I MADE A SKIRT

 

I found an amazing tutorial for making skirts! I had no idea it was so easy! If I had known, I would started sewing ages and ages ago! If my machine would have been nice to me I would have been done with this in about 10 minutes. I really think my sewing machine is in protest. She thinks that because she's been in storage for God knows how long that she can simply not work right. Needless to say, I'm asking Mr. Santa for a new sewing machine for Christmas. Yes, I realize it's only July. Who cares. Be proactive, know what you want, right? Right! :)

I've really been enjoying finding new blogs that are sewing related and re-style centered! It's so much fun to see what everyone can do with old shirts and things! Here are a few of my new favorites!

MADE

C&C

sparkle power

I also found this cute crafty blog/magazine, check it out http://versusmag.blogspot.com/

And too, you can look at my pinterest and see everything that I'm falling in love with! I seriously want to share everything that I'm finding on pinterest on my blog, but I'm sure it would be like picture overload! ;)

I hope all of you have a wonderful Fourth Of July! Happy Independence Day! 

What things are you guys working on this summer?

The Push For Pita!!!

Just in case you don't know, I love Janel at Run With Scissors! She's the one who got me started journaling with her FREE 30-Day Journal Challenge on her blog last Spring. I've been apart of her online journaling classes ever since. Needless to say, I am UBER inspired by her & recently she has blessed my life so much!!

With all that being said, she's down to the wire to raise money for her adoption process. From what I understand, it is an extensive process to adopt and Janel and her husband, Adam, are gearing up! Janel is doing The Push for Pita Journal Class and there are a few spots left for the class! If you've never taken one of her classes, YOU NEED TO! They are so much fun & you will get to know yourself and your style alot better!

My journal for the Push for Pita Class

First page in The Push For Pita Class

I've also donated a Foxy Hat to the Push for Pita! You really should check out her etsy and her blog to find out all the cool things that she has going on!! Here's a sneak peek at some of the things up for grabs in her shop!!

Fox Hat! YAY!

I think this is the coolest idea! Janel is making pita a quilt! She is selling the squares so she can embroider your name on the quilt for Pita! How sweet?! It kinda makes me tear up a little. ;)

beautiful hair clip!

And such a cute plushie sail boat!!

Go check out Janel's Shop!! Buy some handmade art and help out a friend reach her dream!!

p.s. I wasn't asked to post this or paid in any way. :)

Much Better, Thank You.

After a good nights sleep, a good talk with my amazing Daddy & a fun phone call from my brother AND Robin cleaning the bedroom I feel so much better. Thank you for the comments Cuppy, Courtney & Amy. Thank you. You really lifted my spirits! *hugs*

Onward to fun things! And back to that happy-go-lucky mentality!

CROCHET! Yea, you know how much I love it & lately thanks to all the long car rides to town & back I've been able to get a lot done!

Mainly, I've been working on things for my neice/nephew on the way! My brother & his wife are expecting, with only three more months to go! They are waiting to find out the gender till the baby's birthday! So, lots of neutral colors!

Simple Granny Square Baby Blanket with Scalloped Edges! I didn't follow a pattern, I just changed colors whenever I felt like it! I knew I wanted to trim it in brown though. It took me about 3 weeks to finish it. The majority of it was done when I went to Natalie's house for the weekend!

I love the look of scalloped boarders! It takes FOREVER, but it's so worth it!

Baby Ripple Blanket!

This is another blanket I'm working on right now! It's everywhere I am! These are the colors of the baby's nursery! My brother, who is a Hobby person as well, painted the baby room a beautiful shade of sage green. He also painted stripes in these colors on the bottom half of the wall! It's so pretty! They have dark hard wood in thier house and its so cozy feeling!!

Don't these colors just look so good together? I'm using Impeccable Yarn by Loops & Thread. It's my new favorite! (I still love Hobby Lobby's I Love This Yarn Best though!)

Ha, I just noticed that I skipped the second stripe of blue. Wow. I've ran into a few problems while making this one. But I've corrected them as I've went. I used a pattern from one of my most loved blogs:

Attic 24

The pattern is here.

It is super simple & anyone with basic crochet knowledge could look at her blog and be able to do this! Lucy explains things so well. It's very understandable! She has a ton more tutorials that you can look at in her side bar! A really great crochet resource!!

Ah, it looks so warm and cozy!

My Pumpkin Patch:

I've been making tons of pumpkins before the blanket craze! Here are the little guys I have left! I gave two away! ;) So, I did have more! But I am PLANNING to GIVE AWAY anther one to one of my lovely blog readers! Keep checking back here for the give away! I can't wait to get it all ready for you! I should have the post up tomorrow!

Oh Happy Journal!

I am so super excited about the Journaling for A Cause Class hosted by Janel! The money she earns from this class and various other projects is going towards her Bring Pita Home fund. Pita is a little girl from another country that Janel and her husband are trying to adopt. So, this class means so much to me for many different reasons. Adoption is near and dear to my heart & I am so happy that I can do SOMETHING, while doing something I enjoy too. Janel's 30 Day Journal Challenge Was AMAZING too! So, I only expect good things from this class!

This is my journal!!!!

Oh, the love that I have for it is immense! Do you see the ribbon book mark? The thrifted-vintage velvet ribbon in mustard? The brown crochet flower adorned with a gold button? And the thrifted-vintage fabric? It is heaven on this earth people! HEAVEN! I had a fun time putting all this together. I made a mess that is out of this world, though... which still needs me to clean it. Ha, I will revel in my creation right now. Forget cleaning.

This journal brings me great happiness. :)


I am so happy I FINALLY used that scrapbook paper. I've had the matching pair for over two years now. I love the french feel to it & the text that was cut off said "BON VOYAGE". Then there is the ribbon bookmark. *sigh* I seriously CANNOT wait to get started!

Perfection. This is the back!

This bad little mamajamma is my handmade journal. It doesn't make me as happy for some reason. Maybe cause it was a real pain in the bootie. I love the look of it and the feel of it. But that over all giddiness just isn't there. This is the first journal I've ever made by hand, and boy it was work!

I used watercolor paper (from Wal-Mart), cardboard (from the back of the watercolor book), glue, an old t-shirt, gold paint & buttons. While all that sounds fun, underneath the cute cover is where the real work is.

I'm going to try again and make a thicker journal, as this was our "practice journal". But I think next time I will be prepared mentally before going in! I'm making this sound way worse that it really was, because the after product is really amazing. I mean... I MADE a journal. From paper and thread and glue. That makes me feel empowered. :P

I used this link as my main reference! It was really informative and helpful!!

What do your journals look like? I would love to see them too!!

I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL Monday!!