Easter "Bloomers"

For Easter I bought Kammi and Cherish matching dresses. I couldn't find the fabric I wanted to make them myself, and I could buy them for less money than making them. Kammi's was a size 6x and Cherish's was a 24 months. Cherish's didn't come with matching bloomers, and I wanted her to have some to cover her diaper. (She's only 19 months old.) So, I made bloomers out of some pink washable satin I had left over from dance costumes. When Kammi saw them she decided she wanted some too, "in case she wanted to do cartwheels!" So, here's the pair I whipped up for Kammi:

Simplicity #1808 Creations

Here's the jacket, knit shirt, and pants I made from Simplicity Pattern #1808 with a polyester pin-striped fabric and a chocolate brown poly knit that I've been saving. If I use the pattern again I think I'll make it a size smaller. I love the comfort of extra room, but a smaller size might be more flattering. It's always hard to decide what size to make. (Yes, I know, I should always make a muslin first!) In ready-made I wear a size 2 or 4. I cut this pattern in a size 12. Maybe I should have cut a size 10?

 I could have adapted this skirt from the same pattern, but I got Simplicity #1887 on sale.

The pin-stripes don't show up so much in the photo, but they are dark brown and gold.

Looks like this without the jacket.

 Of course I had to accessorize with a posy made form McCall's #6047. I accented it with a bit of burlap and a brown and gold trim button.  The vintage wedged spectator shoes are from Forever 21. Thanks to my super-woman sister-in-law the one-of-a-kind, handmade necklace and earrings!

Thanks for letting me share with you! Happy sewing! :)

 

 

 

"Thoroughly Modern Muzzy"

 

 

 

Here are a couple of photos of moi onstage at the Colonial Theatre in Idaho Falls, Idaho portraying Muzzy VanHossmere in IFYAC's November 2013 production of the Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. Of course, I designed and made the costume I'm wearing! The fabric I purchased at Hancock's for $4/yard and the fringe is made from some gold lace tablecloth yardage I've been stashing that I found at Wal-Mart several years ago. Note the pantaloons so that I could kick as high as I wanted!

 

The critter that got away...

Grandma (moi!) didn't remember that a spider trap was behind her karaoke/CD player until 18-month-old Cherish made her way behind the setup. I rescued her by just picking her up, but the socks stayed stuck!

Be excited!

"Have faith in God's timing as well as His existence!" - Elder Neal A. Maxwell  (Yes, I have faith not only in God but in His timing!)

"There is no depression in this house; we do not speak of defeat." - Sir Winston Churchill?

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Nephite Woman Monologue

Here is a script I wrote for Primary Sharing Time March 2014. I followed the script fairly well with a few deviations. The children seemed to enjoy the presentation and feel the Spirit. Grateful for any opportunities I have to share and develop my acting talents, especially when I am promoting the Gospel. :) Of course I dressed in costume. I forgot my sandals, so I went barefoot - almost barefoot, I was wearing nylons!

Primary Assignment 3 Nephi 11:1-17; 17              

 

Hello, Boys and Girls and Brothers and Sisters. I am Sister Abikishla, a Nephite wife and mother. 

One day in the year 34 A.D. in the land of Bountiful, I was standing outside the temple with my family and many other Nephites. While we were talking about Jesus, it came to pass that we heard a voice that sounded like it was coming from heaven. We couldn’t understand what the voice was saying. It was a soft voice, but so very powerful that it caused us to shake. We heard the voice a second time, but we still could not understand it. The third time that we heard the voice we unlocked our ears and looked up to heaven, and then we were able to understand the voice. It was the voice of Heavenly Father.

He said, “Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye Him.”

Then we saw a man in a white robe coming down from heaven.  We thought it was an angel, and looked at each other wondering what it meant. No one knew what to say.

Then he reached out his hand to us and said, “Behold, I am Jesus Christ!”

We all bowed down to Him. He invited us arise and to each come and touch the nail prints in His hands and feet so that we would know that He really was Jesus.

After everyone took a turn seeing Him and feeling the nail prints we shouted out, “Hosanna!” and knelt down to worship Him.

 He taught us many marvelous things, told us he loved us, healed our sick people, and prayed for us.  Then he commanded that we bring our little children to Him. We brought our children and set them down on the ground around Him. He asked us to kneel down. Then He knelt and prayed to Heavenly Father such a magnificent prayer that words cannot describe it.

Jesus wept, then took our little children "one by one," one at a time, and blessed them and prayed unto Heavenly Father for them.

Then, as He wept again, He said, “Behold your little ones!”  

We saw the heavens open and angels surrounded with fire come down from the sky. The angels circled around our little children and tended and comforted them.

How blessed I was to be one person out of about 2,500 men, women, and children who saw and heard these things. I testify that they are true. I heard Heavenly Father’s voice, I saw and heard Jesus Christ, and touched the nail prints in his hands and feet, and I saw the angels encircled with fire minister to the little children. (In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.)

 

"I Forgot to Remember to Forget Her" - Elvis

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