every girl needs a tutu.

Category: DIY | January 10th, 2010

just a few pics that are inspirational…i made these for some of my nieces. :) can’t be too girlie. and thanks to my mom who gave me tons of tulle to work with. leftover tulle will be in future projects. hmm…
tutus
tutus
pink and purple tutu
orange and white tutu
baby tutu
purple tutu
orange and pink tutu
i heart my nieces. they seem to enjoy the other toys too. :)
alphabet bean bags
plush blocks
sweet face
precious. i get to see this face quite a bit now. :)

had a great weekend. super busy, long hours, but totally worth it. painted the new youth room (yellow, orange, brown, and light blue), and hopefully will get the kid’s church room painted soon. neck is a little sore. lol church was great. i heart sundays. excited for this week to come. it’s going to be a good week.

OOOOOH and style school started today!!!! ahhh i’m going to be extra busy now for the next 6 weeks!!!

peace and love
xox

multitasking fool…

Category: everyday | December 10th, 2009

speaking of not enough time…my husband got a good laugh at this the other night…what can i say, i’m a multitasker.
multitasking
baking cookies for work/ironing freezer paper letters/painting the letters in our lil kitchen=awesome.
i also did some super cute earrings with the fun rosettes. they make me smile…see…
rosette earrings

so sometimes i love short cuts…well all the time, but sometimes they are not necessary. :) and this is one awesome, easy/fast tutorial from Chickpea Sewing Studio on how to make a Christmas tree skirt. i have been wanting to make one but…no time ;) and i didn’t want to go out and buy one. sooo instead of using felt, i used an old red bed sheet that i randomly kept. and of course used iron on velcro. can’t get any better than that. haha maybe i’ll add some fun Christmas decor or ribbon on it later. i’m liking the simplistic look though.Christmas tree skirtalso…almost done with Christmas cards!!! it’ll be our first one to send to fam. :) here are some fun pics….i’ll show the actual pic until later.
stay tuned, they are fun :) i got the cute idea from Jessica @ Happy Together. she’s so creative. i love them!
Christmas cards
Christmas cards2
Christmas card
going to buy a million stamps, that will cost me a million dollars. crazy, but worth it. have a great thursday!!

peace and love
xox

♥ hand made ornament…and then some

Category: everyday | December 2nd, 2009

first hand made ornament! (well not counting all the fabulous elementary school ornaments i made…which all look amazing. haha). i am in love with this lil nugget. so thankful for miss Betz White who lovingly posted a tutorial on how to make these beauties. i adore them. i adore them so much i made myself an ornament….some on a headband…a bobby pin…and even a ring (this one is for Tiffany). can’t get enough of these…i’m sure you’ll be seeing these for awhile.
rosettes
rosette ornament
rosette ornament2
rosette headband
rosette bobby pin
hard to take pics of myself…without my face. (looking a lil rough today)
massive rosette ring
don’t pay attention to my man hands… : )

teamwork pays off….happy for our tree : )
christmas tree
christmas tree
it looks like it’s leaning…but it’s not. : ) first Christmas together..yay! and on my blog! double yay!
off to youth group tonight…it’s 45 degrees in Texas. i love it

peace and love
xox

feathers=fun

Category: DIY | October 13th, 2009

meet betty! she’s a brightly colored, fun, and exciting…headband. : )
betty

Autumn, over at Cinnamon Sticks, and I spent a lovely morning together with crafts and coffee. coffee makes crafting better.  we had our inspiration from another feather headband over at Craftstylish. but we decided to skip the sewing parts, and we did not have any buckram (still not sure what that even is). we used the oh so helpful felt as our platform. then glued on some feathers and a cool button or two or three and poof! you have a betty!

betty1back of betty

you can wear it like a traditional headband or if you are in a 20’s mood around the forehead. either way it looks fab!

betty2 betty3

this is clearly an every day accessory…clearly. be sure to check out Cinnamon Sticks to see her fun color scheme too! have a fabulous day!!!

peace and love
xox

*always laugh when you can. it is cheaper than medicine.   -Lord Byron