V and Co. sponsored giveaway: Pleated Poppy
this months giveaway is sponsored by the talented lindsey of the Pleated Poppy i’m excited to share and gush about her shop! click here to read more and enter our giveaway
seven
happy birthday to my 3rd noisemaker, aka the loudest one, aka monkey man, aka little man, aka the one who does not stop. some fun facts about you right now: * you have always been a smiley baby, you are very much a smiley kid. *after many years of only wanting to eat cereal, you […]
new dining room table and chairs
sooooo i finally did it…i’ve been talking for YEARS about replacing our dining room table and chairs. our last one seen here and then in our new house here has been wonderful for 13 years. it’s served our little family when it was just the two of us and we slowly graduated to 3, 4, […]
V and Co how to: mini zig zag quilt
the other day katie came to me with a big frown on her face. “what’s wrong?” i asked her she then holds out a pink with more pink doll quilt in one hand and the harley monkey in the other and in a very disappointed tone replied “MOM, he’s a BOY.” so we made little […]
cool and not cool
picture courtesy of dana from this post okay so i guess it has to be said because in the past month a few of my pictures have been taken off my site and used to promote other sites. so here we go. i totally love when others find me and my creations through another site […]
why i keep doing what i do
since i could remember i was making stuff. i really like it. you could almost say i love it. yeah, i would say i love it a lot. but, one thing is making stuff and enjoying it yourself and then there’s this really cool thing of having others kind of like the stuff you make […]
celebrating today
the man and i are celebrating today that day that was created to help make money for card businesses and candy stores. i’m all for stimulating the economy even at the expense of my thighs. have a great weekend. we’ll talk soon.
sometimes
its just nice to take some time off, spend it in sweats, and let things slide. if you’ll excuse me that’s what i’m planning for the rest of the week. well with some sewing here and there. but nothing big. we’ll talk soon.
ruffle pillow on Good things Utah recap
i know i said monday. but i got a few minutes in between Zumba dancing with my family, church, and setting up for the super bowl. so for all you out of state-ers that wanted to see my 5 minutes of… er…fame. here’s the show’s link. all i have to say is that i am […]
checking in
okay okay sorry! i’ll get the link up when i get a little bit more time! after we did the segment it’s been a whirl wind of shopping and eating with great friends and catching up, i need to pay attention to my poor neglected family for a little bit and i’ll talk more about […]
later today on good things utah
yes i will be doing the ruffle pillow thanks to your votes and the producer’s little push of “i say the ruffle pillow.” and so that is what i will be showing you how to make on channel 4’s Good things Utah. i’ll post a link to the video of me being a total dork […]
me x’s 3 in a magazine
yay yay YAY! i finally get to tell you about these quilts and pillow… you can find the pillow on the bottom right hand corner of the cover of this spring 2011 magazine of Quilts and More. this little bit of info has been killing me not to spill seeing that i made the little […]