$2 Giveaway Headband

Hi hi.  I have been cleaning out my unfinished projects and found this headband among the mix.  I was planning on having it in the shop but I decided not to.

I have ONE available.  It has a red satin rosette with a pearl center and a black and white polka dot rosette. Off to the side is a lace bow.  The entire piece comes on a white band in size newborn to 3 months.

The cost is $2, this covers shipping and makes it easy so I don't have to "pick" a winner.  If you want it and you see the  "Buy it Now" button below this post you can choose to click on it and checkout.  Be quick, if the “Buy it Now” button is gone the headband is sold. I wish I had more to offer but this is it for now. Good luck and happy Tuesday! 

*Headband SOLD*

25 Random Things About Me On My 25th

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It's my 25th birthday today :)   In Honor of me  I thought I would share 25 random tidbits about myself. 

Here goes......

1. I really love the show "19 Kids and Counting".  I look forward to watching it every week.

2. I could eat Mexican food all day, everyday.

3. I have deer visit my house all the time.....

4. I get all teared up every time I hear "It Wont Be Like This For Long" by Darius Rucker along with "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins.

5. I have EIGHT nieces and only ONE nephew...

6. I am on  a bowling league.  We are currently holding tight to last place ha.

7. I have fairy wings....

8. I'm not the best mom in the world... A few weeks ago I fed my baby peanuts, popcorn and hot dogs all in one day.  They are all huge coking hazards!

9. I am not really a reader at all but if I ever decide to read it is only Nicolas Sparks books.

10. I was a single mama to my redhead for a couple years....

11. I HATE grocery shopping.  It is my most dreaded day of the week.

12. I get ready (hair, make-up, cute clothes) pretty much everyday even if we just stay at home. 

13. I have been wearing my husbands Old Spice deodorant for about 2 weeks now because I keep forgetting to buy my own.

14. I swam my guts out for about 10 years and had some pretty mean muscles too I might add....

15. My favorite snack in the whole world is Goldfish.  I could live on them.

16. I wold definitely choose a trip to a thrift store verses the mall.

17. I love love love being pregnant (photo with West in the belly) ....

18. I haven't had to buy red meat for months.  Thanks to my hubby's hunts we have a ton of meat in the freezer. 

19. I have been on a cruise to the Caribbean....

20. I don't have a middle name.

21.  The only real job I ever had was life guarding.  I did it for YEARS!

22.  I have a ferret named Franklin.

23.  I don't mind clowdy and rainy days, I kinda love them...

24. I drive the same car I've had since high school! It's embarrasing :)

25. I have met Captin Jack Sparrow.  Just kidding, but I have been to a wax muesum.

Well that was fun! I am off to get ready for the day.  I am going to wear my favorite little polka dot dress.  We are headed to my in-laws for the Super Bowl.  GO TEAM... I don't really know who we are cheering for ha ha.

Wednesday Already???

This week sure is flying by and has been busy as usual.  I have been working on a few new project and driving myself crazy with every single one of them.  It takes me forever to design new items sometimes.  I just sit there and stare at what I have to work with and make piles and piles of objects that go together all around the house.  A few things have come together so far.  Like this cutie....

A simple new headband from some vintage trimmings and buttons.

Also, I used my Project ReStyle this week for a new hat in the shop.... again.  I couldn't help it. I need a little multitasking these days :)  

 I took this knit scarf....

...unraveled it... wound it up into one giant ball and crochet it into a few of these.....

 Vanilla Bean

These are new too!  They will be listed soon.  Can you tell I had an extra big golden button??

And here is a sneak peak (really sneaky) at something I am super excited about.

I can't wait till I can show off the finished piece in action!

Hope you enjoyed my rambling. 

Night Night.

Project ReStyle Week 4

 I have finally listed all my up cycled diaper covers after making them MONTHS ago!  You can find them HERE.

I kinda cheated with the last one and used it for my ReStyle this week.  I had a couple rows sew on already so all I needed to do was add the row of roses.  This is my personal favorite of the bunch. I love the colors and that cute fabric.

I am feeling so accomplished :)

We are headed to Utah tomorrow for a visit with the family, a date night without the kids and some shopping.  I am hoping to pick up a few things at the craft store for a few awesome ideas I have jumping around in my head as well as doing some much anticipated thrifting!! I can't wait to get my hands on some junk!

 Have a goodnight and a fun weekend.

Felt Flowers & Bum Covers

I made this pretty bouquet of flowers for a friend.  I had to share because I thought it was such a fabulous idea and it can fit into any theme.... "Get Well", "New Baby", "Sympathy", "Birthday", "Anniversary"... and so on.  Also, wouldn't they look SO pretty in red for Valentines Day??!! So many possibilities there. Here is the link for the HOW TO.

I finally took the time to photograph my up cycled diaper covers too!! They will be in the shop soon :)  Hopefully a few tonight after the kiddos are asleep. 

 Yay for their bedtime and my craft time :)

It's begining to look a lot like V-Day!

Hi hi!  I just wanted to share some pretties around our house these days. 

Last week I spent about 2 hours searching for a box I thought I had filled with v-day things and found nothing.  Then I was thinking about it and I realized I didn't really decorate last year.  Ha, that was a waste of time. 

So, I have been busy crafting and making decorations for the house.  Next year there WILL be a box filled with pink and red goodness :)  I haven't bought a single thing either... everything was already in my hands!!

 I went with the traditional red, pink and white color palate.  Here is what we have so far..........

We have a big open wall (no clue what you call this space) above our stairs to the basement that I have been using for decorating.  I was totally a copycat inspired by THIS post last year on one of my favorite blogs and stung a bunch of pretties in this space. 

On the Dear Lizzy Blog she directs you to THIS tutorial where you learn how to make the super sweet flower puffs you see here. They are made from coffee filters!!  Also, don't look to closely at my lights... they were from Christmas and were really green and ugly.  I threw some acrylic paint on to get them to blend in better.  I am not too sure how they are going to hold up in the years to come.

I bought a bunch of these blocks 3 years ago.  All they needed was some paint, a little sanding and some letter stickers.  I love it!

I embellished these cute stands with rosette covered Styrofoam balls.  They were super easy.  All you need to do is apply some hot glue directly to your foam ball and roll fabric strips around.  I used and old sheet, satin and some bumpy fabric.  The sheet worked best I think... just so you know :)

I started this little project last year.  I used painted scrapbooking hearts and simply glued some ribbon onto the backs to create my door deco.

Here we have some little hears stuck into our plant that I got last year on sale.. found these babies in the boys room and I am still searching for the white one I got.  The vase will be filled with something, not sure what yet.  I also have a little heart stand that we have been displaying Ryker's valentines in.  He makes them at preschool and brings home like 5 a day ha. 

I put a few lovey dovey scrapbook things out.   I use to be WAY into scrapbooking.  Both the mini book and the page are really old and work perfectly with my theme. 

 I have some red heart doilies and some vintage valentine cards I ordered the other day off Etsy that I can't wait to place around the house.

I hope you liked the peek inside my house and are feeling inspired! I am off to leave about 200 feedbacks on Etsy... yikes!!

Project ReStyle Week 3

I purchased this sweater from a thrift store because I loved the color.  It has been sitting in my "crap" box for awhile but inspiration hit and I used it for my restyle project this week.  

With a few snips and stitches I created three darling "up cycled" hats!!  All are in size newborn.  I might have to do this more :)

I am sooo in love with these little hats! I decided I will part with them and list them in the shop soon.  Maybe I will get around to listing my up cycled diaper covers too!! Hmmm we shall see!

Anthropology Necklace Knockoff

I was browsing Anthropology the other week and spotted a TON of cute things.  Their prices are a little high for my budget but everything is sooo pretty and totally knockoff worthy!

One thing that caught my eye was this necklace. It looked super simple to make... so I did :) This baby has a touch romance to it too, perfect for Valentines Day!

 Anthro Necklace Knockoff Tutorial

Supplies

• 7 Big beads with big holes
• Long piece of lightweight, dreamy/whimsical fabric
• Big needle

Rip a 2 inch strip of fabric as long as you can. 

 My strip wasn't quite long enough so I used 2 strips.

Thread your needle with your fabric.

Tie a knot at one end leaving plenty of room to tie a bow when you are finished. 

I tied two knots, the first one tight and the second more loose and messy (around the first knot).  Thread on a bead and tie another knot.

Continue threading on beads and tying knots. 

When my first strip ran out I tied a knot using my both my new strip end and the one that was getting too short.  I made the knot where I was originally going to place a knot on the necklace and just cut the ends off. Then, I tied a knot over to cover any ends still showing. Whew... make sense??!!

 

When you have finished simply tie a pretty bow and trim the edges. 

I roughed mine up a bit too by picking at the edges for a frayed look.

These only take a few minutes to make and you need no jewelry making tools or skills :)

I had so much fun with the first I made another. 

I should be on a beach when I wear this one.

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial. I saw another one that I am dying to make!  I hate to be a copycat but why not when you can do it yourself?!  Is that bad??  I hope not.

Have a pretty day!

XO

Because my b.day is coming up.....

My birthday will be here in less than a month!

Here is a little *wish list* I have made for myself :)

This vintage dress would be so SO cute to wear on my special day.  Found on Etsy.

So, I liked these babies so much I kinda already bought them for myself.  Who could resist?! Found here.

Yellow Polka Dot Rain Boots! Found at Target.

IT"S ON SALE!!! I am thinking about making my own if it isn't on my neck in a month.  Found via beautiful Anthropology.

I would love a subscription to this magazine.  They have some super cute ideas. 

I need a new one.  Found here.  Psst.. .this one is on sale too!

This lovely bed set would be such a nice change in the bedroom.  So bright and happy.

Prettiest stinkin shoes I've ever seen! Via Ruche

Wow, I think that was a bad idea.  I am so tempted to go and order a few things... oh no.