lots of letters in the alphabet

Category: DIY | December 15th, 2009

praise the Lord I am done with this project. :) took me quite awhile, not gonna lie, but yay i’m done and can’t wait to give them to my nieces!!! i got this awesome project from miss Ashley over @ lil blue boo, and thought it would be fun to do one for each letter of the alphabet….man 26=a lot.
weighing beans
my lil weighing device came in handy.
bean bags
all the cutting, ironing, painting, sewing, ironing, filling, sewing…whew. :)
bean bags2

bean bags3
yay for being done! ahhh can’t wait. i sure hope this makes learning how to spell fun! thanks again Ashley! now i must tackle the rest of the family’s gifts. where to start…..have a great tuesday!!

peace and love
xox

longhorn love…

Category: DIY | December 1st, 2009

sooo i took a million pics over the thanksgiving holida. for real. had too much fun. but i wanted to show everyone one of my beautiful nieces emery. every time i see her she gets bigger and more beautiful. it’s crazy. : ) it was her first birthday the other day and i was so excited to give her her lil shirt i made for her! born a longhorn, so it was appropriate. especially since it was game day. hook em! here’s a few…
longhorn fam
longhorn shirt
longhorn shirt2
baby longhorn
pretty longhorn
awwww i’m a proud auntie. don’t you just love her…and the shirt. ; ) it literally took me about 30 minutes total to do this. super easy. i used an outline of a longhorn as my guide and i drew it on the shirt. then just cut some strips of whatever fabric you want (this was jersey) and do a little hand stitching down the middle of the strips, gather up the ruffles, and sew. fabulous. 
oh and gotta give some puppy love…hehe
molly panda
crazy chief

so my family so kindly mailed me my power cord that i left without over the holidays….it came today!!! praise God. now i have a computer. time to catch up. love to all. it’s starting to get cold here too….super exciting. AAANNNNDDD we got a tree and put up decorations. oooooh yes.

peace and love
xox

$3 framed calendar?…yes please.

Category: DIY | November 13th, 2009

$3 frame$3 purchase awhile  back. finally found a home for it!! all you need is a lovely frame (and glass), some poster board, maybe a ruler unless you are feeling lucky, some molly love, and if you need some guidance, check out The Creative Crate.

materials and molly love

make your grid, scribble some days, and yay!!

tada!I decided not to make mine super girlie (because I would have) so my husband wouldn’t be embarrassed. ; )

daysspice it up! you can use stickers too, like The Creative Crate did. I like the whole handmade idea.

novemberbust out with all your dry erase board markers and you got yourself a year round calendar! not too bad for $3 huh?? HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

peace and love
xox

*nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.  -Lao Tzu

even clay pots need a makeover.

Category: DIY | November 12th, 2009

orchid

I was given this gorgeous dendrobium orchid (from one of my sister -in-laws and her family) and I just love it. I have been wanting one for awhile, and now I can look at it everyday! this beauty came with a regular clay pot as its home, but I thought this plant is too fabulous to not have a fabulous home. soooo I gathered up some yarn (I knew it would come in handy), magical hot glue gun, and about 10 minutes. BAM…makeover.

lonely potlonely little pot before…
refashioned

yarn to the rescue!!! I got this idea over at Craftzine. it is so easy and fun. I started from the bottom (secured with glue) and worked my way up. I didn’t even mean to, but these colors are perfect for the fall!

new friend

bonding

molly panda and I took a quick stroll outside and let the orchid do some nature bonding. I think they got along well. new besties. : )

yarn to the rescue

beautiful

everyone is happy. give it a try! you can do this on glass vases, plastics, etc.

peace and love
xox

*Earth laughs in flowers.  -Ralph Waldo Emerson


old skirt meets new skirt…

Category: DIY | October 30th, 2009

I heart before and afters….

b.e.f.o.r.e
before

sweet molly girl wanted in on the pic.

a.f.t.e.r
after1

molly wanted in on the action too.

molly panda

hehe. I love her….and the skirt.

stick action

nice action shot…lol

patiently waiting

patiently waiting for the stick…in she shade

action shot

her hair’s blowing in the wind. : )

close up

trying to show the pockets with molly’s slobber all over me.

still playing

that’s all for the photo shoot. (my husband so kindly takes time out of his busy, busy work day to take these random pics of me so I can put them on here…much love)  also wanted to give a shout out THANKS to Jessica at Happy Together for her fun recipe that she shared. I made it for work and it was gone in 15 seconds. (that beats your two days Jessica) ; )


yay for FRIDAY!!! have a great weekend.
peace and love
xox

* hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don’t unravel.  -Author Unknown