Guess What...

This blog might be featuring a lot more baby crap in the coming months...

12 weeks along, and I've already put away the glue gun and pulled out the sewing machine. This is big people. 

REALLY big. 

Guest on She Wears Flowers: Flower Bulbs

I am super excited to be posting on She Wears Flowers today!! 

Tammy is amazing and has so many great ideas and tutorials on her site

Hop on over to see how I made these quick and easy flower bulbs!

Flower Bulb Tutorial

You're gonna want to make some too!

Crazy Hair

Someone told me the other day "I wish I had hair like yours!! It's so beautiful!"

Apparently they haven't seen it BEFORE the hour long straightening regiment...

That's right. I'm a smokin' hottie. 

Please tell me I'm not the only one with a secret rodent living on their head. 

Playhouse Giveaway at She Wears Flowers

Tammy over at She Wears Flowers is hosting an amazing giveaway (up to $200) on her site this week!!

Julie from Miss Pretty Pretty is giving away a gorgeous playhouse from her Etsy Shop... Here are a couple of cute houses to choose from...

Pop on over to She Wears Flowers to enter!!

60 Second Headband Tutorial

I like my crafts like I like my cookin'. Fast and easy.

Coincidently, my freezer is stocked full of Bertolli Dinners straight out of the frozen food aisle

My husband knew what I was when he picked me up....

If this headband takes you longer than 60 seconds, you're not doing it right

Or maybe you wanted it to last so you ditched the glue gun (gasps) and you took the time to get out the sewing machine and make it look oh so finished and long lasting and crap. 

I guess there are people who do stuff like that.

Materials

Hot glue gun

Ribbon

Hair tie

Directions

Step 1: Make the dang headband

Cut your ribbon to the size of your head. Grab your hair tie and glue (or sew....you overachievers) the ribbon around one side and then the other. And then put it on...

Yep. That's really the end of the tutorial. Don't be afraid to applaud.

Also, Sorry for my recent crafting/blogging hiatus. 

I really can't guarantee that it won't happen again soon.

I've been pretty sick, and crafting wasn't the top of my priority list. 

I'll tell you what IS at the top of my priority list though....

Chocolate Milk

sooooo good. 

Felt Flower Earrings Tutorial

When I turned 9, my mom took me to get my ears pierced

I'm not sure if my mom was blind, or the person who actually pierced them was

but they are uneven. SUPER uneven.

Drives me nuts. 

Which is why I only like dangily earrings....it's harder to tell that I have circus freak ears

There's no moral to the story. I was just thinking about it while I made these.....

Time: 10 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Cost: Less than a dollar

Materials

Felt

Glue Gun

Earring Back

Scissors

Rotary board and blade (optional)

Directions

Step 1: Prep your Felt

Cut a strip of felt 1 inch wide and 8 inches long. Fold it in half (hot dog style) and hot glue both sides together, just along the edges (it may be easier to just look at the picture). Once it's all glued, fold it in half again (hamburger style) and cut it into two separate 4 inch pieces. Cut both pieces a little bit thinner (less wide). It shouldn't open up if you used enough hot glue the first time, but if it does, just hot glue it back shut. 

Step 2: Making Your Flowers

Cut tiny notches all along the folded side of your felt. Since you only glued the edges together, when you cut along the edge, it should form little loopies (My describing skills today are sub-par at best). Once you've cut both strips, roll each strip hot gluing as you go. This will make your flowers

 

Step 3: Finishing it off

Take your earring backs and twist the bottom loop (shown below). Hot glue it onto the back of the flower, and then cover with a round piece of felt for a secure and finished look.

And that's it!


See how high my earring is?? It's ridiculous!

Ridiculously Lazy

Gahhhhh....

Has it been a week since I last posted? 

That's ridiculous

You know what's really ridiculous?

That I ate 2 bowls of soup tonight

I was full after the first one and I just kept eating

Also, I haven't showered in 5 days (don't judge).

I washed my hair in the sink 2 days ago, and took a bath 3 days ago, but no shower.

I keep THINKING about taking a shower...but then I don't. 

Yesterday we had a going away party for a co-worker

and I wanted to get up and say something funny or clever about them

but then I thought "I haven't showered in forever...don't want to bring attention to that..."

so I hid out in the back corner like an awkward cousin (or like an awkward simile)

I did make some crap this week. 

like this....

like I said...don't judge. I've been too laaaaaaaazy.

Or...busy?

Nahhh. Just lazy.