pride and prejudice

it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a mother in possession of a single son and four daughters must be in want of things to sew for the boy.

truly—this is not because of any lack of love for The Boy, or some lesser status of The Boy.

but let’s face it—girls’ stuff is, well, cuter. and—here’s the biggie (at least for me)—way, waaayyy easier.

i can whip out 20 dresses in the time it takes me to make one suit. but i try, i do. and when i made the girls’ four houndstooth dresses i coordinated my boy too.

one navy and white houndstooth bowtie.

for one crazy, crazy boy. 

and as i mentioned in that post, when it was photo taking time he “couldn’t find” his bowtie. or suit. or sweater.

mmmhmm.

found it now, didn’t we? took pictures later, didn’t we? turned into yoda, didn’t we?

but it’s all good. i’ll just exercise my matchless photoshop skillllzzzzz…

(cracks knuckles)

whaddaya mean it don’t look natural???

harrison in a bowtie photobomb. coming soon to an internet meme near you.

so there you have it—pride in my son, and his handsome houndstooth bowtie, and no prejudice against sewing for him.

so…does that make me lizzy? or mr. darcy?

apple pie

did you see the parade magazine back in november? specifically the one with the apple pie on the cover? the one covered in piecrust leaves?

Source: dashrecipes.com via Shannon on Pinterest

so, so pretty.

and if you follow their link, it will tell you that if you’d like to make your own version of this pie, well TOO BAD.
okay, it doesn’t really say that. but it does say they used “custom stencils” and that “all lines in the leaves were hand detailed with a knife.”

boo.

they do offer links to places you can get some similar cookie cutters, but i made my own version of the pie.



okay, so maybe it’s not cover-worthy. but it was a fun little project ava and i did together.

for an HOUR.

not making the pie, or the crust. just making leaves. for an HOUR.



it’s a pretty dramatic looking pie, too. so that helps take the focus off what it actually tastes like (you know...in case you're at all nervous about your pie-making abilities. not that i am. cough, cough)



if you want to try your hand at a leaf-covered apple pie, we used this:


wilton rose leaf fondant cut & press set. it was $6.99 at jo-ann’s, and i used a 40% coupon.

and this:

the pampered chef creative cutters set—specifically the maple leaf cutter. this was a gift from my sister-in-law, but it retails for $11.00 on their website.




the combo of a maple leaf and rose leaves worked surprisingly well.

of course, my pie can’t hold a candle to the pies ava and gigi did on their own with the leftovers:

 

i’ll be honest here—i’m not a huge apple pie fan. i prefer berry pies. and mixed fruit pies.
and chocolate. i always prefer chocolate.

so what do you think? what’s your favorite type of pie? and would you spend an hour cutting crust leaves to top a pie?

or would you scrap it all for a nice bowl of chocolate ice cream? :) let me know in the comments.

(oh, and in case you're wondering--my pie was quite yummy.)

pssst--hey, what do you think of my new header? i know, i know...i've been changing things up. a bit often. (cough, cough) but this one might stick. for a bit. hey--i even committed to new buttons. and in the bloggy world, that's practically like we're married.

friday randoms

o1) we took the kids to see the muppet movie.

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it was cute, the kids liked it.

but you know what i couldn’t help thinking through the entire movie?

what i wouldn’t give…

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to have miss piggy’s

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entire wardrobe.

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seriously?!?!?! did you see THESE SHOES????

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even the hair!

sleek and smooth one minute…

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flowy and wavy and layered the next…

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and don’t even get me started on the HAT. WITH. A. BIRDCAGE.
for realsies.

the pig even had a spread in instyle magazine wearing outfits custom designed for her:

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AND she was featured on project runway all-stars.

that’s it. NEW GOAL FOR GOOGIEMOMMA 2012:

embrace miss piggy as a fashion icon.

(i’m fairly certain we have the same body type)

okay, that was a long #1. onwards…

o2) i REALLY REALLY REALLY want to do this:

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except with a pair of heels. (some youtube tutes here and here)

okay, i have to do it RIGHT NOW.

o3) our girls’ room project was featured at the DIY showoff and at Miss Priss’ pinterest partayyy last week. woot woot!

thanks so much gals!

o4) last week we were out  doing the food shopping and elliot peed through her diaper onto her outfit. of course i had no other clean outfit with me, we were 1/2 hour from home, and had at least 2 more stops to make. i told jeremy to drop me at the marshall’s and i’d run in and just grab a cheap outfit for her real quick.

i came out 15 minutes later with a outfit…and another outfit, and 2 pairs of shoes, and a pair of boots, and a pair of jeans for girlfriend girl, and a throw pillow.

three bags.

it was really hard to hide that throw pillow behind my back.

true story.

o5) enjoy your weekend! i’ll be airing out my house today—i don’t care if it is january—these windows need to be opened and the wind needs to blow this stomach virus OUT OF HERE.

googiemomma out!