Do you ever have a good idea and you have to create it right then! Well that happened to me with this dress. I was laying in bed on Sunday morning and was thinking about the usually crafty stuff that occupies my head and then I jumped out of bed and decided to make my…
Archives for May 2011
Motivate Me Monday #72
Sponsor of the week: A Splash of Elegance Handmade jewelry at affordable prices! Sea glass bracelet Happy Memorial Day!! I hope that everyone is enjoying a 3-day weekend with your family! It’s always nice to have a break!! School is now out and we are adjusting to not having any schedule! Good thing it’s nice…
Silhouette: Temple car decal
I love all of the temple images that Silhouette has on their online store. They are just beautiful! I got married in the San Diego temple, so I wanted to put one on my car (it’s a great conversation starter :D). I used my white premium vinyl from Silhouette. Check out these sites!!
Tasty Thursday: Won Ton Salad
It’s starting to getting warmer and time for some nice light meals. Here is a great salad from my friend that will actually work for the main dish! Won Ton Salad This is what you will need: 1 package won tons chicken lettuce (which ever you prefer, I used romaine) 1 cup diced green onions…
Boys’ shirts
I really like making shirts for my boys. It’s about the other thing that I can “make” them, well clothes that is. That’s why I love the Silhouette heat transfer paper, it makes it so easy!! I’m all for the freezer paper stenciling, but the heat transfer paper is sooooo much easier, faster and looks…
Whatever Wednesday: $1 Swimsuit
Have you seen the swimsuits at the Dollar Tree? I got one for my little girl and thought it was a little boring, so I decided to put a couple of ruffles on it from some scrap fabric I had left over from my long black skirt. So here is the before: And here is…
Tutorial Tuesday: Sand Table
In my son’s kindergarten classroom, they have a little sand table. One day all my boys were in there playing with it. They all loved it, so I decided that I wanted to make one for my boys. It’s not the prettiest thing in the world, but it works great for them! This is how…
Heat Transfer Onesies
Silhouette is having a promotion going on and you won’t want to miss it!! From now until May 25th, you can get the Silhouette SD machine, 1 roll of white flocked heat transfer paper, 1 roll of teal smooth heat transfer paper and 1 roll of dark pink smooth heat transfer paper, all for $219!…
Motivate Me Monday #71
Sponsor of the week: Photo Jewelry Making Turn your most precious memories into beautiful jewelry!! Most viewed link last week: No sew, 10 minute shirt redo Check out these sites!!
Silhouette Day: Jedi Shirt
My FREE Friday isn’t really working out, so I’m going to be changing Friday again. If you have any suggestions of what to do, let me know! As of right now, I’m just going to have my Silhouette stuff be on Friday until I figure something else out. Silhouette is having a promotion going on…
Tasty Thursday: Oreo and Ice Cream Dessert
One day I had to make a dessert for a little gathering and I remembered one dessert that my mom made when I was in high school. I called her up and said that I needed that “ice cream dish recipe” and she knew exactly what I was talking about 🙂 This is one of…
Gun Holsters and Silhouette Promotion
Silhouette is having a promotion going on and you won’t want to miss it!! From now until May 25th, you can get the Silhouette SD machine, 1 roll of white flocked heat transfer paper, 1 roll of teal smooth heat transfer paper and 1 roll of dark pink smooth heat transfer paper, all for $219!…
Motivate Me Monday #70
Sponsor of the week: Ribbon Retreat Ribbon, flowers, fabric and much more! Craft supplies at great prices!! Good evening everyone!! I can’t believe that it’s that time of the week again, where do the weekends go? I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend!! Remember to enter my current giveaway, you could win an $85…
Silhouette Saturday: Family Subway Tile
Now that there is a little break in the holiday season, I decided to make a family subway art tile. I’ll have it up when there isn’t a holiday close by. I love how it turned out! I used my Expressions vinyl. I used the colors: white, brown, powder blue and celadon. And I used…
FREE Friday #5 Hapari Swim wear Giveaway (closed)
Today I am so excited because I have an awesome giveaway for you!! It’s starting to get really warm! On Sunday we hit 99 degrees, now that’s a little hot for me! I have found that running through the sprinklers or going to the pool help with the heat. So it’s time to start looking…
Tasty Thursday: Chicken Tortellini Soup
I found this recipe here and decided to try it when I had some friends over for dinner. It was a big hit! Chicken Tortellini Soup What you will need: 2 tbsp. olive oil 4 large chicken Breasts 1 large onion 2-3 stalks celery chopped 2-3 carrots chopped 1 clove garlic mined 1/2 tsp. basil…
Scrapbook Thursday
Can you believe it, I actually did a scrapbook page?!?! When I asked my mom what she wanted for Mother’s Day, she said pictures of us in a page, so that’s what I did. I’ve been scrapbooking for about 8 years now and I was still super nervous to do it. My mom is an…
Whatever Wednesday: Ipod Case
I’m a big fan of my Ipod. It’s just awesome. I was playing games on it in the hospital to pass the time when I was in labor with my little girl. I wanted to make something to carry it in (it has now become my scriptures for church). So I made a little case…
Whatever Wednesday: Teacher Gift
It’s that time of year, the end of the school year and it’s time to start thinking about teacher’s gifts. When I saw this idea, I loved it and knew that I wanted to do it for my boys’ teachers. It was really easy to do and I think that they will like them. All…
Tutorial Tuesday: Jean Skirt
I saw this idea to make jeans into a skirt and I thought that I would give it a try. I had the prefect pants, they are so cute but the crouch was just too high. It’s also perfect for those jeans with holes in the knees! This is how I made it: 1) I…