Hi Keeping it Simple readers! I’m on a shorts kick this month. Today I’m going to show you how to take jeans, cut them off, and hem them so they look like they were shorts all along! Why not just buy shorts, you ask? Well, there are a couple reasons. First of all, I got…
Archives for July 2012
Tasty Thursday: Cookie Salad
I got this recipe from my husband’s aunt. We had it at a family reunion and my 7 year old son begged me to get the recipe. It has the word salad in it, so it must be healthy right? 😉 This is what you’ll need: 1 package chocolate pudding 1 cup milk 24oz whip…
Rag pillow case dress
I made this cute little pillow dress awhile ago for my little girl. I love how it turned out! I used the Riley Blakes Indian Summer, love it!!! Pillow case dress are super easy to make, and super cute!! I put a little twist on this on by have several different fabrics in it, normally…
BIG bubble wand
While my husband and I were away looking at our new home, we left our 4 kids with my parents in Boise. One day my sister let them try out these awesome bubble wands. She made them for her activity girls (girls from the ages of 8-11) and let me tell you, my kids LOVED…
A shot at life
Did you know that 1 out of 5 children in the world don’t get the vaccines that they need to survive? It’s true. I didn’t know about it either until I went to Evo conference. This is so important that I had to share it with you all. Shot at life is a foundation that…
Motivate Me Monday #132
Hello!! If you haven’t heard, we are moving this next month to the middle of nowhere. So I have been busy packing and packing. My craft room is already mostly in boxes. I already know that the next month is going to come so quick because the last month flew by! The most viewed link…
Here we go……. again
Do you remember when I wrote a post and said that I was going to take off the summer? And that there was some things that we going on and I told you that I was going to tell you details later. Well later has come and it’s time to tell you why life is…
3,000 followers giveaway winner
First off, I want to thank all of you who entered the giveaways, they were a big success!! I always want to thanks my sponsors for donating some awesome prizes. And now for what you’ve been waiting for, the winner!! a Rafflecopter giveaway a Rafflecopter giveaway a Rafflecopter giveaway a Rafflecopter giveaway a Rafflecopter giveaway…
White Shirt Refashion
I love this time of year because long sleeve shirts go on sale for super cheap! I love getting them and then cutting up the sleeves and using them to add ruffles or something to the shirt. I found this super cute idea here, and decided to make one for myself. It was super easy…
It’s too close!!!
Remember that Lowe’s challenge that I’m in? Well we are currently in 3rd place (we get something for 3rd, but not 4th!). The 4th place team is only 7 votes behind. So I really need you to go in there and vote for our project! Please, it would mean the world to me!! Go here…
Star Wars Pajamas
One day I read on a blog that JoAnn’s fabric had Star Wars fabric. I’ve been looking for it for awhile now, since my 5 year old loves Star Wars. So I decided to go to JoAnn’s and check it out. I went in that day, so I had to take my kids. I would…
1,000 Facebook Fans GIVEAWAY
I need your votes!!! I was in a Lowe’s Challenge at EVO this past weekend. We were given a bucket or supplies and 1 1/2 hours to create whatever we could with the supplies. My group made an awesome bookshelf (I liked it sooooo much that I ended up taking it home and plan to…
Motivate Me Monday #131
Happy Sunday/Monday everyone!!! I hope that everyone had a great weekend!!! I spent the weekend up in Park City at the Evo Conference and it was amazing!! So much fun, I can’t wait to tell you all about it! Thanks to all of you that linked up last week! Sorry that I didn’t have time…
Perfect Fit Shorts [Melly Sews]
Hello Keeping it Simple readers! Today I’m going to show you how I modified a pattern based on a pair of shorts that fit me to get the perfect pair of shorts for me. I started with McCall’s 5391 pattern, which I bought ages ago. Now most of the stuff you’ll find on my blog…
DownEast Home and Clothing Outlet
Utah has some of the best stores!! One of my all time favorite is DownEast!! When I moved here in September, it was seriously one of the first stores that I went into! I was so excited, I just looked around at all of the fun and awesome stuff! They have such cute furniture!! If…
Polka Dots Chair
I love polka dots, they are so much fun!! I love being able to use vinyl for polka dots. It’s super easy and quick and inexpensive. It’s a great way to transform something to plain and make it fabulous!! Today I am going to show you had I transformed this fun and bright chair. I…
Gathered Pillow
I haven’t been loving the colors in my bedroom. I when I redid my chair for my computer desk, I just loved the bright colors and what it did for my room. So I decided that my bedroom needed a facelift. I got my husband on board and we got new bedding, all white. Since…
Match Box Die
Don’t you just love a little cute box to put things in? I do!! There’s just something about little miniature things that I just love!! Well LifeStyle Crafts has the cutest matchbox die!! It’s awesome and the possibilities with it is endless! It’s super easy and quick to make! I just took the dies, some…
Kaboo bag GIVEAWAY!!
I know we had a week full of fun giveaways and I wanted to have one more!! I am so excited to introduce to you a new company called Kaboo. They have amazing bags!! Seriously, just awesome! They have four designs and two colors in each design. I just love all of them!!! But…
Revlon Expressions Experiment
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Revlon for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. There are many ways to express yourself and get out of your comfort zone. Lately I have been getting out of my comfort zone by wearing bolder colors in my jewelry and clothing. But I do…