Centerpiece

First Project of the Weekend.

my centerpiece

It's so springy

I am

Very Pleased.

Weekend to do list,

This weekend I am making a chalk message board

a head board for our bed

a spring center piece for the table

and I am finishing my sunburst mirrors.

Long to-do list... I know...

I'd prefer to be called motivated 

...........

not crazy

and

because I love my Husband

and because I usually want things that aren't in our budget

I 

WANT 

this

Rain or Shine

So glad you're mine.

I'll update you Sunday when 

(hopefully)

all my projects are done.

Mrs. Crafty

This is my finished wreath

I wish I had taken pictures 

of the wreath-making process. 

I started with a wreath

some felt

 

and yarn

 

and 

they

became

this

 

I love it so much. I am so happy with the way it turned out.

.

Really, I couldn't be happier!

Pinterest

My new obsession.
Pinterest.
Pinterest is a place to catalog the things you love.
I love a lot of things.

Before, my Reader was unorganized and a mess.

Now, it's not.

It was definetly worth the week I had to wait.

If you don't have one, you should.

Spring/Summer Wreath

I'm going to be making a spring wreath soon and I can't decide what kind... there's a

moss wreath with rosettes.

Then there's a hemp cord and flowers wreath

I wouldn't use daffodils. 

 

Lovely Cherry Blossom Wreath

 And I LOVE this one but it's not really spring..ish.

And then there is this one...

Yarn and felt rosettes.

Help me... 

PLEASE?  

They all have something I love.

Which is you're favorite?

DIY Blogs

I can not wait to have my own house.

Finding awesome decorating ideas is heartbreaking

when I have nothing to decorate

There are so many DIY blogs

Tons of crafty blogs

The projects are endless.

Remember this headband?

well...

I found this one tonight.

Same idea.

But the edges were burnt more and unevenly.

I like the new one better.

You know what I'm doing this weekend

also

 I am going to make a 2011

calendar

this weekend.

Do any of you have your favorite crafting blogs? 

Any hidden treasures you'd like to share?

Similarities and Differences

Have any of you read this months issue of the Ensign?

One of my favorites was Similarities and Differences. 

By Heather McOmber

This one really hit home. 

I have a hard time relating to the women in my ward.

Though I am married

I am the youngest wife in our family ward. 

I work full time and I am not a mother.

I don't go to the Reflief Society activities 

Who would I talk to?

What would we talk about?

She says, 

"We need not act based on fear of rejection 

or the assumption that we have nothing to offer each other.

Seeing how alike we truly are

has helped me feel confident

to stand as an equal with my sisters in the gospel

.....

Satan and his work thrive by enhancing our differences

teaching us that we cannot relate to one another. 

But the similarities among Heavenly Father’s sons and daughters

are so great that if we choose to focus on them instead of on our differences, 

unity is bound to increase."

The night I read this, I decided to try harder 

to focus on the similarities between

myself and my Relief Society sisters. 

I'm not sure how I'll do it, but I will. 

Maybe I'll start by

going to all the activities.

Have any of you ever felt like this? 

Did you ever get over it?

How?

Husband Quote of the Day

While getting ready to read scriptures tonight
Dear Hubby exclaimed,
"Your breath smells like sugar cookies
and it makes me want to vomit."

Even though its slightly offensive, I laughed. Alot.

Does the smell of sugar cookies make you want to vomit?

Because personally, I don't get it.

Headbands

I went shopping a few days ago with my mother and sister in law 

and saw a light teal headband that I just loved. 

Then I looked at how much it was and began to love it less. 

$15.00 for a single headband. 

You've got to be kidding me. 

So, Missie suggested I make my own. "It can't be that hard," she said. 

Made these that night. 

Love them. 

The black one is most like the one that started this whole thing. 

I am excited to make more.

Oh and yes, I did color my hair. It's more my natural color.

I had a few minutes so I decided to settle down and blog about what's been going the past few months.

My favorite pictures from our Utah trip.

 Oh YEAH!

My birthday is also in December.

 Love the apron my mother in law made for me!

My gorgeous present from Chris

Then we had Christopher's birthday in January.

Manly Book of Experiences (not a journal) 

The "gag" gift.

Its been a fun last few months.