{this moment}

Our Friday ritual. one photo without words - that captures our week. "A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember." inspired by soulemama

DIY banner tutorial

YOU WILL NEED: *elmers glue and/or a glue stick* Newspaper* Tissue Paper* Sissors* Hole Punch * Thick cord or pipe cleaners* Optional hot glue gun* Sparkles* Yarn or string*

You want to use a glue stick (or elmers glue and a foam brush) and glue the tissue paper to the slightly larger newspaper strips.

after the glue has dried fold the strips into an accordian

then tie them off in the middle (pipe cleaners are the easiest things to use)

then you add glue to one side of the accordion> you can use a glue stick, elmers glue, or a hot glue gun<

-Press firmly-

After the one side dries, carefully glue the other side

at this point you will want to aplly your letters you simply glue them onto the center. I got my letters from the martha stewart website and printed them for free at home (HERE) is the link to her site.

make a puddle of elmers glue - i made mine on wax paper to keep it clean

dip your edges in the puddle of glue carefully coating all sides.

place the glued fan onto a surface that can collect the sparkles

pour sparkles all over the edges.

once done aplying the sparkles keep it where it is so that you can dump the remaining sparkles onto the next fan.

grab several of your folds and punch a hole through them  (make sure the letter is facing up)

string and enjoy!

oh my gosh....

Have you been to www.purlbee.com? okay well hello this is the most amazing thing that I have ever seen, and I am heading to joannes right now for the neon thread. click HERE to find out more..

front room update. . .

so my next project is...

painting the Front room. I have been desperately wanting to do this ever since we moved in. I literally had to hang all my plates the day after we moved in so that I wouldn't run out and buy more expensive paint, and take on way more than i can handle during school. But now it is summer, and I am days away from my last class!! here is what i've got in mind::
and these are my color swatches:

this is a preview of some of what is to come at this years beehive bazaar...

simple

fun for the whole family at only 14.99 per pair! CLICK HERE:: Mens Womens

i made something!

okay so i subscribed to my own blog using google reader, and it said that i make .8something posts a week... yeah so im sorry that i have been so lame... i make things EVERY day so it shouldn't be that hard to post more about them ... so im going to begin posting more. but that means that YOU need to comment more :) hah. okay so i made these "new year" gifts for my sister-in laws... they are a little late, but who cares really... anyway the calender's you can download here: www.mibo.co.uk.... i changed the backdrop colors.. e-mail me if you want the files i used. then the tags i made/downloaded through Martha Stewart: click here to get those.

i have been up to...

so while trev has been gone i have been working on:: well tons of things.. but i made this quilt... it is not finished... but this is what its going to look like! i can't wait until it is done!!