because dept stores are about to do it...

even though there are still two days left till valentines day...lets not forget the next big girly holiday coming up...MOTHER'S DAY...and well, because the department stores are getting ready to promote it, i thought i would as well...go to my shop and buy yourself this pattern. it includes instructions on how to make the embroidery, AND the pillow shown. go on, you know you want to. tomorrow i should be posting the tutorial for the rice bag. happy thursday.

this one's just for me

do your feet ever stay cold no matter how long you've been under your covers? is it just me?

well yesterday i decided i was not going to have cold feet anymore! and decided to make me a rice heating bag...you know the ones you stick in the microwave.

i wanted it to look stylish and cute...but i also wanted to change the cover if my fancy so required it...

i also use it on my tense neck and hello! loove it and i feel all relaxed when it's finally all cooled off!

now before you all start barking at me that you want a tutorial, it's coming, and it's so easy.

maybe by the end of the week. (so far i've managed to keep from getting the flu, probably has to do a little with the spraying down the children with lysol every time they come near me...we'll see if my luck stays up!)

things i love...

re-purposing old sheetscute little sundress made out of second hand find sheets. this skirt and this quilt were my first projects with old sheets. then i attempted the barcelona skirt pictured above. by far this is my FAVORITE skirt i own.

and then i started making dresses for the little one with old sheets, love this one!

i got all crazy (with the help of my great friend who everyone thinks we're related because we look alike) and made this cute crocheted rug out of old white sheets and with one strip of cute gigham fabric. i think i may try to convince her that we need to make a few more of these (wouldn't they look cute in a bathroom?)

seriously, old sheets are great because they have a finished edge already there so pj's and other projects are easy to finish!

so if you'd passed up sheets before in the second hand store, most likely i've gone right behind you and bought them, but now you know, and won't pass them up next time!

tutorial:: moda charm pack celebration flag

got some charm packs you need to use? wouldn't this be so cute in your little boys room? or for a party?

first get yourself some charm packs...yeah that's me promoting my shop.

fold in half one block (all charm packs are 5x5 so if you are just cutting out your squares cut them to this length and width)

line up your ruler at an angle (make sure the fold is towards you so when you open it up you end up having one whole piece) draw a line with a pencil down your angle. this is your cutting line cut with pinking shears like mine or use plain scissors, it will be just as cute!

now you have your triangle (extra step would be to sew around 1/4 inch in so the flag won't fray as much, but i skipped this step seeing that i'm only going to use it for birthdays or such things and won't get a ton of wear) now for this particular project i used store bought bias tape it was the easiest option.

i then sewed my triangles into the bias tape one by one. i guess i could of ironed the thing...but whatever and look how cute it turned out! use it as room decor or as party bling either way it's super cute! hope you like!

fake forks vs real forks

GI Joe and i have been acting like 3 year olds over here. well, to give you an idea i'm going to do a "conversation with GI Joe" if you will.
let me set the stage: go back um almost two weeks ago right before GI Joe came home and a week after i left washington to visit him. i believe it was a sunday night when i got the phone call it went a little like this:

GI joe: dude you are so going to owe me big time!
ME: oh yeah what for?
GI Joe: i went to forks for you!
ME: WHAT?! SERIOUSLY? grinning ear to ear
GI JOE: yeah, it was probably one of the most embarrassing things i've ever done. i dragged three other soldiers with me...
Me: oh man! thank you sooo much did you get pictures?
GI Joe: OF COURSE! but dragging the the guys out there wasn't the worst part.
me: what could of been worse than being made fun of for driving 3 hours to a little town because your wife really loves a made up vampire?
GI Joe: I had to sit there and listen to the whole shpeal and listen to the tour with three little teeny boppers who kept giggling every time the lady said "edward" or "cullens" and i tagged along with them while they giggled and we all took pictures together.
ME:oh man i DO owe you big time!
now flash forward to right after his homecoming and everyone being all happy...
GI Joe: here are the pictures of Forks
Me: downloading them onto the computer
GI Joe: you so owe me...
ME: staring at the pictures Uh no i don't...those aren't the right pictures. you've been had...
GI Joe: uh no YOU've been had! those are the right pictures!
ME: no they aren't
GI Joe: yes they are.
Me: uh NO they aren't. i don't know what these pictures are but they are not the houses that were in the movie!
GI Joe: well maybe they didn't film it in Forks.
ME: flabbergasted that he would even say such a thing uh Yeah they did...i'll call reader Julie, she knows EVERYTHING twilight!
GI Joe: go ahead i dare you
Me : on the phone with reader julie uh yeah did they film twilight in forks? me looking all smug at GI Joe husband
Me: oh i see okay, thanks. not wanting to turn around to look at GI Joe
GI Joe: chuckling what'd she say?
Me: it wasn't filmed in forks
GI Joe: you soooooooooooo owe me...and you are going to post these on your blog...
ME: ugh
SO this is for you GI Joe husband (to stop your incessant "so i see you haven't posted the fork pictures yet"): fake forks vs real forks
fork's high school in the movie real high school in forks

fake bella swan house from the movie.

"real" bella house in forks

fake cullen house from the movie...now brace yourself...

um not even tripping on acid "real"cullen house in forks...

so there you have it...what GI Joe husband and i have been arguing about for a week now.