it’s been a good year 2009
these are a few of my favorite things i’ve made this year here’s to the next one. see you soon
sytyc, etsy update, baptism, family, friends, gingerbread man and box tops…oh my
hi there! first things first: go here to check out the projects for the new theme “gifts” for this week at sytyc. we’re down to the wire. only 4 of us left, competition is fierce, (not really we all really like eachother and hope the other one wins and we’ve all become closer friends through […]
tell your children to “strike a pose”…
and this is what you get. tell your children “i’m going to take AWAY one stinkin’ present if you don’t give me a “oh swear word” smile”… and this is what you get. finally just give up and let them get in the clothes they want to be in and beg them to just sit […]
this will make you snort laugh…okay maybe
or maybe it will make you unsubscribe to my blog. i don’t know. either way i HAD to write this down and document it. (if you are one of those very impressionable young girls from my church that i teach on sunday’s, please back away from the computer turn off your screen, ask your parents […]
sytc win: scarf tutorial
so last week the challenge was mittens. i kind of went out on a limb and made “the perfect accessory for your mittens scarf” you guys didn’t care and voted for it anyways! thanks! i asked my good friend to see if i could use her adorable daughter. i think she did a fantastic listening […]
easy last minute holiday decor
because my holiday season has gone by in a FLASH. i’ve had to try to incorporate some last minute holiday decor around the house…with things i have. case and point this center piece was made of all thrift-ed finds of the past. i’ve used this glass candle holder cupcake stands before. so i thought why […]
real pine wreath tutorial
this wreath, is inexpensive, and pretty fast to make. first you will need a grape vine wreath (walmart around $2) and then you will need some pine tree limbs (when we went to get our tree i cut some limbs off of surrounding trees) then you will need some crafting wire, and some pruning shears. […]
winners and stuff
nothing like skidding in at the last minute with hair singed and smoke billowing up off of it…. phew! anyone else feel like they’ve been running a marathon? i promised today…and well today it is: okay so i got to meet and learn a little about 156ish (plus emails) of you. yes, i read each […]
winning tutorial: the snow ruffle pillow
hello! no, i haven’t forgotten what i said the other day about giving something away for your time. i’ve decided to give a few things away, and i’ll be picking later today i promise! but for now check this out: a lot of you knew my project the minute it showed up. i guess many […]
turning 8
i can’t believe it, but yeah, you are turning 8 today! right now: *you have this wonderful gift of paying attention to detail, and with that, the gift of knowing when someone needs a hug or a compliment. you’ve done this for me many many times. 😉 *you are super smart and LOVE to read […]
hand made holiday wreath
well, first off hello! so nice to meet so many of you! i got to chat with a few of you (um, those of you that have your email attached to your comments sure make it easier to correspond with! hint hint to the rest of you.) 😉 yes, yes…i’ll pick someone (rather random generator […]
halfway done
with like a bazillion projects and everything else it seems. so for now i’d like to leave you with this picture, imaginary elevator music and well, lets make this fun…for me. if you want to play… tell me a little about yourself. but only if you want to. cause you know a lot about me. […]
tutorial: that lime green necklace
i keep getting comments and emails over this necklace and weather or not i was going to show you how i did it. okay well it’s not that complicated i think you can figure out that i strung wooden beads. so this tutorial will be for how i got an even coat over my beads […]
sytc: week 5
image this weeks new theme snow. check it and vote! ‘ll be back a little later today with a tutorial for that lime green necklace! 😉
gingerbread man and box tops
image most of you know that i have kids in elementary school. three to be exact. my kindergartner made a ginger bread man the other day at school, and well the gingerbread man ran away. so here’s the thing: if you happen to see the ginger bread man in your area (in the u.s. or […]
giveaway of my stuff
simply modern mom is having a giveaway of my stuff. go check it out to win four of my patterns for free!
mini tutorial: vintage looking signs
first off, i just have to say you have entertained me for the past few days with your comments! everything from laughing and agreeing with my sentiments about the tree, to stories about how much more crazy you are than me, to touching stories of memories of when your mother finally gave in to the […]
our not so beautiful tree
so this is a story, about mr v and co the christenson’s deciding that this year they were going to go and cut down their own christmas tree. mr v and co says ” hey wife of mine, i think this year we should cut down our own tree.” “yay.” i say enthusiastically. not. i […]