves a story. So what's the story here? Really, nothing. It's just that I needed something to carry my yoga mat to the studio and it runs in the $20-30 range @amazon. I wipped up one in 1.5 hoursMom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-31900805335762270452011-03-16T09:45:00.000-04:002011-03-16T09:45:49.579-04:00Days of our lives...are somewhat alike. Then again there are some days that are held truly close to our heart, unique in its own ways. Today is one of those days. Today is the anniversary of the day SN and I joined together in marriage many years ago.
So...... as a token of his love, he gifted me this. A Kindle.
Image courtesy: amazon.com
I love reading books. If only I had more time to. Now that we are Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-51386418856784257472011-03-07T10:28:00.000-05:002011-03-07T10:28:20.267-05:00Gearing towards switching ContinentsAs the "EXIT" doors of Boston's Logan International Airport slided open on a "chilly" April 18th, the 23 year old newly married me from a hot and humid south Indian state felt alone, naive and strange. The car ride with SN's buddy from Logan Airport to the apartment where SN used to live with a friend felt longer than the trip from India to Boston stopping over at Amsterdam.
As SN sat in Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-18052048848959064302011-03-02T08:37:00.002-05:002011-03-02T08:39:52.580-05:00Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss, and Wacky Wednesday at schoolHappy Birthday to Theodor Seuss Geisel a.k.a Dr. Seuss.
Disclaimer: Above images were captured from internet websites.
Thank you for enriching the lives of millions and millions of children with words. From "Cat in the Hat" to "Horton hears a who!", from "Hop on Pop" to "The Foot Book", you have taught us how to make reading super fun and addictive. Thank you.
Soooooooo.... At school Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-4178360390954388212011-02-25T21:07:00.000-05:002011-02-25T21:07:21.102-05:00Still hereI am still here, just busy with stuff, stuff people do, when they are moms, wives, working full time, and did I say being sick does not help? its true, it does not.
On the bright side, I actually started sketching a few spring/summer styles for BN the other day while waiting for AN and his school bus, and I got this really good idea of a "4pm summer play dress" :-) I made that name upMom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-21231151747425803702011-02-21T09:54:00.000-05:002011-02-21T09:54:31.437-05:00First time out in the sun in 2011, Living room and Presidents dayIt was 62 degrees on Friday, School was off for Teachers' Professional day. I couldn't resist taking kiddos outside.
AN was sick, but that didn't stop him from being mad at mom for not letting him take his skateboard or bike out (to my defense, he had 100 degrees fever).
I managed to cheer him up, But still a statue :-)
And I did get to finish my living room make over. And the mercury is back Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-24385141629326310842011-02-15T14:08:00.000-05:002011-02-15T14:08:03.479-05:00Blog Header UpdateI love the color green. I have always. My wedding Saree was green. If you have noticed, the most prominent color in my blog is green. The green color of a sprouting leaf is very refreshing.
I've been wanting to re-do the header of my blog with a newest pictures of my children for a long time now. Today, that is D-O-N-E done. I updated the header with better resolution font too.
So this
Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-70575471598358298782011-02-15T08:46:00.000-05:002011-02-15T08:46:08.287-05:00Sheet Music Bag and.............My Tamron Lens.Here I showcased the fabric and here is the product. A reversible sheet music, music books bag.
It goes very nice with a Violin :-)
Especially when you go for your music class!
All for my AN.
And my Tamron Lens from Dana's giveaway is here. It takes nice pictures. Thank you Dana and BlogHer.
SN is loving it. He is starting the Digital SLR advanced techniques class at the parksystem on Thursday.Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-68652292219724967052011-02-07T07:22:00.000-05:002011-02-07T07:22:48.462-05:00Good Morning.Good Morning!
I found this fabric at Joann yesterday. See, I started working on it already!
The moment I saw it, I knew what I was making. I was determined to get 1/2 a yard of this no matter what the price was, and turned out it was on sale for $4 a yard. Bingo.
Any idea what I am making with this? It's for AN, my son.
My slipcover fabric will be here anyday. I have also started Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-39198554511561306222011-02-03T19:17:00.000-05:002011-02-03T19:17:53.185-05:00Going crazy with Bhami dress I am going crazy with my Bhami dress. I made another one, this time with gathered sleeves.
Trying to roll that sleeve in.
All done!
But wait, I got another brand new project on hand, in fact two. a) re-upholstering my couch/love seat pillows, cushions b) a traditional wear dress for BN. So I will probably say bye to Bhami dress for a week or two. I can't wait to get back to more Bhami Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-57962149976337511242011-01-31T16:31:00.000-05:002011-01-31T16:31:42.259-05:00Mad Science Party - Part 2In part-1 here, I talked about the decorations (and short how-to's for those) we had at AN's 7th birthday Mad Science party. As our guests arrived, could see that everybody was really enjoying the lab coat and funny nerd glasses.
And here is "Professor Z" from Mad Science getting ready for awesome and kooky experiments.
AN with his friends
Everybody listening to Professor Z so closely
"Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-33725177274516953012011-01-27T11:25:00.000-05:002011-01-27T11:25:17.627-05:00Here we go againThis year, we haven't had a day since Dec 26th 2010 without having to wear boots.
Look at this.
and this.
Unlikely of this part of the country, sure we get snowfall every year, but like 5 doses of 6 inches ..may be.. Thats the usual. There can only be one explanation to what we see now. Global Warming. Not surprised, huh?
Now, in other news. I made this beautiful top/bottom set from left Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-31050149253371112402011-01-25T08:54:00.001-05:002011-01-25T09:57:30.907-05:00Mad Science Party - Part 1The Scientist of the day had started a terrible cold that was going around, the morning of the party. But boy, he was excited.
He then dressed up in his very own Lab Coat, all 100% cotton sateen of it. He does look like a scientist, doesn't he?
How did I do it: This is an extended tunic pattern with added collar stand, collar and button front (It was my first time Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394024515628084961.post-49217989259858078572011-01-20T10:36:00.000-05:002011-01-20T10:36:15.725-05:00ANI can't believe I haven't been keeping up my online sewing journals lately. The Mad Science party sure took a lot of time and effort. But it was a huge success. I cannot wait to post the pictures. A lot happened between January 14 and yesterday. Everything fun with lots of pictures will be posted very soon, and the sick and ugly part with coughing, fever, runny nose, body pains, headaches etc Mom2TwoWonderfulKidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644629485679060093noreply@blogger.com0