Thank you.

I had to publically say a big THANK YOU to you guys helping me tweek my blog.  It always helps to get an outsider's opinion.  I think the blog has already improved but I know I will be continually working on it.  But that's okay. 
For now, it's great and I love it :)

Now I have something special to share with you tomorrow!

It involves my daughter's 4th birthday and the color purple :)  Are you excited or what?!

a new me.

Hey so how do you like the new look of the blog?!

I am proud and shocked to say that I did it by myself!  It's amazing what a few hours...or more....can do!
I even figured out how to do the "put horizontal multiple pictures of the side bar" technique!

So tell me what you think of it?  Seriously, do I need to change anything? 
I'm almost done getting new buttons and I still need to fix up my tutorial page.

Have you ever just needed a change?  It was just time for a new look!

Friendship Bracelet Swap!



Have you heard of Jenn over at Ruffled Sunshine?  She is a genuine gem, that Jenn is...say that 5 times fast.

Well she's hosting a Friendship Bracelet Swap right now and guess who just signed up?  no, not your sister.  ME!
And she's still accepting participants so get over there for the info.  It says July 27th but she's posted on FB that they will still let you!! 
You just need to email braceletswap@gmail.com with your name, email and url.  Seriously how fun will this be?!

You might get one of mine.  Oh how sweet would that be?  ;)

Get your beautiful buns over there and sign up!!!

Craft Room Redo

Hey ladies!
So excited today because I'll be over at Little Lucy Lu guest posting about my Craft Room Redo!
Here's a sneak peek of what it looks like:

So if you want to walk down memory lane with me, head on over to Little Lucy Lu's for the 411 :)

Shower Curtain Redo.

We finally had visitors in town this summer!! 

which means I needed to get the second shower curtain up...

yes, we only had one up...my kids don't shower! :)

So I moved the one we had in my bathroom into the guest bathroom and spruced up an old curtain for my bathroom.

So here's what I started with.  An old curtain with a shrunk, faded sage green-lined curtain.  So I grabbed my choice of fabric and measured and width of the curtain.

I had to cut my fabric in two pieces for it to cover the whole thing once it was sewn together.

So that's what I did.  I sewed the two pieces together.

Then I hemmed one of the ends.

Then I lined that up to one side of hte curtain, right sides together.  I sewed it right above the green sage liner then folded it over it so it would hang down at the bottom of the curtain :)

Once I got to the other side, I cut the excess fabric, with enough to hem it.

Then I hemmed the bottom of the curtain.

Then I ironed it smooth and made the fold more crisp.  I hung it up and walla!  I LOVE how it turned out and I love that it was free.  Shower curtains are expensive!  I like the fabric I used since there are so many color options to go off of :)

Linking up to THESE parties :)

Quilting Goodies

I'm showing off some goodies I snagged at the Utah Shop Hop.  I wish I could have grabbed every kit & sale I saw but funds were very limited so I had to choose things I really loved!
First off was what I got for free for going to every shop and getting my card stamped:
The Cherry Fizz charm square pack by Henry Glass Fabrics

This next picture, I got these yummy fabrics from Village Dry Goods in Brigham City.  These square packs will be used for my girls room.  I'm going to make them each their own quilt for their beds.  They share a room so I wanted them to have matching blankets.  How cute will that be?!  That large fabric will be the backing of the quilts.  I can't wait to have that done but I know that will be quite a feat!!

These were a gift from my mom!  She's awesome.  I even told her no, don't worry about it, but she still got it.  They are quilt sets for the quilts pictured in the pattern.  I can't wait to try these out for each of my girls!

THese are mainly freebies I got from some of the shops, like the card kit & toadstool pin cushion.  The square pack & fat quarter I did buy because I just couldn't help myself.  They will be perfect for earrings for my shop :)

This next box was actually FREE from winning a giveaway from SNAP a month ago.  They were from a quilt show or something so I was SO EXCITED to find out I won some quilting goodies!

There are ribbons, a fat quarter, square charm pack, button embellishments, magazine, craft ideas DVD & heat transfer that I can use with my die cuting maching :)  I was so excited when I opened this package!

So many new things to create with!  I don't know where to start!

Quilter's Shop Hop Day 3

We covered the most ground on Day 3.

I recommend getting babysitters on days like this because there is no way we could have done this otherwise!

We started out brought and early, heading straight to Brigham City to Village Dry Goods.  Persian Pickle Club was their theme.

What a fun store!  They had so much beautiful fabrics and adorable displays.  I wanted everything in the store!  We were at this store longer than any other because we kept finding stuff and making decisions.  It is a  fun place in a fun city!

Next was Bountiful's Quilter's Haven with The Wizard of Oz.  What a fabulous store!  They were so decked out.  Even their staff were dressed up as characters.  So fun!  They had some adorable things too!

My sister Jenny...yes, she is comical ;)

We got into Salt Lake City and started that bunch of shops.
Next was Piper's Quilts & Comforts in Salt Lake City.  They did Alice in Wonderland.  What a darling store!  They even had activities you could do outside on their Tea Table.  You could make headbands or bracelets.  Super fun.

Ok so i had to bring my son since he's at that crazy stage...and this is when he had had enough.  So adorable, that nap fish face!

Next we got to Whimsy Cottage, who did a "Dr. Suess" theme.  No pictures this fun because it was a run-in-run-out sort of thing...and we were in a hurry to get some lunch! ;)

Next was Elaine's Quilt Block in Cottonwood Heights.  They did Treasure Island.  How fun huh?  I loved their skull quilt too!

Next was Mormon Handicraft in Midvale.  They did Fable Haven and gave away cute toadstool pin cushions.  Oh and they gave out brownies...yum!  I sadly didn't bring my camera in there because we did a quick run in & run out! 

Then we headed out to Pine Needles in West Jordan.  This was a beautiful store among many!  Look how fun it was walking to the store!

There it is from afar!

I loved their quilts they showcased.

Our last (sniff sniff) quilt shop was in Draper.  It was called Thimbles & Threads.  They did Murder on the Orient Express!  They had lovely trunks all over the place that I wanted to pack in my car trunk ;)  They had some eye candy as well!

Wow, those 3 days were long but so so fun!  I am so glad I was able to do that since I won't get that chance where I live.  I totally recommend doing it all!

Next post, i'll be showing you all the goodies I got from this!

Handmade Gift Exchange aftermath.

I finally participated in the Handmade Gift Exchange over at Craftaholics Anonymous.  I have been wanting to for years but the timing was never right.

So I was excited when I got my partner, Karri over at House of Tubers.  I think it was a matchmade in heaven.  Our interests were identical, from crafting, scrapbooking & photography.

So I ended up giving her some adorable earrings:  (photo courtesy of Karri :) )

In the mail, She sent me an adorable necklace and ring.  She even packaged them adorably too.

So glad I did this and look forward to doing it again!  Thanks again Karri!  I am happy to have found a new friend in blogland!