Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are approaching fast!! Don’t know what to do? (Me neither…) I bet that they would love a Photo Canvas! You can still get a FREE 8×10 or $50 off a larger size right now!! Just go to Canvas People and create yours! It’s so simple and the hardware to hang…
Archives for April 2011
Ruffle Swimsuit
It’s the start of swimsuit season!! I have one problem, I really don’t have a swimming suit. I have some from high school that I squeeze into but they just aren’t cute. And whenever I go shopping for one, I can never find one that fits my full figure. So when I saw this idea…
Rhinestone flower shirt
Silhouette has a promotion going on right now!! You can get a bundle that includes the machine and the rhinestone starter kit all for $229. The starter kit has everything you need to start making shirts like this! If you don’t need the machine, all their rhinestones and paper are 30% off. Or you can…
Motivate Me Monday #67
HAPPY EASTER!!! I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter this year!! We got to spend our Easter on a much needed family vacation (we haven’t gone anywhere since August!). How was your Easter weekend? This next couple of weeks, I’m going to be taking a “break” from blogging. I’m going to still be posting…
Silhouette Saturday: Name Shirts
There is something about having your name on a shirt. I know that my kids love it!! We went with original names in our family so if my kids want to have their name on something, I have to make it. They just can’t go to the store and pick it out. I have always…
Necklace Onesie
Silhouette has a promotion going on right now!! You can get the machine and the rhinestone starter kit all for $229. The starter kit has everything you need to start making shirts like this! If you don’t need the machine, all their rhinestones and paper are 30% off. Or you can get the rhinestone bundle…
Tasty Thursday: Striped Delight
This is one of my favorite desserts, I love it!! Striped Delight What you will need: graham crackers 2 packages of chocolate pudding 8oz cream cheese 2 tubs whip cream 2 sticks butter, nelted milk 1) Prepare 2 boxes of chocolate pudding, with 3 cups milk and refrigerate for 1 hour 2) Crush graham crackers…
Whatever Wednesday: Long Black Skirt Refashion
So I have had this long and stretchy black skirt for a long time, since 8th grade. I loved this skirt, I wore it all the time and I wore it with everything. Well when I moved to Kansas where winters really aren’t that bad and I discovered boots, I have stopped wearing long skirts….
Tutorial Tuesday: Elastic Thread
I’m still really new to this whole sewing thing. There is a ton out there I don’t know about. Well I just discovered elastic thread and I LOVE it!!! I’m going to start putting ruffles on everything because they are so much easier with elastic thread!! I made my Easter skirt and for the top…
Tea Review
I love clothes, I love buying clothes for my kids, I just love clothes! So I love when I discover new places to shop! Have you ever heard of Tea? Well they have adorable clothes for people of all ages, they even have Designer Children’s Clothing! They have girl’s clothing like this: And adorable girl’s…
Motivate Me Monday #66
Sponsor of the week: The Ribbon Retreat I’m so excited to introduce you to a new sponsor, called The Ribbon Retreat!! They have a ton of things for us crafty people! They have ribbon (of course :D) They have fabric: And much more!! You should go check them out because their prices are awesome!! Tomorrow…
Silhouette Saturday: Super Hero Capes
One of my sweet friends made my boys some capes 2 years ago. They LOVE them but they just got to be too small. So I decided to make them some. I googled capes and I found this tutorial on Creation Corner. We went to Hobby Lobby one weekend and I let the boys pick…
I love this dress!
About a month ago, I woke up to the best email. It was from Jessica from Mad in Crafts (she has a super cute blog BTW, you should go check it out!). Well I looked in the subject and it said “Shabby Apple Giveaway Winner” and I was just jumping up and down when I…
Tasty Thursday: Salsa Verde Chicken
This is a super quick and yummy crock pot meal! Salsa Verde Chicken What you will need: Chicken breasts Salsa verde (green salsa, found next to salsa) garlic powder Add all of the ingredients into crock pot and cook on high for 3-4 hours. Serve on tortillas. Tastes great with rice, cheese, sour cream and…
Whatever Wednesday: Bunny Paver
Do you remember all the pavers I did last fall? The snowmen, turkey and pumpkin? Well I felt like I needed one for spring, so I made a bunny! I think it turned out pretty cute and wish that I would have thought to do it like this when I made my animals out of…
Tutorial Tuesday: Easter Ties
I wasn’t planning on doing anything for Easter this year because we will be on vacation that weekend (yay!) and won’t be attending church that day. But then out of the blue, I thought it would be fun if I made ties for the boys and skirts for the girls. So I did just that….
Scensty Warmer GIVEAWAY!! (closed)
Today I’m so excited that I have a giveaway for you! I’m jealous because I would LOVE to win this!! You probably already know that I love Scentsy! I love their warmers. They have a few new ones for Spring, and I’m in love with this one: There are even a few new scents. Lauren…
Motivate Me Monday #65
Sponsor of the week: A Splash of Elegance Elegant jewelry, prefect for any outfit. Free shipping until Mother’s Day! Check out these sites!!
Silhouette Saturday: Photo Canvases
Remember my photo canvases that I got from Canvas People? Well I finally decided on a cute saying and put it up. And let me tell you, I seriously love it!! I used my Silhouette to cut it and then used colors powder blue and celadon of my Expressions Vinyl. Remember, you can get a…
Etsy shop
I’m still on the fence with this whole etsy shop thing. I would love to sell crafts, but I want to make it worth my time. Anyway, I just added a couple more things to it this past week. If you have any suggestions for me, I would love to hear them because I need…