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MIA

2011-07-21T21:39:00.000-07:00

M.I.A. is what I have been for a few months! But I'm so ready to be back. The beginning of summer roped me in. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but am excited to share some of the 'stuff' I made in the mean time....stay tuned :)

In the mean time, get excited, and go check out my newest blog friend ......

Make it Loverly

If she doesn't inspire you, I don't know if anything will, and that's what we are all here for right....a little inspiration???!!!

I L-O-V-E her ideas and think she is a super fab decorator, photographer, and creator.....on a dime (which I also LOVE.)

a birthday to remember....Boston Red Sox

2011-05-24T20:43:00.000-07:00

So for those of you who are not lucky enough to know my little family (JOKE), my little boy is obsessed with sports. SO, I felt it would be appropriate to throw him a Boston Red Sox birthday party!

I'd say it turned out pretty cute :) I hope it gives you a little inspiration. And if you need some ideas for a little girly birthday, check out The Krazy Crafty Lady and her lemonade party, which is SUper Cute :)

So first the invitations... They turned out cute........ I thought.

So why am I telling you this? Well my sweet neighbor, who moved into the area not too long ago, showed up to the party at 3 while we were cleaning up. She informed me that she has been driving around looking for Fenway Park for the last 3 hours.....OOOOOPS! She must not watch baseball, right??? I felt horrible!

(You'll have to excuse the balloons. They were tortured by the wind the entire day ;)

The entry...

a ball game wouldn't be complete with out the concessions ;)

The birthday boy himself....

And his little cheerleader, of course.... ( oh, you ask about that cute little skirt? yep, I made it, and there will be a tutorial soon:)

Welcome to FENWAY PARK!

Boston Red SOX!

AND the Pinata of course.... So NOT last year!

And lastly, the cupcake cake!

A great Birthday for a GREAT little boy!

{Spicing up} Braylee's Wardrobe

2011-04-28T07:55:00.000-07:00

So The best part about this little project is that it is super duper easy, and free, of course, if you have some left over fabric lying around!

Disclaimer: pictures are horrible....Sorry :)

A Cutsie flower and matching belt :)

Anyway, I think the flower and belt turned out super cute.... Let me know if my fans want a tutorial ;) !!! Comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a lonely wall......

2011-04-19T21:23:00.000-07:00

I still have a lot of lonely walls in our home....This one isn't so lonely anymore!

I grew a wild hair today and decided to do something with a wall in our room... I think it turned out fab, was easy, and cost me NOTHING!!!.... I had everything on hand.

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I {heart} car seat covers!

2011-04-19T10:46:00.000-07:00

I love to make car seat covers! I will be selling these on my etsy website soon so let me know if you are interested!

Bow/Flower holder

2011-04-14T06:24:00.001-07:00

I also made this bow holder for my brother's babe and it turned out fab! Try it yourself to straighten up all those bows/flowers/etc!

Materials:

1. Hot glue gun
2. Thin piece of board (not sure what it is called?) cut 12X16, or bigger if you want.
3. 2 pieces of quilt batting cut 12x16
3. 2 Cute pieces of fabric cut 13x17, or an inch bigger than your board if you go bigger
4. Strips of coordinating ribbon cut in 13 inch pieces.
5. Piece of ribbon or tulle to hang board.

Tutorial:

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Remember my little girls room here???? Here is the one I made to coordinate with her room :) Have fun!

super easy cutsie tutu!

2011-04-13T09:44:00.000-07:00

I made this darling tutu for my brother's new sweet babe. It was VERY easy and turned out perfect!

Supplies:

1. 1 crochet headband
2. tulle in colors desired
3. scissors

Tutorial:

1. Start by measuring and cutting your tulle in length desired. I cut mine 12 inches for a newborn. Maybe 14 inches for 6-12 months.

2. Next, tie two pieces of tulle in each hole, alternating colors, if you wish ;) You could tie one piece per hole if you want it less full...

3. It's that easy! Fluff up a bit, and put on your cute little babe ;)

Kitchen Chair Redo

2011-04-08T21:34:00.000-07:00

Ok, so my kitchen chairs were looking rather drab... (is that a word??) No, but seriously. They were supposed to be cream, and were more grayish to blackish, and were definitely in need of a make over :)...

So on to the tutorial puhlease!!!!!!!!!!!

Supplies:

1. Screwdriver
2. Staplegun
3. A handyman (preferably a cute one ;)
4. Some super cute fabric
5 Sissors

Tutorial

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(note: you can also remove the previous covering if you wish. This would take more work and time so I dont know why you would. I just covered over the old.

4. After you trim the excess fabric, simply have your cute handyman replace the cushions on with the screwdriver.....and.......

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Check Em Out......!

2011-04-08T21:29:00.001-07:00

Ok..... So, you have to go check out this cute craft blog...These two ladies are hilarious and so super crafty! I love their blog..... be sure to follow em and show em some new blogger love!!!!

Do It All Divas

Confession Time

2011-04-05T23:26:00.000-07:00

It's time to confess. I love to Craft, I love to Decorate, and I love to be Cute. But................. I also love to coupon...it's sort of a high for me.

So that is what has been taking up a lot of my spare time lately...but I've scored some awesome deals....here is proof....

I L-O-V-E Target!!!!

And yes, ladies, I took a picture of the receipt because I know you wont believe me with out it...... LOL... (I don't use formula, but I made $ money buying it!!! So if you know anyone that might need it in my area let me know!)

But, that doesn't mean I haven't been crafting....My twin brother just had a baby girl and I have been crafting like crazy for her and will be posting soon :) Check out their courageous story here.

I also have spent some time finishing up a weight loss challenge ;) The weigh-in was last weekend and I finished by losing 20 lbs, 5 inches off my waist, 5 inches off my hips, and 2 off my thighs :) But shhhh don't tell anyone ;) ! Just let me toot for a minute :)

{Pom Pom Door Ornament}

2011-03-20T15:06:00.000-07:00

So many of you have asked about this cutsie little door ornament and in the craziness of being a new blogger, I realized that I didnt post a link to the tutorial! So you can either go here, or check my tutorials page for the link ;)

{bookshevles complete}

2011-03-20T14:38:00.000-07:00

So I said that I would post the bookshelves for my little man's room and here they are! I think they turned out fab, and since he is not tall enough to reach the top shelf yet, I will decorate it.....Genius!

To see more of my shelves and to get the link to make them go HERE :)!

The Blog Guidebook

2011-03-18T16:08:00.000-07:00

My friend Christine, at the Krazy Crafty Lady, posted about this site and I thought that it was so cool and so will you!

It is basically like a blogging resource where your blog can be listed!

Go Check it out here.

{Michael's Dollar Spring Frame}

2011-03-17T08:06:00.000-07:00

So I seem to make these for every holiday/season, but I just love them and the are cheap/easy, not to mention a great little filler for those bare places ;)

So here we go~

Supplies:

1. $1 Wood frame from Michael's
2. White, Cream or light brown acrylic paint
3. Burlap
4. Vinyl lettering
5. Spring fabric
6. Some sort of string to hang your "spring" banner
7. Glue gun
8. Any other embellishments you want.

Tutorial:

1. Start with taking the wood frames out of the plastic and painting just the edges that you will see, and the back if you are particular ;) Allow to dry

~and make sure your photographer gets a good shot of you crafting your heart out with a weird face!

2. Measure your burlap to be slightly larger that the inside of the frame, cut, and place inside the frame. The back edges of the burlap.

3. You have to take your burlap back out for this step, so maybe step 2 and three should be switched??! Trace your frame on the fabric, cut out and apply with a small layer of mod podge. (you make ink the edges if you wish!

4. Now to make your banner: cut out triangles of burlap and fabric and glue them together, and then glue them to the string of your choice. Then add your vinyl lettering.

5. Attach to the frame and embellish where you see fit! Also if you need the tutorial on how to make the flower on the center, let me know and I will post!

5. Decorate your home!

{Cheap Decorative Pillow}

2011-03-16T08:06:00.000-07:00

I am back in action, and am working on tons of goodies to share!

But I first wanted to show you how super easy and cheap these pillows are. My bed room is ever changing. Comforter, sheets, decorations, you name it. I just cant decide what I want! So when I see a 350 thread count damask strip comforter for 7 bucks on clearance at Target.....I snatch it up!

Then I need some pillows....So I headed over to the napkin/place mat section and happen to find 2 place mats that would work perfectly for .98! Super stoked!

So I just ripped out a section of the seam, stuffed it with pillow stuffing from Michael's (at 40% off of course ;) and hand sewed the seam back up!

It turned out great I think, considering my bedroom will probably be different next month!

M-I-A

2011-03-10T07:21:00.000-08:00

So I have been MIA the last few days and I just wanted to defend why...........

These sweet little beauties have been sick and so have I!!!!....... But stayed tuned later today for an easy, cute, fun SpRiNg inspiration!

Love Sarah

what??? ME??? YAY!

2011-03-05T23:08:00.000-08:00

Remember my first guest blogging appearance over at Krazy Craft Lady? Welp, that cute spring door ornament is featured over at Women Who Do It All!!!!

Today marks the one week mark for my crafty little blog and I couldn't be more excited to be featured!

I am thrilled and was stoked to see her adorable blog! Check it out!

Guest Blogger....!

2011-03-05T21:57:00.000-08:00

Yahoo! I was asked to be a guest blogger over at the Krazy Craft Lady! I was so excited and honored to do a cute Spring tutorial so go check it out!

Are you ready for spring???

2011-03-02T20:44:00.000-08:00

I sure am! So as my front yard is still covered in snow, I created this to help wish it away.....

So I'll get on with the super easy tutorial!

Ingredients ;)

1. One wood shaped letter of your picking (Michael's for 40% off...of course) See Rule #1 on my sidebar :) and go here if you need a coupon....
2. One Piece of coordinating scrapbook paper
3. Any embellishments you might like
4. One interchangeable viney wood wreath....(see rule number 2 on my sidebar;)
5. One apple blossom garland (grab another 40% off coupon;)
6. And a bush of flowers or just a single flower for the top. (I bought a bush and just cut a single flower of the bush and used the rest to fill up a spring vase :)

Tutorial

1. Trace the 'D' onto the scrapbook paper, mod podge it to the wood, and add a bit of distress ink to "cuten" it up!

2. Then add any embellishments to make it your own......

3. Next, take your apple blossom garland and wrap it around the vine wood wreath, removing any excess or flower that you don't love! Hook it into place however you like, but I like to use whatever makes it removable (metal wire) so I can reuse that wood wreath for another Holiday....ya, call me cheap, that's ok! But wouldn't you all agree that we love to make new things each year so this will probably not even be cute next spring! ......Then use a ribbon to attach the letter to your wreath...

4. Next, take the flower that you chose for the top, and stick it in place. Again, if you would like to reuse this wreath just make sure you can remove it!

p.s. I also threw in those "picks" i got last year at Michael's for 75% off... But feel free to add, take away, and most important, "Make it your own!"

LOOK at this Beauty! I bet we get spring weather in the next week....What do you say???!!!

Who is one of my most favortie Inspirations?

2011-03-01T16:04:00.001-08:00

Let me introduce you to Make It and Love it...... She has been one of my favorites for a while now and if you visit her site I'm sure you will see why....

She has TONS of tutorials and is super creative. And her site is super easy to navigate. She also has tons of followers, so I'm sure you all know her...But I just wanted to give her a shout out, and post something I've made inspired by one of her tutorials...

So this is my little girls' nursery. Not too girly I might add ;)....

And those valances you ask? Where did I get them??? That's right... I made them from a tutorial here on Make it and Love it. I altered it a bit to make them small ones, but I am a BEGINNER sewer and I did it! So can you!

Anyway, go check her out, you wont be sorry!

Also she has a place to shop to buy patterns, etc.... Here....I LOVE her little boy ties :) !

FabuLESS feature for today !

2011-02-28T12:49:00.000-08:00

So I wanna feature a FabuLESS craft/idea each day and today I chose........ All Things Thrifty Home Accessories! They have the most super cute ideas and crafts for cheap! So if you need a little inspiration check her out here.

And check out her little boys' nursery! Super cute, huh? And I L-O-V-E the crib.....Which she re-did herself! Check that tutorial out here too!

{Cutesie Lil hair clip}

2011-02-27T10:26:00.000-08:00

So I made this fab little hair clip for my darling babe for v-day and am making more just for her everyday outfits... (do you think she is a little annoyed with me?)

Cute huh???

And now for the super easy tutorial....

Supplies

* One piece of felt in color of your choice, cut in circle size of your choice
* 8 circles of matching fabric. 4 big 4 little.
* One button, or other embellishment of your choice for the center
* Hot glue gun
* Hair clip

1. Start by cutting your eight circles. Four that are bigger than the next four.

2. Fold each of the larger circles in half and then in fourths.

3. Take those fourths and hot glue them to the felt.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with the smaller circles, layering them on top of the larger circles.

5. Add a cute embellishment and clip and Wa-La!

Super Cute Book Shelves for my Kiddies Rooms'

2011-02-26T12:36:00.000-08:00

Do you ever find yourself cleaning up messes like these?...... Over and over??

Helping Little Hands has a super cute tutorial for book shelves!

My hubby and I created these super cute book shelves, modified a little, to help cuten (is that even a word?) up the mess of books :]

They turned out super cute, dontcha think?? Head on over here, to make some for yourself!

{and don't forget to add a lil quote from Dr. Seuss!}

Perfect Reaching height for the lil munchkins!

{p.s. I will be posting more of these shelves for my little boy's room as soon as I get them hung!}