weekend happenings

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This weekend we started the first of what will be MANY birthday celebrations for T and his friends!!!  Lukey celebrated his 1st birthday on Saturday,  and we had a great time watching him enjoy his friends, presents, and cake! :)

Tucker wanted to give his something really special, so he made this growth chart!!!...I may have helped a bit ;)

 Luke's Dad, Adam, coaches football, and was thrilled with this gift!

 I've also been working on some projects for Courtney over at Klassical Keys!!! We met at my booth, and have become fast friends!!!  I'll give you more details in a while, but it was nice to work on some  mixed media again!!!!

Smash Book!!!

Happy Friday!!!  Although, in my world, all the days pretty much just run together, so everyday feels like the weekend :D  Lucky, I know :)

Anyways, I had to share this with you!!!  I entered a giveaway to win this today, and thought it was just one of the neatest things!  You know my love for journals, so of course I loved this!  It's called a Smash Book!!!

What is a Smash Book?!  Well, this is what they say:

The book comes in various themes, based on the color of the binding, in which the pages in side reflect it through gorgeous pages to get those creative juices flowing!  Awesome!!!  Blank white pages can be daunting...

And, it even comes with a pen/glue stick!  One side pen, one side glue stick!!!!  AMAZ!

Look at all of these neat pages to work on!!!!

So, you should really watch this video to see how it all works.  You'll want to buy one!!! You'll finally have a place to put all of those random "things and stuff" that you want to keep, but don't know what to do with.  Anyone else?...just me?!  mmmm-K!

They also have a great blog, which I'm sure I'll spend way too much time browsing through... :) with more videos, examples, and inspirations!!!

They have tons of additional accessories in their store, at beautifully cheap prices to make your Smash Book even cooler!!!!

Super neat, huh?!!!  Just had to share with my lovies!!!  Which one would you get?!  What would you put in it?!!!

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Also, if you haven't entered my GIVEAWAY, do it now!!!  Remember, a clutch AND a surprise!!! I know, I'm so kind ;)

Sock Monkey Babuskas!

You know how I love those Babushka dolls!  Oh, their little faces are just so cute!  They make me happy :D

Yesterday, I received a text from my mom who found these little guys!!!

HOW FUNNY!!!! I also love sock monkeys.  T's got a bunch in his room.  Again, something else that makes me happy :)  I think she found these at Target, so search for them if you're there! 

Oh, and have you entered my giveaway?!!!  Remember, you don't just get a clutch, you also get a SURPRISE!!!!  A double prize!!!  Tell your friends, shout it from the rooftops!!! :D

Happy Thursday.

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Hey, lovies!!!  Happy Hump Day!!!  Guess what?!  Right after the FFF, I reached 100 followers on my Facebook fan page, and have now jumped up to 113!!!  That is SO exciting, and warrants a giveaway, don't ya think?!

Me too! :D  So, here is my "gift" to one of my wonderful followers...

 This adorable fabric clutch!!!  It's about 14 in. long and approximately 10 inches tall (I'm eyeballing this, people!).

 Check out the adorable details.  That button alone is awesome!!! The fabric is so great, as well!!!  If you're in my line of duty, this is the most perfect "Mommy Pouch" to put in your diaper bag!  It's big enough for your wallet, phone, lipstick, and anything else your heart desires!!!

AND THIS ISN'T ALL!!!!  The winner of this giveaway will not only receive this awesome clutch, but you will also receive a SURPRISE...from MOI!!!!!

I know, a surprise!  I LOVE surprises, and hope you are the same!!!!  Any guesses as to what it is?!

So, how do you win this bad boy?!  I'll tell you:

1. Follow me on Facebook, and leave a comment telling me that you do (or already do)

2. Follow my blog, and leave a comment telling me that you do (or already do)

3. Post about this on your blog,  and leave a comment telling me that you did

4. Post about this on Facebook, and leave a comment telling me that you did

 *I would love to reach 100 followers on my blog, so help me get there! :D

The winner will be picked by Random.org on Monday morning!!!

Hidden Treasure

My grandparent's house is a storehouse of lovely treasures!!! There are many a "lost" Christmas gifts purchased well before December, but forgotten about, just waiting to be found among cherished belongings held dear for many years.

Recently, I stumbled about an unexpected treasure in my Grandparent's room.

After inquiring about this unique double sided case, my Grandpa filled me in on it's purpose. During his years of running his own private practice of pediatric dentistry and being the Dean of Students at the IU Dental School, he used this box to hold his many slides for the presentations he was asked to do!

Now, that makes sense! The slides were easily accessible from both sides without having to "dig" for the desired group! After a great story about the slides, Grandpa graciously gave me the box!!!I'm not exactly sure what I want to do with it...just yet,but I knew I had to have that box!!! I do know that it will house wonderful special things and stuff :)

Any suggestions for what I could keep in here?!

DIY hutch makeover

 Beautiful hutch, right?! Right!!!  However, this gem isn't really getting much use right now in my parent's basement, so I helped my mom vamp it up!!!  Here's all you need!

1. A really good ruler...and someone who's keen on measurements :)
2. multiple pieces of foam board
3. fabric
4. double sided tape

Hancock's is really getting to know mom and I.  We hit a great sale and snagged our fabrics for less than a dollar a yard!!!  I think we left the joint with all of our fabrics (9 total) for around 8 dollars!!!  Don't you just love some gorgeous fabrics?! Us too!!! :D

After that, it's really very simple!  First, cut your foam board down to size.  Mom wanted 3 fabrics per shelf, so we measured the pieces to mimic the sizes of the windows on the hutch (I won't mention that I spent last night altering some ill-measured foam boards :/)

Next, put strips of double sided tape around the back edges of your foam board, like so:

 Gently pull your fabric (cut slightly larger than the foam board) over to the back and attach to the tape!

 Pretty easy, huh?!  Then, take down the corners of the fabric with tape, and you're done!!!

Set them in the back of your furniture piece, and ta-da!:

 Beautiful!!! :)

Mom chose to use this as her craft cabinet.  Great idea!!!  She displayed books, paint brushes, paint, and nearly everything she uses to create.  She even has room in the shelves on the bottom for the big stuff!!!

It really looks SO neat!!!!  Great job, mom, on a beautiful transformation!  Thanks for sharing!!! :)

I hope you all are having a great holiday weekend, and don't forget to check out some of my "happies" in the previous post!

"happies"

I hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend!!!

"Why is she posting on a holiday weekend?" you're asking yourself.

Well, because I'm lame. ;) just kidding...sort of. I feel like I've been so busy recently, and my blogs have taken the back seat.  So, as I lay here on the couch, immobilized by the heat outside, I thought I'd update!...That, and no one has invited us to do anything, so yeah, lame :)

At the very end of the day, once facebook has been checked, all of my blogs stalked, and the news has finally come on tv, I like to wander into random online stores and look at little "happies" that I don't necessarily need, but think it would be fun to have!!! 

So, with that said, I thought I'd share some with you!!! ...and if you happened to want to purchase one or two for my upcoming birthday, I wouldn't be opposed ;)

This cutie patootie can be found over at Mod Cloth.  That blue! Those owls!  What fun!

Oh, the Non-Planner datebook by Keri Smith (found here)!  I've always wanted this! It just seems like so much fun, and let's face it, these days, if I don't write stuff down, it gets forgotten :)

This little gem is from Two Seaside Babes!!!  She was right across from me at the FFF, and I tried on one of these gorgeous hats!!! She makes them in tons of colors, but I think I would pick either the color in the picture, hot pink (#16), or teal (#30)!

And, I couldn't leave you without an adorable Babushka doll!!!  I'm not sure why, but I just love these little things!!!  When I visit my sisters in Louisville, one of my favorite stores to visit on Bardstown is Why Louisville!  They just have the quirkiest little gifts, and it's so much fun to see everything!!!

I hope you enjoy!  These little shops should give you tons of browsing pleasure!  Such adorable things at all places, yet still not all of my favorites!!! Oh, well! Enjoy, and don't forget to invite us to celebrate with you next year!  We're really fun at parties ;)