Monday, May 20, 2013

a shop update & a birthday cake ... ♥

happy new week everyone ♥
i spent some time today in the studio 
working on a new mason jar garland 



and there's a coupon code good now through sunday! (5-26)
SUMMERTIME20 
for 20% off your purchase
can be applied to any items in the shop





and thanks so much for supporting my little handmade business
i appreciate you all
:)




my littlest little also had a birthday last week
got this cute cake bunting from here







we all had fun taking a little quiz about some of her favorite things
big sister got the most right :)






i also want to be more intentional about sending out birthday and special occasion cards
as in ... i want to send them out... uh ... on time
and to have the kids write thank you notes ... i hope it will help teach appreciation & thankfulness
i hate that it's a thing of the past
these cute kiddie thank you's are from here






well that's all for now!
happy shopping ♥

Friday, May 17, 2013

ten things for thursday ... summer time ideas ♥




so i'm a tad late with this

but technically it's not midnight yet
so it's still thursday
:)

here are 10 projects i'm dying to do with or for my girls this summer!
these and many more fun ideas can be found on my "girl" board on Pinterest

oh, and guys! 
if you want to pin these projects 
please do so from the original site
thanks. you all are the best.
♥ 




spray painted chairs
i'm in love with this chair. in love. love 

green chair makeover




make tic tac toe kits!!
out of any fun things! ... my youngest said mini my little ponies :)





horse pillows
i think this would be a great project if you're teaching your kids to sew

Horse pillow2
















we need to pass more gifts out on a regular basis ... for no reason at all ... cause it's fun
yes these will do nicely
my girls love perler beads during the summer months






rainbow & sunshine garland ♥
cause you can never have too many rainbows or too much sunshine





fairy gardens!! a must do this summer.







diy money jars 
this is a long overdue - much needed project!



hope these ideas get your crafty brains turning... summer here we come!
 much love and gladness in my heart 


Tuesday, May 14, 2013

free summer print ... ♥


lately i've been worrying a lot about waste.
wasted time.
wasted energy.
wasted words.
waste.

it comes back to the fact that most days if my attitude could speak for it self, it would say
"i got this"
"i'll figure it out"
"i can do this on my own"

that stinks.
cause realistically nothing can be done on my own
i can't be the kind of wife my husband needs - on my own
i can't be the kind of mom my kids need - on my own
i can't even be nice on my own
really 
and some days it just feels better to be nasty. doesn't it?
well for a while it does. then it comes crashing down later



but last time i checked
yup.
just checked...
i'm not asked to do it on my own
i'm not called to be perfect
i'm just called to be faithful

My grace is sufficient for you
 for my power is made perfect in weakness
second corinthians twelve.nine

and because i try to do it all by myself
it gets messed up
and it feels like waste




but nothing is waste
Psalm 139 says that God is before us & behind us
He is sovereign
to Him
nothing is wasted
in the hands of the One who redeemed my soul
there is no waste



then go and listen to this song from Jason Gray
go. do it. ♥