Theme: WEDDING

well since i have missed the last...card swap i thought i would get ready for the next one. i went to heartland right after i dropped m off at a friends and when i got there f was sound asleep. i carried him on my shoulder and boy is he heavy. when i got inside i started making circles...i always do this because there is so much to see and i love all their projects. they have wood letters that spell TOGETHER and i love them so i was looking for the kit and they don't have one. they just have the letters. bummer. anyway one of the employees, kelly, asked me if i needed help with anything in particular. i told her why i came to heartland in the first place and she was super nice. she drew me a sketch of what she would do with wedding theme and took into account my simplistic desires and came up with this.

she didn't stop there. she asked me if i had any colors in mind. then she took me to some paper, which i loved instantly, and matched colors. she told me how much i would need of each paper and showed me some rub-ons that i could print up myself if i wanted. i was so impressed. f woke up and i was able buy the paper, take mental note of a saying, and find some ribbon. i was at the counter and spent under $4 for everything. and i love my card. isn't it pretty.

Curtains

these are my curtains. i love them. i went to home fabrics on 7200S. and found a beautiful gold material. i don't really like gold but it looks really pretty next to my DEEP brown almost purple wall. i love them. and they were, of course, super easy to make. a couple of hours was all it took. i think one day i will change the curtains in my kitchen. but anyway...i am way excited to have curtains in my bedroom. b and i have never done anything with our bedroom and now we have a painted wall and curtains. next is to find some lanterns to hang above our heads on the wall. i am looking forward to that part a lot.

For Everything Else...There's VISA

okay i will admit this right off the bat. i am NOT the crafty person you all believe i am. i am the BIGGEST copycat there is. all my ideas come from other people, pottery barn magazines, scrapbookers, etc. i love to copy. so when i was finishing up the last of my family room i called my good friend and work out buddy, danielle to help. she gave me the idea for the vases on the entertainment center and hanging the lanterns, with help from lynette too, and how to arrange my frames on the wall. thanks to my friends and pottery barn, i love my family room. i finally have pics of my family in my house. it's wonderful. i love danielle's idea for the vases. she said you can fill one with sticks, one with fabric balls, and one with pebbles and a big candle. i took her advise about all but the candle and pebbles. and only because i found the cutest rustic american flag. i still want the idea of candle in the hurricane because i think it would look totally stunning in the big on i bought. i just love how everything flows and i couldn't have done it without help. thanks friends.

styrofoam balls $2.49.

twigs found at a local park.

one flag at half price $6.00.

3 vases half price at michaels with the coupon $20.00, thanks missy!

white frames 2 for $5 at micheals any size.

3 lanterns $2.00.

bringing a family room together...

so our family can spend quality time there....PRICELESS.

Crafting

this is where it all happens. and this is where i will be posting it. pics of my latest projects so i can post more pics of my kids on my home blog. i need to do that. so visit me often and find out all the new and exciting things i am creating.