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I'm going to try to keep a list of things Owen says, may not quite fit into his blog, but sill, stunningly youthful and often funny.

This weekend in the middle of a(n hour long) tantrum after asking for a glass of milk "I want nei nei to throw on the ground!" hmm, at least he was honest

got the sewing machine out

Well, I haven't brought the sewing machine out for a bit, but again, I borrowed inspiration from Etsy and from Angry Chicken. I saw these cute crowns on dreamchildstudio on etsy, and as a last minute inspiration for two princess themed birthday parties this weekend, and one for Owen. I think they are super cute. Alas, they had mostly autumnal colors at the fabric store, I think for 3-year olds, the pastels may have been a bit better, but I really like how these turned out. It's three layers of felt stitched together, Brian thinks more jewels. I forget how big Owen's head can be, and knocked about 4cm off the circumference of his head, and I think it was still a loose fit for Sophia, and imagine tiny Kennedy will also find hers a bit on the roomy side. I also was weirdly inspired, after looking at my shopping cart for a Mary Green underwear order and got a little bit of sticker shock. Angry Chicken's blog has been showing off some cute underwear she has made, with the sage advice of "take your favorite pair and copy it", anyhow, with an old pair of MGs in hand, I fashioned these, and love them! I tried briefly for some fold-over elastic, but really the stretch lace is the way to go. Just so I remember how to prep and assemble: Got the fabric and lace at Mills end, about a quarter of a yard of fabric and two yards of the lace for my medium sized booty (size 6-8ish). (1) cut out the pattern pieces and the cotton, I used a really soft organic cotton from mill ends. (2) sew the lace on the legs first, (3)sew up the main seams (4) sew the crotch together (5) add the gusset (6) sew on the top lace... next time with the seam in the back. Don't ask me how I know, but check and double check when placing the lace on the legs to make sure that you sew it on the OUTSIDE of both leg sides. (7) Finally, carefully trim away excess material close to the seam. This would have been very quick if I didn't make several mistakes along the way, and if I could figure out the tension on my machine so it wouldn't "hiccup" and get top-threads spinning out.