Archive for April, 2011
Feature Friday: Teacher Appreciation Gifts
April 29th, 2011 | 
Author: It’s the time of year when we appreciate our teachers, (I personally think it should be all year)!! The end of the school year is coming up fast as well, can you believe it!! I’m on the look-out for some great teacher gift ideas, and these stood out to me this week! What do you think?
Homespun with Love created this darling cookie bouquet, I love the little quote in the middle…
This is soo cute and simple, Smile Monsters created another clever teacher gift…
Practically Living shares a printable for our fabulous teachers that I’m using for sure, soo fun!
Soo clever right!! I’m loving these ideas, can’t wait to whip some up for my kids’ fabulous teachers this year!!
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Easter Best: Ties and Suspenders
These are my little men…
All dressed up in their Easter best! First time ever wearing white shirts, (they didn’t stay white for long) and REAL ties!
I actually followed a pattern to make the ties, and followed a very simple tutorial HERE for the suspenders…
I think I’ll keep ‘em!!!
Linking up HERE
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Tuesday Tutorial: Downeast Inspired Pleated Lace Shirt
Isn’t this top from Downeast gorgeous!! I LOVE the pleats across the whole shirt.
This was my inspiration, but I wanted to add a little more…
How about some feminine lace to add a little flare:)
Wanna make one too? It’s really easy, and super affordable!!
Supplies:
- 2 knit shirts (one to wear, one to cut up) I used a tank top for one of mine
- a spool of lace
- ruler
- cutting mat and rotary cutters
- sewing machine, thread, and pins
(These shirts were an additional 30% off!! Gotta love a bargain:)
Step 1:
Measure your shirt and decide where you want the fabric strips placed.
Place pins in the shirt to mark, and measure from one pin to the other to decide how long to cut your strips. Also decide about how many strips you’ll need to cover the entire length of the shirt.
Step 2: Cut open your second shirt at one of the side seams.
Next, cut one side into a nice large rectangle that you will use to cut your strips. Begin cutting the shirt into strips that are the same length you measured.
You’ll need 6 shorter ones for the top of the shirt near the shoulder and neck area. I cut them all different width to add dimension.
Now cut a few lace pieces to be the same length as your strips. I cut 4, (that was ll I had left on my roll) but cut as many as you would like.
Step 3: Iron a few of the strips in half to make them curl slightly and add more dimension.
Step 4: I started out pinning a bunch of strips on at a time, and then sewing them all on at once,
but I found it was easier to keep them straight if I did them one at a time. So begin by pinning each end of the strip to the shirt, add another pin to the middle, and slowly stitch the strip to the shirt in a straight line, removing the pins as you go.
Repeat for all the strips.
Step 5: Clip all your threads and you’re done!!
You just saved $10 on a shirt!
Linking up HERE this week…
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Monday Yummies: Easter S’mores
You won’t believe how SUPER easy this dessert is!
AND… It’s the perfect gift!
These were little Easter favors I whipped up for my family this Easter. Attach the recipe to the jar, and Voila! Instant treat:)
Easter S’mores
I cut this in half, b/c I used smaller Mason jars, you can pretty much just eye-ball it!
Found this idea on Trendy Accentz
Linking up HERE this week!
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Feature Friday: Favorites of the week!
Time for another week of features- of our favorite projects from blog land! It’s so hard to narrow my favorites down to just 3!!
Okay, I just LOVE these gorgeous shoes that are made-over at Holiday Snob and they look GREAT with the rosette too!
I really want this wreath from Allie B Dallie it is so DARLING! 
I just LOVE the colors!
And how about this Kindle Case that Amy made from Flexible Dreams?! What a great idea! And I love the fabric she used… Go check out the tutorial!
These are all great! Great Job Ladies! Feel free to grab a feature button Have a great weekend!
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Baby Shower Gifts
I am so excited that my sister- in laws are having all these baby girls! I am having a blast making them these girly shower gift sets.
This Damask print set included a super soft changing pad clutch, boutique wipes case and terry cloth burp pads. I am in LOVE with this fabric from Hobby Lobby.
And I am loving this Riley Blake fabric that my sister in law picked out. Here is what I came up with…
A boutique wipes case, a yo-yo appliqued onesie and a matching yo-yo head band.
Well I had a blast making these! I’m so excited to meet our new little niece! Congrats girls on your new additions!
Linking up at House of Hepworths and at THESE awesome parties!
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Tuesday {Guest} Tutorial: Book Slings, From The Inspiration Thief
We are so excited to have Jessica here from The Inspiration Thief !!
She is going to show us how easy it is to make a book sling…I am so excited to learn how to make these, we have way too many books scattered all over my house. This is such a GOOD idea! Take it away Jessica!!
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My sister and I have been looking for ways to make our toddler’s rooms for functional. We especially have been looking for fun and practical ways to store books! My sister used spiced racks HERE for her toddler’s books. I decided to try book slings. I got my inspiration for the book slings from Oh Dee Doh.
-Two, 4-foot long wooden dowels or curtain rods that fit into the brackets. Shouldn’t cost more than $3 each.
-If buying new fabric, make sure you get 1 1/3 yard and wash it.
First, make sure you measure your fabric, your wall space, and make sure your rods will fit in the wall space. That way you can cut them to size before you get started.
After I had the fabric cut down to the size I wanted, I folded up the edges and sewed them.
After I had each side sewed, I folded the fabric over the rods to make sure they would fit. I marked the fabric so I would know where to sew, and how much room to leave for the rods.
There you have it, my very simple way of doing it. I think I will make one more to go underneath the first one. It looks kind of lonely by itself!
Try not to look to close, I am not a seamstress! I don’t like long tutorials, so I hope this will help you! If you would like a more detailed tutorial, and more specific instructions try this one HERE. I did not use her exact tutorial, but I used her for inspiration.
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That is so creative! Thanks Jessica for coming to hang out with us today and for that AWESOME Tutorial!! Be sure and check out Jessica’s super crafty BLOG!
Linking up at House of Hepworths and at THESE awesome parties!
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Monday Yummies: Mississippi Mud Brownies
Oh my gosh!! These Mississippi Mud brownies are so YUMMY!! I think our little family almost finished the whole pan in one night! They were so easy to whip up because guess what….
They came from a box!! Hahaha… I know! I am normally not a huge fan of dessert from a box but these turned out so good. And of course they were so easy to make… I can’t wait to make these brownies again.
I’m sure most some of you that are better at baking than I am would be able to whip these up from scratch in no time! But for those of you who are like me and once in a while reach for the box… try these!
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Feature Friday: Egg cellent Decor!!
Ha Ha, am I not the cheesiest!!
Sorry for that, but these ladies have once again done it again! Lovin these Easter egg ideas…
Cup of Delight made some shabby chic eggs, these are so different and just fabulous!
Look how creative this little egg streamer is! The Jaderbomb shows us how its done!
Bliss Bloom Blog makes the cutest little paper flower eggs, so darling!
Thanks for all your great inspiration ladies! Feel free to grab a featured button if you’d like:)
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Bangs or No Bangs
I’ve had the same hairstyle FOREVER, the only thing I ever really change is highlights or no highlights.
So I got brave and got bangs!
It was fun for a couple of weeks,
But now I think I’m ready to grow them back out…
What do you think, bangs or no bangs? (Sorry about the silly faces, I promise to never do it again:)
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