Lil girl dresses! {handmade}

Hello, hello! I find myself looking at Violet's dresses all too often and thinking how simple they seem to piece together. So last night I gave it a shot with some linen fabric I already had. I love it!! And it was so much fun! I used a dress I bought for her from the tea collection's recent sale as inspiration. Cute, simple and fun.

 

(My little model is the best isn't she?!)

When that one was a success I was immediately inspired and took an idea I saw online to repurpose an old shirt from dad. I had this yellow striped one of Carter's in a box and made it into a dress. Talk about fun!! (talk about quick!)

(She's really getting into it now!!)

And so I'm not selling anything yet, but how fun would it be to sell something like this!! Wheels are spinning.

Christmas craftiness {home and gift}

this yarn wrapped wreath is a breath of fresh air on my door. it started out as a wreath gone wrong... but turns out if you wrap something in pretty yarn and glue some pretty things on it it's lovely :) sometimes simple is best!

rudolph candy canes are sooo much more fun with a little jingle! perfect for classroom gifts.
great idea violet!

handmade ornaments {target inspired} with leftover scraps of fabric from my LOVE letters. so simple, so festive!

LOVE fabric letters {anthro inspired}

hey howdy hey! some crafty friends of mine decided to do a monthly craft night and here is what we made this month... fabric letters! mine are 12 inches tall and covered in fabric that matches the colors in the quilt on my bed. i just LOVE these :)

(and so do little hands! i also love those little hands!!)

v is for violet!!
she loves to be in the mix making things with me :)

so. much. fun.

xoxo

she's done... {putting the pieces together, cont'd}

YEY!! my fireplace project is complete!! after being blocked off from my kids for, well, way too long we can finally appreciate it. it's much lighter in color than the dark reddish-brown boring tile that was there before. i think it adds interest and a breath of fresh air into the room. it's different and took me a few days to get used to, but around here we approve :)






and what really sent me into high speed work mode was that dang game 6 of the world series! i got to one point where i couldn't watch it anymore, but i could listen, so as i listened i scraped dried grout off of the tiles. it was a great way to calm my nerves :)

hope everyone is enjoying fall and family!!
xoxo

meet ruby

meet ruby!
she's a lovable labradoodle "puppy", the first child, of my lifetime friend leona and her husband landon. if you looked up the term "lucky dog" in the dictionary i think you could easily see her picture! ruby is so loved and for good reason- she's happy-go-lucky, sweet and minds her manners. she is rewarded with gourmet dog treats, trips to anywhere and everywhere a dog is allowed, and lots of play time :) fun stuff! when leona asked me to paint her portrait i was so excited! she wanted a fun, loose, painterly look that she could hang up in her soon-to-arrive little boy's nursery.

this photo is known by her parents as "the nefertiti"- love it!

and here was my interpretation... signature red collar and all :)
xoxo