HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! I hope that everyone is having a wonderful Halloween weekend! It has been prefect weather here and we are loving it! Lots of fun things to do and it’s not even Halloween yet :). Our Angry Birds costumes have been a big hit. We even won a little costume contest, they announced us…
Archives for October 2011
GO POKES!
I grew up in the great state of Wyoming. Then I went to school at the University of Wyoming. If you don’t know, UW does not like Utah teams, they are rivals. So it KILLS me ever time I walk into a store and see U of Utah and BYU things. They even sell it…
Pinterest Picks
I’m slowing getting more and more addicted to Pinterest. I’m trying really hard not to spend too much time on there, but the days get long and well I cave in. Here is what I found this week: It’s time for Trunk or Treats, so here a great idea to decorate your trunk! Here they…
New CAMEO Silhouette
I’m sure you’ve heard the buzz about the new CAMEO Silhouette coming out this week. I sooooo badly want one. I’m trying to figure out how to justify buying one when I have the SD that works just fine. I just want that extra three inches!! Did you know that Expressions Vinyl sells them too?…
Tasty Thursday: Chicken Tortilla soup
Two times a week, we have sports at 4:10. So that means that I either have to have dinner ready and prepped before we go or I have to cook in the crock pot. I love the crock pot, so most of the time, I do that! My friend has a great cooking blog and…
Scrapbook Thursday
Here is a super cute lay out that I did. I used vinyl for the letters and cut it would my Silhouette. Check out these sites!
Whatever Wednesday: Not so boring white shirt
I have a ton of white shirts, but rarely wear them because they are little too boring. Oh and because I’m afraid of staining them because of my kids. So I put some pretty flowers and swirls on this one to really spruce it up! This is how I made it: 1) I cut the…
Halloween Kid Crafts
This is Halloween week! I’m so glad that I don’t have to worry about costumes (well I do have a couple of touch ups). It’s going to be a busy week for me, but I love all of the fun things to do. I’m going to do a craft for my 6 and 4 year…
Easy Thanksgiving Decoration using 2x4s
I absolutely loved how my Halloween 2x4s turned out, so I decided to make some for fall/Thanksgiving. I love having something on the door step to great people when they come! I also made some for Christmas too. This is how I made it: 1) I took a 2×4 and cut it into four pieces….
Motivate Me Monday #93
What a great week!! I love looking at all the talent out there. You all are so talented and creative, I love it! I can’t believe that Halloween is only 1 week away, it’s crazy! I think I’m just as excited to wear our Angry Bird costumes as my kids 🙂 Here are some of…
Angry Birds Shirt
We are huge fans of Angry Birds at our house!!! I personally love the game and so do my boys. I find myself playing it all the time, when I should be cleaning or doing something more productive :). This is how I made it: 1) I found a photo online and opened it in…
Pinterest Picks
I finally caved in and joined Pinterest!! I’m trying hard to not spend a whole lot of time on there…. So Friday are probably going to be become Pinterest Picks. Similar to the Must Do Friday. This what I found on there this week Made it Monday made this adorable Star Wars finger puppets! You…
Apple caramel dip
I love eating apples in the fall! They are so yummy this time of year! I just love the honey crisp ones too! What’s an apple without caramel to dip it in? This one is so easy and so yummy! Apple Caramel Dip What you will need: -1 8oz package of cream cheese -1/4 cup…
Halloween and Fall Decorations
Here’s the what I made last year for Halloween and fall.
Scrapbook Thursday
I had a lot of fun with this lay out. I used the same fabric from the dress and made it ruffled and then sewed it onto the page. For the girlie girl, I cut it out with my Silhouette in both black and lime-tree green vinyl and then layered it. Then I used a…
Angry Birds costumes
I’m so excited for our Halloween costumes this year!! This the first time that I have sewed all of our costumes. I found this awesome tutorial from Motivate me Monday. I was so excited because they were very easy to make! I followed her tutorial for the most part. I just made straps to put…
Whatever Wednesday: Vinyl Train
My two year son really likes trains right now, (what 2 year boy old doesn’t love trains?) so I decided to decorate his room with trains. I love how his train turned out, it’s so big and fun on the wall! This is how I made it: For the tracks 1) I first I took…
Tutorial Tuesday: Circle Flower Shirt
Yup you guessed it, another turtleneck refashion :). This one is super simple and my husband didn’t even know that I made it. He just thought that I bought it from the store (even after I told him that I was up in the middle of the night making shirts :D). This is how I…
eShakti Review
Today I am excited to introduce you to an awesome clothing store called eShakti. They have some super cute and stylish clothes. They have dresses, skirts, blouses, pants and more! Here are a few things that I just loved I decided to be daring and get something that was so cute but not really my…
Motivate Me Monday #92
Revolutionaries made this great fall piece our of TP rolls, I really need to start saving mine! Passionately Artistic made this awesome Halloween frame, go check out how she did it! The Creative Imperative made this great Spiderman pillow! With three boys, I most likely will be making this! While He was Napping made this…