Crafty things...and ramblings

I was informed yesterday that every good blog post should have a picture...or two...or about a billion.  I'm going with option #3 today. 

Sewing and cooking are two things that I love to do when I have a moment to spare.  Here are pictures of some of my most recent projects.  I think I did pretty good! ...for the most part



These cute fabrics were destined to become an adorable vintage apron.  There are a few things that I will be tweaking for the second and third additions of this project but for the most part I was pretty thrilled about it! I mean, for goodness sake, I drew the entire pattern and designed the whole thing myself! I think I can cut myself some slack on this one.

The finished project!! I look a little like a goober in this picture but I was sick :)

Other things I'm not so good at...lol.  This cake would be a great example of that.  It's just a touch loppsided...haha...ok maybe a lot loppsided.  But the sprinkles are cute, right?! ...right?

These, on the other hand, turned out amazing! They are from a knock-off recipe of molten chocolate cake from the cruise Casey and I went on for our honeymoon.  So good!! Even better with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to melt on top!! Yum!! On a random side note, I was driving past the Human Societies electronic billboard by the freeway.  You know the one with all the adorable dogs that need good homes...anyway...one of those dogs pictures said his name was Scoop.  Ok...now isn't that just one of the coolest dog names? Just saying...and that's the end of that tangent. 



This is another one of my sewing projects! I have recently been in desperate need of more cute skirts but everytime I go shopping I just leave disappointed.  It's so freaking hard to find modest cute skirts in the stores!! Frustrating!! So I took the matter into my own hands and decided to make my own pattern and skirt :) It turned out so good!! Again, a few things that I'm going to change for round two, which will be made of the white fabric below.  You can't see it in the picture but it has all these tiny white flowers all over it.  I think it will make a great skirt.

But I guess this whole blog thing really isn't so bad :)

Just loving life and taking it all one day at a time!! 

And so it begins...

I swore up and down I would never do a blog! But here I am typing away.  What's my reasoning? Well I'm not exactly sure...just kind of a whim I guess.  Maybe I should start by explaining the name, Punkin Patch.  Yes, I know that's not how you would typically spell "pumpkin" but this version is very near and dear to my heart.  When I first met Casey 3 years ago this was one of the things that I found endearing.  He always said "punkin" and not "pumpkin."  Now here we are, 3 years later, and that has become his nickname for me.  Hoping this blog will help me show off some of my more creative streaks, keep everyone updated on any happenings, and just have some fun! Here we go!!!