My latest project- Felt Flowers

I have started to make felt based flowers.  A few months ago I bought some fabric letters and my husband spray painted them a light blue that matches the furniture in our family room.  One day Mandy decides that one of the letters looked delicious and chewed on a corner.  I decided to cover up the bite marks with my felt flowers.  Here is the finished product, the pictures are a bit yellow since I took it late at night:

The finished doggie bed!

Although I finished the bed several weeks ago, I have been so busy with work, school, and life that I have not posted anything in a while. Here is a picture of the finished bed :).  Mandy loves it.

Progress of Mandy's Doggie Bed and the Bean Bags

I thought I did not give enough information on the reasons for the bean bags.  My very good friend Charlie was having a tailgate party at his house for the Florida vs Tennessee game.  On the Thursday before the game he asked me to make him bean bags for his corn-hole game.  That was the source of my request...  I woke up early on Saturday and started working.

My 7x7 inch squares of orange denim

Blue denim squares ready to be sewn

Ahh!  My first time sewing.

Working hard on Saturday Morning

Mandy's bed cut and ready to be sewn, I hope she likes it

Almost done!  All it needs is more stuffing and few more stitches.

Next Post will be the finished bed!

I bought fabric :)

I bought my first yards of fabric today.  Plus I received my first order today, bean bags for corn-hole.

Check out these pictures:

Soon to be Mandy's new bed, I hope

A close up of the puppy fabric, love it

Heavy duty fabric for the bean bags

Working on a Speech

I will be giving a short speech at a fundraiser on Friday for a scholarship program.  I really believe in this cause.  I am hoping I covey that to the audience Friday night.  Look out, I will be posting my speech as soon as I finish it.

New Mission: Learn to Sew

I am so excited to start sewing and making my own patterns. My first project is to sew Mandy a bed, so she can stop sleeping on the couch. I want to make her a bed that is very pillowy, since she loves sleeping on our couch pillows.

Mandy Moore Otermat

My First Painting - Birds on a Branch

In Spring of 2010, I decided to start painting. Our house has built in shelves in every room of the house, which we loved when we bought it, but I could not find what to do with this one in particular. I am fascinated by birds and love seeing them perched on tree limbs.

The two birds perched are Derek (my husband) and I. The flying bird represents our future. I first stenciled my design on the wall and then painted over it using acrylic paint. When guests comment on it, I love telling them that I painted it.

My lovely Grandmother

Mama Blanca passed away on 08/13/2010, but she will live forever in my memories. I have posted my favorite picture of her, but in her youth she was known as the Queen of Style and was gorgeous. She won't meet my children but I believe she is watching over us.

Mama Blanca circa 1995

My first official blog post

Hello! My name is Nicole Otermat and I plan on using this blog to document my life. I live in Melbourne, Florida with my husband, dog named Mandy, and cat named Patchy. This blog will document all of my ideas, creative or not, and the growth of my family.

Me at age 4 in Sanford, FL