thank you cards

the lovely jess should be receiving her thank you card order soon if she hasn't already. they turned out so classic and pretty that I thought I would show them. (they are shipped flat but are perforated for easy folding.)

and her thank you gift just in time for valentines!

our big girl

i'm kind of sad that our sweet little girl has offically moved out of her toddler bed and into a big girl bed. we've been cleaning and packing things up to try and put our house on the market. wow is that a big undertaking!

here is joey's new bed, it has a trundle on the bottom so she can finaly have a sleepover. she picked the bed spread herself. and i found the oh so girlie sparkly throw pillows at Target on clearance for $6. (thank goodness i was able to get out of buy the big hannah montana pillows, she doesn't even really watch that show!)

and congrats to mom and dad for getting it put together, with out arguing!
while taking the pictures joey said "this will be prettier" and jumped into the shot with her own little pose.

creative christmas

all the beautiful wreaths by this flickr member inspired me to buy yarn for the first time. wow what amazing wreaths she has made. ( i have a serious itch to learn to crochet or knit lately) so with a styrofoam wreath form and some goodies from home i made this, and i adore it!

i used a peice of white felt (i really wanted red but had used it to make my dog a cape for halloween!) and some corsage pins and voila! instant embellishment!

i also finally got to Target's dollar bins early enough this season to pick some adorable socks for joey's advent calendar. i numbered them with some old Making Memories stickers.

here is 2008 advent when i couldn't find socks. it worked just as well, and its so fun for joey! (same dark green ribbon used to hang both, i don't think i'll ever use up that spool!)

reason to revel wednesday candy cane stripes

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one of my favorite things about this time of year is the availability of Bob’s Sweet Stripes.
i love, love, love them! they have inspired this week’s reason to revel with their red and white Christmas-y striped goodness.

1. candy cane shot glass, these were given as a secret santa/white elephant gift at a recent party with peppermint schnapps. yummy

2. candy cane cocktail from miss martha

3. candy colored tree

4. holiday cupcakes, these are the cutest things ever!

christmas cards

whoa! I 've been away awhile! tis the season to be busy i guess. here are some very colorful x-mas cards i made for my wonderful mother in law. and below that is a card that came to the office at my 9-5 job! a pop up snowglobe. you can get similar ones here. i still prefer paper and glue but they are very unique!

reason to revel friday: oh boy!

this weekend is the baby shower of one of my good friends. i did a little fun baby shopping for her today so i thought the reason to revel should be baby shower themed today. she is having a little boy so today all things baby boy.

the invites (by me)

this adorable punch recipe i sent her sister (with vanilla ice cream yum!)
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if i were a better planner i would have visited these lovely etsy shops for gifts. so adorable!

adorable custom letters by Shea Chic Designs

snuggly blanket the patacake baby

yummy washcloth cupakes from baby cakes and decor

even the packaging is to die for

happy halloween

my sweet little snow white

my mom's neighborhood had "trunk or treat" last weekend. they blocked off a street and decorated their cars and trunks. one even had little goodies for adults out!
the decoration winner (of course how do you compete with a hearse with teeth?)