Nerves.....

I'm going bleach/ platinum blonde tomorrow if everything works out right.

I am so nervous.  I have never dyed my hair one color, I usually go for highlights.  I keep having haunting thoughts of high school when I let my friend dye my hair and it came out YELLOW.   I am praying it comes out cute.  I need a change and I don't want to cut it a whole lot so I opted for color.  The brown and blonde highlights are getting old.  Plus summer is coming up so I want something bright and happy :)

Wish me luck!!

Oh, and if you haven't entered my giveaway scroll down and enter!

April Hat GIVEAWAY!!

I have been so excited about this hat ever since I dreamed it up.  I've been

dying to share it with you and it is finally ready!!

Say hello to "Rocketeer".  I haven't even added this baby to the shop yet, let's

just say you are super special :)

Photo by Melissa DeGroot

Photo by Lisa Siddall

This hat is made with wool yarn.  It features little felt "goggles" and a chin strap.  It can be made in size newborn, 0-3, 3-6 and 6-12 months.

 If you would like a chance to win "Rocketeer" please leave a comment below.  If you are one of my fab followers feel free to leave 2 comments because I *heart* my followers!

It is as easy as that.  I will choose a random winner on Monday.

Photo by Melissa DeGroot

Have a great weekend and a happy April Fools Day!

A little baby love

I have been receiving the sweetest images of my hats lately.  Beautiful babies make me sooo happy!

Doesn't "Bliss" look so sweet on this baby!?  So cute, wish I had more supplies for that hat.  Photo by Itty Bitty Portraits

I love how the blanket matches the bow hat in this picture. Photo by Grace Photography and she is on  Facebook too.

 

Jaime at Sweet Serendipity Photography sent me this image.  So sweet.

These hats are all *NEW* and will be in my shop soon!!

This funky hat can be made with two other color combos as well. 

Photos by Lisa.

 Finally, a boy hat.  This cotton hat will be like the bow hat, LOTS of colors to choose from.  Photo byMelissa Tsao



New headband in my favorite color, seafoam green.  Photo by Lisa.

I have a few more I can't wait to share too.  I have been working on boy hats for once and  they are so perfect!! I feel a giveaway coming on!

Braided

I'm not too adventurous when it comes to hair.  I tried out a bit of braiding the other day.  It wasn't very fancy but I really like it!  It was super fast to do too which is always a plus.

I watched a tutorial  and attempted to follow it.  I only used two strands of hair verses three so it isn't exactly like the video.  I pretty much dumbed it down a bit to my level ha ha.  Still, it turned out simple and cute!

Go Fly A Kite

Don't be fooled by the title.  I am not telling anyone off... I don't think I would have the guts anyway.  

Just wanted to say you should fly a kite.  Our $1 kite was the highlight of the day.  The weather was perfect for kite flyin'.  

I can't remember the last time I held a kite.  It was fun and my boys were fascinated.

Ryker made me smile when he said "Hey Mom, the kite can go high up to Jesus!" Awe.

West was happy watching and pointing.  This boy loves anything and everything outside :)

Hope you enjoyed my cell phone photos... not bad right!!?

Too Cute Turtles

I've been pretty laid back lately. 

No to-do lists, no rushing, no schedules, no staying up late or waking up early, no deadlines... just kind of whatever, whenever attitude.  With all this time on my hands I've been making a few things for me for once.

This was one of those projects you start not realizing how much work is ahead.  You make it about half way through and decide maybe it is too much work and you might quit.  Then you think about it and figure you have already invested so much time and effort into it that you might as well finish. 

I finished. 

Meet Mama Mia...

She lays eggs....

...and has has two incredibly cute babies named "Walnut" and "Almond"...

A lot of work for me but too cute!

I got the pattern from this book.

My boys have fun shoving everything inside the mama then pulling it all out.  It entertains them for a little bit.  But, they are boys, they get bored then move onto destroying the house.   

I choose to smile :)

Picture Source

I was thinking about naming this post "Life and Lemons" and then I thought, who the heck would want to read about crappy lemons.  Everyone knows the life/lemons saying... everyone gets it.  I will spare you my lemons and share with you my poor sister's instead. YAY for you! 

 A week or so ago my sis had jaw surgery.  It was a pretty nasty ordeal and I feel so bad for her.  

My sister normal....

FYI this is my family... awe.

And this is my sis now. Prepare yourself...

  I crack up every time I see her... horrible, I know, but it actually makes her laugh too.  It is crazy to see her look NOTHING like herself.  She is having some lemons for sure. She can't chew anything.  I have seen her eat broth, pudding, smoothies and that is about it.  She is in a lot of pain and also has 3 girls under the age of 6 to take care of... YIKES. 

I know this post is really random and odd but I just wanted to start blogging again and I didn't know where to start.  I am trying not to be too personal here.  I have a lot of lemons right now but I know that they will pass.  Everything will turn out OK, my sissy's face will heal and life will go on.

I choose to smile in the meantime :)  Well, that and crochet.

Hugs... thank you so much for your support as always!

$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.