New Etsy Items

I finally found some time to get a few things done today...It's been a fun...more on that later...and VERY busy weekend!

Coco...Here's that frame if you still want it...It's in my store. =)

A sweet little frame...

My sister...an elementary school librarian...ordered these for her school library.

HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Hooked on Friday...

I'm participating in "Hooked on Fridays" going on at Hooked on Homes again, and this week...I am hooked on using tufted ottomans as coffee tables. It was the perfect solution to avoiding sharp corners when I had very little ones toddling around, and let's face it, they're beautiful!

This is mine in my family room...

Red velvet...Remind me of the infamous staircase in Gone With the Wind...

So pretty...Simple and perfect...
These are used for extra seating...
Love the animal print!
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Welcome to Middle School...

Last night "the teenager" was talking to Ryan and I about his "girlfriend", Mia, and disclosed he had "broken up" with her on the grounds that she doesn't really talk to him much...too funny because I remember having "boyfriends" when I was young and being too shy to speak to them...He went on to say that he was now "going out with"...where, I don't know...her former best friend whom he had been texting for the past 1/2 hour. We schooled him on the unwritten rules of dating an ex's friend to no avail, as he vowed to, in his words, "keep their relationship a secret.". I am cracking up at this point...Fast forward about 2 hours, "the teenager" comes downstairs to tell us that he just found out that while he thought he was texting his new girlfriend, Lexy, it was actually Mia who had Lexy's phone, and now knew the whole story and was going to tell everyone at school. Ryan and I laughed, and I said, "Welcome to middle school."

Later on last night, Ryan quietly called me upstairs to join him where he was listening to Austin...who was supposed to be doing his homework...on the phone with a girl...what girl, I don't know...What I do know is that this school year has been one filled with so many new experiences regarding "the teenager", from repetitive bathing, to sleeping late on the weekends, to dances with girls, to friends with parents I don't know, and now this. It is the strangest feeling watching your own child enter a phase of life you remember so well. After the humor of the situation of last night wore off, I began to realize the broken hearts and disappointments everyone endures during the teenage years inevitably await him...and I can no longer hold his hand and protect him.

Need Some Feedback....

Since I am counting on you guys to give me feedback...what do you think about these 2 new additions?

This...

and this...

What about these new fabrics? I'm still waiting on the ones I ordered last week, but I bought these locally...

Below are are few paper collections I am thinking of using...

THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK!!!!

Happy Birthday, Sassy!!

You should drop by Sassy and the Boys, and tell her happy birthday! She ordered these little tags...actually she ordered 3, but the other pic didn't turn out...Happy birthday, Cassie...They're in the mail!

Random Wednesday...

Three little pieces of randomness....

1. After telling Preston (7) that he couldn't have a Gatorade at breakfast on Monday...

"But Mom, my body needs some electrolytes."

What???

2. When I dropped Carter (4) off at school today, his teacher proceeded to pull a slip of paper out of her pocket and say, "Boy do I have a quote for you..." The paper said:

"I have to stop watching those movies about girls without panties on!"

This is what Carter said during circle time at school yesterday. I had to explain to Ms. Jessica that there was a girl in a bathing suit on TV the other day, and he said, "Ewww, she has her panties on!" Preston responded, "No she doesn't have her panties on...That's her bathing suit!"

3. When I got into my car this morning, there was the sweetest card from my hubby propped up on the steering wheel just to let me know he loves me....Ryan...you are so good to me. I love you!

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

Have to Brag...

I have to brag on my little boy....moms can do that...right...This past Friday, Preston received the Principal's Award for March and was recognized at the morning assembly. He is such a precious little boy, and I am proud of him for so many reasons. Ryan and Trysten even surprised him by showing up to congratulate him!

This is what the principal read before she presented him with the certificate...You should have seen his face as he began to realize he was the recipient while she read the part that spells his name...priceless.

Preston...

You are so intelligent, talented, creative, and responsible at such a young age.

I love you!

A Space...

I have always wanted to have my own creative space...A space where I could have my sewing machine, my craft supplies, a computer and printer all in one room. Right now, I am in the study on a teeny tiny table Ryan brought home from his office, my sewing machine is set up on the table in the kitchen, and my supplies are in various locations around the house so as not to completely take over the study. It seems this is all about to change...Carter is now moving into Preston and Trysten's room, thus freeing up an entire room in our house...my own room!

I must interject before you say, "Three kids in 1 room!?". One of the reasons we chose our home was because of the extra-large secondary bedroom upstairs which we thought would be perfect for Preston and Trysten sharing a room. When the builder built our house, he decided to extend the room and extra 5 feet, so it is literally bigger than our bedroom! As of right now, the boys have a bunk bed, dresser, 2 small desks, and a couch with plenty of extra room left over. Carter makes his way into their room to sleep much of the time as it is, so Ryan had the idea of moving him in the other room and turning his old room into my creative space. When we asked Preston, Trysten and Carter how they felt about it, they were thrilled with the idea of having a "sleepover" every night...greatness...

This is Preston and Trysten's room as of now...The plan is to replace this bunk bed with the double/twin bunk bed Ed and Carol are giving us, move the dresser on the opposite wall, take these beds apart, move the bottom bunk where the dresser is now for Carter, leave the sofa where it is, and there will still be tons of extra room.

This is the dresser we'll move...Look how much space these boys have!

The Jack-and-Jill bathroom in between the boys' rooms...
Carter's room...my future space...

By the way...if you see anything in this pic you want...minus the rug and bookshelf...make me an offer, and it's yours!!!

To make it even better, my mother is going to let me borrow her serger, embroidery machine, work table...so excited...Ahhh...It's the little things in life...

Wasted Weekend?

Now...it wasn't really wasted...I just wasn't able to mark anything other than the garage sale off my list of tasks needing completion. Ryan and I spent Friday evening picking up items such a patio furniture from his parents home in Prosper to sell in our garage sale. We were fortunate to acquire most of the big ticket items from them to sell since they're in the process of relocating to New York and just wanted to get rid of a lot of "stuff". When our heads hit the pillow Friday evening, we had no idea what we would wake up to on Saturday....SNOW...Yes, in Texas, in March, after we had highs around 80 less than 3 days prior...But, you know that saying, "Build it, and they will come."? We built it, and come they did...$500.00 later, our garage is cleared out, and our pockets are deeper. Garage Sale...Check.

Curtains made......No
Orders finished......No
New items made for McKinney Trade Days in 3 weeks......No

Looks like I have a lot yet to accomplish...

HOPE YOUR WEEKEND WAS GREAT!

Hooked on Fabric...

I'm participating in Hooked on Fridays going on over at Hooked on Houses...Go check out all the links for some visual candy and some inspirational ideas! Here's what I'm hooked on right now...I discovered the best fabric over at Fabric Shoppe. The collections are amazing and so vivid. I cannot wait to receive the yards I ordered yesterday, so that I can put them to good use!! Here are just a few samples of the little jewels this Etsy store has to offer...

I am really excited to make some boy's T-shirts using these fabrics:

l.o.v.e...

Yummy!