Valentine Love

Valentine fun with my little friends... Fingerprint hearts in a mason jar!

I made some stick and felt arrows!

 They are hanging from my chandelier with bakers twine...

Fred and Wilma Flintstone Costume

Another toddler costume duo...

Fred and Wilma Flintstone...

Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Costume

Trick or Treat

A friend asked if I could make her daughter and son Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head costumes...
I said I'd try... They turned out pretty cute,
 and I can't wait to see her kids in them...
I decided her daughter need a candy bag with extra parts, it's just felt pieces cut
and vinyl sewn over the top....

Fall Mantel

So it's September and my mantel was ready to experience a 

little fall...

I made this sign using this tutorial...

Now, if my weather would cool down, I would like to get

the rest of my fall decor out!!

Linking Up

Elise's California Adventure

 Finally after years of friendship Elise was able to come to California!

I decorated her room in a colorful vintage theme.

 Painted a milk glass lamp yellow...

 Filled a basket with new linens, her favorite snacks, toiletries, and gifts!

 We filled our days with crafting

 This was a cowl we modified the directions and ended up

with a leg warmer... Oops hahaha 

Emilie spend her days crafting with us.

 The kitchen table held two sewing machines and all of our supplies,

Off to the side was a 4 foot table filled with vintage sheets and fabric...

Photo op...

 My mom's birthday was during Elise's visit and she made my mom 

this dish towel..

 She also made her homemade cream cheese biscuits and put them

in a glass Poppy jar (my mom's favorite) and brought pear preserves from

Georgia to complete the gift!

My mom LOVED it...

 We made dishmats with terry cloth backing for drying dishes...

 We took a trip to Sutter's Creek

The Three Amigos

We looked up CRAZY pronunciations

because clearly we say things different in CA than they

do in GA... For the record the correct way to say Top Ramen is: 

RAHmen 

not RAYmen ... ;)

...and we took a boat ride on the lake...

It was an AWESOME 10 days filled with

FUN.FRIENDS.and FOOD.

Thank you Elise for coming, until next time!

Wooden Spool Pennant Garland

       

I L.O.V.E. Pinterest and love pinning...

      

 I have had a bowl full of vintage spools and knew 

I wanted to make this...

      

 Today was the day!

Burlap Mason Jar with Flower Tutorial

Supplies:

Mason jar

Burlap (I used the huge roll from the garden dept. at Walmart)

Cut to the size of your jar and glue on.

Coffee filters or tissue paper

Twine

Glue

Coffee (for staining)

For making the flower you will cut coffee filters or tissue paper into

3, six inch circles.

Crinkle them up it makes the flower look better.

Dip them in coffee at this point for a bit if you want the stained look.

Let dry.

Stack on top of each other.

Grab in the middle.

Twist.

Tie with a piece of twine leaving long tails on each side of the knot.

Fluff

Tie twine to the mouth of your jar.

There you have a pretty

centerpiece, vase, mother's day gift, teacher gift, etc

Apron and Birthday Dishtowel

This week my friend, Amy has a birthday...

I knew I wanted to make her something fun...

We both love to bake and eat baked goods... hahaha

I have several fun project pinned on my Pinterest boards...

The apron pattern can be found here (it's such a flattering apron)...

The cake dishtowel tutorial can be found here...

Leap Day Quiet Book Pattern Sale

My Favorite Quiet Book Designer, SW Designs

is having a Leap Day Sale

All of her Quiet Book Patterns are 29% off TODAY... She has just about everything...

Isn't the farm book cute??

I have bought several of her patterns they are well written and EASY to use...

Remember my Forest Friends books??

Leap over and purchase a pattern or two...