EAB Designs

Future Designer in the House?

Today, I walked into my 16 year-old's room and this is what I discovered on her dress form.  Isn't her design pretty?  I just love it - especially the tucks of fabric and the bustle on the back.

She used an Anna Maria Horner fabric that she asked me to order from Etsy and, just like a Project Runway contestant, pinned it to her dress form to create this dress.  I'm not quite sure how she even managed it, because the fabric is still in one piece of yardage and was never cut.  I also noticed underneath the dress, she used thin strips of my husband's colored painter's tape to outline the design on the form - a step frequently seen on Project Runway.  And speaking of being crafty, while I was in her room I snapped a couple pictures of this necklace holder she made.  She asked my husband to take her to Home Depot where she purchased some wood, hooks and paint to make this.  I think it looks great in her room.  She never ceases to amaze me.  Makes me want to run right over to school to give her a great big hug!

Our Sweet Girl is Growing Up

Spent all of yesterday with our sweet girl.  This picture was taken on her first day of preschool.

  

And now, in what seems like a flash, she's grown into this young lady ready to head off to college.

I'll miss attending the recitals and tennis matches.  I'll ache when 3 p.m. rolls around and she doesn't come walking through the front door.  I'll miss the sound of her calling "love you!" before she goes to bed each night, and SO much more!  But, I'm so proud to see her go off on her own to  pursue her dream of a career in graphic design.  I'm looking forward to her new adventures  and, of course, her visits home from college.  I can't wait to send off her first "care package" filled with all her favorites plus a few added surprises.  But for now, she's home until mid-August and I'll enjoy every minute we spend together, even if it is shopping for an endless list of dorm supplies.

Rain - A Tribute to the Beatles

 

The girls are out of school, and we started our summer vacation off with a concert last night.  If you haven't heard of the band Rain, and you're a fan of the Beatles music, you should definitely log on to Rain's web-site to see if they will be touring in your area.  The group performs a full range of Beatles music complete with costumes.  The audience was filled with older fans who have watched the Beatles since the Ed Sullivan Show, to young teens who listen to their music today.  The concert was so much fun and the group truly sounds like the Beatles.  It was a great night and if you're a fan, I hope you'll get the chance to see them.

Sweet Sixteen!

 

I'll never forget the day we drove our daughter home from the hospital after she was born.  My husband and I were in the front seat, and our two year old daughter was in the back seat looking after her new little sister.  It was the same day as our wedding anniversary.  The morning was overcast with a slight sprinkling of rain.  As we drove home we noticed all of the dogwoods were in peak bloom.  The blossoms seemed to be glowing everywhere you looked.  Each year as the dogwoods peak just in time for her birthday, I tell her that it's her special gift.  We have a few dogwoods on our property and this year they are especially beautiful.

Sweet Girls

 

You know your kids are getting older when you see them shoveling the snow, instead of playing in it.  Thanks sweeties - you're the best!