Thursday, February 10, 2011

Nursery curtains

Update: My curtains were featured on Just Beckause!!! I was so excited to see my curtains were featured on a darling post about ruffles. 
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 I picked up a pair of black curtains at my favorite store...{Target} for $17.99 for the pair. I knew they needed something so I hung them and waited for the inspiration. I was in the living room cleaning one day and started looking at the curtains hanging in there. 
Started thinking about how I wanted to change them and boom, like a ton of bricks. I grabbed the scissors and started cutting the black and white demask off.
I used embroidery floss and a long scrapbooking needle, tied a knot on one end and stitched an in and out stitch the length of the fabric
pulled the floss tight to ruffle as desired. and tied a knot on the finishing end. 


Next, I pinned the ruffles to the curtains in three rows. (the ruffles weren't long enough so I had to use multiple pieces on each row) 
With having multiple ruffles on each row I had to cut the extra fabric and floss and retie a knot. 
I then went to my sewing machine and sewed each ruffle to the curtain.
I love how they turned out! Just the girlie touch they needed. 










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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Stylish Blogger Award

Okay, some really exciting news for me: Jordan over at Military Spouse House nominated my blog for the Stylish Blogger award!
see post here




I am really excited to get this award. I don't think of myself as one, I just blog about what I love or what "speaks" to me at that moment. 


Here are the rules:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers.
4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award!
  1. I love the ocean
  2. I won't drive in the snow (which makes it hard living in it)
  3. I love math.
  4. For me change is good.
  5. I am afraid of heights 
  6. I want to go skydiving, which contradicts #5
  7. 9 is my favorite number.

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Rose Balls For Miss B

Update: I was featured for this project on HofH!! I love this blog and am honored she chose my hanging rosette balls to feature! 
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This darling idea for hanging rose balls came from House of Smith's, one of my FAV's  I didn't have any Styrofoam balls hanging around but I was itching to do this project. Then I remember seeing this and new I had my own stack hiding out in my closet.
 The pink and white crepe paper I found at the dollar store, Holla! and the brown at Walmart.
 I bit off a little more than I could chew. I thought I could get the entire project done while watching a movie with the hubs. This is where I ended when the closing credits rolled. Oh, well I finish them another day!
Tada!!! I'm pretty excited at how they turned out! and little Miss B loves to look at them as she falls asleep.







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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Swap Followings #2



I joined a "Follower Swap"  party last week and met a handful of awesome ladies!
Check this post to see who I met last week
and head over to this weeks party to join in the fun!!!


.To learn about the 30 Day Challenge click here

SexyModest winner...

is..........

#16 . 
Kristy Skoy said...
    I shared the SEXYMODEST video link on my FB wall 

Please send me your mailing information so I can send it to SexyModest! 

Thank you to all who entered my  first giveaway! 
Check back I will be doing another giveaway in the middle of the month.