sweet woodland birthday party

First off, a sweet Happy 2nd Birthday to my little Ava! I've always wanted to do a woodland party theme, and I figured I'd better do it while Ava still has little to no say in her party! (She likes saying puh-ple so I could have done a puh-ple party I guess. but that's just this week)...so...anyways, woodland party it is! I also like how it kinda … [Read more...]

frozen birthday party

Sadie has preeetty much had her 6th birthday party theme picked out since we saw the movie Frozen last December. You may have heard of it...lil Disney hit? popular with kids? totally sing-able songs? ha ha ha. It was a super fun party to plan-but I am glad to have my summer parties out of the way! Her invite! Designed it myself-I love the … [Read more...]

gold feathered Nessie top-made with my new silhouette cameo!

I have a new baby guys! Ok, a totally electronic baby, but it's so awesome and makes goo goo ga ga sounds. just kiddin. The lovely folks over at Silhouette send me a Cameo to play with, and having had the SD for years, I knew I'd be a fan. aaaand...I am. I'll admit I was a little intimidated and it didn't come out of the box for a little while, … [Read more...]

More CRE8TIME projects-glitter sewing art and hanging fabric storage

More Michaels CRE8TIME projects for my craft room! I wanted some cute and easy decorations to match my newly organized room, so I picked up some foam boards, some Silhouette double sided sticker paper, glitter, and some command hook velcro hangers and turned them into some easy sewing art! I hung these in the little nook right inside the door, … [Read more...]

book club favors and treats

So, I hosted our monthly book club this month, and chose Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen for us to read. Ok, so the gorgeous cover of this copy might have been a factor...but can you blame me? helloooo pretty lady. I had mixed feelings about the book-it was good and I enjoyed the story, but parts of it were extremely hard for me to get through … [Read more...]

Valentine’s Day playdate

 I hosted another valentine exchange party this past week, and I think it was even better than last year!The kids had a blast playing with each other, passing out their cute little valentines, and of course, stuffing their faces with as many goodies as possible....and the mommas had a blast chatting...it's what we do best. I made a tiny garland … [Read more...]

valentine’s day play date

I hosted a Valentine's Day play date and exchange today for Sadie and Charlotte's little friends (and mommies)-and it was so much fun! I didn't do too much decorating, but I did do these Conversation heart word garlands-which I LOVE. I cut them out of card stock on my Silhouette and taped them to some thread. Hung them up by winding the … [Read more...]

silhouette stuff and a gift

Saw this awesome Silhouette dust cover tutorial the other day and made it lickety split. She's not kidding when she says it takes 15 minutes! I bought the hedgehog fabric not knowing what I'd do with it but I thought it was so cute!Bonus: now I get to see it every day! I stitched a little felt heart on as well. aww...Speaking of my Silhouette, I … [Read more...]

silhouette stuff

Sooo...as you can see, I've been busy with my Silhouette making Christmasy things! Big surprise there, huh? Here are some of the things I've made with  my new BMF (best machine friend) I made this reindeer pillow cover using the heat transfer material. Can I just say how much I love reindeer? I want them on everything this year. It's borderline … [Read more...]