Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Passing Time

I'm 3dp5dt.  For those blessed enough not to know what the heck I'm talking about, it means that I am 3 days post a 5 day transfer.  Not much is going on in my uterus, as far as I can tell.  I'm feeling little crampy-pulling-twitches intermittently, but not much else.  Paul (and if you know him, this is even funnier) says that the embryos are suckling on uterus teats.  I'm pretty sure I don't have uterus teats, but it's a funny visual anyway.  I hope that our babies have his warped sense of humor.  That's one of the things I love most about him.

Since I don't have a huge, exciting baby update for you, I thought I'd show you a little tree skirt project I finished last night. 

Without further ado:



















It came from Pinterest originally, but I followed the directions here.  I cheated and used 3 inch strips of fabric, because I have a 3-inch wide ruler.   The whole process took about 4 hours (and lots of burned fingers), but it was so worth it.  I love it! 

If you choose to attempt this, please use a painter's drop-cloth as your base.  Do NOT buy two yards of canvas at Hobby Lobby for $8.99/yard.  Also, I've read that flat bed sheets from Wal-Mart make excellent fabric strips as opposed to cotton batiste purchased for $6.99/yard.  Learn from my mistakes- don't turn a $20 project into a $50 one, I beg you.    :)

5 comments:

  1. It's super cute, although hot glue and I are not friends. I'd be tempted to 'cheat' and use the sewing machine. :) I love the candy cane feel of your tree skirt!

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  2. What a cute tree skirt! I am * hoping* to make mine this weekend, too.

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  3. A good way of passing time, how nice. I rarely have the patient for these things. But I do have a tree waiting to be decorated.

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  4. OK, I now have an absolutely bizarre image in my mind of uterus teats. I think I'll probably be randomly laughing at inappropriate moments all day long!!

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  5. Hi Mary Margaret,
    Your tree skirt looks good! Thanks for the advice about walmart flat sheets. Thinking about you and your transfer (and uterus teats)!
    xo Susan

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