Spotlight and Giveaway

Hey chickadees.. Happy Saturday!

Well, as hard as we have been working over here we're still not quite ready. Gonna be a few more days.. :(

In the meantime however, I've got the most adorable giveaway to share with you being featured on Where Women Create.
Head on over and comment on Jo's Fabulous Friday feature with Anj Snow of Snowy Bliss for a chance to win

Anj's precious owl party decor and gorgeous fabric roses.

Good luck & Have a fabulous weekend!

Spring Is In The Air

The weather has been gorgeous here in H-Town the past several days.

Pear Blossoms have filled the trees and the sounds of singing birds have filled the air.
Although... I did have a run-in with the first blood sucker of the season.
Unfortunately, it was the

"state bird of Texas" variety
and NOT the

"hot Hollywood heartthrob".
Awe well.. just my luck.. lol

Baby Girl and I are still hard at work getting ready for the
big reveal next weekend.
As my girl Paula would say, "I can't hardly wait y'all". =)
Even Wild Woman is coming to help out this week. Yay!

We've had one itty bitty set back.. well actually its just a little stall.. I've lost the pattern for one of my previous best sellers.. sooooo today I am working on making up a new one.
I think that deserves one more bit of eye candy.

Hope you are enjoying whats left of your weekend.
Smoochies all!

HootSuite Rocks My Socks

This app is awesome!

What is so cool about it is you link all of your social media apps in and voila! You've got all your accounts in one place, on one dashboard..
You even send and receive updates right there on HootSuite. =) I just signed up last night, so I'm not sure what all you can do with it..
But I am loving what I have seen so far!

Gotta give my girl Cindi a shout out for recommending it.
She is a wealth of knowledge on all things Social Media and Blogging.
If you have never visited her site before, I encourage you to head on over to http://moomettesmagnificents.com and soak up some of the knowledge she is sharing.
And don't forget to show her some comment luv while you are there. =)

Have a fabulous day loves!

What's Kept Me Away

Hey y'all! Happy Monday.. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
For the past week Baby Girl and I have been working on something
super-deee-duper top secret.
Since it's just between me and you, I'll give ya a little sneaky peek. :)

I am so excited to have Baby partner with me on this.

She is so amazingly talented that simply watching her work inspires me.
Also in the works is a giveaway to help celebrate the big reveal and my

that slipped by me last week.
Stay tuned... It's gonna be a good one. =)
In the midst of all this creativity & planning, Love Bug has started teething. Poor baby has got 3 coming in at one time. =( Thank goodness for baby orajel.
Have a great Monday everyone.

The weekend is here..

Yay! Time to get some stuff wrapped up around here.
I’ve got 3 more boxes left to go thru from my studio. (still haven’t found the power cord for my Cricut.. grrrr.)

Look at my poor little friend.. just sittin’ on the shelf waiting for me to spend some creative time with her. =(
My sewing machine is feeling pretty neglected too lately. I think I might put her back to work this weekend. I’ve got some fabrics that I have been wanting to play with for a while now. =)

March is “National Craft Month”..
Do you have any projects or plans to celebrate?
Me & Baby Girl are organizing a craft night. If this one is a success we’re gonna make it a monthly event.

Have a fun & fabulous weekend everyone!

Baby Girl's Baby Shower

Hiya Sweets!
Hope you're all having a wonderful week.
As per the norm, things have been crazy busy around here.
We finally had Baby Girl's shower on Sunday.

Between everyone being sick and not knowing when Love Bug would be coming home, we were on hold with everything. But... as last minute as it was, we had a full house and she had a wonderful time. I love how everything turned out... And this was my first time making a diaper cake. =)

Yesterday was Baby Girl's 22nd birthday.

This was her at 3 weeks old

and here she is 22 years later.

With everything else going on her birthday didn't get quite the attention that it should have. She did however get the best present ever.

Our Lil' Love Bug got to come home from the hospital yesterday. YAY!

and this has been my view for the past 36 hrs. =) teehee

I suppose it's time for me to get back to work now.. I have 2 new wholesale customers and lots of special requests for custom designs

like these

and these

I love "ALL" my customers! They are the best!

Time for more coffee.. ;)
Have a great night Dolls!

2011: Week 2

Only 2 weeks into the new year and I am already behind.
We had a death in the family last week which pretty much brought everything to a halt. The only way I can describe the past week is melancholy. I have to say though, the services were beautiful. This is the first time I have ever seen the doves released graveside.. it was a very emotional and breathtaking experience.

Trying to get my focus back has been a challenge. I have almost caught up on orders.. just a couple more days and I should be good to go. =)

Since I have been busy working, I recruited "Wild Woman" to put her creativity to use and decorate my 2011 project binder. She still has to put the finishing touches on it but I LOVE what she has done with it.

Pink, Black, Pocket Tags and Polka Dots!
And how cute is that cocktail!?.. teehee
Isn't it just Deeelish?

Now it's your turn April.. Where's your binder? =)

Okay, it's time for me to get back to work.
Hope you all have a fabulous day!

XO XO,

My Word for 2011..

I didn't choose a word last year but one sure chose me.
My life went through a complete upheaval in 2010. Everything that was, is no more. But that was then and this is now.
The start of a new year is the perfect time to take the reigns
and "Create" myself anew.
So my word for 2011 is

Create the daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, artist, designer, teacher, business woman, blogger, friend & stranger... the "Me" that I want to be. The "Me" that inspires & nurtures others to be what they see inside themselves.

** Create the highest grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe. ~ Oprah Winfrey

Have you picked your word for 2011?

XO XO,

My Favorite Things of 2010

Thought I would share with you some favorite things from my year of
Simplicity and "Transformation".

~~ Foodie Fave..

Pink Champagne Cupcakes
Every girl deserves a little sugary pink goodness;
and these cuppies are sooo yummylicious...

~~ I treat myself now..

after going through this transformation in 7 months :)
(this pic is from a couple months ago.. and I have actually lost a bit more)
Yay Me!

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~~ Beauty Fave..

Make Up For Ever Powder / Bronzer

&

Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer
my most favorite lip treat

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~~ A girl's gotta be comfortable..

Yoga Capri's

&

Fitted Tee's

&

Comfy Cami's

&

Zip Hoodies

&

my fave Pink Swoosh Air's

&

my must have "Messy Pony" :)

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~~ on TV..

Gossip Girl

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~~ at the Movies..

Grown Ups

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But my most favorite thing of all..

My Family
Which now includes this precious little miracle that we were blessed with to make our year complete!

I hope you all have a wonderful New Year full of Love and Happiness.
I look forward to sharing it with you.

XO XO