First Day of School 2014

Well, the day finally arrived... my little man is in kindergarten, and my big girl is in fifth grade! How did this happen?!?

This is the one year that they will be at the same school, Dashiell's first year as a Springwood Owl, and Annaliese's last. I am so incredibly blessed that not only do they want to wear applique shirts to school, but they genuinely want to MATCH! Mommy is soaking it in and taking advantage as long as possible. :)
I knew I wanted to use owls, so when I saw Beau Mitchell Boutique's scholar owls at the beginning of summer, I knew they were it!  I added the text with I2S's Covered by Your Grace.

I used the Owl Scholar for Dashiell:

Out of all my aqua fabrics, he picked the chevron! I was surprised...

And the Owl Girl Scholar for Annaliese:

 I didn't really give Annaliese much of a choice on fabric, so thankfully she agreed with my vision, ha!

Here they are, ready to walk to their classrooms! They got lots of compliments on their shirts :)
They had a great first day and we anticipate an awesome year!

Circle Letter Applique

Alright, you know how people get up at crazy hours of the morning on Black Friday to go shopping? Well I didn't! I didn't really need or want anything badly enough to brave the crowds. My husband and I did all our shopping online. And virtually all of mine was embroidery designs. :)
The design purchase I was most excited about was snagging the Circle Letters Applique Set from Beau Mitchell Boutique at 75% off! It had captured my attention when it was released and was on my wish list for a long time.

(hangs head in shame)
Over two months later...
I finally put it to use yesterday! Isn't this cute?!

She was a happy camper when she woke up this morning!
I realized I still had a couple of long sleeved shirts in my stash that she probably won't be able to wear next winter. Both are dark and not appropriate for upcoming holidays. I'm so happy I remembered this monogram set! And the chevron from Hobby Lobby matches perfectly. I added her name with 8CP's College Block Small, totally impressed with how well the 1/2" size stitched.