Evyn's Birthday Banner

my talented sister got the lovely task of making evyn's birthday banner
and she did a FABULOUS job!!!
thanks suz!!! love you!

ok. here's the funny part...
i set up the hoosier with picures of evyn and an autograph mat that i did for masyn's first birthday and love it. suz and i had a specific idea about how the banner should "drape" in the entry above the hoosier. kind of in a criss cross, but not to criss crossy way if you know what i mean. i grabbed the chair and the nail gun and we went to work. but as soon as shawn saw the nail gun he had to get involved :) (love you honey!)once i hung it, he didn't like it because "you couldn't see all the pictures". long story short, we had to re-hang it like you see in the above picture to make the man happy. holy moly. we don't like it hung this way. but we conceded and moved on with the rest of the party!

(suz...next time, we can't let him see the nail gun!)

Paper Flowers

maryjane over at the beehive cottage posted her beautiful paper flowers
and i just had to give them a try...

i googled "how to make flowers with cupcake liners" and found many different tutorials. in the end i just winged it.

i used:

4 liners per flower

lollipop sticks

hot glue gun

ribbon

pink scalloped punch (probably 1 - 1 1/4")

and i loved that maryjane put buttons as her center but i didn't have any, so i used flower stamens)

maryjane is going ot be selling these in her etsy shop if you don't have time to make your own. LOVE them! oh, and if you get a minute hop on over and check out her vintage trailer! oh.my.gosh!

A Recipe Book

that is WAAYYY too CuTe!!!



my sister pointed me in the direction of a fabulous, new to me, blog and i just had to share this recipe book.
click here to visit michelle at mish mash and see her cute recipe book. she even has a recipe that sounds delicious, although given the fact that i've been baking cupcakes, cookies and banana chocolate chip bread, i don't think i'll be trying it anytime soon. i need to give my waistline a break! i will however bookmark it and maybe i'll even make myself a cute recipe book like this one...

sure...in my spare time.
a girl can dream right!!!

{hmmm, i just had a thought...}
what a great gift it would make.
kenz...my birthday is in november. that gives you plenty of time!
i promise to not even ask what happened to all my recipes during the move ;)

Today was our

monthly quilt class and

with the 4th of july right around the corner, i decided to go with it for the theme.

i made these 'sparklers' that were on the country living website.

and i baked the lemon poppyseed mini bundt cakes for everyone.

we're working on the bunny hill blocks, but i think my favorite part is by far making all the goodies. and you can't beat being with friends!

here is a collage of my blocks. i've taken some inspiration from here and there. i LOVED the carrot idea from the happy zombie, and i decided the yo-yo's would be fun. actually, i didn't have time to applique the flowers, so that was a quicker alternative and i think they turned out pretty cute. the quilt will eventually go to my sister, i think she'll like it.

i hope you had a great day!

tell your hubby's, dad's, loved one's, happy father's day!!!

Longing for Fireflies

to give me a reason to host

a fireside & firefly party

nicole heady from capture the moment has a great idea for those of you who live among the fireflies! host an outdoor summer party. it will give you a great reason to make these stinkin' cute invites. go here to see her party and for the downloads to make these treat bags, along with other great ideas like firefly jars! so cute!!!

and for the rest of us who aren't able to catch fireflies in our back yards, smores are always a hit!!!

An Old Fashioned

fourth of july is my absolute favorite!

i found some fabulous projects over at country living.

go here to check it out and print out the directions.

happy crafting!!!

A Birthday Book

that is OH SO SWEET!!!

candace carpenter is an extremely talented artist and has a nack for making everything beautiful. this birthday book is on her blog and you MUST take a gander at her birthday ice cream cone/candy display!!! i'm putting it on my list of birthday party must do's.

hope your sunday was relaxing.
the little princess has pink eye. ICK!!!

What 'cha Do On Wednesday

i realized that my what 'cha doin' wednesday should really be, what 'cha do ON wednesday because by the time i get to post this it's already thursday for some of you...
so here's what i did on wednesday...

i made this banner (inspired by my sister's) to go on my headboard. with this stuff from michaels (with the exception of the rick rack)

i made a valentine t-shirt for the little princess that i forgot to take a picture of so i'll show it to you tomorrow.

i loaded this quilt...

i decorated these for the little princess's school party tomorrow.

i put these together to deliver to some friends tomorrow.

and i made this special valentine for the best teacher ever!

what did you do?

I Have Found a Treasure

i tell you!!!

a treasure!!!

pam garrison is a mixed media artsist from my neck of the woods.
her work is AMAZING and i just found her blog!

BRACE YOURSELF!!!
(Susan, sit down...)

here's just a few pieces of eye candy. you SIMPLY MUST go visit her blog!

she makes these samplers that are just random works of art

you can go here for great tutorials on different stitches.

this sewing machine cover was made from a pillowcase and she has the design pattern on her blog to download.

ummm, how cute are these!!!

they are made from coffee filters and different papers.

(if you see me buying coffee filters, now you know why!!!)

i know...i was SO excited that i just couldn't stand it! grab some hot cocoa and a warm quilt and browse through her blog!

OH HAPPY DAY!!!

A Valentine Treat

for all to enjoy! how cute are these?

cute as a button, i tell you!!!

yes, these are called pretzel buttons! who knew? you can find the recipe here.

if you make them , i'd love to here are they turned out!

i think this will be my fhe (family home evening) treat for next monday...you guessed it we're having a valentine (love) theme. i'll be sure to let you know how it turns out!

It's all about love

valentines day, that is...

how cute are these valentine pendants?

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heather bailey has a pattern to make them here. If you haven't been to her blog it is a MUST!!! she is chalk full of wonderful ideas and tutorials and patterns and beautiful photos (oh my...)that would spark anyone's creativity.