laurie lou studio

Freaking Out!

2013-06-05T17:31:00.001-07:00

I am waiting for my girl to come home from Varsity Cheer tryouts. She was freaking out before she left and so now I am too! This will be her Senior year and she wants this soooo bad. Tons of talented girls coming in to the program and there are going to be some big cuts. Just hoping she lands where she wants to be and her Senior year is fabulous!

Hero Shields

2013-04-10T04:46:00.001-07:00

Making a Captain America shield before school. Love his priorities!

Happy Easter!

2013-03-31T15:47:00.001-07:00

Fun with fabric "paper dolls"

2013-03-26T17:47:00.000-07:00

My latest custom order for a really great customer and her sweet niece! Pretty simple but lots and lots of steps and cutting. I love the way it came out and how the fabrics all look together! The pattern for the dolls and dollhouse came from here. The fabrics are all ones I pulled from my scrap bins except for the Liberty of London Lawn that I purchased thru Etsy. I think we are going to add some extra clothes for the 2 dolls and I am going to make a boy doll to go along with the 2 girls.

The Book Club

2013-03-20T06:17:00.001-07:00

Catching him reading everywhere these days! Love that! He's my first son that has caught the reading bug and I am so excited. Bailey reads everyday as do George and I but getting Max and Quinn to read for pleasure has not happened. I can only hope it will still catch on.

My little soldier

2013-02-21T07:44:00.001-08:00

He has spent everyday this week so far in this uniform. If ever a kid could entertain himself this one can and does! I would love to be inside his head of make believe! Love him!

A little bit of Paris Quilt

2013-02-19T12:52:00.001-08:00

Trying to layout my first real quilt. I have been collecting french themed fabric for awhile to make Bailey a quilt. She finally decided on the hexagon pattern and as I start to lay out the fabrics I feel the need for one more pattern and yet I cant figure out which color or texture it should be. Hmmmmm......

Valentine sweets

2013-02-15T09:58:00.001-08:00

I made these Valentine brown sugar blondies for a yummy treat yesterday. I just love the pink, red and white m&m's! My 9" square pan was no where to be found so I improvised with a cake pan. Another successful Pinterest recipe! Hope your Valentine's Day was wonderful!

Hopping along

2013-02-01T08:04:00.001-08:00

Came across this cute apron this week, that my grandma let me use when I was a kid, when I had to clean up and make room for our new hot water tank. Not so happy about the unexpected expense or mess it created when it cracked but love that I found this apron again! Red for Valentine's Day and perfect for Easter! Such great memories!

Post Holiday Slow Down

2013-01-30T10:45:00.000-08:00

Hey there! I can't believe it is already the 30th of January! Well Happy New Year and all that! I think that I shouldn't wait for a post holiday slow down to blog because it might not come. So I popped in for a quick hello and a share of a Holiday gift project is going to be the start of my 2013 blogging or I might not get a post written for a while yet. Seems the kids are keeping me busier than ever with their activities and I am having as usual a few technical issues with my laptop. I love my Ipad but cant do everything I want to it on it. I will admit some of my technical issues are the fault of the user. Speaking of technical issues I can't get this post to line up correctly so forgive my wandering margins!

I thought I would show off some stuffed animal sleeping bags that I stitched up for some customer orders and I think they turned out so cute! I purchased the pattern over at the Flossie Teacakes blog and adapted it for my own ease and here are the results. They can be made in three different sizes for small stuffies to larger more like American Doll size favorite dolls, bears and such. I tweaked out the binding and made it inside out for a simpler seam and faster constrution so I could keep the price down. Hope to make some up for the shop soon!

Take care and have a fabulous February!

Merry Christmas Eve!

2012-12-24T11:57:00.001-08:00

From our house to yours! Hope your holidays are spent just how you like them! We are happily celebrating Christmas here in Michigan surrounded by many generations of family and friends. Enjoy and Merry Christmas to all!

Thoughts on the season

2012-12-08T17:22:00.001-08:00

I can't believe football is behind us and the holiday season is upon us. Whew! It was a blast and long winded! Three teams in the playoffs made the season stretch into early November and made sure we put that cold weather gear into heavy use.
One came out on top making his last year with the league a memorable one for sure. Everyone else unfortunately didn't fair as well but in the end they have so much to be proud of. What a commitment each of my 4 kids made from summer thru late fall. 4-5 days a week of practice plus games, I am so proud! They learned team work and put it to practice on the field and off. As siblings they will always fight but these times help them learn how to support each other. My favorite picture from the season, captured by one of the team Mom's, is my youngest two horsing around on the sideline during their big brother's game.
My daughter loves to keep up with them and its great to see them all out in the backyard playing football together.
We are into the next sport season already with wrestling and competitive cheer, but life seems to have finally settled into a manageable speed. Hope to be back soon with all the recent projects I have been working on between dropping off and picking up kids and watching games! Hope you all are enjoying getting ready for the season!

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2012-11-27T06:27:00.001-08:00

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Homecoming Game Day!

2012-10-06T08:50:00.001-07:00

My little one is so excited for his first Homecoming game. What fun! The parade floats and candy, pep rally, and halftime show and ofcourse the personalized announcement of each player as they rush the field! LETS GO STEELERS!

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Three Cedars Farm

2012-09-27T12:52:00.000-07:00

What a perfect day for a trip to the cider mill! Cool, crisp, and sunny! Three Cedars makes the best cinnamon donuts and a family rides on the hay wagon for $5. What a bargain for a family of 6! The scenery is picture perfect quaint. Can't wait to go back for the Christmas barn shop!

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Here we go!

2012-08-15T07:29:00.001-07:00

Our newest Steeler! He's ready to play and couldn't look cuter! We now have 3 football players in the house so you know our Saturday's will be spent at the field from 9 - 6. Lots of fun and what a way to learn commitment, and being a team player! The volunteer coaches are outstanding and I know my kids will remember these times forever.
I can't beleive we are heading into our final weeks of summer but I guess I am ready too for school to start back up. I find it a struggle to balance kids and Laurie Lou Studio in the summer. Have to say the kids always win and probably the laundry and driving them here and there for sports and friends. Wouldn't change a thing, well maybe the money to reduce the stress for my husband!
I knew life would go fast once the kids were all old enough for activities and that is beyond true so I don't sweat the small stuff and concentrate on living in the here and now. My husband on the other hand can't help worrying about the future and I hope I am helping him live in the present atleast with the kids. My fear is that he will look back and realize all he missed. This fall however he is in his glory with his boys all on the field and the coaches all raving about their skills. He couldn't be prouder and neither can I.
Off soon to meet our new niece in Chicago so I will post pictures of all my adventures in the Studio for her and her soon to be 2 year old sister! Have a great end of summer!

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Back to School?

2012-07-25T13:33:00.001-07:00

Well not really, but isn't this fabric cute? I am so excited to make something with it! Hope to be back soon with the after pictures!

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Happy 4th!

2012-07-04T05:50:00.001-07:00

Waiting for the parade to start! Everyone else is too crabby to pose for a picture. Oh well this is a 15 year tradition watching the Plymouth 4th of July parade! The rest will perk up when the marching bands come thru and the monster truck at the end! Hope you are having a great 4th and making great memories!

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It's a Crime

2012-06-29T12:32:00.001-07:00

I can't believe someone used this beautiful spread as a dropcloth but I am saving it from a tragic end and using it for sweet baby accessories!

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Enter this Giveaway!

2012-06-27T07:28:00.001-07:00

Cool enamel sign giveaway on the Life on Walnut Street Blog! Check it out! The signs are made by Ramsign and the are so classic. Perfect for anywhere. Good luck!

Ahhhhhhh

2012-06-11T11:51:00.001-07:00

He's so thrilled! The pool is ready and its the last few days of school, we have dug out the summer favorites and stacked away the winter bins. Can't wait to get the yard completely summer ready and to have all the kids home underfoot!

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2012-05-16T08:50:00.000-07:00

Made these fun totes from a customers own material recently and I think they turned out just great and best of all she loves them! I think I will make some for me too to use when I go grocery shopping. Now if someone can tell me how to remember them when I actually head into the store that would be great! Even sticking them in the car hasn't helped I climb right out of the car and forget all about them until I am in the checkout line. Hmmmmm.

Welcome Surprise

2012-05-08T17:07:00.003-07:00

Came home today to find a little package at my door. Couldn't think of what it could be and when I opened it there inside was my prize from Lauren Bird's giveaway on her blog. Aren't they cute? Stickers from Print Runner Inc. for free! Can't wait to use these when I am sending out orders! Don't you love it when you win things!

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A Hard Goodbye

2012-05-02T09:50:00.000-07:00

Thinking and praying for a friend and her family today as she is taken off life support this afternoon. Marlo has been such an inspiration to everyone she has touched with her voice and her love of life and God. God Bless you Marlo and your son Devin. Your fight through breast cancer has been valiant and long lived. You have inspired all of us to be better children of God and you will never be forgotten. Devin is such an amazing young man and you have raised him well and our church family will continue to lift him up and support him always!

2012-04-30T06:41:00.001-07:00

You can tell its the end of the school year because all the fun has begun. Trips to the zoo, camping trip planning for the fourth grade and this, a thank you for magazine sales. A day in the middle school gym with the bounce houses, slides and ofcourse the velcro wall!

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