cat and baby

art 365 day 154 - cat and baby
Originally uploaded by mabith

One of my Etsy peeps mabith did this amazing drawing from one of my photos posted on flickr.

She's doing an art 365 thing just like I'm doing a 365 baby thing.

This is day 154.

I love it.

More on 365 baby in a couple of days.

Coming Soon...

I bought these fabrics when I was in New York City for the Bust Craftacular. I was anticipating my Spring line. My Spring line has become my Summer collection. So anyway...

As soon as I get finished with this big freelance job I do twice a year, the sewing will commence. These seersucker fabrics are from a really cool shop I found in the garment district. They are super high quality men's suit fabrics and I have been loving having them in my life. I'm keeping my blank onesies a secret until they're finished. I'm super excited about them.

This weekend I plan to go through all my stock and clean up the Etsy shop. I'll add back in some of my custom hand-stitched pieces and that pile of yeti shirts I've been going on and on about. I have a few long-sleeved onesies that are ready to go and some bean dolls as well.

I expect to make some bean dolls to match the new fabrics so that when The Lemons go to shows this Summer and Fall, we'll be able to offer discounts when someone buys a set.

The best part of all of this is that Baby Lemon will be modeling the new designs (as soon as she fattens up enough to fit into them).

Wipes?

I finally finished these cloth wipes. I had started them before the baby came but when she showed up a week early, a lot of projects got put on hold.

They are soft flannel on one side and super thick cotton sherpa on the other. They are about 8" square so that they would be big enough for Aaron's hands too. I pre-washed and dried all the fabric before I sewed them so they could be washed with the diapers.

I really enjoyed sewing something for me and the baby. I spend so much time at my machine making stuff for Lemon Cadet that I forgot how much I just enjoy the process of pinning and turning and cutting and stitching. Of course I love my applique, but I like construction as well.

I'm thinking of putting some in my Etsy shop when I get that back in order. I'd love some feedback. What do you think of a baby gear section?

Our kitchen is famous

Ali over at Mad About Martha, a super cool blog about all things Martha Stewart, posted about our retro-ish kitchen.

I made a flickr set with all the kitchen photos and will probably add some more soon.

I'm a huge Martha fan and subscribe to a couple of Martha-related blogs (r.i.p. Blueprint Magazine). I'll be adding this one to my list. Thanks.

If you're dreaming, you're sleeping, right?

So I feel like I haven't slept at all in the last 3 weeks except for a random nap here and there. But I had this dream and Marky Mark was in it.

He was like my brother or my brother's friend -- we had that kind of relationship. I wasn't hot for him in the dream like I am in real life. We had been out late drinking the night before and were getting ready together in the bathroom of some house. I was brushing my teeth, combing my hair, that sort of thing.

When I left the bathroom I realized that no one had put away the food from the big dinner we'd had and it was all going to go bad. That was weird.

Then I went to wake up my mother-in-law who was sleeping on the couch. Why she wasn't up yet and why she was sleeping on the ugly plaid couch are beyond me. But that's about it. Lots of brown paneling.

Happy Birthday Zadie. Three weeks old today.

Yummy Vegan Cheeseball

Because of my pregnancy-induced soy allergy, this recipe has been a long time in coming. I certainly couldn't post my until-now secret formula for party success without an additional trial of the final ingredient list.

But today is my sister-in-law's baby shower and she requested that I make this delicious dip so Mr. Lemon agreed to the taste test.

Success. So here it is:

You'll need:

2 8 oz. tubs of vegan cream cheese (we like the Tofutti brand)

1 TBLS of vegan Worcestershire sauce (the non-vegan kind has anchovies in it; gross)

1 clove garlic

1/8 tsp. paprika (and another sprinkle for good looks when it's finished if you prefer)

1/8 tsp. garlic and red pepper blend (see photo above)

1/4 tsp. parsley

1/2 tsp. lemon juice (we use the stuff that comes in the plastic lemon but you can use fresh if you want)

Let the cream cheese come to room temperature and put it into a bowl.
Add all the rest of the ingredients and mix up really good with a fork.

Put it in the fridge overnight (this gets the flavors in there).

Shape it into a ball (I'm far too lazy for this step and tend to leave it in the bowl as is).

Sprinkle a touch of paprika on it for good looks.

Serve on Fiestaware with slices of fresh baguette from your local bakery.

Dear Dairy,

I loved you while it lasted. Ben, Jerry, Haagen, and Dazs, we were so right for each other for those short nine months.

Now back to a lifetime of lactose intolerance.

Farewell little pints of joy, farewell.





+If you would like to wear this fabulous ice cream cone suit, buy it here.