Easter Egg-stravaganza!

How are you going to dye your eggs this Easter??? Are you going to add glitter to them? Are you going to draw on them with crayons first (this is my husband's favorite thing to do) before you put them in your store bought dye? Or are you someone who just puts stickers on some eggs or dips them in some dye and calls it good.  No matter what your normal egg dying method is check out these cute ideas to spice up your hunting this year:

Fabric Wreath Tutorial!!!

I bought this wreath back before Christmas with the intention of making an awesome door hanging from ribbon - didn't happen! Oh well, I thought, I'll just save it until Valentine's Day.... or St. Patrick's Day... or Easter... Well last night I FINALLY did something with it. I made this beautiful fabric wreath for spring/summer!

Lost...

We got rid of internet at our house years ago. I had been writing my blog on my breaks at work, but since Thanksgiving that hasn't been possible.  So what's a blogger to do? I tried to use the iPhone blogger app to write from, but it doesn't work the same way and I'm really not a fan of it.  Right now I am writing from my mom's house, using her internet. 

We are going to have to get internet back at our house for me to keep up my blog and share all the wonderful things we have going on.  Everyone is just going to have to bare with me until we do, and know that my post are going to be super sporadic at best right now.  I have an awesome spring fabric wreath tutorial that I want to get up for you guys this week (hopefully) so I may be doing it from my phone app.

Sorry for the long interlude everyone, I promise I'll be fully functional really soon!

Fall Decorating

I love fall. I love the colors, the crunchy leaves, the cool chill in the air.  I also love the fact I live in Colorado and get to watch the leaves on the aspen trees change from my house.  I love sweaters and boots and I live for the day that Starbucks brings back the pumpkin spice latte.  My days are filled with football and hot cocoa, playing in fallen leaves and taking pictures of all the colors. 

In honor of my love of fall and all things fall decor, I have created a treasury of Etsy items for fall time home decorating.  The treasury can be found here and here are some of the highlights from it. And everything is from Etsy because I have decided I am supporting local and independent businesses this holiday season

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Is it winter?

So, we have reports from the news that tomorrow (Wednesday) we are going to be under a blizzard warning here in Denver! After so many years here that really isn't all too surprising to me - but it does make me excited for the holidays - playing in the snow, sledding, snowmen, hot chocolate, cookies.... you get the idea.  Plus this is the first year that Squeaky can really enjoy the snow, last year she was still too little.  And to top off the blizzard warning, I stopped to get coffee this morning and was thrilled to find that it's that time of year where Starbucks is back to stocking Peppermint Mocha's and the red cups that are the pinnacle of the holiday season in my house. I guess this means I need to start decorating!

The Amazing Butterfly Award

I'm feeling special because I received a lovely award from Nicole of Craft My Soul. Please visit Nicole's blog. She's got lots of amazingness there, check it out.

Name your favorite color - Fuschia, definately

Name your favorite song - Rise by Shawn McDonald - there's something about it's simplicity

Name your favorite dessert - Ummm - I really like to bake and make desserts, but I'm not a huge fan of eating them.

What wizzes you off - People who don't know how to drive!!!!

When you’re upset you - Cry or ignore you

Your favorite pet - I love all my pets - but the coolest one ever was my hedgehog, Mase

Black or white - Black, I have small children & white shows stains

Your biggest fear - Heights, hands down

Best feature - My dimple??? I have no idea

Everyday attitude - Mellow

What is perfection - God

Guilty pleasure - Trashy magazines

Here are the 10 fabulous blogs I am awarding 

1. Hill We Are

2. The Ross Family

3. Increasingly Domestic

4. A Law Students Journey

5. aPearantly Sew

6. During Quiet Time

7. My Sparkle

8. Giggles, Glitz, and Glam

9. I Am Momma - Hear Me Roar

10. And just because we finally got one here in Colorado .. Ikea Hackers

If you received an award from me

Here's what you have to do if you would like to play along and award a few of your favorite blogs

Link to the person who awarded you
Answer the questions above
Award 10 other bloggers the Butterfly Award

Hope you all like your award!

Last minute Mother's Day gift ideas....

For all those procrastinators people still searching for the perfect gift for their mom this year, here's some ideas for you...

Cinco De Mayo - What's for dinner???

So now you have all your party decor made up for the fiesta tonight, but what are you going to serve? Personally I love the taste of fresh squeezed limes, so that has to be included on anything Mexican I make. I was thinking of hitting up Chubby's and picking up some tacos for the family, but all these recipes and photos have me thinking I'm making my own steak tacos tonight.  Here's some inspiration for the rest of you.

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Cinco De Mayo!!!

I love any reason for a party! Since I'm working today and unable to decorate or party for Cinco De Mayo I thought I'd try to inspire all the rest of you to add a little mexican celebration into your day!

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Giveaway!!!

So I have joined up with Dominique of Fall Child Photography for a Mother's Day giveaway! She has some super cute stuff to give away for one lucky mommy to have an awesome Mother's Day and it doesn't matter where you live, anyone can enter this giveaway!

So head on over here and check out the blog, then enter to win some fabulous stuff!

Kids Clothes Week Challenge

I know I already sew baby/ kids clothes all the time (or most of the time), but last year I saw this and really wanted to participate, but found out about it too late. So this year, I'm in!  For 7 days, from May 9-15 I will be spending at least 1 hour every day sewing little munchkie clothes, I'm so excited! So in preperation for this I am picking up some new material, I'll show you when I get it. And if you would like to join me check out elsie marley, sign up, and grab the button.

Whoops! My bad!

So I have completely slacked off and stopped my 30 day challenge. Sorry to everyone who was following it, I have just been following my heart in another direction.  I have been putting a lot of time into two directions that I feel God is pulling me. One is in designs for my shop and getting it fully up and running, not just half way like it has been. The other is still a secret under lock-and-key, but hopefully I get to fill you in on it soon!

Also I have been schooling the boys in my NCAA bracket at church. I'd like to give a big shout out to VCU from Friday night for clinching my win for me and for putting to shame everyone else.  Here's a screen shot of the breakdown as it was yesterday...

As you can see, I blew them out of the water.  We actually had 26 participating brackets (some people put in two, which is why you see the numbers after some names) so the breakdown for winning is pretty awesome; 1st place takes home $195 and 2nd place takes home $65. 

I have decided that I am going to take half of my winnings and donate it to something I feel very strongly about.  I am giving this $$$ to Heart 2 Home Ministries which is the mission of my friends Rick and Patty.  They are down in Mexico ministering to a poor community and doing wonders with God's work.  Currently they are helping with constructing and running a day care for the children of the women who work at the dump outside Puerto Vallarta, so that these children can get an education and hopefully break the cycle of poverty that runs rampant there.  Personally, I am trying to assist them in getting enough money so that they can purchase a Djembe, which is a type of drum, for their worship team.  Right now their worship team consists of Rick and a local that he is teaching to play bass guitar.  As an ex-drummer I am passionate about having a rhythm section, and this isn't going to cost them a whole heck of a lot, my winning should cover 1/3-1/2 the cost of the drum.  If anyone else feels compelled to help out, either with the drum or with the misitry, please visit their website, check out what they are doing down there.  Rick and Patty are more than willing to answer any questions you may have, just message them.  And if you want to donate, the donate button is on their homepage, just make sure you put a memo on the form if you want your donation to go to a specific thing (like the Djembe) so they can slate the $$$ towards that. Thanks so much guys!!!!