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Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s day to my mom and mom in law : ) You both are such wonderful ladies that Stephen and I are so blessed to have as moms. {Old Newspaper Types font} These words were printed on to my stationary using my Silhouette’s sketch pens. {Janda Apple Cobbler font} {Patterns & Dots font} She’s … Continue reading »

Butterfly Birthday {Decorations}

Butterfly Birthday {Decorations}

I had so much fun brainstorming and creating all things butterfly for Abigail’s first birthday. So. much. fun. This was the first good-sized party I’ve thrown, after having been introduced to the world of crafting blogs {thanks husband} and pinterest {thanks Laura} : ) I tried not to buy too much for this party. My two … Continue reading »

Birthday Dress

Birthday Dress

To begin with, I should have probably named this post after its location. If you follow that link, you’ll know why that was not possible {can’t have that word on this site, unless we’re talking about how long they lasted in the NCAA tournament this year : ) }. But I knew that I’d want to … Continue reading »

Braided Headband

Braided Headband

I have worn this headband so many times these past couple weeks! I found this tutorial via Pinterest and had to give it a try. The original headband was made by Cami from You Seriously Made That!? crocheting one long chain and one shorter chain. As I have not yet learned to crochet, I simply braided long … Continue reading »

Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day

So this post comes later than I had figured that it would, because my Valentine surprised me by taking off work halfway through the day : ) Needless to say, but I will, the day did not go as I had originally planned, but in fact much better : D I love you, Stephen! And … Continue reading »

Pillow Case

Pillow Case

Here’s part three to my 1-Yard-Living-Room-Touch-Up. Part one used the first third of my yard in the picture frame tray and part two used the fabric in the chicken wire window frame. I have a few scraps left, we’ll see if they become anything : ) Part three of our 1-Yard adventure takes the form … Continue reading »

Christmas Outfit

Christmas Outfit

Happy Epiphany to you all! It’s 3 Kings day today! Growing up, this was the day that we would take down our Christmas tree. The Christmas season lasts from the day after Thanksgiving right up until today, if you ask me ; ) So, as the “last” day of the Christmas season is upon us, I … Continue reading »

Thanksgiving Outfit

Thanksgiving Outfit

I made Abbie a Thanksgiving outfit this year! Take one old shirt of mine: and one old shirt of Stephen’s: Then I just ironed the fabric interfacing to the backs of pieces the size I needed. The picture below shows how the fabric sticks to my mat when my Silhouette is cutting it. This sticky-goodness … Continue reading »

Button Flower

Button Flower

A world of fabric flower tutorials is spread across the web, and I finally got around to making my first one! This flower is me just following the tutorial at this great blog. I have a board on Pinterest to bookmark some of my favorites that I want to make someday. There are so many to choose … Continue reading »