HI

Yesterday was Mandy's 6th bday. We had family over and cut her a cake and had dinner. It was a great time. We saw our very special friend who is carrying her first child...a sweet little girl...can't wait to meet her!!!! The birthday celebration was great because Mandy got exactly what she asked for!!!! She had a great day and that's what it's all about...coming next.... CHRISTMAS...

I promise pics to come of our wkend getaway and of Mandy's birthday!!!!

If I don't get to post, Merry Christmas!!!!

11 days until Christmas...

Well xmas is fast approaching, thought I show you some of my xmas decor

First off, our Christmas tree!!

Our mantle:

Dining room table

I love this time of the year!!!!

Christmas shopping, baking cookies and wrapping gifts...

Hope you're enjoying your Holiday season!!!!

Hey

Hey how are you guys? I haven't updated because I figure who is really reading this but ME!!!! But instead of giving up and losing hope, I decided I will keep updating even if it's just a couple of people that actually read this!!!!

Farm was great. Halloween was awesome. The girls dressed up, niece & nephews came over to trick-o-treat. We had a lot of fun. We also did some crafts and had a little too much candy!!

Now we're onto November, I still haven't done any November decor. I don't really have much - I had tons of Halloween decor. But I have to come up with something to decorate my fantle!!!! Let's see what I can come up with!!! Will keep you posted.

Until next time!!!!

Friday!

Sooo glad it's Friday. Tomorrow we will be going to a Fall Festival in this farm that we go to every fall. I'm looking forward to it.

Still trying to finish up the rest of my fall decor.

Autumn is a fancy way of saying Fall...

Hey everyone!!!!

I just wanted to share with you all some of my fall/halloween decor!!!

Starting with my Fantle. It's a little plain, I want to add a little bit to it...perhaps some branches to give it more height...I will see what I come up with...but here goes...

A close up of the bloody finger....the nail lights up! I know super creepy. My lil' one doesn't really like that at all

next up, my pumpkin - fall you just have to do pumpkins and a couple of bugs here and there
Isn't this witch the cutest? She isn't scary at all!!! She was given to me last year - she used to be at my desk at work, now she'll have a place in my home!

Love this pumpkin!!!! It's all over bloggie world and I just had to do it.

Dining room table fall set up

And just because - here are the shelves in my bathroom!!!! I love having shelves and being able to change the room my just using a splash of color!!!!!

I'm glad you stopped by to see some of my fall decor. I have to go outside (after the huge storm is over) and take some pics of my window display. It's really cute - not too scary - remember I have a lil' one that doesn't really do 'scary' - I still have to take out some other decor that belongs outside but the rain is holding me up!!!!

I would love to see how you decorate for the fall.

Until next time xoxo

S-O-P {Part 2}

The girls made their own pizza...

This was fun and can I say they were quite impressed with this activity

Our pink lemonade filled with sweet, sliced strawberrys. I will tell you what happened to my beloved beverage dispenser in another post. I just can't talk about it yet, not happy!!!

My sugar cookies aren't they pretty?

and the cupcakes aren't too far behind in the cute category! Girls pretty station...

another close up of the table settings

close up of their dress forms

Ice cream and all the toppings!
And because it was her bday here's another shot of the birthday girl!!!

Seriously, I think I'm done now with the pics. Sorry if I had to do 2 posts about this...I was happy with the party.!!!!

Now, onto my fall decor!!!! Okay my garage - is like stocked with bins, my husband supposedly organized the garage, all by himself. Do we know what this means?

I have to do it over !!!

FALL DECOR POST TO COME.

S-O-P {Part 1}

The much anticipated S-O-P was this past Saturday. It was like sooooo much fun!!!! Really I had a blast...kind of took me back from when I was a kid...

Here is the birthday girl - all decked out in her pjs and sleep mask {btw all her friends got to write on her pjs} *huge hit*

Here is my inspiration. I got this lovely beauty @ a yard sale! Now she's all decked out with a poof ball....she's usually up in my bedroom where she wears all my jewelry!
Sleeping quarters: I gave the girls enough space to hang out

The cupcake for the sleep over. It did NOT turn out the way I hoped it but I think it's pretty cute!

Craft Table for the girls. Plus a Decade of Birthdays collage. Some dress forms for the girls to get creative with stylin' their dress forms and sleeping masks for each girl. Plus mirrors cuz you know you HAVE to have make-overs @ sleepovers!

Table for the girls to have their pizza & cupcakes!!! Oh yeah - the girls made their very OWN pizza. Can I tell you that this was the COOLEST thing ever. The girls enjoyed it and I LOVED it!!! Pizza was DELISH - oh and yeah there was ice cream...like make-your-own sundae !!!

Here is what some describe a Fantle {fake mantle} so my Fantle was all decked out for the Birthday Girl!!!!

Oh the B-I-G 10 - a decade of LOVE. I stacked my platters to give it height and to give those YUMMY sugar cookies some style.

This is the table set up for the next day - where the family came over to sing happy bday and give out their gifts. Check out the sundae bar...woo hoo!!!! ice cream, cake, cupcakes and cookies....I mean can anyone ask for more???

The cake {next day} I made this cake - with help - of course!!! Oh can I just say I think I did a pretty awesome job for it being my 2nd time working with fondant!

Happy 10th Birthday my big girl. I love you so much!!!!!!

Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Tomorrow I will have more pics to share! Have a Happy Monday!

Preview

S-O-P is this Saturday

O - M - G

F-U-N --- F-U-N --- F-U-N

{Pease excuse the poor quality of these pictures. My phone camera is NOT clear at all}

First up, is the invitation:

Next: a wreath filled with scraps of tied ribbons to coordinate with the fabric being used
Centerpiece for either the girls table or cake table...

About the colors: Well I picked 2 colors from the fabric to use throughout the decor - i especially like these two very BRIGHT colors. I love color - LUV it.

Sure hope you like what's to come of this S-O-P {Sleep-Over-Party} for the next 2 days I will be finishing up the last of the details, grocery shopping for items that I need and setting up as apparently my hubby now has a meeting that wknd that he needs to attend. Thank goodness that I have a helper although how much help was hubby going to be with a bunch of giggly girls????

You're right ZERO help so I guess it's better that he's not around so

we can be a house of SILLY GIGGLING girls.

WOO HOO is this my GIRLS NITE that I've been so wanting? I guess I have to take it!!!!!

Back-to-School

My Kindergarterner

My Fifth Grader
It's that time again...girls are back. My big girl had an emotional moment but ended up having an awesome 1st day in Middle school. My lil' girl had a GREAT time in Kindergarten. She loved it, although some issues with 'friends' - it's only the 1st week...they will be okay!!! Coming up...Sleep-Over-Party!!!!

Thankful

Last nite - I finished up kailyn's invite to deliver to her friends today. I also did her bday banner. I have like 2 banners left to do. But once I get the urge to do something, I don't care what time it is. So I went to bed @ like 2 a.m. have you ever had so much on your mind that you have to write stuff down? Well my memory is like non-existent these days so writing down is a PRIORITY. So I'm in bed and I'm thinking, thinking, thinking...so I start writing. Does anyone else have a journal by their night stand? A pen and some paper? something...come on guys!!! Well I do. So I jotted things that came to my head, not ideas, per say, but things I cannot forget. So I'm thankful for my little journal, for my scraps of paper and for my pen by my nightstand.

I promise I'm going to take pics of all these and put it up. All this week is finishing up for her party next Saturday!!!! woo hoo.

Kailyn & Amanda @ FAO

We had a fun day in the city. We had orientations @ their new schools. Now Labor Day is upon us - next week school starts and along with that starts the projects.

Enjoy your LABOR DAY WEEKEND!!!!

Next weekend is Kailyn's sleep over!!!!!!! Totally Excited!!!!!

HEY

No I haven't forgotten about you....just been so busy! I am trying to work on Kailyn's bday, also school supplies - and of course - enjoying the last bits of Summer. I have things to show you. I have to take pics. Soon the post will have preps for the party, I promise.

The party is in 2 weeks. I cannot believe it. I need to get my butt moving. Well it's been moving but I need to finish the projects that I started!!!!

Okay really. I'm gonna get to my cricut and start creating a banner!!! :o)

S.T.U.F.F.

Wow it's been a while since I've posted!!!!! Sorry guys. What's been going on......well summer is coming to an end and we have just been enjoying it. We are back to school shopping, trying to get back into a routine and in all that got a dog. (not under my consent) ANYWAYS!

So, back to party mode. My daughter's bday is in less than a month. I am now swinging back into that mode and trying to get as much done as possible. Not much needs to be done but you know details, details, details.

I've tried every which way to do my "invention" and it didn't work so I caved and opted for something already done. I know sucks. But hey the party must go on. I am working on labels and banners now - this week. Also the invitation is in it's final stages. Basically assembling process.... it's starting to get exciting!!!!!

Happy Monday

Guess what: I unloaded the 'junk' in the cabinets over my 'craft' area and now I have SPACE!!! woo hoo. Still haven't done anything with the space itself, because they are deep and I need a genius way of putting up shelves or "something" in order to use all the space and not have any dead space. So I'm working on that. I'm so happy that it's all done...well that the junk is out!!!! Now I have like 3 more boxes to shred and I'll be all caught up with the 'junk' yay!!! Next stop my closet. Yes, finally get rid of all my 'skinny' jeans which do NOT fit and I need to STOP acting like I'm gonna wear them when they eventually fit. But that's another story...stay tuned!!

So in LOVE...

with my CRICUT! Okay I've done different things with it and I don't want to stop! I think it's the coolest thing ever. So, yeah I did vinyl lettering woo hoo. I have to post the coolest frame i did over and I have to tell you that I may go a little 'vinyl' lettering crazy. Yeah I already know it!!!! Will post soon...you know if I ever give my cricut a rest! Oh yeah and in the midst of all this I am redoing (not exactly) my computer/craft/guest room. Which what I really want to do, can't be done right now...so I've opted to do a little bit of changes, and that included finding a home for my cricut on my desk...so yeah that task will probably last all weeks since I need to unload the cabinets over my desk to fit my crafting stuff. YIPEE. lol.

See you soon!

HAPPY....HAPPY,...HAPPY....

I've been MIA for the last couple of days!!!! sorry guys I've just been super busy. First off, my bday was yest....yipee and I had a FABULOUS day!!! First off, I spent the afternoon @ the park with my sister, hubby n the girls. Then I had to stop @ the drs office with Mandy - ear infection - uggghhhhh - but then we were off to dinner!!! and @ dinner my family showed up, sisters/hubbies and my mom!!!!! such a KOOL surprise!!!!! After dinner we went to my mom's - cake cutting - it's just a tradition whoever's bday - whenever it's CAKE TIME!!!!! and then the KOOLEST present ever...cuz you know since I've been home I've been crafting so getting a CRICUT is like a dream come true!!!!! yay!!!! so it was indeed a PERFECT day!!!!! Love my family and just getting to know my cricut...ta...ta....

SUPER LONG POST...

REMEMBER THIS:

IT'S TRANSFORMING INTO THIS. I TOOK MY DOLLIE APART. (btw, my youngest was in disbelief as I was doing this). I added this wire and a bell ($ tree) wedding bell...lol. I needed a stand!!!

I closed her up.

Then I stood her up for you all to see. But guess what - she's not holding up so well, hence, my helping hand...OKAY will fix that - remember we are building a model here.....

I put her in this ramekin dish because you know the bell wasn't enough. You will SOON understand why she's in yet another stand.

This baby right now has just been sprayed painted white and I have to have her standing upright to withstand constant abuse from jewelry. YES, that's what I'm trying to achieve here, a jewelry holder. This is why I need the ramekin cup because this way you can store your really cool rings, you know when you're 10 you have really cool rings OR silly bandz...lol. I will giver her wire arms to hold necklaces or - yet MORE silly bandz, whateva these girlz will eventually hang on her. As for me, I will have her holding my necklaces.

REVEAL:

LOL sounds like OMG what is she revealing, it's just this fabric no big thing just my inspiration, just where the colors will tie in - just about the entire basis of the party itself. so yeah maybe it is pretty major....thoughts? whatever they are - I know you agree it's pretty FUN.!!!! :o)

So I started just messing around and getting all inspired and did these cute little buckets, don't you heart the $ tree cuz I do. So these babies will house, don't know what yet, but something totally cute!!!

And this - a fabric flower, why? because I had to. I had to try what's all over bloggie world. And so with my fabric this is what I did. I like it. pretty cute huh? so yeah part of the decor - again don't know exactly where it will play it's part - but it WILL be part of the show.

So there you have it, I have begun the party prep process. I'm sure you're as thrilled as I am - party is in September. Hopefully, no really, I'll have about 5 -6 of those jewelry holder thingies - I should give them a name right? we'll see. And I'll have more flowers, the buckets are done and ready to ship, that is to their resting place *laundry room a/k/a craft area* until the party.

OKAY really I'm out of here, Have a FAB WKND!!!!!!!

Weekend!

Hey all, I hope everyone has a great wknd planned, I don't have much planned but just some pampering!!!!! (nice!!!!) and a few crafts here and there.!!!! I am hoping to get started on the S.O.P. decor this wknd so I can be ahead of the game since I tend to be a bit of a procrastinator...but we won't get into that now will we!!!! ta...ta...

PREPS

No, I didn't make this, but I bought it @ Joann's isn't it lovely? Goes with my S.O.P. theme so I'm excited about it. Yes, I'm probably gonna change the color but not just yet. But there you go. A little something. I found the fabric. couldn't buy it cuz the store was closing. But I already know what I'm working with, know the colors n that will be another post.

Am I super excited, well of course I am!!!!!

Happy Friday! {sneak peek}

Hey everyone, I hope everyone is as happy as I am that it's Friday!

So here's a SNEAK PEEK @ what I'm working on for Kailyn's Bday!!!! I have yet to let you guys know the theme because it's a SURPRISE for now...at least until I finish up what I'm working on then I will reveal ...also I am on the hunt for the perfect fabric for inspiration...


hehehe not much of a sneek peek huh? oh I know you're wondering what the heck am I up to....sooon you shall see....ENJOY the weekend!!!!!!

Guess what...

I've changed my mind. I don't think those buckets will be used for Kailyn's 10th bday! I know I know, I think I've changed the colors and theme, there was no actual theme but I had something in mind, but I changed my mind!!! That's just me. I'm working on something very COOL, once I have something concrete - I will share...you know it only takes ONE idea and then all the sudden you have a party!!!! ;o)

Fab Find

With the weekend over, it's time to get ready for another week of this beautiful weather!!! Saturday rained like crazy over by me but Sunday was gorgeous!!!!

Okay so I went to Ikea and found these fabulous buckets, LOVED the colors and I think I've found the colors for Kailyn's 10th bday slumber party!!!!! Yippeee don't you love when that happens!!!!! Take a look:


So i thought these babies were like $3 a piece but with my luck they were .79 cents, so you know I just racked up, just in case, you never know and if it's not used for that event - I know I will eventually use them!!!! Love them! The price was just RIGHT!!!!!!!!! They also have red and the silver color - I needed these colors but seriously wanted to grab ALL OF THE COLORS! Hubby stopped me, always there to stop the madness...lol

{FREE} Download

You know I love this - just had to share from Paper Glitter, You can download FREE flower round tags HERE! Too cool especially right now for the summer - having a bday party or a bbq and want to spruce up your cupcakes or as gift tags!!! You can just download and save for a future party!!! Go ahead it's FREE!!!!!

4th of July

Here are some of my decor:

Tree Banner

Table

Straw container

Straws with flags

centerpiece in red

prizes for the kids

centerpiece in blue

Hope you enjoyed my mini decorations for my 4th of July BBQ. I enjoyed making these!!!! The party circles and banner all came from Tweedle Dee Designs & Bella Grace for free!!!!! woo hoo