Baptism Invitation

This is the invitation I made for Sophie's baptism. I thought it turned out pretty cute, considering I only know how to use Picasa :)

These are the envelopes and inserts. Maybe it was a little over the top...
But, that's how I roll!

Spring Table with Russian Dolls!

This table is like the spring weather... warm and cold all at the same time. Let me start with my most favorite set of dishes. My mom got these for me for my birthday in December. I had intended to use them just for Christmastime, but when it came time to take them down... I couldn't do it! So, I left the plates on a plate rack in my kitchen, and left the salt and pepper shakers on my stove top. They still make me happy, happy, happy every time I look at them!

Hum... I wonder if I hold the record for the most pictures of my salt and pepper shakers in one blog entry. Well, it's my blog, I can do what I want - right?

I was looking at a blog the other day, and saw a blog where the lady always uses the glass apothecary's, and I thought to myself, "I think I need one of those." Well, I went to DI today, and what happened to be sitting there with a $2 sticker? This cute glass apothecary! I tell you, the DI will give you what you are looking for if you put it out there in the universe :)



Now, on to the second part of this post:

When I saw this blog entry on one of my very favorite blogs, Tater tots and Jello, I thought to myself... "Why couldn't I have thought of that???" She had the most darling, happy table runner, tutorial that she posted. So I talked to a few of my sewing friends, and we knew we each HAD to have one. We got together the other night, and had fun making them. You can find a link to the tutorial here.

I just bought burlap, and 15 different 1/8-of-a-yard strips of fabric, rickrack, cotton backing, and quilt binding.

Didn't it turn out SOOOO cute! I love it! Thanks for the great idea Tater tots and Jello!

By the way... we each went to a particular fabric store at different times, and happened to get the same lady to help us with the cutting, and by the time the third one of us got the same measurements cut, she knew exactly why. She even wrote down the name of the blog so she could check it out!

And now back to the dishes! I couldn't not post pictures of each one. They are all hand painted, and SO DARLING!


Hum... maybe I should give each of them a good Russian name...

Katia

Anya

Irina

Sasha

My kitchen BFF's ;)

New lights... before and after

I have never liked the arrangement of the lighting in our family room, and I don't take credit for it either. Wayne agreed to put in new fixtures, at least until we can put in 6 to 8 cans around the fan. This is what we had yesterday:

I forgot to take a picture until after the power was off, and I had the first light out.

This is what we have now. Aren't they lovely!?! I have to say puting in a fan, is much more work than a regular light! Man, I had NO IDEA!

It makes a little more sense for the for now, and I am hoping the fan will help out with the power bill this summer :)

I love the finish on the glass especially! It works well with my colors.

I went to change the light in the bathroom, and the builder didn't put a box in the wall... it was just wires poking out of dry wall!!! I'm in limbo with that one, as I don't think it is up to code. I am waiting to hear from the electrician before I install the new one :(

Easy Peasy Jewelry Organizing!

I have this girlfriend who is super organized, and my jewelry would give her stress every time she saw it. She has been telling me for months, that she is going to find an inexpensive solution for organizing it. And... she did!!!

She was at DI the other day, and got this (a hot wheels car organizer) for $2!
She says instead of, "hot wheels," it should say, "hot mama." Ha Ha!!!
My son is jealous!

Thanks Donnalynn! Love you girlie :)

None of my jewelry is expensive, but I am a bead-a-holic, and make too many bracelets!

I found this organizer last week for $3!

Time for even more organizing!

Price tag to prove it!

A few last minute ideas

I found the most darling blog!!! It is called eighteen25.blogspot.com. It has super cute Easter ideas. I made the bag of peeps for my kids teachers last minute, but didn't take any pics, because we were running late, and they needed to go, but it looked just like the picture above.

I just love the idea below. How cute would it be to start it in a neighborhood a few weeks before Easter?!?

You can find the peeps printable here.

You can find the egged printable here.

April fools fooled my kids!

April Fools dinner was a hit!

We had Fish Sticks (wafer crackers, peanut butter, and cornflake crumbs)
Mashed Potatoes and gravy (vanilla ice cream, and caramel)
Edamame (sweet tarts jelly beans)

The air heads ended up being a weird color, so my friends used the colorful totsie rolls for peas. I just , bought a few bags of sweet tarts jelly beans, and fished out the green ones, because I thought it looked so much like edamame.

I made real dinner as well, with the same menu, so the house smelled like everything on their plate (and so my husband and I had something to eat). The kids loved it, and kept telling me it was the best dinner ever! My son asked over and over when we are going to have this dinner again, and if we can have it tomorrow night.

I wanted to give a shout-out to my girls who made this with me:

Christine, Candy, Brittney, and Haley... Thanks for making life fun! I love you all!!!

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Watch out... this watch is super CUTE, INEXPENSIVE and EASY !!!

So, yesterday I was getting ready, and wishing I had a watch to match my outfit. I looked at my beaded watch band, and didn't feel like wearing it. So, I decided to make this. Besides the watch face, I don't even think it cost a whole dollar to make!

I have a few more of these in the works, and will post them as soon as I get them made. So, go to your fabric and ribbon scraps, and see what you have... the possibilities are endless!

(You could put a button or jewel over the stitching, but I didn't.)


Supply list:

1) Fabric (Use something that your watch will have a hard time sliding on.)
2)Liner fabric (If necessary - I used felt to go under the burlap.)
3) Ribbon
4) Snaps
5) Needle and tread
6) Interchangable watch face

Directions:

1) Cut watch band base (and liner) to the desired length and width. I wanted mine to overlap on the bottom.
2) Cut ribbon to desired length. Leave enough to be able to fold it under at the ends.
3)Measure where you want your snaps to go, so it fits snugly over the band base.
4) Sew on snaps. Make sure they are not too thick, so your watch band will slide over them.
5) Sew on snaps, slide on watch face, and put on your wrist!

Super easy, super fast, super cute!!!

I am working on a few more, one combination is gray felt with cream lace. I will post pics when I have finished.

If you don't want to sew, and have someone to help you put your watch on, you could always leave the ribbon extra long, and have someone tie it for you at the bottom. It is just too cute!

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