Loving this treasury!

I was lucky enough to have my "Faith" necklace included in this beautiful treasury, I love it!

If you hurry you can see the entire page here.

Flickr Friday: Moon

Are you all familiar with Flickr?

I love their tagline, "Share your photos, watch the world."
People from all over the world upload photos on flickr, for everyone to see.
And there are some amazing photos!

Tonight as we were leaving the house
I looked up and saw a moon
that looked like this:

via here

It was so beautiful and looked so big!
Did any of you see it?

Do you have a flickr photo to share?
Leave a comment with the link to your photo or post!

Heart Wreath

photo via here

Are you all gearing up for Valentine's Day?
I admit I haven't done much to prepare yet.
And I don't really have too many decorations specifically for Valentine's Day.
I wish I had one of these gorgeous Heart wreaths,
maybe I'll have to make one of my own!

Like it? You can buy one here from Compelled to Craft's etsy shop,
or find instructions on how to make your own here from The Idea Room.

Tutorial Tuesday: Taggie Blanket

I am getting to the point in my pregnancy where I just feel huge.
And I still have 2 months to go!
I'm feeling the need to get everything ready,
but I still have a lot I need to do.
It is fun looking for tutorials for all kinds of baby items though,
and this one looks easy and cute.

Find the tutorial for this taggie blanket right here from Melissa Sews.

Flickr Friday: Winter Scene

Are you all familiar with Flickr?

I love their tagline, "Share your photos, watch the world."
People from all over the world upload photos on flickr, for everyone to see.
And there are some amazing photos!

This week's photo is from Flickr's
most interesting section from the past 7 days.
I'll admit that winter lasts a lot longer than I'd like,
but scenes like this make it not so bad, don't you think?!

via here

Do you have a flickr photo to share?
Leave a comment with the link to your photo or post!

Tutorial Tuesday: Felt Flower Pillows

I had to share this amazing tutorial from Purl Bee with you.
Check out the pillows on this bed:

Don't they just pop?!
I love how unique and bold they are.
You can find the tutorial on how to make your own
right here.

Flickr Friday- Aerospace Museum

(Late yet again, lol.)

Are you all familiar with Flickr?

I love their tagline, "Share your photos, watch the world."
People from all over the world upload photos on flickr, for everyone to see.
And there are some amazing photos!

A few weeks ago we stopped by the
Hill Aerospace Museum.
I'd wanted to take my kids there before,
but it's not very close to where we live,
so we'd never been.

We finally made it there,
and my kids loved it!

We didn't really look around at the outside exhibits
because there was a lot of snow,
but it was amazing seeing so much history
at the inside exhibits.

via here

If you're in the area I'd totally recommend it,
especially since admission is free!

Do you have a flickr photo to share?
Leave a comment with the link to your photo or post!

Beautiful wall hanging

What do you all think of this wall hanging?

I think it. is. gorgeous!
You will never guess how it's done.
Check it out here at Chris, Erin, & Jayce.

Tutorial Tuesday: Photo Bracelet

As you may have guessed I love personalized jewelry!
So I was super excited to fine today's tutorial.
This tutorial from The How-To Gal shows us
how to make this beautiful photo bracelet!

Isn't it beautiful?!

Flickr Friday: St Anthony sand dunes

Are you all familiar with Flickr?

I love their tagline, "Share your photos, watch the world."
People from all over the world upload photos on flickr, for everyone to see.
And there are some amazing photos!

Last week we took a little trip to Idaho
for some quality time spent with family.

We had a wonderful time!
One day we headed to the sand dunes.
Why?
To sled of course!

I'd never been to the sand dunes in Idaho,
but they ended up being a perfect spot for sledding.
Here's what they look like when it's not so cold:

via here

Do you have a flickr photo to share?
Leave a comment with the link to your photo or post!

Make your own mail sorter

Trying to get organized for the New Year?
Bright and Blithe has instructions on how to make your own mail sorter.
And it's a cute one too!

Instructions can be found right here.

Tutorial Tuesday: Maternity Skirt

I've had a hard time this pregnancy finding
cute maternity skirts
that don't cost a fortune.

It's been years since I last needed maternity clothing,
and I gave away most of what I had.
The leftovers were out of date
and nothing I really wanted to wear.

So a few weeks ago I decided
to look through my fabric stash
that hasn't been touched in quite a while.
As it turns out I had some cute fabric on hand,
so this project was easy and inexpensive!

(I think this skirt would really work for non-maternity too.)

I used this tutorial from See Mommy Sew for the basic idea.

photo from See Mommy Sew

The first part of this tutorial requires a pattern,
and I am not very gifted when it comes to following patterns.

So I grabbed a pre-pregnancy A-line skirt that I loved.
I measured my hips to make sure I could pull the skirt on
(the original skirt used a zipper so I definitely had to make it a bit bigger),
and I traced the basic shape of the original skirt onto my fabric
using half of my hip measurement for the top of the skirt
(the skirt was made of two pieces-- the front and the back).
I used a medium-weight fabric so I didn't have to line the skirt.

For the stretchy panel I actually decided to cut up some fitted t-shirts
that were in my "donation pile".
I just cut off the bottom half of the shirt.
I did have to add elastic to the top part,
but otherwise these skirts were SO easy!

OK, I know the panels don't exactly match, but I was using what I had.
And the panels are covered by a shirt anyway. :)
(And no, I didn't bother changing my thread either,
no one will ever see it when I'm wearing them...)



A super easy project!

Happy New Year!

We survived another holiday season!
This year I took multiple loads of packages out each week during December.
There were some long days and nights,
but I hope you all got your orders,
and hope you all like your jewelry!

One of 3 shipments going out one week in December

Our family really appreciates your business,
especially with our baby boy coming in April.

Spending part of our Christmas vacation in Idaho with family

From my family to yours,
Happy New Year!
Hope it's a wonderful one!