Beals' School Bags

The girls needed a little bag to take with them to Beal's School for things like diapers, drinks, etc.  So I made some very simple little bags for them and all of their little classmate cousins.

I basically cut out two squares, serged sides and top, folded over and sewed the top edge down.  Then for the handle got some non-fraying ribbon sewed it together and then to each side to make a messenger type bag.  They all looked the same so I quickly embroidered each child's first initial on the front.

Fast and Easy....just the way I like it!

Please Excuse The Dust...

 Classic Crazy Maisy

I'm working on cleaning up this cluttered ol' blog! So please continue to be the classy, cool, patient, readers that I know you are. Everything will be up and running soon!

OK, Where Has This Awesome Trick Been My Whole Life?

Am I the only one that didn't know you could make your own brown sugar using molasses?
The other day I stumbled upon this . Is there anything Amy Karol doesn't know...seriously?
I just happened to be out of brown sugar and so thought I'd give it a try.

So just like Amy said, I added one tablespoon for every one cup of sugar.
Mixed it together with my hands and Wha-La!:

Beautifully Brown Sugar that tastes delish and worked perfectly in my muffins!

Beals' School Dresses

I've been meaning to post about this pattern for a while. I really enjoyed it. I made both dresses for the girls in less than two hours. The pattern/tutorial was great. So easy to follow and fun and has so many possibilities for variations on colors/fabrics. You can get it here.

Just waiting for the carpool to arrive.

I am working on a whole post that is devoted to Beal's School so stay tuned for that. Any patterns/tutorials you are loving? I'd like to know.