Sissies II Treasures...

My mom and aunt recently started a sewing and embroidery business called Sissies II.  I am hosting an Open House to help introduce their treasures to Louisville on Wednesday, December 1st from 9am-noon and 6pm-8pm at my home.  Here are some of the items they create...

Taggie blankies for babies... (LOVE the monkey!)

 Aprons for the chef

 Burp cloths

Towels

 Salad greens drying bags

 pillow cases

 girl's jumpers - so cute!

 Boy's shortalls

Thursday Thirteen

13 Places I Want to Visit...

1.  France - it's been on my list FOREVER!  Maybe I'll get there someday.
2.  Washington DC
3.  Pacific Northwest
4.. Montana
5.  Switzerland - preferably while my cousin lives there
6.  Alaska in both summer and winter
7.  Greece
8.  Germany at Oktoberfest
9.  Turkey
10.  San Antonio
11.  Napa Valley
12.  British Columbia
13.  Singapore

Here's my version of the Boo wreath...

A few of my favorite face shots...

Added these because they are my first entries into a Link Up!  There are so many other photos better than mine, but this was great motivation to work with some of my favorite shots.

Ellie and Lucy - they could be sisters :)  Loved using the warmify effect on this one.

My baby sister - added a glow to her already glowing personality - love her sparkle!

Maddie

The boy

Sweet Moments in Time...

On Saturday at Mass, after Communion during that quiet reflective time, Sam turned to me and said, "Charlie's always in my heart."  It was so precious and unexpected.  Never want to forget times like these when my kids say the sweetest things...

Halloween Wreath

I'm totally making this for Halloween!  Went and bought the stuff yesterday plus I found something to put a little sparkle in it.  Cause everything looks better with a little sparkle...
BOO wreath TUTORIAL from Craftaholics Anonymous

i had quite a few requests for this tutorial, so here ya go! 

Supplies

• 1.25 yards of black burlap cut into 1"x16" strips {i used a rotary cutter, but if you want to prevent most of the loose strands, you could use this technique.} 
• 14" foam wreath ring
• black paint {i used craft paint, but spray paint would work, too}
• scissors or rotary cutter

 paint your wreath ring black to hide the green under the burlap.

 when the paint dries, tie the burlap strips around the ring with a double knot.

 overlap the strips a little and bunch them together so you have a full wreath.keep adding strips and arranging until you like the overall look of the wreath.

*note: if you have to untie a strip, don't plan to use it again. the burlap will basically be shredded.*

 embellish with your SPOoKIEST finds. 

i used wooden letters, painted them black, and then mod podged Halloween paper to them.

 and there you have one easy, fun Halloween wreath! 

Photo Tile Coasters

Photo Tile Coasters

from Snippets of Wonderful by Erica

We made these little cuties last month at my church's craft day I help out with. They are super easy and way cute!

Find at tiles you like from the hardware store. Print out pictures or use ones you already have and size them down to fit the tiles. Next, adhere them to the tile with Mod Podge. Finally, spray an adhesive on top to protect the photo from any water. Lastly, stick some felt pads on the bottom.


A super cute, easy, and personalized gift! I've also seen them done all around the internet using scrapbook paper, napkins, and monograms printed from your home computer - the sky's the limit! I just might have to make some more :)