Weekend Ramblings

I heard one of my favorite songs on the radio yesterday, "It's a Great Day to be Alive" by Travis Tritt. Have you heard it? I just love it! Every time I hear it, it brings a smile to my face and I just can't help but sing along. I was definitely having one of those days yesterday; happy & thankful, and just lovin' life. Hearing that song just topped it off!!

Thanks to everyone who has given me their advice about sewing! I'm so glad to hear that I have so many friends that I can call on to help me out when I totally mess up whatever it is that I'm making!!

I've been feeling really crafty lately, I just love working with my hands (not to be confused w/ getting my hands dirty, which is a totally different story!). I recently made Elli a super cute bow holder, not to toot my own horn or anything! You all know the love that I feel for Etsy.com, and when I was browsing a few months ago I came across these great bow holders that were CRAZY expensive. So, I thought to myself, if they can do it...I can do it. Now, I must admit that mine isn't as fancy or as perfect looking as some of the ones that I found; however, I'm pretty proud of myself for at least trying and I think Elli might like the fact that her Mama made it for her...hmmm, we'll see :) I'll update this w/ a pic later.

I also made her a lamp shade for the lamp that will go behind the rocker in her room...too bad we don't have the rocker yet! Have I mentioned that I'm a little bit impatient? So anyway, I was thinking that I needed a pink lampshade (because really...can there BE enough pink in there??), but didn't want to throw any more moolah into nursery decor. What was a girl to do? Well, one old white lampshade, a few yards of ribbon, my trusty hot-glue gun, and a little help from my mom later, I had my solution!! What do you think??

My next project is learning how to make hair bows! Funny thing is that one of my other friends wants to become a bow expert too!! I think a collaboration might be coming on :)