just plugging along...

remember my bedroom progress? well, i don't like my bed pillows. no. actually. i hate them. it's just too much, not right, all wrong (you get the idea) so i'm going with a softer look and i think i'm finally starting to love it...i'm still in the beginnings of making slipcovers so it will take a little while but when it's done i think i will feel like i'm moving in the right direction.

the flu is finally making it's round at our house. yeah, vomit actually ricocheted off the little one's blankie and hit me in the face...yeah it was as gross as it sounds. all the boys were seriously grossed out with the whole thing and they weren't even the ones that got puked on. i'm sure that will be a story that will go down in history "yeah remember when mom got puked on in the face?! hahaha!"
we're just all crossing our fingers that it doesn't hit anyone else and if it does hit us we pray it will hit us lightly...you know just how the flu always hits (one can dream) and i am one flu away from my ideal weight (name that movie) ...yeah so if you don't hear from me on monday you know where i'll be! here's to a good weekend! wish us luck!

ps i'm trying to be better about awards and actually mentioning when i get em so THANK YOU to this gal for giving me the "Kreative Blog Award" i love that some of you like what i'm putting out there!

tutorial::easy peasy heart garland

i'm not a huge decorator for the seasons, but even i can't pass up a garland

for $1.50 at walmart you can buy this package of six hearts. go get you some of those...

now if you are crazy like me and you have issues with the shape of your hearts you'll need this step. cut out desired shape of heart.

much better, now make two slits on either side of your heart. and get you some cute ribbon...

string through your ribbon and tada! you are done.

super easy super fast and super cheap.

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playing photographer again...

so my friend that everyone thinks we're related because we kind of look alike cashed in on all the favors she did for me while GI Joe husband was gone. she asked for family pictures to be taken and kindly i obliged...she's watched my little ones a few times here and there for me so i owed her big time. check out her daughter's gorgeous blue eyes!

this barn is actually on her grandma's property. oh how i love old barns.

her son was a total ham. i loved it. he wanted a picture all by himself with his white shirt. well, there you go.

okay love the green jacket and i may just have to steal it. okay, yeah i can see where people may think we look like sisters!

things i love...

hand made goodness...for little girls. felt food is one of my big time obsessions. i can't get enough of it, i'm working on making some patterns of my own because i see that there are a lot of felt food out there, but not many patterns. the strawberries were my first attempt at making felt something or other last summer . remember when i showed you these milk bottles a while ago? they are still by far one of my favorite second hand finds and i love that they are solid wood and that they look so dang cute in her kitchen.this little kitchen is made out of all odd pieces of wood that were hanging out in my shop, my wonderful friend who just has a knack for making things helped me make the little one's kitchen sink and oven...and here's something you probably don't know about me...i'm an 85% to 95%-er. what does that mean? oh well do you see all those staples just hanging out there for all to see? yeah i'm suppose to put ric rac or ribbon over that...it's been a year since i made it but lo and behold there is sits ALMOST done... and there you have it the definition of what an 85% to 95%-er is. i'm also suppose to make a fridge to go with the whole kitchen...maybe this summer.

this yummy doll quilt was made out of scraps from the little one's baby blanket...one of her favorites as well as mine.

and apparently this is what happens when mom goes out to lunch with some friends. GI Joe husband chuckled as i walked thorough the door and said "you have to see the picture i took of the little one." i asked if she was throwing a fit in the picture and he then replied "uh, no that's your daughter out cold on the floor after "cooking." apparently you and she have more in common than you thought...you both have the attitude that cooking is hard and exhausting." ha.ha.ha.

before and after::second hand store finds

found two different times and i had no idea that it would fit so well but i got lucky. not bad for a little spray paint and $2...

i also found some AWESOME fabric and an apron (you can find it here in my store)

see you soon! promise.