Happy Spring!!  I feel like it’s officially here, our weather has been so beautiful, lots of April shower and warm sunshine, makes me happy:)

I must be nesting, b/c there are a gazillion and one projects I would like to finish before he gets here in a month!!

I gotta get this nursery finished!!  How cute is this crib mobile!!

My kids are going to LOVE making a fairy garden!!  How darling is this one!!

And it’s that time of year again!!  Outdoor projects galore, I need to recover some chairs I found at a rummage sale, THIS is the perfect tutorial on how to recover patio furniture…

What fun spring projects do you have up your sleeves??

Oh how I love Pinterest!  I’m still pinning, ever pinning, though I may not be creating as much!!  I’ll share with ya a couple of projects I’m totally excited to get going on (before this baby comes!!)

LOVE this crib mobile, maybe with all of my extra fabric scraps???

And hello, who doesn’t need ideas for what to do with all of those leftover scraps!!  I’m excited to declutter, in the form of something crafty!!!  Check out this list of scrappy fabric ideas…

And I’m totally digging this pinwheel garland!!  Can’t wait to make one of these with some spring flare!!

Whatcha got going on this week!!  Any new projects??  New pins??  Inspire me:)

Are you guys all super excited for Valentines Day!!!  I’ve got a few little surprises up my sleeves for my kiddos, holidays are sooo fun!!

I found lots of fabulous “love”  inspiration on Pinterest…

How fun would it be to wake up to a room full of balloons, all with little notes and treats attached:)  THIS would work for a birthday too, but I’m gonna do love notes for V-day:)

Or do you need a little game to play with your kids, or maybe for your kid’s class parties?

I know my kids would be all over anything that involves dice and coloring…  Check out THIS free printable!!

And hello yumminess!!!  I’m hoping to wake my family up to the smell of some of these delicious red velvet waffles cooking on Valentines morning!!

Don’t these look DELISH!!!

What fun things are you guys planning for Valentines??  Have you pinned anything fun lately??  I’d love for you to share:)  Have a LOVEly week!!

Oh my goodness!!  What have I pinned??  What haven’t I pinned!!

I have sooo many projects on my to-do list for this year, can’t wait to get started!! I’ll highlight a few for ya…

This painted stenciled rug is awesome!!!  I have a few stencils, now I just need a rug!!!

How DARLING is this little boy’s nursery!!  Oh I am in love.  I will definitely be drawing some inspiration from this!!

And this stylish book holder for the car would have been perfect for our trip!!  There’ always next time:)

What are you working on?

Any fun new pins this week?

If you’re not yet on Pinterest, let me know and I’ll send ya an invite:)

Eek!!  Less than 2 weeks to go people!!  I can’t believe how fast the time has flown by!!  I plan on finishing all my handmade gifts this week so I can play with my kids the week before Christmas!!  Aaahh so exciting:)

So we had such a fun Cookie Exchange party this week, thanks to all the pinterest inspiration:)  Can’t wait to show you all the fun pics!!

One of my friends made this darling scarf project with her girls this last week, and shared the link with me… I am SO excited to try this with my daughter!!

And finally, I have been wanting to make hooded towels for my kids for years!!  I’m gonna do it!  I might even go crazy and embroider their names…

Did you pin anything fun this week??  Have a fabulous week everyone!!

Happy December!!  How’s your countdown going:)  I LIVE for this month!!  My Christmas shopping is done, my decorating is finished, and most of my gifts are created!!  Time to relax and party!!  (do those two even go together??)

This week I’ll be preparing for my first ever Cookie Exchange Party!!  I saw this fabulous post from Funky Polkadot Giraffe, and was sold!!

I knew I wanted to host my own party this year!!

If you have any holiday parties planned this month, you gotta check out some of these darling ideas!!  I’m feeling sooo inspired!!!  Love you Pinterest:)

I’m totally loving this modern Christmas display!  This would be darling for any holiday party…

And then for a more traditional look, here’s another gorgeous display for ya!!

-K- two more pins for you:)  I can’t decide which cookies to make, maybe you can help me out??

These delicious white chocolate cherry shortbread cookies…

or…

these Cinnamon Sugar Roll cookies…

I’m drooling right now.  Anyway, hope these pins gave you some holiday inspiration!!  Hope your week is fabulous!!

So a couple of weeks ago, I told ya about this gorgeous coat…

I found it on Pinterest, and knew I wanted to create my own version!!

So I finally bought some wool, and gave it a go.  If you would like to refashion an old wool coat, follow along and I’ll show ya how:)

Grab your supplies, and lets get to it!

Your going to want to cut a strip that’s either 1 1/2 times or double the length.

I had to cut two strips of each width, to get the length that I wanted.  Sew the two strips together before hemming.

I pinned it as well b/c the wool fabric doesn’t stay down very well.  Sew right along the folded edge to hem.  Next you’re going to sew a gathering stitch along the opposite side (raw edge) of the strip.  For instructions on how to sew a gathering stitch, click HERE.

You want to make sure your raw edges are along the bottom.  Sew the ruffles in place, and iron on the opposite side of the coat.

Just follow the same steps as before to create the smaller ruffles.  Pin the raw edges to the inside of the pocket, so that when you flip the ruffle over the hemmed side will be hidden.

If you would like to make a sash, cut another LONG (the length will depend on your waist, and how you would like it to hang) strip about 6 inches wide.

Make the second strip 1 1/2 times or twice as long as your sash strip.

Pull the boppin thread to ruffle this strip of fabric as well.

Sew along the outside edge, taking care not to sew the ruffle on the inside.  Leave one end open so you can turn the strip right side in.

Fold in the ends of the fabric and top stitch in place.

This coat will give me another season’s worth of wear with my ever expanding belly!  No need to buy a new coat now!!

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Happy Monday!!  How was your pinning week?  How was your creating week?

Guess what??  I’m happy to report that I FINISHED painting my front door and metal rails!!  That was a HUGE pinterest project to check off!!  I haven’t started on the coat or socks from last week, but I have been searching like a madwoman for the right kind of wool to add that ruffle to my coat!!

So moving on.  This weekend we put up our tree, and lots of Christmas decorations.  Yep, I know, it’s a bit early.  But I LOVE having the festive spirit of joy and love that the Christmas season brings.  Why wait for that!!

I saw these hanging ornament balls, and knew I needed to use up the oodles of tulle I always seem to accumulate…

This was a fun decoration to make… (I’ll show ya that post pretty soon:)

And I LOVED this hanging advent garland!!

I made another similar version using little takeout boxes and twine, but the idea of a garland is so fun!!  (Post coming soon:)

And trying to come up with a useful handmade gift for my kids is always a challenge, but I think I found it!!  Look how darling these little “movie mats” are!

So hopefully I’ll have a finished coat to share with you next week, and maybe more!!  Happy Crafting and Pinning!!

How was your first week of November???  I feel like we’ve officially entered the “holiday season.”  I’m sooo excited!  I’ve got my Christmas playlist all done, my favorite hot cocoa (Stephen’s Candy Cane Hot Chocolate) stocked in my pantry, we even had a little snow this week!!  It’s time to start decorating for the season:)

Yeah, so I still haven’t started my front door project (remember how I said it snowed this week…) But my plan is to finish by this weekend!!!  And I haven’t even SHOPPED for Christmas fabric yet, let alone started to sew with any…  It’s all in the plans I tell ya:)

BUT, you know that didn’t stop me from adding a lot few more pins to my boards!!!  Where do I begin????

Ok, so I have this boring grey wool coat from last year.  It’s BORING.  It needs a little something more…  So I apologize, this has no tutorial or website, just an image, but I’m SO going to attempt to “knock-off” this darling coat!!

Ok, another knock-off project for ya…  Once again, no website, just an image…  But I’m SO going to make these as well!! Aren’t these knee socks DARLING!!!

Here they are with boots…

LOVE ‘EM!!!

So what are you working on this week?  Or this month?  Or this year:)  Once again, if you need an invite to Pinterest, just let me know!!  It’s the best, I’m telling ya:)  Happy Project Creating!!!

How did you do last week?  Was it one of those “I just think that’s really cute, so I think I’ll pin it.” kind of weeks, or did you gather enough inspiration to create something!!

I am happy to report that I finished a few projects this week!!  We painted some pumpkins (thank you Pink Sugar Photography), I got some sweet business cards made with a QR code, (thanks Craftaholics Anonymous) AND I made a necklace display holder for our boutique (thanks to Lolly Jane).

Don’t worry.  I have pictures and a tutorial coming up this week (as soon as I can figure out how to get it linked up to my new foreign computer!!)

So you see.  I AM making progress!!

So I have a couple more “projects” pinned for these next coming weeks…

Our front door is in DESPERATE need of a paint job, I’m talking paint peeling, outdated white metal rails, not my fav.  Don’t you think this front door is darling!!!  I bought some paint for the rails, now to pick the perfect color for our door…

So… be honest.  Is it too soon to start thinking Christmas?  I’ve got tonz of ideas pinned, and I think that after Halloween, I’m gonna start some of these projects.

Starting with Christmas PJ’s!  Every year I make my kids new jammies to open on Christmas Eve, and I figure I need to get an early start on the “handmade” projects.  I think these ornament appliques are darling!!  (For my daughter of course:)

So what did you pin this week?  Have you checked out Pinterest yet?  If you need an invite, let me know and I’ll send one over to ya:)

Happy pinning!!  and creating…