Five On Friday-St. George Photographer

Posted on May 14, 2010

Well, it has been some time since I have rambled off my five on Friday and it is even Friday while I am doing it! Hooray for me! My hubby is at a “Father and Son” campout with our church group which means the evening is mine to play…computer, sewing, taking pics of the little miss (which turned out mega cute!). It has been a fun evening. So, here go my 5…

1. If ever you are in Utah you must make a stop at Cafe Rio. It is the yummiest, best Mexican joint EVER. I am going to sorely miss that place and their delish coconut shrimp tacos they offer on Tuesday (and I eat most Tuesdays). Honestly, Cafe Rio really is reason enough to come to St. George, Utah for a visit. Oh, and Zion National Park, which is also in the running for coolest thing in my town .

2. The other joint that I frequent far too often is The Golden Spoon. Can I tell you how happy I am that fro-yo made a comeback? I LOVE it. And the best part is that a small is only three point with Weight Watchers (once a Weight Watcher, always a point counter!)

(I know this next picture looks professional, but it really is just me with my kinda long arms getting a semi okay shot after about 10 tries. Where is my dear friend anne and her long arms when I need a self portrait??)

3. So, can you tell me why, when I live in St. George, Utah…just two hours north of Vegas and very similar climate wise to Vegas, I needed a fleece sweatshirt at my son’s baseball game this week and ended up leaving early because Little Miss was a popsicle?? It is the middle of May my friends!! But don’t you fret…it will be in the 90’s tomorrow. Who wants spring anyway?

4. I have been on a fabric buying frenzy this past week or so. I love to make clothes for Miss P and have found some darling patterns lately. If you like to sew check out these…http://izzynivydesigns.blogspot.com. I bought some awesome Amy Butler fabrics and with the hubster gone, I will be up late sewing. I can’t wait!! I will post pictures when I finish!

5. I have been pretty successful keeping up on the house, though I spend around 2 hours every morning cleaning, folding laundry, dishes etc. Props to those of you who always do this! It is so hard to be so efficient. I would much rather be doing just about anything else! I do feel accomplished though that I can do it and very happy that my laundry gets folded within the same week it is washed. (Sounds like my house is a sty normally…not that bad, just not as spotless as it is now!)

And, here is a little teaser from my fun night with Miss P. We went to Cafe Rio, frozen yogurt, the fabric store (okay, I really am obsessed) and then she wanted to take pictures. Twist my arm. Oh, and a funny story…we get to where we are taking pics and of course she needs to go peepers (as we call it around here). There was no b-room nearby and I WAS NOT passing up my photo op, so we found a patch of secluded dirt and I attempted to help her go. Well, long story short, I should have put the camera down (no worries, it stayed dry). It is much easier to help a girlie so this in theory than reality. The show must go on though and the shoot was completed and P got a bath as soon as we got home!

Hair Yo-Yos, Crafty Sunday-St. George, Utah Photographer

Posted on January 24, 2010

I love to make things…sew, knit, crochet, hot glue. I thought it would be fun to share some of the projects I do that are easy and fun. Here goes the first. Let me know if you like them and how they turn out for you!

I call these Hair Yo-Yo’s because they remind me of a quilting technique that they call Yo-Yo’s. These were easy and fun to make. I am going to make more to match all of the little outfits I make for Paige and with other fabric scraps. They really take just a little piece of fabric which is nice. I tried to make them entirely on the sewing machine, but I found that they work better when done by hand. I did sew the side seam on the machine though.

Take a strip of fabric (any size…just a long rectangle) and press it in half the long ways.

Put short ends together and sew the seam together. This is the part I normally do on the machine, but can also easily be done by hand too. You can see on the inside that I did this one by hand.

On the long, raw, inside edge do a long running stitch that starts on one side all the way around to the other.  A running stitch is just an in and out stitch as seen here.

When you get back around to your starting point, gather the stitches to form a circle. Make sure it is nice and tight. Tie both end in four or so overhand knots.

Cut out a piece of felt large enough to slip in a clip and cover the raw middle. Cut a slit in the felt on one end. Slide one of the prongs of an alligator clip into the slit. Cover the bottom of the felt and the bottom of the clip with hot glue. Adhere to the bottom of the yo-yo.

 

Turn yo-yo over to front side. Choose a button you like and either sew it to the middle or hot glue it on. I usually glue mine…much easier!

Voila…done. Easy as pie and cute as can be!

Here is another idea of what you can do with these. I made Miss P a dress (not the one she is wearing) and wanted to have a matching headband. I took a plastic headband from the craft store, covered it in grosgrain ribbon and adhered three little yo-yo’s to it. I will snap a picture of the dress soon too. It is super cute!!

**please excuse my ugly nails and poor photos…I just used my point and shoot**

Hope you enjoy!!