I's lovin..Polka dots on parade!!

So I am doing a GIVEAWAY!!!!! This is so exciting for me, a great friend of mine is hosting a bib, pom=pom necklace!! 


I am constantly amazed by the wonderful women in my life!  I feel privileged to have so many wonderful women in my life! My mother is truly an inspiration to me.  she is not only beautiful after having 11 kids but is so talented and wish I lived closer so we could have crafty days!!  Family is important and I adore my my husband and love chatting it up with him...but there is just something about girl friends!! Girls nights out are a MUST for my sanity!! I am super excited to be going to WV and visit some of my besties while I'm there!!! - so are my sisters!! =) 


 My friend Jaime is truly an exception woman! She is the craftiest lady EVA, home schools, bakes like Julia Child and keeps a beautiful home!! 
Go over and check out her out!! I just linked some necklaces up to her party!! 






Good luck!!

What i'm working on Wednesday!

I have been trying to post this ALL day!! Not sure what was going on but anyway!!! here is what I have been working on and AM working on this week!

 Always working on ways I a can be the BEST mommy to these two wonderful little people! This week I am working on building a home that is a haven....haven not so much lately!

 I have had this adorable magazine side table for awhile now and still haven't found the inspiration...maybe this week?

 Custom order for my sister & brother -in-law the bench was from my wonderful friend Amy!

 I've started making WVU necklaces..i am loving em...now... to be honest it has taken me a few attempts to get some I love!!

I have discovered I LOVE beads AND fabric o I am attempting to make my own necklaces to add to my necklaces!! These are two new ones to be added to my etsy shop!!
Well what have you been up to this week? Come back tomorrow for a WONDERFUL surprise!!

Necklaces...necklaces...

Here are some new necklaces for sale... if interested either leave a comment stating the necklace number and metal or bead chain and your email... I accept paypal

#1 green & tan $25.oo = $2.00 shipping

#2 tan & white $22 + $2.oo s&h

#3 grey and gold $25.oo + $2.00 s&h

#4 green polka dots and tan knots $22.00 + $2.00 s&h

#5 brown, pink & tan $25.00 + $2.00 s&h

#6 teal and brown $25.00 + $2.00 s&h

#7 teal and brown polka dots $24.00 + $2.00 s&h

Here are some available necklaces

Make over Monday continues!!

I am so excited about my new addition to my blog!! I LOVE the weekend and Mondays are always so unwanted and hectic so I am thrilled to share some fun!! This crafty piece was inspired mainly by another amazing women, blogger, DIYr extrordanar Miss Momma! Click here for her amazing tutorial on her pom-pom necklace!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE how this turned out and WILL be making these for all my sister's birthday!! (shh....;})

First I cut out 5 small circles ~1.5-2 inches (I used a fabric glue bottle and drew around it 5 x) I then made a larger circle since I wanted to add something else besides pom-poms to this but still wasn't sure!! Using the felt circles as templates I cut out the same size circles out of fabric, I found the colors I needed in the remnant pile at the fabric store, ANY fabric will work I also used left over satin from the flowers for extra color. I used ~8-10 fabric circles per felt circle

Taking a fabric circle fold it up and hot glue the tip

Then place it on the felt circle, I don't think it matters where you start, I started in the middle the edge where ever.. I think I got the best results when I started in the middle but doesn't REALLY make a difference!!

It will flare out just keep adding until you can't see the felt anymore. I also trimmed some of the fabric circles once I was finished just to make it more even..as you can see my circles are NOT perfect! (either are my nails! wow need a manicure!!) continue with all 5 pieces of felt. You can use the same color and fabric for all 5 or switch it up! That is what is fun about this!!

Then lay your finished pop-poms on another piece of felt, it must be big enough of a piece for the full finished necklace

I wasn't sure how I wanted the finished piece to look so I played with it for awhile

I finally decided on fabric flower (an extra piece I had and just wrapped it around itself ) and a satin flower I had made for the girls hair. I also found 2 old strands of pearls I NEVER wear so I added those to the necklace and FELL IN LOVE! =)

To secure the necklace hot glue each end to the back of a pom pom first, then glue it onto the larger felt, make sure that you have placement of the pom-poms or any additional pieces first since the necklace will obviously need to glued to each end pieces...ok so confusing sounding BUT SO easy! For example..since the satin flower was the end of one side I glued one end of the pearls to that felt back and then the opposite end of the pearls to the grey pom pom on the opposite side...got it?

The pop pom with the glue with be attached to the pearls and then glued to the felt on top of the other pom poms

**important make sure if you are using multiple types of flowers to put close enough together so no felt shows through unless you like the felt showing. Then once all felt backings of flowers and pom-poms are glued to large felt piece cut around the flowers

viola! so fun! I also liked this possibility!

But wanted a splash of color! Well everyone loved the necklace and I do believe it came together nicely!