Mint Dresser

This dresser has been handed down in my family for awhile now.

This is how it's been since my sister was little and it was in her room.

When I was a baby it was yellow.

Before that it was just plain old wooden and belonged to my dad and his brother.

My dad said he had one side and his brother got the other

I've need a dresser for awhile now and when I came around this little buddy just chillin' all by it's lonesome in the basement, I decided to bring it back to life.

I didn't really know what color I wanted. I just knew I wanted something light and refreshing. 

I finally decided on a mint color.

Here's the finished dresser

Sorry about the blaring sun. That's what I get for taking an iphone pic.
I used Behr's Tropical Dream and dry brushed Pastel Jade over it. 

It turned out just like I hoped it would!

I got the knobs at Hobby Lobby for 50% off....score!

They are all blinged out, which I love since I'm all about the sparkle.

It's been a great little dresser and keeps on impressing!

I'm All Earrings!

Need somewhere to hang all those earrings?

Problem solved...

All you need is a cookie cooling rack and some cute ribbon!

If you want to add something extra, you can put a cute piece of paper behind it

Girls Just Wanna Have Sun!

I found this cool pool chair towel at Wal-Mart

So many cool features!

I wanted to add a little bit more to make it summer ready.

I grabbed my Silhouette and heat transfer fabric and did this

Now it's ready to hit the pool and soak up some sun!

Date Night!

Have you seen all the fun date night packet ideas on Pinterest?

My friend is getting married so I thought it would be fun to put together 

a date night box for her and her soon to be husband.

I went to the dollar store and just browsed the aisles for 

ANYTHING I thought would be fun.

I also hit up the dollar aisle at Target.

I grabbed some envelopes at the dollar store to put everything in.

Here's all the dates I came up with

I got the 20 Good Date Questions for Married Couples to Ask Each Other

HERE

I also included a list of 50 Fun Date Ideas. I came up with some on my own and

the others came from Six Sister's Stuff.

I made all the tags and instructions on my Silhouette.

I think I want to make one for me now! 

Missionary Sign

My brother left to go on his mission 6 weeks ago.

I found this quote on Pinterest and LOVED it.

So, I made my own sign for a Mother's Day present for my mom.

I made it out of a canvas board I bought at Hob Lob.

  I Mod Podged some scrapbook paper onto it

then used my Silhouette to cut out the words onto black vinyl 

and as easy as 1,2,3 it was done!

Now we just need a picture of my bro to put beside it!

Inspiring Runner

I saw this video on MSN today. It's about a boy named Matt who has spastic cerebral palsy. He wanted to run his own personal marathon at his school's field day, even though he was given the option to sit out. He slowed down halfway though, but with the support and kindness of his coach and classmates, he finished the marathon! 

Way to go Matt!

This reminds me of all of my special education students, who inspire me everyday with their happy smiling faces and positive outlook despite their disabilities. 

I hope we can all take the time to look outside of ourselves and brighten someones day!

Baby Gift

My friend had a little girl not too long ago

This was my present I gave her

I went to WalMart and bought the shirt and skirt

I got out my Silhouette and found the cute butterfly pattern

I then used my Rhinestone kit! 

I got the flower and head band from Hobby Lobby

There you have it!

A super cute, easy gift!

Camera Purse

I got this little beauty for Christmas

I started looking for something stylin' to carry it and keep it protected.

All the cute camera purses are dang expensive. I got on Pinterest and started finding lots of tutorials on DIY camera purses. 

I knew that was the route I needed to take

 I went to target and found this purse that I'm in love with!

It was more than I wanted it to be.... $ 30.

But...it had all the features I wanted

1. Long strap

2. Lots of room in side

3. Pockets

4. Just plain cute

Supplies:

Foam

fabric

( I used flannel so it would be extra soft)

thread- of course

I measured the inside of the bag, then cut the foam pieces to size. 

Then, cut the fabric to the right measurements and sewed them up. 

I felt like I was making little pillow cases :)

All of the tutorials I read used velcro to secure everything.

I didn't do this because I wanted to use it as more than a camera purse.

To compensate, I made sure that my foam pieces were a little bit bigger so that they fit together securely. 

It seems to be working well, not much movement at all.

Here's the inside....

The best part are all of the pockets.

Everything has a home and is easy to reach when I'm on the go.

 

Pinterest Sminterest

I'm sure you've all heard about the whole etiquette of pinning on Pinterest talk that's been going on lately.

I'm guilty of just pinning away unaware of what I'm doing.

I had no idea that we had to have permission to pin.

I am very new to blogging and was surprised that someone actually wanted to pin anything of mine.

I was flattered...thank-you.

Like everyone else, I want to be given credit for my ideas.

I always make sure to give credit where credit it due,

you know the "golden rule".

I ran across a site today that explains the process.

Do you have permission to Pin?

 

 On that note, I wanted you all to know that I would love for you to pin anything you find on my blog, but please make sure it is linked back here.

Thanks for being here!

Have fun pinning!
I know I will:)

Make-Up Case

I finally decided to buy some Bare Minerals make-up. I have been hearing about it for so long. When my skin decided to throw a temper tantrum on me, I decided it was time.

I was so excited about all my nice, new brushes and the cute little cases. 

I needed somewhere safe and sound to keep my new treasures. 

Here's what I came up with

I am a beginning seamstress.
Seriously, I don't even know if I am allowed to use that word.

So, this is a very basic project.

Supplies:

fabric
thread to match
elastic
velcro- I bought pre-cut velcro squares from Hobby Lobby

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I didn't take pictures when I made the case.
It was on a whim one day, and I didn't know if it would work out.
I will just show you the process with a similar piece of fabric- kapeesh!

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I started with a 22x18 piece of fabric
it came in a package of fabric and ended up being perfect

Fold in half hot dog style with right sides together
I know this picture shows the opposite, but you get the idea
 Sew up the long sides and bottom

 Turn right side out

Fold the bottom up until you have the size of pocket you want
Mine was a little less than half way

Before you sew the top edges together, sew a piece of velcro at the top.
I didn't do this, so on the front of my case you can see a small square. It's not very noticeable, but it's still there. See.....

Not so cute. All you professionals would know to not make this mistake.
I'm learning and impatient:)

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Now time for the elastic.
I placed my brushes where I wanted them to sit and measured around them.
I placed pins where I wanted to sew. 

I again had already sewed the top edges, so you can see stitching on the front. However, I'm glad for this little mistake because it added a cool bunching effect to the front, that frankly I like.
You can make whatever decision you would like.

Now sew up the top edge.

Onto the bottom half.
Sew a piece of velcro on the bottom part of the pocket.
I also added a decorative stitch to the top edge.

Last I made some fabric rosettes to spice it up at bit

There you have it!

Christmas Gifts Galore

This year I decided to be crafty for Christmas.

Here's what I made

Thanks to Pinterest I was able to make these

Heart Hand Warmers

Just fill with rice and heat up for 10-15 seconds and you will be nice and warm!

I found these boxes at Target for $1

I put some cute snowflake lights and a monogrammed notepad in them

along with the hand warmers.

I then made some cute tags with my Silhouette.

Fun and inexpensive

The whole present was under $5!

Wooden Star

We have this cute wood store in Utah called the Wood Connection

I found this adorable wooden star and decided to make it for a friend

This cost me right around $10

I painted the cream star with a coat of black, then cream, then sanded away. 

I found the E and ribbon at the Hob Lob.

Perfection if you ask me!


P.I.V.O.T 
T-shirt

My sis and I love friends

 Awhile back I found this shirt on Pinterest

Such a funny episode!
Just in case you somehow missed this classic Friends moment here you go!
I've got your back....

I decided to make my own

I found a shirt at Forever 21 for $3.
I was super excited to use my Rhinestone Kit for the Silhouette!
(That's how I made the letters)

I downloaded the couch from the Silhouette store
then used my flocked heat transfer fabric

I think it's so cute!
I might need to make myself one:)

My mom LOVES the Grinch
So naturally I made her something Grinchy

It was so fun to make:)


HaPpY GrInChMaS!!!!!

Benny the Elf

Have you heard of the Elf on the Shelf? I'm sure by now you have. 

If you haven't it is the cutest thing ever!

The idea is that one of Santa's elves is sent to your house to watch 

if your family is being naughty or nice.

You get an elf and a cute book that explains who he is and why he's at your house

The book says to hurry and name you elf when he comes

...

Brad named our elf 

Benny!

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I bought Benny for my kids at work.

I knew the month of December was going to be a nightmare to get through.

Thanks to Benny, it was delightful...and funny!

I had him come to my classroom and the first day he sat on my desk.

I didn't want him to be too distracting.

The kids picked up on the concept pretty fast

The second they were out of their seats or not listening 

All I had to do was say, "Benny's watching!" 

and BAM! They were little angles!

The 2nd day we had a bit more fun.

Isn't he just so cute!

The kids couldn't understand where he got his book from..ha!

So funny story

Benny was just sittin' around reading his book, minding his own business

I brought my group of 3 boys in and had them find Benny

We had a little laugh and got to work

This one little boy kept looking at the corner where Benny was

and kept saying something under his breath.

I finally stopped to find out what the heck he was doing

He would look at Benny and say, "Stop looking at me!"

Then turn away, then a few minutes later, he would look to see if Benny was still "looking at him".

He did this over and over and each time would tell Benny to "stop it!" 

I tried not to laugh, but told him to just ignore Benny.

Well finally it was bugging him enough that he grabbed my mirror and put it up to his face to block his view of Benny. Then he would peak around the mirror only to find, you guessed it, Benny looking at him! I was cracking up inside!

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Anywho. The next week we celebrated the Grinch and had Grinch week!

The first day of Grinch day we came in the classroom to find this....

Benny and his buddy the Grinch!

That day we watched the first half of the Grinch and did some Grinchy activities.

So it was only fitting that the next day Benny and the Grinch should do something mischievous. 

This is what we found.....

 Benny and the Grinch broke in to the kids prize box and stole their prizes!

 The Grinch even bagged up a bunch of the prizes!

Benny had his own fun trying on all the stuff

and helping himself to some chocolate!

I thought I was hilarious!

but

when one works with language delayed/autistic/learning disabled kids like I do

they tend to not notice/be able to make inferences about funny little things like in this situation.

I had to ask questions and prompt up the wazoo for them to even understand what was funny 

about this situation

So all in all it turned out to be a good teaching experience.

Benny will most definitely be coming back next year!

. . . . . .

I broke out Benny again to celebrate by brother getting his mission call!

Benny was rather excited himself

He even received his own call!

My brother has been called to serve in the

drum roll please

. . . . . . . . . .

Culican, Mexico mission!

Congrats Brad!

.....and Benny!