Stylish sandwiches

In an effort to be a little more green when it comes to lunches I've been making some stylin' sandwich wraps!

They have the kid seal of approval (especially since I let them choose some of their own exterior fabrics) and the mom seal of approval because they can be machine washed and dried.

And they're cute. Always a plus for me.

Some of them have little twill pull tabs at the opening flap but they weren't really necessary so I didn't put them on all of them.

The lining is nylon (no vinyl!). And I love that the whole thing can open up flat to make a nice little placemat/eating area.

People have been asking so I thought I'd let you know that these are available in the shop!

Long over due pics

Finally some pictures of the felt food I made and gave to the kiddos this past Christmas - all heavily played with by now. Seriously, we didn't even need to get the play kitchen, they just love all the little foods!

For good measure, I've also included a photo of a handprint pillow I made for Owen to commemorate his first year of preschool. It was made with scraps from making the big auction quilt. Owen really liked the quilt but we're pretty confident that it will NOT be coming home with us, so I wanted him to have a little something. He's slept with it the past three nights - so cute.

Last night I cut out the fabric for a couple of cute little Poochie Bags from a free pattern over at Happy Zombie's AWESOME blog! Bailey picked out a funky orange print for her bag and Owen picked out these wild and crazy lizards. I'll also be making little crayon/marker rolls for them to keep in their bags along with little sketch books. It is way big fun to craft for my kids!

FELT FOOD FRENZY!!!

I know I'm a little late to the party but I just discovered the whole felt food craze. With Christmas coming up, we scored a great Little Tikes play kitchen from Craigslist to give to the kids and I was on the prowl for some play food to go with it. What I found was extremely disappointing. Not only is almost all the food made out of plastic, the majority of the sets are riddled with junk food! I wanted to give my kids fruits and veggies and the kind of food they like to eat at home - spaghetti, pancakes, eggs, sandwiches, chicken. They're allowed to indulge frequently enough as it is, I don't need the plastic play french fries tempting them.

At first I thought about making some foods out of fabric so I did a quickie search to see if there was any info out there and that's when I came across the whole felt food thing. Instantly, my eyes glazed over and I began plotting my trip to the craft store to purchase piles of felt and embroidery floss. Completely obsessed.

So far I've made fried eggs, broccoli, green beans, carrots, lettuce leaves, tomato slices, cheese slices, and bacon. I have the pieces cut out for pancakes, bread, pizza, spaghetti and who knows what else. It is a load of fun to make and I think the kids will both love playing with their new kitchen and food. I'll post pics when I get a little more done.