Cowboy Party

A few weeks ago my mother-in-law held this really cute family cowboy party to celebrate Grandpa's birthday. I took a few quick pictures to show you her fun ideas.

Cute bandanna print table cloth

Cowboy casserole! It was yummy!


Peanuts and pretzel jello. I don't know what it was about the jello but I just thought it was so perfect!

American flag plates

All of the grandkids were given cowboy hats, bandannas, and sheriff badges.

We roasted hot dogs over this cool fire pit. In this picture the kids are making pigs in a blanket by wrapping biscuit dough around the hot dog.

My MIL made this amazing birthday cake. Wasn't the rock candy a great idea?

This photo is a bit blurry, but the inside of the cake was a checkerboard! Awesome!

Such a fun party with cute ideas!

What I Wore

Now that Wednesday is almost over I guess I will post the two pictures I managed to get of my clothes this week. Too bad, I had some good outfits!

I wore this outfit the day after I had worn a lot of black. I was really needing a new colors scheme. It was still pretty hot here in Utah and this made me feel fall-ish without being too warm. I have had the shirt and shrug forever but updated the look with the fun belt. I really like how this outfit turned out.

Here is a close-up of the watch I wore. I made this fun animal print band myself!

The other outfit I took a picture of has partially been seen on my blog before. I made the shirt (find the tutorial here) and added dress pants to be able to wear it to work. I got some compliments on it, so that was fun.

Linking up with the Pleated Poppy!

I have been featured a couple of times this week at Someday Crafts. Get in on the Disney fun!

Anthropologie Knock-Off: Potentilla Bib

Today I am a featured blogger at Someday Crafts. Check it out!

Recently Beverly over at Flamingo Toes posted a tutorial on how to make the Anthropologie Pontentilla Bib necklace. I had a lot of purple knit left over from this shirt refashion, so I thought I would give it a try.

I love how it turned out so I made two and gave them to friends as birthday gifts.

I think I am going to have to make myself one!

Head on over to Flamingo Toes and check out the tutorial for yourself!


I'll be linking up to some of these parties!

Another Paper Rose Project

I have posted several times about these gorgeous paper roses. As always I am going to send you back to Wendy's tutorial to give credit where credit is due. (I don't draw the pattern, I just freehand cut it.)

This year in school I am teaching a short crafts homeroom class a couple times per week. I taught my students how to make the flowers and they loved them! It was so fun to see their creativity.

One girl made this adorable flower and put it on a headband. I just had to take pictures to show you!

The flower is made from junk mail. What a great way to recycle!

I think it is a Carl's Jr. ad.

The colors are so fun!

Obviously, this headband is going to be ruined in the first rainstorm it encounters, but the idea of pretty junk mail flowers can be applied to so many things.

Here are my other paper rose projects:

Wedding dinner boxes

Red Rose Wedding Cards

Valentine's Card

What I Wore Wednesday

This is one of those outfits where I have had all the peices for years and still love them!

Shirt: Down East Basics

Skirt: Kohls

Wedges: Target

Necklace: Cold Water Creek

Don't mind the grumbly face!

Shirt: Made by me

Skirt: No idea

Necklace: Target

I also have on the cute yellow wedges you can see below in the other yellow outfit picture.

Not sure about the white kitten heels... Love this new shirt though! I got it for $5 on clearance! Woot woot!

Shirt: Old Navy

Cardigan: Target

Pants: Maurices

Shoes: Probably Forever Young Shoes

Necklace: Disneyland!!!

Gotta get those summery outfits in right now! This will go back into the closet until April. I am a very seasonal dresser.

Shirt: Express

Blazer: Old Navy

Skirt/belt: BYU Bookstore actually!

Wedges: Probaby Forever Young Shoes

Loved how this turned out! Was not expecting to like this shirt too much. I bought it because it was a good deal and I have another purpose for it (but it's a secret for now!)

Shirt: Shade

Belt: Charlotte-Russe

Pants: Wet Seal, maybe? (they have a blue and grey pinstriping)

Shoes: Payless

Necklace: Target

Remember the the red text is items I think you can still buy. Not many this week- I did pretty good at mixing old stuff in with the new (not that it stopped me from shopping though!)

Linking up with Lindsay!

Living Room Makeover

My Internet was down and I missed What I Wore Wednesday. Rather than do it late, I will just save the outfit pics until next Wednesday.



Today I am going to share with you my living room makeover. It has been 2 years in the process and now it is 100% done!

The previous owners had decorated the room like this:

Not only was it not my style, but we wanted to make our house OUR house. I didn't want to feel that I had moved into someone else's home.





We started by painting the walls a light tan color and replacing the carpet. We added our furniture and decor. Several months later we added the orange wall (LOVE it!) and the tile entry way.



This summer we changed up some of the decor, starting with this wall collage.




I love how it turned out. I cut papers the same sizes as the frames and hung them on the wall with painter's tape to make sure I liked the arrangement before putting nail holes in the wall. I took a picture of this process but I can't find it, sorry.





This is what it looks like over the couch. Before it was just the mirror, the large painting, and a wreath. This really adds some color to the room and makes it a little more modern.

All of the photos (besides the wedding ones, of course) were taken by me.

The frames are all cheap ones from Walmart and I shopped around for deals on matching art.

I really love the orange wall.

Orange and green were our wedding colors so I used them for decorating colors too. I was able to reuse many things including the beautiful floral arrangement below.

I bought this corner shelf at Ikea for pretty cheap (I think $20 but I am not sure).

The end table is also from Ikea ($20- we also have 2 for nightstands in the bedroom).

The couch is a hand-me-down from my grandma. When we first got it we put a slipcover on that matched the other couch. I took it off to wash it and decided we liked the whimsy the uncovered couch added to the room. What do you think?

How could I forget the tile? All carpet and tile work done by my husband. His family owns a flooring company. If you are in the Utah or Salt Lake county areas and are in need of some floor work or repair let me know I will get you his contact info! (I will be showing a wood floor and bathroom tile floor soon, too!)

If you have been thinking of going bold with the paint- DO IT! You can always paint over it if you want. I LOVE it. Click HERE to see my bright red retro family room!

Have a great day!

Simple Soda Cracker Pizzas

I recently was craving pizza but did not want to go buy one or make a crust. Instead I made these simple pizzas using soda crackers as the crust.

This would be a great snack that the kids could even make themselves.

Ingredients:

Soda crackers

Pasta or pizza sauce

Mozzarella cheese

Pepperoni or other toppings

Arrange the crackers on a plate. Put a drop of sauce on each cracker.


Sprinkle each cracker with cheese.


Put a slice of pepperoni on each cracker.

Microwave for 30 seconds and viola! Pizza!

Enjoy! Happy Saturday!

Refashion #8 Yellow Flowers Tee Tutorial

I recently purchased some discounted t-shirts for more refashions. I only purchased one of the peach colored shirts and made the lace tee, but I bought two yellow shirts to make a tone-on-tone shirt. When I sat down to make the shirt I was at a loss of what to do. Then I remembered this fabulous shirt I had seen on Welcome to the Good Life. I LOVED Sarah's shirt and even had a similar color so I made a similar shirt.

Have you seen Welcome to the Good Life? Sarah has some beautiful shirt refashions and even has a clothing shop called S.T. Collection. Check it out!!

Anyway... I did not take step by step photos of the process because it was pretty simple but I have written directions below.

1. Purchase two shirts of the same color.

2. Cut 1" strips from one shirt the length of the shirt you are going to wear. (I did 7.)

3. Pin the strips vertically on the shirt, and then sew them on with a straight stitch on a machine.

4. Cut more 1" strips to roll up and make a flower. I used 2 strips for each flower. Roll them up to make the rosettes. Sew the flower together after it's rolled.

5. Sew the rosettes on the shirt.

I actually sewed this entire shirt. I didn't use even one drop of glue! That is a first for me!

Thanks Sarah for the inspiration and great idea!

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