Doll Quilt

I made a special project for my girl last Christmas.
I know, it was a long time ago, but only now I took pictures.
I was inspired by a doll quilt from the magazine Handmade from Australia. The quilt is on the cover.

I changed the size to fit the bed Santa was bringing. Of course, I changed the color and made it pink.  I used scraps from Brenda's quilt. I just love the words on the border.

I did a lot less squares and quilted along the seams.  On Christmas morning, the bed with  mattress, pillow, quilt and a cute dolly were under the tree. My sweetie loved it!

Sara is her favorite doll, and she plays with her every day.
Due to her Neurofibromatosis, Brenda is limited in her playing and activities. She can not jump, run, go on slides, monkey bars, ride bicycles and so on. She wears a brace to protect her leg affected by pseudoarthosis. Her leg is very fragile and even wearing a brace and taking it very easy she recently developed a crack on her bone.
Because of all this we encourage her to play with quiet toys, like dolls, board games, dress up, and tea party stuff that she loves. She also loves books and movies... and fairies.
She is a brave loving little girl.  She is a blessing.

I love to make things for her. She is always so sweet. At the and of the school year she volunteered to sing a song for her Mommy at her school's talent show. It was all her idea. She is a social butterfly, but I was very surprised when she told me about the "surprise".
She sung "The song of the double daisy fairy" from the Flower Fairies Alphabet.
After the talent show she asked me if  I  have liked her performance. I said: Yes sweetie, it was beautiful!  And them she said : I did that "surprise"  because of all the nice things you do for me... and looked at Daddy too and said : both you guys!

2nd Annual Los Angeles Race Day Party

2nd Annual Los Angeles Race Day Party

Support the Racing4research effort

Our little Brenda has Neurofibromatosis and we try to support the events organized by The Children's Tumor Foundation. They are a great non profit  that does a lot for all that live with this condition.

Following #14 Children's Tumor Foundation/Autometrics Motorsports Porsche GT3 Porsche
Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2010

Thanks to Kelly and California chapter that lined up the party at BJ's Brewery in Torrance. BJ's staff was awsome!

The event became standing room only shortly after start time.
Great food and great people there.

 

(L to R) Mark Kelly's Financé, Kelly, NF Hero Brenda

The Raffle Crew

 

Stand room only at the Patio of BJ's Brewery Torrance

NF Hero Brenda Paola McCool with her race day medal 

NF Heroes Raymond and Brenda / NF Heroes Brenda and Rob Schafer

 

Brenda with mom and dad

For more details on the Neurofibromatosis and Racing4research please see the following sites

http://www.ctf.org - Children's Tumor Foundation

http://www.racing4research.org - Racing 4 research

Tooth Fairy Pillow

Summer has been busy!

Here is another little present I made for one of my daughter's friends.

The birthday girl loved her pink tooth fairy pillow with her name on the pocket and a ballerina applique.

She just started ballet classes, so the present was perfect,I think.

Today's girls have so much "stuff " that something different, made specially for them really stands out.

And the parents like it too.

That's all for today. Soon I will be posting my recent projects and new craft books. I am waiting for a special package from Amazon.

Tenho estado ocupada este verao!

Aqui est'a outro pequeno presente que fiz pra uma das amigas de minha filha.

A aniversariante adorou sua almofada cor de rosa da tooth fairy (fada dos dentes) com o nome dela no bolso e uma bailarina aplicada.

Ela comecou aulas de ballet a pouco tempo e isso fez o presente ser perfeito,eu acho.

As meninas de hoje tem tanta coisa, que algo diferente, feito especialmente para elas, realmente se destaca. E os pais gostam tambem.

Isso 'e tudo por hoje. Logo vou mostrar os meus mais recentes trabalhos e novos livros de artesanato. Estou esperando um pacote especial da Amazon.

Cupcake Apron and Chef Hat

Hi !

My daughter had a lot of birthdays to go to, so I decided to make some handmade gifts this summer.
One of them was this cute set of apron and chef hat. I used the cupcake print from Timeless Treasures and the polka dot fabric from Michael Miller.
It was a success!
Soon I will be making more from the same fabric.
Santa will bring it for Christmas together with a baking set and some felt cookies!
Also, we are donating a girl's baking basket for the silent auction held at the Los Angeles walk for the Children's Tumor Foundation. It is a great non-profit organization that gives hope to families living with Neurofibromatosis (NF). To know more about the foundation and all the great things they do and about the LA walk, please go to http://www.ctf.org/How-You-Can-Help/walk-program.html
I will post pictures of the baking basket as soon I finish it.