I decided to take my kids to the movies instead of writing up the Friday Favorites, so -- sorry they are late. We had a great time. I took them to see Disney's Tooth movie. I thought it was very funny! Of course my older kids had to pretend that they didn't like it (but I think they did). My husband was working in Toronto all week and then his flight got delayed by 7 hours. So it got us out of the … [Read more...]
Come Meet a Friend of Mine!
January 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I'm so excited to have Rachel from Oops I craft My Pants guest post on my blog today! First of all, I think the name of her blog is so funny! And second of all, she is one crafty lady! (Friday Favorites will be posted later tonight) _______________________________________________________________ Hey tatertots & jello fans. Can I just tell you that I am so excited to be swappin' blogs with … [Read more...]
Valentine Project: Coffee Filter Pom Pom Banner
January 20, 2010 by 5 Comments
This idea was thought up by the fabulous Pam Garrison and I have also seen it on Heather Bullard's blog. I loved it, and wanted to make some for my home. I thought it would be fun to dye the coffee filters different shades of pink to make a pom pom banner for Valentine's Day. This is what I was working on yesterday... Here's what I did: First of all, I took two big bowls of hot … [Read more...]
Reader Spotlights!!
January 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I've had a few people email me pictures of projects that they did based on mine. It is so humbling and amazing to me that anyone would want to make one of my projects. I just had to share them with you! Valentine Wreath: Tara at The Pottery Shed - I love the heart in the white flower - cute! Chrissy at A Little Dash Of Diva -- I love the colors in this one! Romin at Romin The Midwest made … [Read more...]
XOXO Valentine Project Tutorial
January 17, 2010 by 15 Comments
Here's a cute little craft to bring a little Valentine happiness to your home! (I repurposed my Dollar Tree frames from my "Fall" grouping, except for one frame that I scrounged up here). And the great thing is that you can take out the Valentine XOXO and store them, and then use the Dollar Tree frames again for a different project. I also used a large black frame that I had and made … [Read more...]
Friday Favorites!
January 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Whew - what a week! I don't know about you, but Friday is my favorite day of the week. And my kids have Monday off so hopefully it will be a nice, laid-back weekend! There were so many fun projects around this week! Alexis from My Mama Made It! came up with this very Anthro-ish dress. I need one. I love that material and the ruffles. And she paired it with some great boots. So flirty and … [Read more...]
Closet Makeover — keeping it real
January 13, 2010 by 7 Comments
This is what I was working on this weekend. And yes, I know it really needed it! I wasn't going to show you the "before" picture because it is horrifyingly messy -- but I am going to keep it real. There are so many blogs with great organizing tips and ways to be efficient, they really inspired me! So here it is. I was so busy over Christmas that I just threw stuff in there and figured that … [Read more...]
Whimsical Valentine Wreath
January 12, 2010 by 41 Comments
I was reading Martha Stewart last month (I think) and they had these giant Christmas balls made out of cupcake liners. And I thought to myself - maybe I could use cupcake liners to make a wreath for Valentine's Day... I love the texture of the liners. After a little trial and error, this is what I came up with. I found some cupcake liners at Hobby Lobby. I really wanted … [Read more...]
