dilhema

one of the annoying things about moving into a new home is adjusting to the new layout of each room.

you have to rearrange furniture...and then rearrange again.

BUT the new rental we moved into has a bar....

we have no stools for it.

I proudly took a picture of the nicely, newly cleaned bar...I love it.

well thank goodness for CSN Stores online.

They have quite the assortment.
i love the adjustable bar stools they have in their site.

All of these are a few of my favorites.  Which one do you like?

Being Featured over at Mandipidy!

Big shout out to Mandy over at Mandipidy for featuring me today!
Head on over there right now! 

She's featuring tutorirals from her readers.
"My Readers Are Crafty!"

anyone else scared?

wow. i sure am. this is my big project that i am "working" on.

I am finally done with the majority of moving in except this room. This is suppos-ed craft room. which explains why i haven't made or donw anything for a while...and speaking of, I am considering changing my blog to a new name...more to come about that.

Anyone else have scary projects like this that you don't know where to start?

Was an avid crafter until baby #3 came along and was lost...craftly speaking...trying to find myself as a crafter again :)

My sister is spanking Ellen...

thought I would share this momentous occasion...

feature.

hey just wanted to say thank you to Marni over at Sassy Sites for featuring my Ribbon Holder!
i can now proudly display this:




They did an awesome month-long Operation Organization for January.  You must check it out for some fabulous ideas from readers.



SexyModest Winner

Thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway.
Let's get to it :)
Winner is:

which would be

Jazmin said...

I did it. I need clothes!
January 11, 2011 1:23 PM

congrats Jazmin!

I'll be contacting you shortly!

Impel Clothing

have you heard of Impel Clothing?

yes?

no?

well it's about time you got aquainted.

if you love great style, with brilliant quality fabric & comfortable modesty,

Impel Clothing is a great place to start.
Here are a few of my favorites right now:

I could go on and on and on.
I seriously was so happy when I was contacted by them to do a review of their clothing.
otherwise, i wouldn't have known about them.

I was just so excited and grateful for the opportunity to do so.

I was sent this little number in Yellow:

see?  Here I am:

VERY Comfortable.
I loved how it fit and how the neckline fell on me.
I feel the other brands in this style, the neckline is always so high.
but this fit just great. 
The material used is high quality folks.  This isn't going to forms holes anytime soon.

This is what they say about this shirt:

"Complete coverage in all the right places
Super-soft, flexible fit
Quality cotton with breathable spandex

Finally, the ideal solution to fashionable coverage! This cap sleeve tee is finished with narrow trim on the scoop neckline and sleeve, and is a must-have basic to wear under everything from sweaters to sheers."
I couldn't agree more.  I love wearing these under cardigans, low neck shirts, dresses, to layer etc etc etc.

I definitely recommend heading over there and checking out their site.
Like Twitter?  Check out Impel Clothing there.
They also have a Facebook Page!
Tell them The Crafty Clique sent you.

thanks.

thank you ladies who made the goal to "pay it forward".  I will get with you shortly for addresses and such.
Whit, will you email me your info?  I can't get a hold of you...
stufflyssamakes@gmail.com

I am excited and nervous...I am one of those people who have to make something awesome or I don't even want to do it.  So lame really.  I know most of you are easy to please and just happy to be getting a present, right? ;)

Well I will be back shortly. 
I have a review coming up for Impel Clothing.

check them out.

pay it forward.

i did this on FB already but I figured if I am already making handmade gifts, why not do a big batch of them?!
So what does this mean?

"I promise to send something handmade

to the first 3 people who leave a comment here.

To be eligible, you must also post this in your blog,

offering the same thing to 3 other people.

The rules are that it must be handmade by you and it

must be sent to your 3 people *sometime* in 2011."


Happy Creating!

PS:  I just joined the Facebook Wagon!  PLease come join me!  Here.



Dollhouse Review

Do you see my girls face?
They were just too excited about what they found in the basement Christmas morning.

the girls have become obsessed with barbies.  Especially those Disney Princesses.
So they needed some place to call "home"

Well I got emailed from CSN Stores to do a review.  I recieved $35 and put it towards this dollhouse.  It's a Savannah Dollhouse by KidKraft.   CSN was also having a killer sale in it too so i only got it for $70.  That is such a great deal!
This dollhouse comes with wooden furniture that fits barbies.

Shipping was really fast too for such a large item.

Christmas Eve, my husband and I got to work to put it together.
it was just too simple.

All the pieces were numbered with the instructions.

All the nails/screws were specifically packaged so there would be no chance to lose them.

The whole thing took maybe 45 minutes.
The material used were super high quality. 

This baby will no break.  It's wood.  It's going no where.

And as you can tell, the girls loved it and have loved it ever since.

I love working with CSN.com.  They make it all so easy.

And don't forget to enter the giveaway going on right now!

house to a home.

It's been almost a month since we moved to out new abode in the center of WA state. This would be a picture of our home. We are renting right now as we are getting this settled down with Joe's work. Once we know things will work out, then we'll probably make things more permanent with a home or something...we are definitely hoping that is the case because I am really sick of moving.

Right now, I am finally unloading the last few boxes...this is the first time I am not pregnant, or have a newborn with a move.
I am excited to get a new start, a new beginning for me and my family.

I will be posting pics soon of my walls and things finally getting organized! I love having a new clean slate to work with. It is kind of overwhelming though too. You want to make it perfect, make it look cute and crafty. And I am finding that I am a perfectionist, which is really annoying. I need to just get comfortable with who I am and what I like, and not worry about what others may say....sigh...I am definitely trying to find MYSELF.

Once the walls are done, my next project is the craft room...and once that is done, I can start doing some stuff again :)

Don't forget about the great giveaway I have going on for SexyModest Boutique!

frump-be-gone kind of year & SexyModest Boutique Giveaway

so i am in the frump season.

do you know what I am talking about?
when you kind of let yourself just go, wear super comfy clothes, let your hair grow long so it's easily accessible for a bun, sneakers for shoes etc etc ETC.

plus, it doesn't help that it is cold outside so i want to stay inside all the time and just be lazy.

BUT

as a mom of 3, and just recently moved to a new town, I have to keep up with life.

and seeing how my husband has a very important job in a small town, people will see me and judge me.

it's just part of life.

i am now a "dentist's wife" and i feel that I should look some what presentable, right?

I mean, I can't look sloppy.

it affects my familiy and my husband.

as bad as that sounds, it's just human nature and it's very true.

so first things first is a new hair do...which is what?

I will probably kill myself for posting this pic but here's a pic of me in short hair about 3 1/2 years ago.

i should mention this what right after having Kate, thus the weirdly-shaped chest...

here's me now with long hair...

i hate getting my hair cut because I never know what will look good and managable as a mom of 3 small kids.

luckily though, I got a GC for $50 to a salon so that will take care of that.

So what do you think?  Long or Short?

next is wardrobe.

that is tricky too.

i am in limbo people.

I am too old to dress "hip" and "young" but also am too young to dress "old" and "sophisticated"
so I am trying to find myself again.
so i am always looking for a great place for clothes for a super awesome deal.

and i have some very good news!
especially those who are in UT....

SexyModest Boutique.

Anyone heard of it?!
It's located here:

739 W 180 N

American Fork, UT, 84003



well don't freak out but everything is under $50....
YES, you heard or read that right.
Everything is Under $50.

shirts, pants, shoes, bags, jewelry,
you name it, they got it under $50

and what's great about them too is that you can order stuff from their Facebook page.

So people like me, out of staters, can get in on the action!

Ok so I have to tell you about what they are doing right now.
They are giving me a $25 gift certificate to give to one of you.

Yep, do you want to win $25 to their boutique?
I promise you do.  Look at what they have in store:

They have TONS more in store!

So what do you need to do to get $25?!
RULES:

1) Head on over to their Facebook Page and "Become a Fan" (which won't be hard!) then post their SexyModest Boutique Video Link ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoFVDUdZiU0  ) on your Personal FB wall.
2) Then post on the SexyModest Facebook wall:
"I shared SexyModest Boutique thanks to The Crafty Clique!

That's it! (it shouldn't take you more than a few clicks to do it all!)

Extra entries:
1) Suggest their FB page to others on FB
2) Follow me here :)
3) Follow me on Twitter :)

Once you do that, leave me a comment here, letting me know!

This contest will go for 2 weeks!!

I will then pick a winner :)

Start writing out your wish list!