Pirate Door Hanger

Because my camera died in the middle of my nephews birthday party, I am STILL waiting on my sister to upload the photos of the entire shindig. *cough* Hurry UP! *cough*

Not that I'm impatient or anything but I can't wait any longer to share another door wreath I made for my sweet little nephew Anthony's 3rd Birthday!

I started with just a wreath form that I had used previously. I try not to make my wreaths permanent so I can use the form again.

I got and old black dress the I haven't worn and probably never will again. I cut strips of about 2 1/2 inches thick and wrapped them around the form and kept them in place with a little dab of hot glue and push pins.

Then I wrapped burlap around loosely and again held together with a little dab of hot glue and some push pins.

I found some pirate embellishments in the unfinished wood section of Hobby Lobby for about $0.60 a piece. I grabbed a simple white "A" for a little over a $1.00.

On the "A" I just painted some black polka dots with a round foam brush. Then I hot glued the "A" and the embellishments on and viola!!

A wreath fit for a Pirate! :)

Oh Friday, How I Adore You!

I have never wanted a a Friday to come so soon! I am so exhausted from this week and have zero to show for it!

Well I can't say zero... I did make some cute lil bows for my niece. I will have that tutorial next week. I am still trying to get the hang of it and not be SUCH a copy cat of all the bows I have seen online. My creative juices are lacking these days. :(

For now I am leaving work, going home, and possibly passing out by the front door.

I have a weekend full of Cowboys, a Wedding Shower, and a Graduation Party for my good friend Lindsey (Congrats Girl!).

Hasta La Vista!

Hair Bows for the Wee Ones

I will be completely devastated if I don't have a little girl when I start have kids in 10 years! I had so much fun making these cute not-so-little hair flower thingies... technical term. Each one took less than 10 minutes and cost nothing since I had everything already. As far as the flowers go I bought a few bundles at the Dollar Tree for $1 each. (Side Note--- Dollar Tree is amazing!! Everything is...get this... a DOLLAR!! Simply Amazing!)


So until I start having wee ones, I will just make junk for myself my niece :).


For the Ribbon flowers I did the same technique as I explained in a previous post. You just do a loose stitch up one side of the ribbon, secure and then pull the thread until you get a much ruffling as you'd like. Then just wrap in a circle around some felt and Tada!! Easy Easy.



I had an extra piece of felt on the back of all my bows to make it interchangeable. I can add a hair clip, headband, or even a bracelet!

Pirates Teeth AKA-- "Corn Dip"

My FAVORITE appetizer to make for any get together is Corn Dip. It is ALWAYS a huge hit! We had it this past weekend for my nephews Pirate themed party so I thought I would share it with y'all! I have made it a few different ways but the original recipe my sister gave me a few years back has always been ol' faithful.




3 cans of Mexi Corn (drained)
3/4 cup of Mayo (NOT miracle whip)
3/4 cup of Sour Cream (I use daisy Light)
1 small can of diced green chilies
1/4 cup of diced jalapenos (more or less depending on your taste)
1 cup of diced onions (less if you don't like that much onion)
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate about 30 minutes.
Serve with Frito's Scoops (a must! Other chips don't taste the same)

I usually just eyeball everything as it goes in so those amounts might not be exact. :) I only measure when I bake.

I can sewwww!!

I totally suck at it but I can sew none the less!! My future children will hate thank me one day for starting to learn now!

I know its been over a month since I purchased my sewing machine but I felt like I needed to find the perfect time to focus and give it an honest try. And that's exactly what I did! Before last night that sucker was still in its original packing.

I took it out...
starred at it...
grabbed the manual and started reading.

I'm very much a visual learner so I am SO lucky it came with pictures! I followed each step... some of them twice... and finally got the hang out it. I tried out a few different stitches to see what they looked like.

Gorgeous huh!!

I was impressed how easy it was to use.

Than I started on my first attempt at a sewing project... the "easy to use" quickly flew out the window. I found a tutorial for a t-shirt apron from Ruffles & Stuff that seemed SUPER easy, and probably was for someone who has been sewing for more than 30 minutes. So away I went to chopped up my green, horribly wrinkled, t-shirt.

So this:


Slowly, but surely became this:



Not bad for my first time! Just please don't closely examine it... or flip it over. :)

I won't give up, but don't expect me to be selling any of my great creations... I don't think I could GIVE them away at this point!

I'm a Big Kid Now!

With age comes a lot of other things...
responsibility (barf)
new outlook on life (ha!)
BILLS (gag)
gray hair (not yet!)


and New furniture!!!

Since I have moved out of my parents house 5 years ago (seems like MUCH longer but whatevs) I have accumulated a lot of hand-me-down furniture. I was very thankful to receive each and every piece! I had a couch & a bagillion accessories from my mom; a bed from my sister; a TV from my brother; a kitchen table,armoire and buffet table from my dad. I have never purchased a single piece of furniture on my own (unless you count my $20 Ikea coffee table). I guess you could say I had it pretty easy because every piece was in GREAT condition and matched my style to a T! Lucky ME!

Well my couch had been to H-E-double hockey sticks and back! I would hate to see any kind of lab test results done to that couch... dogs + children + plus lots of spilled drinks= nastiness! It was time to upgrade!

So I did!! I bought myself, with the help of financing the boyfriend (but still paid by me),a brand new living room set that includes a couch, love seat, an overstuffed chair, and an ottoman! LOVE! It's gorgeous and comfy and a-MAAA-zing!

See!





Oh and those cute lil wall hangings? Ya I made those too :)

But lets focus on history in the making right now. I have made my first adult purchase and I couldn't be happier!!

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Channgesss!

LOTS of new and exciting things have been happening in my life. I have been neglecting my blog but I had some more important things to do... like build an Ikea bookcase (more on that mess later).

By far the BIGGEST change I have made...


Drum roll please....



MY HAIR!!!!


YES! I chopped it all off. Lets recap with a before picture:


I have had long hair basically my whole life... it was time for something new!
I at least made the best of the situation and I am donating my luscious locks to Locks of Love.


I know some people think "it's just hair" but to me, it's not. I am happy I made such a huge change and I look forward to many more changes in my life.

So stay tuned :)