This morning I made muffins for my kids and for my son's wonderful teachers, Ms. Kathy (Ms. Kafy as Tug would say) and Ms. Lili! The muffins were super healthy and tasty, especially smothered in butter which defeats the healthy factor I guess. Wrapped in a handmade kitchen napkin and tied up with string....they were ready for delivery. Needless to say, we were late for school.
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Tug's portrait of his 20 month old sister, Ansley, holding her baby doll and pinching her cheek. He even drew her belly button! 
Tug is completing his portrait of Dadda in the picture above! He really got into this one and drew Dadda's belt, phone, buttons, and boots!
Tug's portrait of me, Mama, which he recognizes looks like a turtle too! This was his first portrait and by the end of our thirty minute painting play, he had already advanced dramatically in his detail and anatomy!
This is a portrait of the elephant living in our backyard, which he thought was silly. but finally came to the conclusion that elephants really can't live in our backyard because they live at the zoo. ..
And Tug's final portrait of the day is his dog, Cooper! Before beginning this one, he went to check Cooper out and count her legs. He had so much fun drawing the four legs that he kept going and going and Cooper ended up with 20 plus legs!
I am very proud of my little artist!
Summer's here, how can it be? My big boy Tug, has turned three!
Twelve handmade, striped party hats...
nine colorful sand buckets...
one hundred feet of cloth flags...
three years of life...
one very proud Mama!
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After a week of 'cooler' Texas heat, I find myself to be extremely grateful for the vitamin D that I soaked up and the smiles that I radiated while playing in the backyard with my two little sunshines, as well as the acorns that are a welcome sign of cooler days and longer nights to come!
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This tongue drum or slit drum is a hollow percussion instrument made out of wood. Striking the tongues that are cut out in the shape of giraffes causes different pitches to resonate within the box chamber creating a very cool sound! This drum was made by my dad for his grandchildren to experience and enjoy!
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I am the proud aunt of Ian Daniel 
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These citrus boxes made great game prizes for a baby shower on a hot July day. One box contained an orange juicer, fresh navel oranges, and two handmade cloth napkins, perfect compliment for a couple's sleepy Saturday morning breakfast, and the other box contained a lemon juicer, fresh lemons, and a handmade kitchen towel to help wash down the grub from a backyard cook-out. And the winner is.....!
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Nest of Threads is proud to premiere 
"I want a blanket for Ian that is soft, breaths when the air is warm and is warm when the air is cold, makes him feel happy when he sees it, gives him a sense of comfort, and makes him want to snuggle and drift off to sleep." 
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Boat fabric is printed on beautiful quilting cotton by Spoonflower and designed by Aunt June.
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Folded to resemble a nautical flag for gift-giving and tied up with the trimmed excess of the quilt to reveal the high quality, super soft bamboo/cotton batting that is bound by hand within the extremely unique 100% cotton sailboat print and solids!
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