August in review and September in preview

Oh, August, August... where have you gone?

Usually, August is a pretty crazy month for us. In 2010, our daughter was born so August usually entails a birthday party (and usually more than one because my father-in-law, sister-in-law and niece are all August "babies"). So this year, Girl Bee turned 3 and with our vacation mid July, she essentially had 3 different birthday parties and her big gifts actually arrived after her birthday so her birthday basically lasted an entire month this year.

Ask any three year old. That's heaven.

August was a shockingly productive month as far as crafts go. I didn't think I'd gotten that much done, but when I went through my pictures, I kept saying "Oh, yeah, I did that. And that! And that!"

This month, I made my first mei tai! It's definitely a beginner's mei tai, but it wears pretty well considered.

I see some improvements that are possible, and maybe in a few months, I'll give it another go.

I made my first stuffed animal, too. Well, stuffed mermaid.

And Girl Bee got an upcycled tank top dress to match her mermaid. 

She also got a red floral dress with a shirred top (again, room for improvement).

I'm starting a grand overhaul of our entire bed set and finished some of the pillows.

I finished the blanket for Boy Bee that I started back in March.

I also finished a blanket for a dear friend expecting  a baby boy any day now.

I finished some cross stitch, too!

And with that, we pounce upon September. With September comes fall!

I know! Autumn already!

Pumpkin in everything, Halloween, Thanksgiving... I'm so excited to get Fall going.

So without further ado, here's my September craft goal list:

I have a few crochet beanies to make:

-a strawberry for a dear friend with a niece on the way

-an aviator hat for a dear from expecting a son

-a dinosaur beanie for Boy Bee

-an owl beanie for Girl Bee

I also plan on working on a sneak peak of the little Bee's Halloween costumes.

I'm working on piecing together some sort of lesson plan for Girl Bee to start gearing up for preschool.

I have some cross stitch to finish. 

I'm going to upcycle another shirt into a dress for Girl Bee.

I'm also going to play around with some bow ties for Boy Bee.

I need to finish that baby doll quilt for Girl Bee, too...

Also, Mr. Bees has an anime convention coming up and needs a cape, polymer clay pendant necklace and two sets of boot covers.

For September, we're also working on a totally low-carb diet plan for the adult Bees, so there should be plenty of Pinterest recipe reviews.

AND

My first ever Photo-a-Day Challenge!

There you have it! 

Who else is super freaking excited for Autumn?!

Oh, and Happy Race Your Mouse Day. 

...whatever that might be.