Inspired!

It's that time of year again where I am just kind of blah about blogging. But I was inspired today to sew and create, I kind of want to put my kids to bed right now at 4:21 and go sew!! But Unfortunately that is not going to happen and I have a yummy dinner planned with some of my best friends tonight so maybe tomorrow???


So a few months ago I got an email from KATIE! LOVE this girl!! Check out her gorgeous smile!

She asked if I was interested in doing a trade with her and of course I jumped all over that. I LOVE trades! Mostly I love getting special packages in the mail! So I was snooping around her blog and realized if we lived by each other we probably would be best friends! SHE IS DARLING! I love all of cute creations that she makes her girls, she is so talented. Also She has a daughter named Mia, (like me) and her nickname is Moo (like my Madi moo!) too funny!!

So I got busy and started up some stuff for her and she got busy and started some stuff for me and days later we spoiled each other!! She sent me the CUTEST hair clips silk flower ones and a way cute felt flower one. And also the cutest Valentines necklace for my girl ever! So cute!

I love Katie's sewing but I am dying over her jewelry right now! Seriously she is a doll go check her out, you won't be disappointed!!

Recycle your sweaters!

I love the Fall!! I swear everyone becomes more crafty and inspired!! I just had to share these darling sweater vases! So cute! And so Easy!

Stephanie at under the table and dreaming

came up with these and has a tutorial for us too! Go check her out! I am getting pretty behind on my dang project list! I just keep running into ideas that are so darling! I need like a week alone with no kids and no responsibilities, just me  my glue gun, sewing machine, and some fabric!!

Free Prints for you!

The other day I was at the bus stop with my little girl. Me and the other mama got chatting and she was telling me about her sisters new etsy shop Couture Prints. (which is way way cheap! so you probably should check her out and do a little Christmas shopping!) Anyways my friend was saying how her sister designs different digital prints and then sells them on Etsy. So I went home checked out her shop and thought, Why am I not printing and framing my own prints of random sayings??? So I sat down and made a few, and it was way fun! I have a few saved and I thought what a fun Christmas gift to get printed and framed for a friend or a sister.

Fast forward to the other night, I was blog hopping around and I ran into THIS cute blog and found this SUPER cute Thanksgiving saying!! 

How cute is this??? LOVE it! if you go to her blog she has a PDF format saved for you and you can print your own!! Nice of her! Plus she has tons of other way cute ideas to check out to!

(I have something to admit...Did you know that I had no idea this was a poster from WWII??? Keep Calm and Carry On was a poster produced by the British government in 1939 during the beginning of World War II,  it was intended to raise the morale of the British public under the threat of invasion. It was little known and never used. It was rediscovered in 2000 and now printed all over, for decorations I have seen it in TJMAX, Ross, and tons of etsy shops! Kind of interesting huh? Now that I know the history I like it even much more! )

Anyways! So my question is what kind of creative computer programs do you use to scrap book, edit etc??? I WISH I had photo shop but I don't, and even if I did, I am not sure I have the brains to figure that baby out!!! SO I use Scrapbook Factory Deluxe. I bought it for ten bucks a couple of years ago and I LOVE it! I use it for everything. Invitations, cards, name tags, paper dolls, crafts, all kinds of things. In fact after I saw miss craftily Ever afters print, and even though she was giving it to us for free fifty free, I still wanted to try one out and see how close I could get...

Pretty close, but I am loving her turkey way better!

So what do you use??? 

Is there some awesome program out there that I am totally missing out on?

When I saw how awesome Jessica was at CrafitlyEverAfter for giving us all free access to her art I decided I would add a PDF file of one of my own. I chose this one...

 because I think it takes courage to share your ideas and talents with everyone! It's scary putting yourself out there! So I am thinking this would be cute printed, matted, and framed as a little reminder to share what you got!!!

Thanks Jessica and Couture Prints for giving me a little inspiration!

Finger Puppet Stocking Stuffers!

SERIOUSLY!! You know me I LOVE a good etsy shop, and I also love CUTE AND CHEAP!! Check out these darling finger puppets! I don't know about you and your kiddies but my kids Love love love to hear stories especially when we use picture books, flannel boards, or puppets. My cute friend Marie (you should check her out too) emailed me and introduced me to this shop. I love this idea for my kids Christmas stockings. Marie was able to actually meet these cute shop owners and said that they had all kinds of story sets such as the three little pigs, little Red riding hood, and even the nativity set. How darling! I can't wait to put my order in. The best part is that each puppet is only $2.00 each. Or if you are able to attend a boutique I guess their boutique prices are only $1.00 a piece! So if you live in UTAH (woo wooo) check out these boutiques and you find these darling puppets in person! (oh how cute would this be for a gift with the puppets and the actual book!!)

They will be displayed at:


Country Barn in Kaysville 3-6 November

Blue Goose in Lehi 4-6 November

Simple Treasures in Ogden 10-13 November

Candy Cane Boutique in Spring City 11-13 November

Holy Cow in Pleasant Grove 17-20 November

Sweet Tweets in South Jordan 18-20 November

Booth Barn in Pocatello 26-27 November

Beary Unique in Woods Cross 26 November- 4 December

Simple Treasures in Farmington 1 -4 December

Battlecreek in Pleasant Grove 2-4 December

Heartfelt in SLC 2-4 December

PS they do custom orders too!

In celebration of...

opening up our etsy shop again... I decided to post a few new shops that I have found and that I just can't get enough of. Seriously etsy for me really isn't any good. I sit down to check out my shop and then end up spending wwwaaaayyy to much time shop hopping around! People are so talented! I love to see what everyone comes up with. So here are a few new ones... Hope you enjoy!


I don't know what my deal is with burlap and banners but I LOVE THEM! and I randomly ran into this shop and just gasped! A burlap banner!!! Who would have thought!! Seriously go check her out right now!!

ok how about this one http://www.etsy.com/shop/ginnyhuber hand felted artful accessories!! Do you guys like felt?? I love felt! I love it's uniqueness and the texture! Can I please have that clutch!!! I guess I could if I went over there and bought it!!!

and look at these flowers!!! LOVE THEM!

Ok last one... I really like when I find things that are different from every body else. That's why I liked this shop. I love love love her use of newspaper and egg cartons! Who would have thought to make a necklace out of an egg carton? And it's cute too! Also check out her art she is amazing. She has two etsy shops and a blog so head on over and see her stuff. She has some freaking cool chandeliers that you have to check out!

Burlap!

My cute sister in Law and I were talking the other day how we have been seeing burlap being used everywhere! It is so fun to see what people come up with, when given a piece of burlap! But I ran into this post and fell in love with this table runner! I love the simplicity look of it! And what a fast, easy, and cheap project. Go check it out, and then go make one!!

ROCKS!

I love lots of little details for any kind of event. I think it just adds so much to the party or event. I somehow was blog hopping one night and came across Theviolethours blog and a post about these place rocks! I LOVE THEM!! What a great idea! I love the simplicity of them and the detail it adds! This is something I for sure want to try!

Winner Winner!

So according to randomn.org the winner of my Flower Necklace goes to Kami over at Sweet Charli. I actually had the chance to meet Kami at a craft boutique last Saturday and she and her daugher are complete dolls! So Congrats Kami! I'll send you your necklace soon! To all of you who have never been over to Sweet Charli's you should hop on over there now. She and her sister are some pretty crafty chicks! They have all kinds of cute ideas but I just love this quiet monster box! What a cute idea for car rides, airports, church, basically anywhere where you just need the kiddies to be quiet.

Alright that is all I got! Peace Out!

Another Sewing project put on my list!

I saw this picture on Disneys Ruffle Contest and then I had to check out this mama's blog. I love this idea! I have seen the men's dress shirt changed into so many things, but I am thinking this one is my favorite! I love new original ideas. I am just kind of mad right now though because my project list is HUGE!! I need to catch up!

Jewelry Holder

Check out this Fabulous Jewelry Holder Shan did over at Design Gal! I LOVE it!! She did post later though that she actually bought the radiator grill from Lowes not Home Depot! So cute!

OK, Seriously!!!

SERIOUSLY!!! I LOVE what Disney from Ruffles and Stuff just posted!!!! I can not wait to make one!! You have got to go check them out!!!

She has been bit by the bug!

So my Awesome sister in Law has been bit by the sewing bug!! It's about time! I LOVE IT! We often talk about the latest and cutest things we have seen while blog stalking and I finally have a friend who can understand my passion a tiny bit! But I just had to show her off for a minute! For my sweet little Mia Pia's Birthday Aunt Emalee made her this ADORABLE hat out of an old tee shirt! SO STINKING CUTE!! Don't ya think? Of course it is now on my never ending long list of things to try but until that day comes I will just have to admire Mia in the one that was made for her by aunt Em. Thanks Em We LOVE it!

A gift for that sewer that you love!

I was at the fabric store yesterday and I ran across this book. It looked fun and sew cute. Yes, a lot of the projects are pretty basic projects that I could and have figured out by myself. But I still want the book! :) I love new ideas and having them all right there together with different color schemes and new ways of doing things, ways that I woud prob have not thought of. And then I got thinking about all of my amazing friends who want to learn to sew or who are just starting out and what an awesome Christmas gift this would be! So At the fabric store it is $22.00 and on amazon it is $11.36 Anyways I just thought it was a great idea and had to share! If you like it to0 send your cute hubby or mama over here have them click on the pics and they can purchase right from Amazon!

Also, who doesn't love Amy Butler! I love her!! Love her stuff! Both of these books look so fun!!

Because we are pretty much caught up on all our sewing I totally should be washing dishes (Dang dishwasher is broken, I'm trying to figure out a way to break this dish washer too!) or Doing laundry, etc etc etc.....But I'm not and YOU can't make me! So for now I will just drink my Dr. Pepper and introduce you to a new friend and new WINNER!!! Beth Oliver from http://www.allthingsposhandpretty.com/ was the Nov. winner of our Follower of the month. So she is getting one of our fancy dancy elastic scarfs! Yea for Beth Boo!!! for all of you! :) Right??? NO, you will have your chance to win something on Dec. 20th Not sure what it is yet. If we haven't thought of something new, maybe something from the shop, any requests???? Ok enough talking...

This is Beth and her Boys:




She Says:

I am a wife and Mom of two precious boys. I love fashion, shopping, art, crafting and nothing gets my fancy as finding beauty in something ugly. Making old things into new things and vintage finds are just awesome! I have turned my obsessions into a little online boutique to share my eye for fashion and hand crafted jewels with others. I have in my boutique everything a girl could want. Everything from sterling silver and precious gems to designer fun silver plated jewelry. I also carry an assortment of handbags that I carefully pick out myself and would myself and do carry. I from time to time have my own E.G.O. Design handbags for sale as well. I have a selection of unique key chains, handmade and fun beaded gift items perfect for holidays, birthdays or any time you need to lift a girl's spirits.

Some Cute Stuff in Beth's shop:

This Brown Canvas Tote is a fairly large tote made of sturdy canvas with a pocket on the front in patchwork fabric. Very cute for fall and winter. Should hold everything but the kitchen sink kind of bags

This Pretty Pink Necklace is a makeup of pink glass beads, pink tourmaline chips all on a silver chain. Very sweet!

Congrats Beth, we hope you enjoy your scarf as much as we do!!

You have got to see these!

I just came across these adorable booties on etsy and thought I HAD to share them!! How cute are these!! You totally need to check out this gals shop and blog! I LOVE LOVE LOVE these booties! man I need to learn to knit!! Hmmm better put it on the to do list!