Sew much fun

 I am so excited today because I sewed my very first projects! Now I have sewn straight stitches on scrapbook pages before but never nothing like this! It took me forever to pick out this cute fabric from Hobby Lobby! :)

I originally wanted just a curtain and then I decided I wanted a cricut cover that would match too. But then I had a yard of fabric left over and Cathy gave me the idea of a chair cover! Brilliant! Love her! I love it and I am so proud of my self! :)

 Now, my girls want all kinds of different things made for their room. All in zebra print material of course. I think I will make new curtains for my dining room next. I really wished HL was closer...

 The view from the hallway.

My new paper tower from Hobby Lobby!

 My friend gave me these two baker's rakes and I love them! I think eventually I will paint them white. I just bought that paper rack from HL as well and I love it! It's a lot more sturdy than I thought it would be. It will actually roll around which is nice because I'm always moving and rearranging. I really debated buying it considering the reviews it got. But overall with a hl coupon it's a great deal!

 I found this little cutie today at the dollar store. I love finding treasure's in there when I run for a few items. It's actually a flower pot. Who could resist a flower pot with ribbon??? Not me!! It came with a cheesy pink ribbon so I changed it to a glittery one to match the lady bugs. cuteness.

Party Time

We had Clint's mom a 75th surprise birthday party last week. I was in charge of decorating. The colors were pink and yellow which turned out really cute together. I made these really cute tissue puff balls. I have been seeing them every where and learned how to make them from you tube above. It's a really easy and cheap party decoration that you can make. Try it next time. Super easy!!

This was one of my favorite decorations. The celebrate/photo banner. I printed out old 5x7 photos of her and hung in between each letter. Hopefully I will be able to make a mini album of them soon.

I found these flowers at the Dollar Tree. They are supposed to be yard decor.

How to Make Border Punch Flowers

YAH! I finally found a video that teaches me how to make these pretty flowers! I'm so excited! :)

CTMH Baby Banner

I finally finished Anna Lynn's banner today. It turned out really cute but the letters don't "pop" as much as I'd like for them too. I used stickles on everything so it's really glittzy. :) The banner is a chipboard banner from Close to my heart. I used a pack of 8 and then used one more out of another pack. I am going to make me a "family" one for our living room. I've got to buy some papers that will match though. Have a wonderful weekend!

Clothespins

Today I cut out flowers with my Cherry Limeade cricut cart to decorate some clothespins. I love how they turned out! I took apart my calendar because I used the Elmer's Glue brand tape from walmart and it was falling apart. I used to use the adtech brand and loved it but then wm switched brands and I tried it out. I will never buy that brand again! I've got to find another brand to use... I hung up all of the scrapbook pages in my living room up over my couch. I love having my sb pages on display. :) Have a blessed day!

2011 Calendar

I found this blank calendar a couple of years ago at Target in the dollar spot. So I bought two. I could kick myself for not buying more! :) I made Clint's mom one, a couple of years ago for Christmas and I just got around to making mine. That's usually how it goes. I makes gifts for other people and put myself on the back burner but that's okay. It makes me happy. I  have a lot of ideas and projects running through my head right now. I have a lot of mojo flowing which is great because sometimes I get in moods where I don't want to touch paper, glue or scissors for a while.   Next on my list is banner from CTMH. Check out Cathy's site here. I order all of my cardstock from her because it cuts GREAT in my cricut!

Ice Storm

I thought I'd post a few more of the ice storm pictures. It was beautiful. Something we rarely get to see in Georgia! We were very blessed not to have lost power that day/night like some people did.

Hearts

I love my new cricut cart (cherry limeade)!!

I'm Back!

Holiday Tree

Well I decided to start blogging again. :) I can't believe it's only been a year since I stopped. It feels like a longer than that. But it feels good blogging again! I had a sinus infection over the weekend and didn't feel like doing much so I played on and off in my little scraproom. My friend gave me two bakers racks, which I adore!

So I organized my things and got them off the floor. It looks nice. I finished a couple of projects that I had started earlier in the week. I tied the little hearts to my seasonal tree. I cut out the letters for my sweetheart banner and made a wall hanging for the living room.

We also had a little ice storm today. Clint took me for a drive after I got home from work to snap a few picture's. I ended up getting the best photo's in my own yard which was nice.

icicles

thorn from osage tree

Pine needles

Christmas Time!

It's beginning to feel like Christmas! I LOVE this time of year! I've got the tree up. The decorations are out. Most of the shopping is done! I am feeling so BLESSED right now!

I made an advent calendar for the first time this year. I got this idea from the girls at Christmas with the Cricut blog! They have so many wonderful ideas! I love that blog!!! I lost the number 17 somewhere. I need to make another one.

I've never made the girls an advent calendar before. They are going to flip when they realize what it is! I can't wait to share it with them! I went to the Christian bookstore and bought little things to go it. Like little Christian books, braclets, rings, cards. I bought some goodies from the school's bookfair like pencils/erasers and candies, chocolates and candy canes from WM. I hope I have at least one more year/use out of that calendar. It was a lot more work than what it looks like! :)

Tomorrow we're going to bake cookies. Can't wait!

Give thanks Banner

Here's the "Give Thanks" banner that I made for the banister at church. I had the bows made. I've already bought the ribbon and made the banner for Christmas. Can't wait to put that one up too. I love how it turned out.