Time for the Ultimate Blog Party 2011!

It's that time of year again! Time for the 5 Minutes for Mom's Ultimate Blog Party! Enter to win some fabulous prizes (see the prize list here)! And for the first time I will also contribute a "Happy Hapa" creation for a door prize! What will it be? With it officially being SPRING and with summer right around the corner how about a....

 

A MeRmAiD tOwEl?!?

The color will be a surprise!

The party runs from April 1-8th! To find out how to win this and other fabulous prizes check out the 5 Minutes for Mom website!  

*Hope I win something this year!!!*

P.S. Thanks to Stephanie from A Pocket Full of Buttons for the reminder of the UBP 2011! Be sure to check her out as she is giving away something crazy cute as well! 

Wordless Wednesday - What's at the End of a Rainbow?

Naughty Leprechauns!!!

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Been MIA because.....

My father was in town and we kept busy!

We went to the Honolulu Festival.....

And met Totoro.....

Practiced writing our names in Japanese.....

Went to a parade where Momo fed the lion.....

Waited for the fiery dragon......

Played splash wars at the beach.....

Hung out with Na Kama Kai and rode on canoes.....

Surfed for the first time......

Saw the most amazing sand sculptures being built.....

Sold Girl Scout cookies.....

Went on a boat ride and saw a rainbow.....

And a pod of five whales.....

Played at the park and climbed some trees.....

Went camping with the Girl Scouts and did a little fishing.....

 

And climbed more trees...

Told you we've been busy!

Now back to regular scheduled programming......

Wordless Wednesday - She Surfs!

She SURFS! Thanks to Na Kama Kai and her instructor Josh for an awesome morning! Memories were definitely made this day!

 

 

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Girl Scout Aprons and Headbands

Did you get your Girl Scout cookies yet? Thin Mints? Samoas? What's your favorite? :)

This is our first year of being part of the Girl Scout family. My girls (yes, I said "girls" as in plural even though Momo isn't old enough yet) have really enjoyed the experience! I think we're going to be in it for the long haul!

To make things even better (for me) I recently found out that one of my favorite fabric designers, Robert Kaufman has a line of Girl Scout fabrics! NO WAY. 

YES WAY.

Oh the things to be made! I went ahead and bought some fabric and made some aprons and a headband for the girls (and extra for my Etsy shop):

Reversible Half Girl Scout Apron

Reversible full Girl Scout Apron

I found a super simple tutorial on how to make a headband. It takes just a few minutes and instead of using a piece of sewing elastic you use an elastic hairband:

Clever I tell ya. Want to know how to do it? Check out the tutorial at Blue Bird Studio.

Now, who wants cookies?