Silhouette give away

 THere are quite a few giveaways for this FABULOUS machine all over blog land. Listed below are just a few sites that are having them.  A new Silhouette Machine! IF you haven't heard about this new toy for mommies head over to their website to see what all the fuss is about.

Little Miss Momma

Brown Paper Packages

Room to Inspire

Familylicious
Honey We're Home

Huge give a way over at Shanty2Chic

The gals over at Shanty2Chic are having a fabulous giveaway! After seeing some of the projects they have done with their Silhouette Machine, I am having some major wants!
Head on over to their site and check them out and while your there enter to win!

It's a....

Girl!!!!! Another girl will grace our family in December.
I am looking forward to all the fun projects for the new nursery and for the room my son is moving into! It will be a slow process as I have been lucky to get my everyday things done, most days anywho!

Pillow case dress

A few weeks ago I had a "preggie no sleep" night and had some creative juices flowing. I made my little B a pillow case dress and she looks darling in it. I am planning on making her a matching fabric flower for her head.
These dresses are so easy to make, trust me if I can make one in the middle of the night, anyone can. I purchased the pattern last summer but had to modify the length as my little princess has grown.

wow...so I have been neglectful

I promise I haven't died. The last month has been a little tough...nothing bad. In fact great. I'm expecting a baby and have been dealing with first trimester funness :) I know its a good day if I have gotten me and my kiddos dressed. Life will be getting back toward normal in a few weeks.

We did have two 30+ ft tall pine trees in our front yard cut down.. This is the first of many taking out projects in the front yard. Before we even begin putting things back together. All the shrubs are coming out, the front steps are coming out and the current walk way. We will be putting in new cement stairs, facing out, raised flower bed along the longer part of the house, cement walk way to the drive way with large paver stones staggered to the street. a little porch with flowers in front of the living room window. Siding and new windows. Wow what a project.

Before:

chair make over

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I picked up this chair at the DI a few weeks ago in pretty bad shape. But, I knew with a little elbow grease, spray paint and fabric she would have a whole new life. 

The fabric I had left over from another chair I am re-upholstering which I will reveal later as I am not quite done with her. 

Firday Confessional #2

Starting things off with a little Disclaimer: I love my sweet husband and could not imagine my life without him and have absolutely no regrets of marrying him.

With that said...
I HATE living in the SNOW!

Playing it...love it

But, I hate living in it.
the roads suck
people don't know how to drive (I don't either so I DONT)
it's too freaking cold
and I get super grouchy if I am indoors for a long period of time. 

You must realize I grew up in Gilbert, Arizona My blood is thinner than water and I LOVE being outside A LOT.
I could spend a few months dealing with the snow. But, come on, its April and we still can't go outside and play! Can we say Prozac, people!

The most time I ever spent in the snow was a day or two skiing in the Mountains. Then it was back home where it was nice and warm, ok even hot!

I miss having my AZ tan! The sun just doesn't do it for me in Idaho.
 (which is where my hubby is from)

Everything is so ugly right now...the trees still don't have buds on them, no flowers, no green grass...nothing

but brown dormant yuckiness!

Oh, yes, and I haven't mentioned yet that Tuesday morning we woke up to 6 inches of new snow on the ground. They had to cancel school because they took all the snow tires off of the school buses.. AARRRR!

Sigh,...deep breath... I'm ok

I feel a little better now. That was a much need Friday Confessional.

There are countless beautiful places to visit in Idaho. There really is some beautiful land up here. But, for me, more like the visit it, enjoy it and then go back to my big city, warm weather.

Happy weekend everyone!

fabric flower headband

I have seen these all over the place I love them. My little sister made me a cluster to wear with my Easter dress! They are so versatile and darling! I wasn't able to find any tutorials, I must be blind, so decided to google them. Maize in Montana was were I landed, she has a super easy tutorial to follow (which she did in August of 2007) Wow am I behind!
For step by step instructions on how to make these go over to her tutorial. She did a great job with pic's and commentary. But, here are how mine turned out. I used fabric I already had on hand. The black and white flower is left over from my living room curtains, the red and white from a dress I am making my daughter and the burlap I picked up at the Walmart scrap counter for $0.75 for a yard and a half.
This four pack of head bands (2 black &2 brown) I picked up yesterday at the Dollar Tree.
I used my trusty hot glue gun to attach the flowers to each other and then to the headband. I next took a 1"x3" grosgrain ribbon and hot glued that to the underside of the headband and the bottom of the flowers for some stability.

I am excited to wear it this afternoon to our family Easter party.

NFF