Bizzy B's

Mom2Mom and being who He's called me to be

2012-02-16T13:56:00.000-06:00

Today was our monthly Mom2Mom meeting and it was sooo great! We made coasters, fellow shipped and leaned more about the Proverbs 31 wife and woman of God from Mrs. Claus. She soooo stepped on my toes and inspired me to be that wife and mother God has called me to be.

Here is our craft from today at Mom2Mom. Tile coasters:

Cool huh?? It's a $0.16 tile, scrapbook papers, mod podge, and felt. Super fun and cool!!!

Tomorrow I leave on a trip with some wonderful ladies to the Mom Heart Conference and can't wait to hear Sally Clarkson speak in person!!! She's sooo inspiring and soft spirited. I can't wait to spend time with fellow mom's and friends. We are also at a 5 star hotel!! I'm gonna miss Shelby and josh sooo much but know this will benefit us all and make me a better momma and wife.
Please pray for us as we travel and as we leave our families and husbands for a weekend of study and being in the presence of fellow moms and God and His Word.

One last thing....here's my first attempt at making Cake Pops....I think they turned out ok!

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Happy Valentines Day!!

2012-02-14T23:52:00.001-06:00

Here's a recap in our day
hand painted valentines:

A bday party for sweet Kloey and yummy sweets for Miss Minna's tomorrow (Wed.) at the Valentines Party:

Happy Valentines Day!!!!!

Happy Bday to ME!

2012-02-09T13:12:00.000-06:00

Today is my 29th bday and i received the BEST gift ever.....

Shelby is all better!!! Using the potty and back to herself!!!!!!
happy birthday to me!!!!!

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Wordless WOOT WOOT WEDNESDAY

2012-02-07T23:19:00.004-06:00

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He sees each tear that falls...

2012-02-05T23:20:00.002-06:00

Sorry I've not posted sooner or updated since we've been home from the hospital with Shelby. It's been chaotic and life changing getting back to some normalcy. She's not herself, emotionally.
...Since Shelby was hospitalized 2 weeks ago for her bladder shutting down she STILL REFUSES to even sit in or go near a potty. She's also acting out and throws fits a lot and is unconsolable and cannot be reasoned with. This is not our child!! She's never acted or been this way! She was potty trained last April in 3 days without any effort! She knows she's in pull ups, knows when she has to potty because she tells us, knows when she wants to be changed and then says thank you after I change her!!! She goes to a very structured, educational school/daycare on Wed.'s and she peed twice for her this week but will not for us!! We've tried IT ALL!!! Everything!!!!!! We are gonna keep trying anything to get her comfortable with the potty again and even gonna try what we did the first time that got her potty trained the first time, a treat jar.
It's frustrating but we are so thankful and blesses she's ok and ABLE to even potty, even if it is in a pull up!
So that's our update and our life the past couple weeks. Just continue to pray for her and that she won't be afraid of the potty or the bath tub. Anything in the bathroom, changing her clothes, taking a bath, combing her hair, pottying, etc...is a big deal and she freaks out. Our hearts break and aren't sure if we are doing any good but we are also having disciplining issues and finding out how spoiled she is and got from this as well as how headstrong she is. Many days and hours a day I spend doubting myself if I'm doing a good job as her mommy or if I'm a good mommy at all. Lots of tears and doubts but them I'm reminded of God's love and that He's always here for me to cry out to and that makes it less painful when shelby's screaming and crying and so am I. Lol...
Thank you for your prayers and we still need them! This will be a great week! One of my very best friends, Ashley, has a birthday Wed., my sweet sis in law who married my brother, has her birthday Thursday and so do I! I'm not excited about being 1 year from 30 but i wouldn't trade all 29 years I've had because God has truly blessed me!!

Miracle Child

2012-01-26T00:29:00.003-06:00

First off, I need to apologize....I posted this post and the last two regarding Shelby's illness in emotional distress and not a clear mind and by doing so I wrote some things I regret and have since deleted and changed. Again, I'm sorry if I've offended or hurt anyone.

Well, if you keep up with my Facebook you saw that our weekend went from bad to worse, much worse, in a day. You can read the saga and progression of the nightmare we've been through with Shelby and her lil body Here where it all began and the Continuation how we got to where we were yesterday.

Never in my life would I have dreamed Shelby would be admitted to ACH

After 24 MORE HOURS on Sunday without Shelby not peeing since the catheter in Texarkana, we couldn't wait any longer and even though the ACH Urologist was to call we decided loading her up and carrying her to Little Rock was best. We were right.... After almost 10 hours in their ER having a foley catheter inserted, 2 Ultrasounds and an X-Ray they admitted Shelby. They discovered debris in her bladder and once again no sign of a UTI. They also had what St. Michaels had done saying there was no UTI. The doctors said the infection and debris in her bladder caused her bladder to not function properly and pretty much shut down to where it would spasm constantly but never release. She didn't pee on her own from Thursday morning until Monday afternoon.

The foley catheter was traumatic, as well as the other two she had, and nothing relieved her pain Sunday and Monday until all the tests were run and it was able to be removed. None of us slept at all Sunday night. Josh and i switched out holding her all night as she screamed out in pain from her bladder spasms. Monday They ran a VCUG test.

After that she wasn't allowed to get off the table until she peed the dye out and as soon as they told her that SHE DID IT!!!!!!! I cried, josh cried and we praised God and Shelby sooooooo much!! We were also happy because the cath was out and so was she! Shelby was a totally different kid!

The urologists came and told us it was all fine and her kidneys and bladder were doing great! MIRACLE!! She was then told we had to stay til she peed on her own without any help and to let her relax and do what she pleases so we took her to play and she peed all over herself but she PEED!!!

We were discharged and on the road by 2pm. The urologists said she is to be on Miralax for at least 6 weeks and come back then for a checkup and to just be herself and not force her to use anything she doesn't want to so we have her in pull ups b/c she's sooo afraid of the bathroom now. She's just now ok with us changing her clothes and pull up. We have to retrain her mind and body that it's ok to use the potty because it's hurt her sooo much for a week and is so traumatized.

It's gonna be a long road to make her fear go away but we are thankful her body is ok and she's in no more pain!! Thanks you to all of you who prayed, called, text, facebooked,and sent Shelby cards and gifts! We felt all of you surround us!! God is soo amazing and brought us through this and brought us closer together because in an instant your life can fall apart and be brought back together again in just 4 LONG days...

These are just a few of the special gifts from nurses/ staff of ACH as well. Shelby's friends and loved ones:

We are forever grateful for the care we received intially at Magnolia Regional Medical Center,St. Michaels in Texarkana and the amazing care we got at Arkansas Children's.

Still sick

2012-01-22T23:31:00.002-06:00

We have made our 2nd ER visit in 3 days. Shelby had to have a 2nd catheter done today but this time in Texarkana for more answers! As great as they were to us here in Magnolia, their several tries with the catheter was tough and they're not trained for such a small body Today's at St. Michael's took 2 seconds, we felt much more at ease. They also did bloodwork and checked her urine and everything came out fine and NO UTI now ???? However they did referred us to a urologist in Little Rock at Arkansas Children's Hospital who is to call us Monday morning to check her stats.
As of right now at 11:23pm she's yet to pee since having a 2nd catheter so unless she pees in her sleep we will be going to ACH bright and early because this HAS TO BE FIXED! She can't have a catheter everytime she needs to pee. And if this is too TMI for you, then stop reading, but to us, her having two BM's today is great but when she can't pee at all even when she poops, SOMETHING IS WRONG! She has the urge to pee but SCREAMS, " it won't come out!" so either it's swollen, clogged or ????? We dunno but this can't continue!!!!! Please pray.
I feel great about the care she will receive at ACH but terrified to go and put her through MORE pain....

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Sick lil Sheebee

2012-01-21T15:15:00.002-06:00

You can't tell by these pictures but just 2 hours later, we were in the ER...
this time last week Shelby and I had the stomach bug. Well now, Shelby has a UTI. We had to take her to the ER last night because she wasn't urinating (as of 6pm she had only peed once since 8am)and when she tried she'd scream in pain. They had to drain her bladder with a catheter and it was THE WORST THING I'VE HAD TO WITNESS. Seeing her in such pain, holding her down as Josh and I caress her forehead and hearing her cries and screams for help, ripped my heart out!!! After 5 hours in the ER we were discharged and she seemed more herself.
They gave us the most aggressive form of antibiotics and told us to give her Tylenol for pain. Well, today, is JUST LIKE yesterday before the catheter procedure. She's not peed at all today, won't play, screams when she tried to pee and just not herself. We are hoping to make her eat some Pedialite Popsicles when she wakes from her nap. She's been drinking Pedialite and ate a few bites of a nugget.

Daddy made her turkeys from surgical gloves...lol

Gettin her 1st dose of antibiotics from nurse Ashley and being discharged...

Just pray please...I've never felt hurt like this before seeing her in such pain...Thank you Magnolia Hospital for your care....

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Holy smokes...

2012-01-16T23:14:00.001-06:00

This explains our lovely weekend....

Shelby starts being violently sick Friday at 3 am...yes I said A.M.!!! And she didn't stop til Saturday night. She remained sickly until yesterday (Sunday). On top of this, I caught it Saturday at 7:30pm and stayed violently sick til mid Sunday afternoon. I wish Shelby's had been that fast. Today we are all well and praising God for that and that Josh didn't catch it! Josh and my mom were real troopers and I bet 12 loads of laundry were done in these few days. Man it was bad!!!!
So.....that's that and all I've got, and thankfully don't have anymore!! Lol
In the meantime ive been contemplating make these for valentines for Shelby's class....

With different text of course....
Like..."look Whooo loves yoooouuuu!"
What cha think?

Soooie!!

2012-01-07T23:07:00.001-06:00

Woooo Pig Sooie!!!

Raggedy Toms turn into Razorback Spirit!

New year.

2012-01-06T20:32:00.001-06:00

Soooo I need some advice. I need to update my iPad to the new iOS and for the life of me can't figure it out. I don't have the ipad2. HELp!!! I did manage to erase ALL if shelby's videos on here :(. Booooooo

I do love my new iPhone 4! I didn't see much difference in the 4s and 4 other than the huGe price diff (got my iPhone 4 for $67!!!). I love the pics it takes with Instagram!!!!! Here's a few I've done....
Ps, I also need advice on a good, user friendly iPad blog writing app. I hate this free blogger app and I need my iPad upgraded to use my old BlogPress app.

Some painting projects

2011-12-29T15:17:00.001-06:00

I've been on a Painting kick lately and love it!! My passion in art started with studio art and painting so it's nice to do some again...
Dry erase display plates... I've got 2 more I'm gonna show u later. One of which was a huge hit with my mom!

Canvas art with vinyl lettering from Shelley of House of Smith's

Christmas blur

2011-12-27T23:19:00.001-06:00

Wow, so the week of Christmas was a whirlwind of fun, family, church and friends. Such great memories were made and here it is in a nutshell FULL OF PICS....I also got all my sewing and painting projects done!!!
Here goes....hold on to your seats!!

Yea for dinosaurs!
And lots of silly faces...

Shelby the Christmas sheep

Annual SAU Foundation Christmas Gala and 7 yrs of marriage

This pic below wasn't from Christmas week but was tool cute to leave out! It was from SAU's Celebration of Lights Dec. 1st...

Back to Christmas week....notice a common denominator??? Lol besides mainly S in every pic....

And the dinosaur pjs were worn over 2 days. She wouldn't wear anything else!!!!

And mommy got not only some much needed MK, an awesome Kerig and Kerig twirly tree but an iPhone 4!! :) looovveeee it...love Instagram already!!

Just love the picture filters and effects I can do now w/ my camera I always have with me...a phone.....lol
Any cool apps I need to know about?

So that was our Christmas in a nutshell.....just lots of love and laughs and praise to The Almighty for our blessings!!

Nothin like waiting til the last minute

2011-12-20T13:02:00.001-06:00

So I've got 5 plates to paint, a canvas and make a quiet book all before Christmas for gifts from me and from friends who ordered. But I did check one thing off my list last night....
Custom Camera Strap

Merry Christmas!!!

Tis the season

2011-12-15T13:56:00.001-06:00

Been too busy to even think of blogging but I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us"). (Matthew 1:23 NIV)

Family Matters

2011-12-03T15:07:00.001-06:00

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV)

Woot Woot Wednesday

2011-11-30T22:17:00.001-06:00

All the trees are up!! 3 full size and 3 little Shelby sized! All inside decor is done too! We have started on the outside lights yet...
Great room/ main tree

Guest room tree

Our bedroom tree

And shelby's little trees just her size 3'-3 1/2'

Can you tell which of the 3 above she decorated??? Lol

Tree details:

The one on the left has her feather hair clips on it. Thought it'd be cute!

Merry Christmas!

The Great Room Tree

2011-11-29T09:05:00.001-06:00

Well it's up!!! After fluffing it and getting it ready for decorating we found out that all 5 strands of last years lights don't work and so off to Walmart Josh went and wouldn't you know, they're all sold out and don't know when they're getting more in! Seriously?! It's not even Dec. 1st yet!! Lol. Anyhow, thank goodness for our local "Hee Haw" store, as I call it, At Woods b/c he got them there. Well when we got them on and up on the tree we noticed bow ever so often on each strand a light "shimmers" and blinks. Come to find out, after reading the box, they are called Shimmering Lights and are supposed to do that! They're different and pretty. Better than no lights and since not a colored light fan, they're perfect! Lol

I just love our main tree. It's 8 feet tall and the color and shape reminds me of the moment in the movie, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, when they find THE tree in the forest and light from heaven shines upon it...lol.

Every ornament, for the most part, was given to us on our wedding day, Dec. 11, 2004 so each one is special to us....
I also added deco mesh this year. Only took us 3x to get it like we wanted lol...

My wreaths I made last year are up too! I made them before Pintrest became so popular.
Back door

Front door

Some other little home decor

Someone is super happy to be apart of our family...can u find him?

He's even happy to have his very own Walmart with even a greeter!

Welcome to the family Buddy!!
More decor to come......

Peacock tree

2011-11-27T14:47:00.001-06:00

This is another tree we've put up & finished. We've got our main tree and shelbys trees as well as our wreaths and outside decor left to do.
Our bedroom tree

I just love it!!!

Wooten Woot Wednesday

2011-11-22T23:23:00.001-06:00

So it's been a while since vie done Woot Woot Wed. And blogged for that matter....I wanted to show you just pics from this week...we are having our 2nd annual Burton/Kee Family Camping trip for Thanksgiving to tomorrow I will be iPad/ Internet free til Saturday night. Here goes....
Made strawberry vanilla (cake) pumpkin cupcakes

Played in Sunday school

Mistletoe Fair 2011 Texarkana, AR

Her hat from Lindsay, Crochet D*Lane, came in!! She loves it!

And tonight we put up our bedroom Christmas tree I redesigned this year. I just love it!!!!!

The Peacock tree!!
We've gotta get our main tree up, Shelby's trees and outside decor but it can wait til after Thanksgiving!!! Sooo excites to go camping and us all have our 2nd annual Thanksgiving feast at Bryce's Lol.... Just sooo thankful for family, our precious lil 2 1/2 year old miracle, my wonderful husband and all the blessings God's given us we are so unworthy of. Thankful most of all for my Savior dying for my sins and saving me.
Have a Happy and THANKFUL Thanksgiving....

What I've been up to!

2011-11-18T22:07:00.001-06:00

Lately life's changed a bit. I'm working 2 days a week at SAU again but this time in the Communications Center doing design work and printing. I'm also going to be helping design and create the yearbook now from home. This is taking away from my sewing but it's giving me the opportunity to not take every order that comes my way and now feel like I can say No to some sewing projects and make what I love to do again. :) I'm still a SAHM but I now get my 2 days out of the house and get to use my design skills and my degree for that matter!! I LOVE MY COWORKERS and everyone in the department! God truly reassured me that us staying here in Magnolia is what we are to do.

We also have been decorating for Christmas!! We aren't anywhere near through but here's what we have so far....well, my fav's we have done....

Prettiest make me smile!! We are redecorating our bedroom tree this year! Can't wait to get started!!!!

Look what my friend, Lindsay, over at Crochet D*Lane made for Shelby!!! Isn't it adorable?!! I sent her my ideas and she did an awesome job! Just love u girl!!!

Her lil one is the model. Isn't she cute?!!!!

Holiday Bazaar set-up

2011-11-13T11:40:00.001-06:00

Well, the Holiday Bazaar wasn't very good. There were no shoppers that came....I sold 6 items which is about the norm of the other vendors too. :( but I've now got LOTZ of inventory so if you see something you want, I've got it in stock! Here's my set-up, which was too cute for words!!!

Here's my price list (without monogramming and shipping)

Holiday Bazaar Here I Come!

2011-11-11T14:20:00.001-06:00

We are headin to the Holiday Bazaar in East End, AR tonight. Come by tomorrow 8-5pm. Here's some more items I'm bringing....
Boy wipe cases

Christmas items....
Flower clips & Flower Puffs

Bows

Dry Erase Display Plates

And Fashionista Puffs

Come see me!!! This Bazaar is benefitting Toys for Tots! Lots of food, music, shopping and fun! It's indoors too!!

Holiday Bazaar

2011-11-08T08:01:00.001-06:00

This weekend I will be having a booth at East End's Holiday Bazaar. Totally excited!!! East End is above Sheridan, AR.
I'm having lots of boy stuff and my girly stuff, as usual! Here's a preview what I'm bringing:

Ornament Exchange!!

2011-11-05T08:00:00.001-05:00

Would you like to participate too?! Well, all you need to do is fill out this form and you will then be matched with an ornament exchange partner. Monday, November 14th will be the last day we're accepting entries for the Christmas Ornament Exchange. You will recieve your partners information on Wednesday, November 16th and by Wednesday, November 30th all packages should be mailed. It's that easy!!

You can grab the button on Faith's blogand spread the word as well!
Thanks to Faith for blogging this! Love ya girly!!!

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Thoughtful Thursday

2011-11-04T11:59:00.001-05:00

Please say a prayer for my SIL today. She's undergoing some serious tests at 1pm

Here's some recent bows and clips I've done.
First, sheebee's pumpkin clip

And the very 1st DOGGIE BOW I've ever made!

Removable razorback can be worn alone as a clip

Ok and last but not least, I really want this....I found it on etsy and love it and I'm thinking sheebee needs it!

Happy Fall Y'all!

2011-10-31T22:45:00.001-05:00

Is our lil social butterfly adorable!!!! I hate we didn't get a family picture :(
Happy Fall Y'all! Since we don't "believe" in Halloween we had fun at a lot of Fall Fests tonight!!

Dry Erase Display Plates

2011-10-29T11:11:00.001-05:00

A lot of people don't know my original create-love is painting, on anything really. I was able to go to college for free b/c of my painting, drawing and design love and thats something I've recently picked back up b/c Christ gave me my talents for a reason and purpose and its my duty to use them for His glory!
A friend of my mom's commissioned me to paint 10 of my Dry Erase Display Plates for gifts and gave me specific details of what she wanted. I think they all turned out great! I'm especially proud of the monogram of gold plate that is going to be traveling to a kitchen all the way in NYC!!!! This is the couple's "official" monogram :) and I'm honored to recreate it for them!
I do sell these and can downy design you might want for your home or friend's! The total cost is $20 (if they are shipped and to be shipped safe and sound) and $10 for those local enough for them to be delivered by hand or picked up! This does include your marker and choice of bow or not. The bows are Velcro'd on so you can add a different bow of choice for your seasons or occasions (I do make and sell different bows as well).
All the plates ARE NOT SAFE to eat on and ARE NOT dishwasher safe NOR CANNOT BE submerged in water. To clean them, use Windex and a soft cloth. Easy peasy! The painted area IS SEALED so it will not come off when cleaned properly. Feel free to send ideas my way for your Christmas gifts! These are a fast turn around so I only need time really for shipping if they are to be shipped. I can and will be taking orders for these up til Christmas for gifts. If you live locally or close enough for you to drive or meet me, I can even do yours for those hard to shop for family members on Christmas Eve!! Lol. Email, Facebook, text, message, etc......me!

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Life & new adventures

2011-10-26T21:19:00.001-05:00

Due to "life" I've neglected my blog, again.... My dad's mom died Friday, visitation was Sunday and the funeral was Monday. The weekend was a whirlwind of emotions and family, but was a celebration of Granma's life, her marriage of 71 YEARS and how awesome a woman she was to those she touched and reached.

This was taken the day Shelby was born and the first time Granma met and held "her baby".
Also, I was to start work Monday for 2 days a week at SAU again but due to the funeral, I started today! :) I had a great day!!!!! Im working in the Communications Center where all the print work, copying, University designing, etc. happens. Definitely up my alley!!! Working with adults 2 days a week, still getting to sew when I choose and remaining a SAHM!
Shelby's growing sooo fast and is unbelievable!!! Night before last she decided she was to big to sleep in a pull up so she fought us to wear panties and we told her if she needed to pee pee to tell us over the monitor and we would come get her. Well when I went to get her yesterday to wake her up, she says, " momma I need to pee pee now". Plain as that! Hahaha and then rode her tricycle for the first time without any help!! I have a video on my phone but have NO IDEA how to upload it on here through Blogger. Any ideas!!?????
This weekend will have lots of cute Halloween/Fall Fest pics of Shelby!! For now, this is all i've got...

Taken by a worker in Graduate Studies at SAU' Homecoming 2011

Our sweet lil pun-kin....

Tutorial Tuesday

2011-10-18T07:30:00.000-05:00

This week's tutorial is on how I made Shelby's lion tee. Being that this weekend was Homecoming here at SAU and since I'm a Phi Mu I thought sheebee needed a Lion shirt!!

First off, I measured a square for the lions face and ironed it onto fusible webbing/ paper that's used for appliqués. I then drew my design on the pap side and cut it all out as so...I did the same thing w/ the brown Minky Dot pieces for his chops and inner ears and pink heart for the nose...

What I did then was keep the face in the place I wanted it and began pinning ribbon loops strategically around his head I tacked the bottom layer down w/ a single stitch or two by hand.

And pinned..... And pinned....

Then after I got it all pinned I took the face off that was just there for a guide and sewed all the ribbon loops or "mane" all around making sure to get every single ribbon attached. I then put a bit of stuffing on the empty space where his face is to make it puffy and appliquéd it. Since my machine boycotted my Minky Dot fabric again, I just decided to paint the face and details...

Taa daa!!!! Shelby's friendly lion shirt! She got tons of compliments today at Homecoming!! Even the Phi Mu's liked it!!

Thoughtful Thursday

2011-10-13T12:22:00.001-05:00

Lotz of thoughts today and some great ideas from sites and Pintrest for activities for our Lil ones!
God really has blessed us tremendously and even has opened new doors that we never dreamed of. However we decided that God wants us to stay where we are and draw close to Him and seek His face. See, we were offered to move 5+ hours away to a town we know nothing about and have no ties or roots to and as inciting and wonderful it sounded, God never gave us a peace about it and these 2 weeks have been tough and sleepless deciding what God was telling us. He told us we should stay put and seek His face and He will provide wonderful and new things for us!!

Needless to say we are all happy!!

During my sleepless nights, I decided to surf Pintrest and came across some pretty awesome ideas for a Quiet Book for Shelby and as a new Bizzy B's product.
This one is my favorite:

Via
And love these too...
In fact, this is my favorite!!!!

Via
And this of course!!!

Via
I just live all these and I'm thinking of making Shelby one for Christmas!! You can go to the sites listed as the "Via's" and get her tips and some templates!

MusicFest 2011

2011-10-09T22:17:00.001-05:00

This weekend was the best time! I sold lots, had fun, saw Boys II Men in concert, and got to spend 2 whole days with Josh ! We missed Shelby but definitely had fun and were plenty busy!!!! Heres what my booth looked like and my creations I sold and still selling ( see anything you want, if it's gone, I can remake it )

My gorgeous sign thanks to BuildASign for my gorgeous vinyl banner!! Made my booth gorgeous and look sooo professional!!!

Custom wipe cases

My new item, which was a huge seller, Bizzy Buddies for those moments, as Josh says, you need to save your dinner together with those lil ones! Encourages creativity instead of placing a DS or whatever electronic in their faces!

Custom personalized initial wreaths. Can be done in any colors and painted any colors for the letter. I made all of it, except the grapevine wreath it came from HobLob...lol.
Headbands

Bags!!

And my other HUGE SELLING ITEM next to the Bizzy Buddies above,
Dry Erase Plates

Wheeeeee what a weekend!!!

Crazy week....but...

2011-10-04T12:44:00.001-05:00

Is still happening this week.....amongst all my maniac sewing to prepare for my first festival in 3 years happening this weekend!! Lol
Anyway, this week's tutorial is a new addition to Shelby's felt board lessons
ABC Kids
Each kid has a letter on their tummy and a color and object that is associated with that letter. So far Shelby's favorite letter is D b/c she's a dancer. She even named I and J after her two fav guys, Josh (daddy) and Isaiah (preachers 3 yr old son and her bff)

Since I forget where I got the PDF for each letter/kid I've put them here below. All I did was print them on card stock, cut out and add a small leftover piece of Velcro (the scratchy side). Done!

I think I found them somewhere through one of OopsyDaisy's Mommy School lessons a while back. Happy printing and crafting! Look for pics of MusicFest items I'm taking to come or better yet, come visit my booth Friday and Saturday in El Dorado!

Tutorial Tuesday!

2011-09-27T13:13:00.001-05:00

Since my new addiction to Pintrest I've found soooooo many cool projects I wanna make and they include decor, recipes, sewing, crafts, etc.... Since it's officially fall, even though it's still hot as all get out here most days, I thought I'd show a fav tutorial from Wild Ink

I'm definitely wanting to do these!!!!!!! Here's how ya do it...

First, get cha some pumpkins! I would prefer to use the fake ones so they'll last for yrs to come but it's up to u! Get all sizes! I like the unique shapes! Gourds will be cool too!
Hers how to do the glitter ones...

It’s pretty simple. Brush the pumpkins with glue and then dust the glitter on!

Here's another options she did...

Wild Ink says, "Spray Paint. Possibly the easiest (and one of the cheapest) decorating sources ever. I used cans we had on hand already – I recommend keeping around black, white and an array of metallics – you’ll be craftier just by having them, I promise. Pictured above is Antique Brass and Copper. I did tape the stems to keep them from being sprayed."
And last but not least, her spray painted branches...lovely!!

Pretty self explanatory!!! :) great ideas huh??!!!
Happy crafting!! Check out
Wild Ink blog!

SURPRISE!!

2011-09-24T13:00:00.001-05:00

Today is Josh's birthday and last night I pulled off a surprise bday party for him!!!! It was Razorback themed...

I painted this for decor. Cheap but cute!!

My daddy's not here yet?!!
All the decor...

Happy Burfday DaaDee!!!!!
We love u Josh!!!

Woot Woot Wednesday

2011-09-21T08:43:00.001-05:00

Has no idea why my blog was switched to "invited readers only". Very strange. Thx mom for bringing it to my attention! Love u
Today's Woot Woot is for...

Yeap...I've gotta craptastic head cold! But thank you Lord for DayQuil and NyQuil as well as my...

Gross but works!!!
anyhow today is SEWING DAY, after toast and coffee of course!! Lol
Got LOTZ to sew!!!!

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Educational Craft

2011-09-20T08:00:00.001-05:00

Been a while, I know, since I've done a tutorial.
Today is....

Yesterday sheebee & I got bored so I thought, hmm what's a way I can do her lessons and keep her interested and have fun too???? I didn't create the activity idea but I did create my own way of doing it and it didn't cost me a dime! I used all left over craft supplies to do this and Shelby even helped!
Felt Board

Instant hit and only took maybe 30 min to do!
All you need is:
canvas of your choice in size
ribbons: wide ribbon and 1" for edges
hot glue
felt in all colors
Scrap paper/ fabric in width of canvas

Lets start!!!
Sheebee is helping!

Take your canvas and hot glue the large piece of felt (I used a yellow orange so the color felt I had would show up) around the edges NOT THE MIDDLE B/c it will bubble and not be smooth.
Then where your canvas is still visible; the edges, take your ribbon,I used wide ribbon so it would wrap around the canvas edge but it's not necessary b/c I used 1" wide ribbon to cover the canvas edges, take and glue and wrap your wide ribbon around and cover the white canvas.
Do the same on all 4 edges. Then I took my 1" wide zebra ribbon and glued it to the edges to cover imperfections and glued a piece as a hanger to use for display.

Then I took a piece of scrap paper, you can use fabric if you want, and make a pocket to house your felt pieces for your lil one on the back. I glued the two side edges and just tucked the bottom into the canvas.

I made mine a lil too tight but it still works.
I cut out shapes in all colors and am working on letters and #s. Animals would be fun too! Mom had a great idea to use sheebee's flash cards and have her find the felt animal that matches the animal on the flash card.

This is such a simple and fun project b/c it's simile enough that even the youngest can play and there not mess involved!!!

Happy learning!!

Here's another idea from yesterday's post too

Oh and featured on

Natsprat today is one of my favorite tutorials she's done! It's NO SEWING REQUIRED!! I also love it b/c Shelby's bedding is the same as hers!

Super cute!

2011-09-19T13:41:00.001-05:00

I've become addicted to Pintrest and since I've made Shelby a Felt Board, which will be featured tomorrow on how I made it, I found this adorable tutorial on how to make more lil pretties for her board!

All pics are from Here
This ones made from box lids but Shelby's is a canvas

You can learn how the box lid felt board is made Here

Happy crafting!

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New items for MusicFest

2011-09-15T21:40:00.001-05:00

As you've read I'm frantically prepping for MusicFestOct.7-8th and after cutting out 15 diaper bags, 8 duffle bags and making 7 bows I decided to try my hand at some of the recent popular hair clips that are also being worn on headbands for babies, kids, teens and mommies! I love them and thinking of doing a lot of these!

Also, I've been introduced to Pintrest and I'm addicted!! I just figured out how to add my own pics! Heehee!

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I miss art

2011-09-13T13:14:00.001-05:00

My #1 passion besides God and my family is art. Always has been. I now spend my "art" sewing and painting/drawing with Shelby. I love to draw and paint and boy do I miss it.
I did these in college...
Pencil drawing of Scarlet O'Hara

Pen and ink stippling still life drawing of a sea shell that was the size of my pinky

Acrylic on canvas painting of a female figure

I went to college for free b/c of this talent God gave me and I feel like I'm failing by not doing it anymore. No time in the day to just do art to do art.
Havin a down day....
I've got to sew up an entire inventory in 3 weeks for a festival I'm doing Oct. 7-8th and NONE OF IT IS EVEN STARTED!! I am gonna paint some items too though so there will be sewn objects and painted items!
I miss art just for art....

back to reality

2011-09-12T12:48:00.001-05:00

All week long we've had the pleasure of having our great friends and my best gal pal from Indiana stay in our home. They drove 12 hours!!! We all had a blast and are sad they left yesterday but are already planning on our next visit which we all realized, Nichole will have a newborn by then!!!! She's due April 16th! We are all thinking it's a boy! She is a mere 128 lbs and looks like a flipping super model! Lol.
We cooked most of the recipes I've told her about for 2 years and sent them home with the recipes too! Hahaha. We laughed at the girls and how cute they are together and how different their personalities are! Shelby is very active, social, high strung and a lil Bizzy body ( she even lives up to my business name!) and Cambry is very laid back, easy going, rarely fusses and cries and plays well alone. They had a blast tho!!! Here's pics fr the week...

Dancing

We love and miss u Nichole, Cambry and Chelsea!

Wooo Pig Sooie!

2011-09-05T21:40:00.000-05:00

Lots going on so this post will be full of pics but few on words....lol
Bow for Shelby's first Arkansas High game ( my Alma Mater as well as weekend of my10 yr reunion)

Custom Camera Strap for Shelby's dance teacher/studio co-owner,Miss Karen...

Ready for the game!!!

Highlights of Shelby's evening....
Red Line Drill Team (traditional kick line)

And Rosco the Razorback

Had to wear her hog tattoos the next day too...

Worn out Woo Pig Sooie weekend

Woot Woot Wednesday

2011-08-31T12:09:00.001-05:00

I was asked to make a vintage outfit to go along with a beautiful heirloom crocheted dress/top. Here's what I came up with...took A LOT OF SWET BLOOD AND TEARS BUT I LOVE IT AND CAN'T WAIT to see the precious sweetie in it that it's for....

Isn't the heirloom just divine?!!!
This is without the heirloom

Dancing Diva

2011-08-25T16:13:00.001-05:00

Today has been a day....Shelby and I both woke up cranky and so we both have managed all day. Hahaha
Today has is dance day #3! I made her leotard for today's class..

I painted the leotard part and hand sewed the tutu and bow detail

She wore these BabyLeggs when she was soooo little and they were way too long and were at her hip bones then....

She's signing "Jesus" and saying, "Jesus says..". Hahaha

Her dance buddy

Woot Woot Wed. Worries

2011-08-24T13:25:00.001-05:00

Well today was to be a finish a vintage-inspired outfit but due to the thunderstorms, power going on and off and a leak in the roof of the playroom/sewing room, I had to stop and got the top 90% finished. I'm adding another chocolate chiffon ruffle to the bottom and then have pants to do. But, here it is so far....

I've never sewn w/ lace before and it was soooo fun! Can't wait to show you the pants to come!!!
This outfit is to match w/ an heirloom top passed down to the little miss who the outfit is for. This is all I had to go by, so I wanted to match the heirloom vintage feel....

Isn't it divine?! I'm hoping since I don't have the top that the zipper rossette, & flower cloche show. Let's hope!! If not I'll have to remove it. I want the new top to be ruffly and full. I'm really worried how this will turn out.

Emmaleigh

2011-08-23T13:32:00.001-05:00

A gal from our church asked me to make a diaper bag set for a friend of hers and sent me a pic of the bedding to go by.

I'm not a fan of butterfly bedding but I tried to find some cute butterfly fabric and had NO LUCK. So I did what I do best and went with color families.

U like?! I think it turned out gorgeous!!! I hope the mom-to-be liked it!!
Thanks again to TSports for always doing a great custom job for me and my clients for 10 years now!

How did this happen???

2011-08-22T13:21:00.001-05:00

August 2010

August 2011

Where in the world did our baby go??? *tears*
wow how time has flown! In the 2010 pics she had just started to run a little and now look at her from her 2nd day of dance in the 3 yr old class(she was promoted b/c her dance teacher said she is too mature for the 2 yr old classes so now she's in ballet, tap and tumbling and has already learned a full tap routine and how to do an aerobasque!sp?)

Wow..... Where did this baby go?

1st ultrasound Oct.2008

1st time we held each other, June 12,2009

Mom2Mom Craft

2011-08-19T14:21:00.001-05:00

I'm apart of our local Mom2Mom group where I'm over crafts and yesterday we made these...
Painted Dry Erase Display Plates

This one above is mine without the dry erase marker and with. The colored part is acrylic paint and the writing comes off so you can change it whenever they want! The bow is also detachable so it can be changed with the seasons or celebrations!
Here's the ladies hard at work....

Aren't they beautiful??!!! This is a great project for anyone!! I'm going to start selling my designs for a great price since this is such an inexpensive project!

Dancing Queen

2011-08-16T22:10:00.001-05:00

She's shakin her booty, not "poppin a squat" lol

First time wearing tap shoes! *tear*

Wow! My class?! Wow! My shoes make noise!!!

Showin us how to dance

Her other dance mate didn't like dance at all and cried a lot. She was a lot younger than Shelby. She's gonna be moved to either the 3 yr old class or the bigger class on Thurs. with girls on her age/ maturity level. :)

Learnin her first dance steps! I think Miss Karen (in the hat) taught her something in regards to "skish da bug (squish the bug)" b/c she's been showing me her dance moves and puts her hands on her hips, heel down toe up and puts toe down and moves it in a squirting motion saying "skish da bugs" and does the other foot too!
Tumble Time!!!
They could've taken her tutu off but she still looked cute!!

She loved to climb on the blocks, run, walking on the balance beams and her #1 favorite, the trampoline!! She did sooo well!! Miss Amy just bragged on her and kept saying, " she's not afraid of anything!" hahaha we know we know....lol.

We went to Dairy Queen after for ice cream as a treat for her doing sooo well!

She said, " I wuv dance at Kaffys ( the studio is called Kathy's Dance Arts Studio, KDAS or Kathy's; the best in town!!)"

I didn't cry today but my heart did leap a little when I left her for 45 min. I came back before her tumble class was over s I could take pics and see how she did. What a great day for our new little Dancing Queen!

dance Day!!

2011-08-16T07:51:00.001-05:00

Well the pics of shelby's first day of dance will come either tonight or tomorrow but today is THE DAY!! my baby's first day of dance! I finished her dance bag last night and it turned out JUST LIKE I had envisioned!!! I can't wait for her to see it!

Horrible pics fr my phone b/c I have no idea where my camera is...thinking I'll take some outside later....and here's what she's wearing!

Made her rainbow rhinestone owl leotard
And this....

Can't wait to see how much fun she's gonna have!!

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She's growing too fast!!!

2011-08-15T16:51:00.001-05:00

Tomorrow, Shelby, my 2 year old baby girl, starts her very first day of dance!!

She's already practicing. Lol
She's taking tap and tumbling ( all that's offered for 2 yr olds). She's beyond excited!!! If you've been reading my blog or know me, you know she HAS TO HAVE a fabulous outfit and bag! So here's a preview of what's made so far....
Bag monogramming

Leotard I made

Rainbow rhinestone owl! Lol

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Life is...

2011-08-14T23:24:00.001-05:00

Full of giggles over "gasshoppers"

Timeless rides with Daddy

Hours of dress up

Hairdos

Cooking

Crafts

Visits to Gigi, Gamps and Gurlfriend

And last but not least, time with friends....especially her buddy, Isaiah. They are seriously like an old married couple!

I've been taking these days as a treasured memory each day instead of letting the little bumps in each day ruin the good times and blessings.

This week will consist of sewing, sewing and more sewing! Gotta diaper bag set due for a shower on Saturday, hair bows for a lil girl AND Shelby starts dance class for the first time this Tuesday and I'm makin her a special, new design, dance bag! Oh and the diaper bag, wipe case and shelby's bag ALL HAVE TO BE monogrammed too!! Ugh oh! Lol Bit off more than I can chew? Probably but I work well under pressure!

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Be content

2011-08-04T13:56:00.001-05:00

Today I've been doin A LOT of thinking since yesterday and so I thought I'd design a little graphic for today, and hopefully a lot more Thursday's....

My devotional today, and the last 3 days has focused on Ecclesiastes 9:9 "Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.". Today's was on being content with your spouse and not pointing out his/her flaws or what upsets you and not longing for what others have. The greatest quote I heard today was in this devotional quoted by Erma Bombec, " the grass usually looks greener on top of someone else's septic tank." hahaha. My friend, Ms. Polly, gave me a great one too, " Joyce Meyer Ministries
"Even if you think the grass is greener on the other side, you’re going to have to mow that side too."
Another friend said,
" the grass is probably greener because it was planted over manure"

In a nutshell, love who & what God's given you and love it to the fullest because He gave it to you and not for what it does or how it is. Just love...

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Woot Woot Wed. Is back!!

2011-08-03T12:54:00.001-05:00

Ok so no excuses this time other than no Internet and I can't blog from my blackberry. Anyhow....Woot Woot Wednesday is back AND so am I! Lol
This week's Woot Woot is for this...

Isn't this the most fun, girly looking bag set?! I love it!!! It's for a new mommie I went to high school with. Her Sunday school teacher ordered this for her and I was delighted to do it! It goes with her theme and is soooo funky and fun!!!
I was in a pickle though b/c I needed this monogramming done and my "guy" was busy rooting his daughter on at the Miss Arkansas Pageant, where she did well, so I remembered how sweet Lori was to offer to do some custom work for me and she did BEAUTIFULLY!!! thank you soooo much Lori!

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Back to the grind...

2011-07-26T00:13:00.001-05:00

We had a blast at the lake for the annual Kee Camping trip. LOTZ of memories and great pics....We are already plannin a Burton/Kee campin trip SOON! yeah!!!!! Here's highlights from the week....all taken by my blackberry so excuse the quality but it's handy and easier than carrying my camera! Lol...
Our GORGEOUS lake side property!

Mammy took this pic fish in w/ pappy one morning...how can ANYONE say God doesn't exist?! THIS PROVES THEY'RE WRONG! Man can't do this!!

The Kee clan... Josh, Jeff (Josh's bro), Mammy and Sheebee....she's entertaining them as you can tell....Pappy's not in this one....

Pappy and his 2 girls....Shelby and cousin "Assin(Allison)" fishin

This is our 2 yr old in 150' deep water who wasn't the least bit afraid! Jumped off the boat into the water and swims like a fish! We swear she's grown gills!!!

This is our niece, Allison, and my dare devil hubby tubing and if u click on the image and enlarge it, you'll see Josh is doing his famous trick, standing on top of the tube. Yes, he's insane!! Lol

Cousin, "Assin" got sheebee her own campin chair w/ her favorite characters!!

Silly face! Lol she was also kinda cranky lol

"why are mammy and pappy not in our boat?!"

LOTZ of cheesy faces! Lol
We LOVE TO CAMP and always make the best of any circumstance! The weather was nice and cool the first few days but got HOT HOT HOT the end of the week but thank goodness for A/C!! Lol

Now it's time to get back to the grind...got the mountains of laundry done, gotta clean house that was clean when we left and I swear someone came in and dirtied it all up while we were gone all week and got LOTZ to sew! Yeah!!!!!!!
It was sooo great to have Josh off for a full week and have his undivided attention! Shelby and I enjoyed it soooo much!!! We are sooo blessed to have such a wonderful man in our lives!!!

all about Minnie

2011-07-16T15:22:00.001-05:00

Minnie Mouse has always been cute to me but not my favorite cartoon character or even Disney character but Miss Shelby thinks she's hung the moon so now mommy thinks she has too...lol
Minnie was shelby's bday theme

Before the cake came out that was too cute to eat that day so we ate it at our church fellowship the next day...

After the kids attacked and conquered my homemade cupcakes the cupcakes!! Hahaha. Oh and what 2 yr old bday party isn't complete w/o baby wipes and hand sanitizer. Lol
Anyhoo...with all that said, we are all about Minnie and it runs in the family! Mammy asked me to make her niece a Minnie outfit b/c she got to go to Disney to see the real Minnie. So....this is what I came up with! I bought this fabric to make this outfit for Shelby for her bday party but my brain was fried and it didn't even cross my mind that #1 it's a water party outside w/ water slides and #2 it was 97*! lol duh mommy so she stayed in this....

But had wardrobe malfunctions w/ her derrière lol....too much "bayWatch" booty lol
So she was in her "pincess simsuit( princess swimsuit" all day

Ok...sorry, babbling again...here's the main reason for this post...

Crazy phone pics....it's hot pink not rose....
It's totally done w/o any kind of a pattern. I'm mastering my designing by measurements I think. I also appliqué and did this myself too. Took me a bit to find the right stitching I wanted but finally got it. I also got to use this for the first time...

What is this monster you ask!? It's my Ruffler Foot for my machine! Took me a while to figure out how to even attach it to my machine shaft but I did it! I even did the Shelby " I dit it" hand clap when I finally figured it out! It did beautiful on the pant ruffles and was super easy!
I also used it to do these...quick preview...not finished yet

We are going on our annual lake trip w/ the Kee's so no sewing this week for me. It will all pick up in a week! Also, all orders that are needed before October, must be paid and ordered before Sept. 1st. Due to the festival I'm doin in Oct., I've gotta close custom orders for a month. However, I will be taking custom orders at the festival! :)

Pap Pap Detox...Woot Woot!!

2011-07-13T21:40:00.001-05:00

(this is the only kind of paci Shelby likes and when I say "likes" I mean she had a total of 10 as of yesterday that she uses regularly). She sleeps with all of them and has to have at least one in her mouth and one in each hand. Yeap, she's "that" kid. Lol. She's done a lot better since she's turned 2 of not needing them (3 pap paps) unless we were driving or she was sleeping. I felt the need to get rid of them ALL. Omg what am I doing?!! Lol. I knew it would be hard because she's sooooo attached and it's her security so it broke my heart to do it but I don't want it to affect her speech and her teeth and since she's got all her teeth and speaks in sentences, it's game time!!
So the second she woke up we had a talk. I told her that since she is 2, potty trained (for 2 months now), sleeps in a big bed, and talks to me and understands conversations that she needed to give her Pap Paps to new babies so they can feel safe like she did. She was ok with that...until a bout 30 min later and realized 8 of the 10 were gone ( I cut them and let her throw them away; I told her they broke because the babies get newly fixed ones but they need an old one to fix first). She whined and cried basically all day off and on....I kept telling her how big she is and how great she is and can find her comfort in God, Mommy and Daddy. She was ok...but was a very trying day!
I've documented my Facebook statuses and responses b/c it was funny...
Great stuff for the baby book!! Last night's bedtime was worrisome for me and Josh but to our surprise she slept great!! All night! The funny thing was WHAT she slept with...my Facebook status was:
"Shelby has the right idea.. in time of need, cling to the Lord's Holy Word. she is asleep w/ her hootie blankie, ONE pap pap, her gator she caught w/ Troy fr Swamp People and clinging to her little white New Testament. amazing how a 2 year old can teach you when you're supposed to teach her!"
She now sleeps with and carries her bible w/ here everywhere! Has anyone ever heard of this as a Pap Pap replacement? I'm totally ok with it! Hahaha
I love you Shelby and today, July 13, 2011, you've been such a big girl and only wants your paci when you sleep! Way to go big girl! You also got a reward last night from me and daddy, a Magnadoodle! You love it and call it your "Big Gurl Toyee". Today you got to pick out a My Lil Pony and of course you got the one with the most and tiniest pieces but you love it and demanded you sleep with it too so one more addition lol....
We love you...
Mommy and daddy

Lazy B's

2011-07-11T22:36:00.001-05:00

Lazy as in it's too hot to do ANYTHING! we are in the 100s with 110 heat index!!! Uuugggghhhhhhh with shelby's fair skin and my extreme hot natured, hormonal imbalances self makes for a disaster!

Lately my focus has been on this little darling and not sewing. I've got A LOT of new designs coming up and new different projects coming up. Starting this week my machine will be up and running again! Late night sewing will be in order!

I have some great news for Bizzy B's...
I've been asked to do MusicFest coming up in October! It's a great music festival in El Dorado, AR (30min fr here) with music, food, and crafts! The coolest thing is that the headliner group this year is....

One of our favorite groups, even if there are just 3 of them now! Omg I remember listening to Boys II Men when Josh and I were dating so this will be awesome! Not only awesome because of the music but because I get to get my business out to the public again! It's been 3 years since I did a festival so I've got a lot to prepare for it and a few items I'm gonna do are....
What are some items you think I should do or you would like seen? Here's a few of my recent Diaper Bag sets I liked...

The monogramming will be an option for custom orders since I don't have my own machine to do it on, maybe one day! But the bags will be made so it can be done by the buyer if they want.
I'm also gonna do some art...

Yes, I paint! Hahaha it was my 1st passion and how i went to college ( full art scholarship). I'm gonna do some canvas artwork as well as apothecary jars and candy/cookie jars. I did these magnolia jars for tip jars for a local fundraiser.

So....as u can see I've got my work cut out for me and being a SAHM is a full-time job in itself!

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Mad at my BlogPress app

2011-07-11T12:56:00.000-05:00

My BlogPress app on my iPad won't let me upload my blog post for today!!! What do I do??

4th at tha Lake

2011-07-04T22:36:00.001-05:00

This 4th of July was great! We, me, Josh and Shelby, packed up the camper and went camping Friday thru Monday and had THE BEST site ever!!!

This was the view all around us.... About 30 feet fr the water!!

Helping daddy set up...lol

We don't have a boat but where we were we had our own private "beach" and swimming area! It was hot but great! We watched movies Shelby wanted in the heat of the day and swam A LOT! Shelby swam too! We bought her this life vest advised by my friend Rhonda and I must say I'm sooo glad we did b/c she LOVES IT and calls it her turtle shell hahaha

It's by Puddle Jumpers and we got it at Walmart. It was THE BEST thing because it didn't ride up and she could actually swim. She's gonna be a fish real soon! Josh would even toss her in the air and she'd go under, pop right up and would just giggle!! I'm soooo glad she wasn't afraid!! She loved "rid in the waves" the boats made and loved daddy diving for rocks to throw! Hahaha
We had such a blast! We never get to do things as just us 3 and it was awesome!!! Shelby's vocabulary is insanely huge now and this time as a baby has faded very swiftly away so this weekend reminded me of this and made me sad. Vie gotta lot of personal issues goin on with hormones and possible thyroid issues I'm waiting to hear results about so being surrounded by my true loves and not being anywhere near home and our daily routines.
We went into Hot Springs one day and took Shelby to the Arkansas Alligator Farm that our friends and josh's coworkers family actually own. Shelby was in heaven because her favorite animals were there....can u guess what that is??

Yeap! Turtles! Shah biiiggggg ones, or " big'ins" as Shelby would say..... One was over 300 lbs and was caught in Lake Catherine!!! She wanted to sit there all day! There was one little one that kep swimming up to her and wanting her attention. She kept saying, "a www he so toot! (cute)". Haha we also saw.....

Sorry so blurry. I was excited that Josh was holding a gator and Shelby wasn't afraid! Hahaha

These gators were like 8feet long and she wasn't scared at all!

Disregard the blur again..cell phone pic. I actually look thinner than I am in this pic. I officially like how josh's phone photographs me! Ahhahah. Anyway.....Shelby touched this baby gatorand I was shown her his/her toe nails...hahha

I love this pic. They were literally this close to each other and nothin but a chain link fence separation them! Hahaha she was fascinated.... He/she (the gator) was hot, cranky and hissing...haha and BIG!

Mini donkeys!! My heart was sooo full! I love donkeys and want one so bad. This sign cracked me up too

All in all the Alligator Farm was a hit!! You can even pet and feed goats inside their pen and I was too busy cracking up at them eaten josh's shorts, keepin my blue Jean capris from being shredded by this sneaky one who wanted jeans and not bread for a snack and making sure Shelby had enough bread to satisfy the "big'ins" she was feeding that had huge horns hahaha...

This weekend was needed for us and we made great memories at the same lake I went to since I was 10, Lake Greeson at Daisy State Park.

Can't wait for the annual Kee Camping trip coming up in 2 weeks! we are all going to DeGray for a week and will be with josh's brother's family and Mammy & Pappy. They have boats so that will be a new experience for Shelby and hope she loves it!
Oh check our these cute pics from shelby's last day at Miss Minna's for the summer til the fall....

I think she was thirsty! Hahaha

Wonder who's the boss of this group?! Hahaha
Happy Independence Day!

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Woot Woot Wednesday

2011-06-30T09:29:00.001-05:00

Wow so it's been a while since I've let outa Woot Woot! Hahaha this week has been a roller coaster! Had new pics of shelby taken as a fundraiser for a local church mission trip by a friend of mine, Crystal and we are preparing to camp for the 4th, just us 3! :) had a drs appt yesterday and trying to get my hormones all straightened out. Gotta lot goin everywhere!! Hahaha
So, here's the pics I've seen from Crystal...
Oh, she's also doing boy shots like a fishing scene!! Adorable!!

The silver tea set is an heirloom my grandma gave to me. It's been in my dads family for over 100 years. I didn't even have to polish it! The different colored porcelain tea set in this last pic came from a dear friend of ours, Miss Linda, and Shelby loves to play with it but we keep it safe at Mammy's so it doesn't get broken. This was shelby's first tea party and since having these done Monday we've had one everyday since! Hahahah
One last thing, here's my new fav pic of me and Josh...

I just love this man! We had this taken at the Hospital fundraiser.

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"toot" Tutorial Tuesday

2011-06-21T13:55:00.001-05:00

Ok so no, toot doesn't mean what you think it does around our home but instead it means "Cute" in Shelby's language! This week I'm shown more pics of the Maci bag I did for a sweet local girl expecting baby girl #2. She's related to Mrs. Claus!

Thx again Mrs. Claus for the opportunity to make this bag!
Today's tutorial is how to make fabric flowers/ rosettes. It's Extremely simple and I know most of you have seen how to make them but I wanted to share the method I use.
Instead of me doing a million tutorials, I found how I've done many from Tip Junkie

Her tutorials are super easy and show great results!!!!

All these pics are from Tip Junkie
Have a blessed Tuesday and day!!!!!! Sorry I've been MIA but life was nuts the last few weeks....

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Happy belated Fathers Day and a Happy Bday!

2011-06-20T13:05:00.002-05:00

So we've been recouping from VBS last week and shelby's major bday bash (over 50 people! Omg) so this post is late but not forgotten! I will also be posting sometime the pics from my class (Crafts) at VBS...
First things first, Happy Belated Fathers Day to my daddy and Josh. I did get them gifts and send cards but didn't post a blog post about it....lol

This past week was really tough on my daddy. He lost his best friend of 40+yrs a week ago so it's been really hard on him and momma. We love u!!

And Happy Fathers Day to the best hubby ever! Seeing his love for Shelby makes my heart burst open! We are so blessed to have you in our lives!!
We love u both "Gamps" and "DaaDaa"

Today is also Miss Cambry Paige's 2nd bday! Love u lil C!

isnt she gorgeous!? i wish we didn't live 10 hrs away from her! Shelby loves Cambry! Happy 2nd Bday sweet C! we love you!

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Happy 2nd bday Shelby!

2011-06-12T22:40:00.000-05:00

Due to constant wardrobe malfunction the cute swimsuit had to go :( say no to crack sheebee! Hahaha

She loovveedd everyone singing to her and clapped after and said, "yeaaaah!"

Posing w/ her legged popped! Haha

What a great day it was!!!!!! Below are her first pics as a 2 yr old! She was two as of June 12, 2011 at 7:54am. Thank u Lord for this gorgeous beauty in our lives!

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VBS decor

2011-06-08T21:58:00.001-05:00

Our VBS theme this year is Big Apple Adventure in where else but New YorkCity! Welcome to the Crafts District! It's almost done! I've worked for about 16 hours and had some great help today for almost 5 hours. This years verses are soooo great and are such great verses for these kids to learn and use daily.!!! They are sooooo cool and cute!! I will share more as I finish tomorrow....our VBS starts Sunday and goes through Thursday. Our VBS is an evening VBS that starts at 6pm-8pm. Bring your kids for an awesome VBS filled with The Word and loving teachers! Immanuel Baptist Church, Magnolia, AR right across from Walmart.
Not only am I decorating for VBS this week but...
Shelby's 2nd bday is Sunday but her party is Saturday and so I've gotta decorate it as well! Lol I'm tired already!

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A little delayed

2011-06-06T22:37:00.001-05:00

Ok so this week is amazingly "Bizzy". I had shelby's dermatologist appt in Texarkana At 9am (an hour away) this a.m., which went great....dr changed her eczema ointment to a 2 lb. Jar that's stronger and is putting her on a 9 day oral steroid to help with the eczema....this week I've also gotta finish decorating My VBS room before Thursday night, finish up shelby's party prep, bake cupcakes for her "class" on wed. and for her bday party on saturday as well as take my Cadillac to have the oil pan replaced on Friday b/c our Walmart striped the one it has so praise God they are finally gonna pay to have it fixes (over $2000 worth of damage/ labor). I am boycotting Walmart all together. I refuse to give them business after breaking my car for a routine oil change!!! Uugghhhhhhhhh k I'm off my soapbox. Lol.... Any hoo..... Needless to say Tutorial Tuesday YeT again will not be takin place this week due to shelby's 2nd bday prep and VBS and LIFE! Hahaha but here are two bag sets I've done recently! One is for a baby boy and the other for a girl...

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2011-06-03T23:24:00.001-05:00

So we had family pics taken by Stacy, Cloud Dust, as most of you know her by Thurs. night and I've seen 4 of the 20 shots she's edited so far and omg.....they are breathtaking!!!

Omg aren't they good!!!!!
Stacy's taken our pics since before we were 3!!! Intact, I was her first maternity shoot, I think???, and her first newborn shoot also. Here's some pics fr the past stacy's done of us.....

Obviously maternity shoot....Hanna...this was May 29, 2009 and boy was I huge!!!!!

The day she was born.... June 12, 2009. She was all cuddled up in her glamour fr uncle bear with me lyin in the hospital bed.

Two weeks old....soooo tiny :(

10 months old....April 2009
How in the world did this happen????

How did she get soooo big????

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Summer days

2011-05-31T22:26:00.001-05:00

These are my days everyday and everyday is a blast!!!

Finished shelby's clubhouse sign...

What we've been doin...

2011-05-28T22:36:00.001-05:00

So far Memorial Day weekend has been a blast!!!!
Thursday consisted of...
Sunnin at the Kee Private Beach....

Gettin the mail in our boots (she wears them everyday outside)

Watering the "showers (flowers)"

And a lil duck ridin at the park...

Friday....
11 hours of hard labor from Pappy/PopPop and Daddy to construct theSheebee Shake Clubhouse...
Come inside its fun inside

The Boss supervising her laborers

A little care for the birdies

Hangin w/ the minnie's l

Saturday....
Mommy and daddy spent the day together but then we did this....

Veggie inspection

And night night time.... More to come! 2 days left of this weekend!!!!
Oh and I sewed up a cute bag and wipe case I'm dyin to show but the shower is next weekend and the mommy has facebook so she'd see it. O we'll....

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Lil blog break

2011-05-25T09:04:00.001-05:00

Ok so I've been Mia again and will be for a bit longer. I've got soo much goin on and just can't find balance. So I'm takin a break fr blogging for a little while longer. I will post some pics soon. Lots of love!!!

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Worn Out Woot Woot

2011-05-18T22:47:00.001-05:00

So the Hand Foot and Mouth monster bug hit our home last Sunday and has totally taken over our lives!!!!! I hate it!! Shelby has been miserable and not sleeping at all!!! In the midst of all this hurt and chaos I sewed up this precious outfit for our local pageant for the Blossom Festival. Olivia ended up winning1st Runner-up and most photogenic! To me, Best Dressed in my eyes as well, but I'm partial! Hahaha
This entire outfit is customized just for her and each rhinestone was placed by hand. I have no idea how many hours this outfit took but I must say it's the most I've EVER spent making anything!!

The lighting was off in this one.....

(all pics below are courtesy of olivia's mom's facebook page)

Isn't she a cutie?!!!!

Shelby is getting better but it's awful seeing her sooo sick...Please pray she continues to improve. She, nor I, have slept since Saturday!!!! I'm runnin on pure adrenaline at this point and surprisingly haven't had any meltdowns! Hahaha

Woot Woot Wednesday!

2011-05-11T07:00:00.002-05:00

Today's Woot Woot is definitely about this...

Yeap! The potty training has officially begun!!! And... It's success!!!!!!
Shelby has done sooooo great! I started Monday putting her in pull-ups and introducing her to her potty that we've had for a long time in the guest bath (her bathroom)but she wasn't ready til now. She did ok in her pull-ups Monday but yesterday I decided that it was REAL panty time!! I put her in real panties at noon and she peed 7x before bedtime at 9pm! She had a poopy accident in her pull-up tues. Morning nut only had one accident (pee pee) in her real panties the whole day!!! Her amazing Fisher Price Cheer For Me Potty is what I say is key. It sings when anything hits the bowl and she just lights up when she hears it sing! I also got a "Potty Jar" that is filled with MnMs and Sesame Street stickers (her two fav's)that she gets to dig into when she uses her potty and it's working! I ask her every 15-30 min. If she needs to potty and regardless I encourage her by gently saying, " let's go make the potty sing! K? Lets try!" and she does!!! Usually within 5 min she uses her potty!!! I feel soo bittersweet about this at age! She's growing up soooo fast and yeti feel so proud of who she's becoming!

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Tutorial Tuesday

2011-05-09T23:27:00.001-05:00

Good morning! Wow I'm swamped but OMG wait till u see is outfit I'm working on for a sweet little girl for our Blossom Festival Pageant! Super cute!!!
Anyhow....today's tutorial is brought to you from a very talented gal, Kelly, from Running With Glitter She's amazing!!
the tutorial of hers I've chosen to showcase is her Boo Boo Box

She was featured on Free Pretty Thingsa few weeks ago with this and I just loved it!!!
You can go Here to get the info and tutorial/downloads to make you're very own Boo Boo Box!

I'm knee deep in sewing and if life isn't nuts enough, I decided to start potty training! Am I nuts? Yessssssssss
ANY advice or techniques are welcomed to helping me potty train Shelby!

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Prairie Dress

2011-05-04T21:52:00.001-05:00

I wanted to do something special for my BFF and when we went to Indiana I took some fabrics I KNEW she'd love and she did! So we shopped and decided I'd make a vintage-like dress with a jersey knit top and this is what I came up with...

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I call this the Prairie Dress. It looks like something as a little girl, you would play in the field and collect flowers and butterflies in :) this is a 2T but I've gotta a 7/8 outfit I'm about to start working on after today! The mommy & daughter are com in over to pick out fabrics today!! It's gonna be sooo fun, sparkly & glam! There will also be a feather clip M2M as well! This outfit is being made for Miss Olivia to wear in the Magnolia Blossom Festival Pageant comin up!! Can't wait to start! Outfits have become sooo much fun to do lately!!!

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Sorry....

2011-05-03T21:44:00.001-05:00

Sorry this week's

As well as this week's

Won't happen because I'm too busy playing catch up and caring for my home, family and myself.... This week's verse is Colossians 1:24
" I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church."
Everything is ok, just super busy and flooded with stuff to do....
Love y'all and oh, send me any ideas on tutorials or projects you'd like to see!

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Handmade Show & Tell day!

2011-05-02T09:26:00.001-05:00

I am a HUGE follower of Naptime Crafters and her blog! Go on over today & see all the fabulous mommies who have linked up with her today! She does the Handmade Show & Tell the first Monday of every month.
Here's a few of my recent previous fav's I've "handmade..."

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Almost caught up!

2011-04-28T12:28:00.001-05:00

Wheeeeewwww I'm almost caught up but then again...Kim not! Hahaha I've got to make 6 clutches and a few brooches for a local store and then a few diaper bags to sell at a store in Texarkana and the clutches needed to be done lake last month! Ugh!!! I feel a late sewn night com in on.... However, I did get these done today....

Isn't it goooorrrrrgeous?! I just love the elegance and simplicity of this one! The solid black is black Minky Dot fabric and is sooo soft and warm. The custom embroidery looks perfect on it and is totally original and has a design within the stitching!

The wipe case is great too because it has different fabrics but the same elegance!

I also finished an outfit today! This is a 2T outfit and came out soo cute! I've gotta try it on Shelby to make sure it's gonna fit the little girl it's actually for right since Shelby can wear a 2T (she's still in some 18 month and some 24 m and 2t is too big)

One last goodie.... I finished a brooch last week for a friend for her to wear for Easter. It was done to match her dress so its totally customized by colors....

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Woot Woot Wednesday

2011-04-27T07:00:00.002-05:00

Amongst all the chaos and turmoil from this weeks awful storms I've still had joy in my heart and my life....so this week's Woot Woot will be just pictures. Short and sweet!

This was our "family night" snuggled in the guest bath while the tornado sirens blared! Notice where shelby's cup is! Hahaha it is clean though and the "used" parts are on the big people potty so this one is not used hahaha

Not my Clematus but my neighbors I envy! But I did buy and pot one and pray it survives these storms and grows as beautiful as this one! She's sellin her home and I have the mindset to ask her if I can have it before she moves since it's in the ground! Hahaha
Have a blessed week....

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Tutorial Tuesday by NatSprat!

2011-04-26T07:00:00.001-05:00

First off before we hear from the wonderful NatSprat, I'd like to continue to pray for the families that are being affected by this severe weather across Arkansas as well as the rest of the country! You are all in my prayers! We got hit hard by severe thunderstorms and had a warning for tornados but praise God that was lifted.
I also wanna thank NatSprat for doing today's tutorial and for being the very first guest post on Tutorial Tuesday!! So without further ado, here she is!

Hello! I'm Natalie from over at NatSprat! I'm a stay-at-home mom of 3 who homeschools and does a little of everything on the side! I'm so excited to be guest posting for Tutorial Tuesday here at Bizzy B's today! I'll be doing a tutorial for a super cute, super easy felt flower pillow. Ready? Here we go!

YOU WILL NEED:

3 sheets of felt
Scissors
Gluegun/gluesticks
A pillow you would like to dress up

Next, find 3 different sized things to trace. I used a sour cream lid, a cup, and a small can of diced green chilis. Use a marker that is just a little darker than the felt so you can see it.

On the first 2 sheets, you will trace 4 large circles and 3 small circles.

On the third sheet, you'll trace 6 medium circles and 3 more small circles.

Now, cut out all of your circles. You should have:

Next, cut them all in half.

Get your pillow, and lay out 9 of the large petals in a circle. Don't glue them yet...just get them situated to your liking.

Once you get them where you want them, THEN you can glue them on.

Layer on a second layer of LARGE petals.

Now a layer of MEDIUM petals...

And a second layer of MEDIUM petals.

Now, take 8 of your small petals and cut them in half.

Now, round off the corners.

Finish layering your small petals, ending with the ones you cut in half. Then, cut a circle of felt to fill in the hole in the middle. I traced a spool of thread, it was the perfect size! It will end up looking like this:

And now....give yourself a big pat on the back. :)

I look forward to meeting all of you in this wonderful place called Blogland!

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He is risen

2011-04-24T22:38:00.001-05:00

Happy Easter! I pray you all had a wonderful day in worship and with your families! We did!

I was exposed to an AWESOME new iPad app, ScrapPad! Definitely try it out!!!! The scrapbook pages above are our Easter pics...the ones below are just me havin fun....(almost 2!)

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Happy Good Friday and Bday Mom!

2011-04-22T10:00:00.001-05:00

I watched, for the second time ever, The Passion of The Christ night before last and it's such a good, raw, realistic movie of what Christ's death and resurrection could have truly been like. I am totally in awe of God's love for us that He went through all that for me and for you! If you've not accepted Christ as your personal Savior, how special would it be to do so this Easter season?! He died for you and has erased all our sins by His choice! What friend would do that for you? I know I don't have a friend I could say would die for me and the world, but my Jesus did!

Today is shelby's Easter party at Miss Minna's and so last night I stayed up and stuffed 70 eggs and took 30 pre-stuffed as well as these yummy cupcakes I made!

Ian so proud how they turned out!! I love the colors and spring-like theme!! No I didn't make the bird nests but they r just icing and jelly beans! I did make the rest though! My piping and icing skills are gettin better.

Today is also my Minna's bday!! Happy bday mommy! We love u!!

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Woot Woot Wed. Tons of pics!!

2011-04-20T07:00:00.000-05:00

Today's Woot Woot is in celebration of me bein a proud momma and bragging on shelby's cuteness!

Seriously can this be any cuter?!!!! Wow she amazes me!! Her personality overflows 24/7!!!!

Even in black and white(actually sepia) her beauty floors me!!!

This is the first time I see that she does look somewhat like me! Wish I was half as beautiful inside and out as she is! My heart overflows with love for her!!!

Sassy pants! Dunno who she learned this move from! Lol

One of her new fav words, "mine/me!". Lol

She loves to kiss Hoot!

It's sooo hard to believe she will be two in June and that she was once this little....

Wow time flies too fast!!!
One thing I've learned is how true that is....

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Tutorial Tuesday raincheck

2011-04-18T21:20:00.001-05:00

My tutorial guest has sick kiddos so instead of me makin up a tutorial or searching for one to post, I thought I'd just do a raincheck for this week and show you shelby's adorable spring pics mammy and I took her to have done at ur local Walmart!!

Stay tuned to more from the adorable sheebee shake photo session for Woot Woot Wednesday!

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Giveaway

2011-04-15T22:16:00.001-05:00

No not by me but by one of my favorite designers, Little Darling Designs! Go Here to get all info!
have a great weekend! o and just incase you've not seen my Facebook pics, here's a sneak peak of a blog post to come....

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Woot Woot Wednesday

2011-04-13T11:06:00.001-05:00

So not much goin on other than lots of laundry, house cleaning, lunch date w/ a great lady, some sewing and prepping now for shelby's 2nd birthday party com in up in June! So I guess I do have a lot goin on....lol
I know you're thinking I'm nuts and that June is far away but what you don't realize is that I'm a planner and her bday is the day our VBS starts and I'm over Crafts so I want her bday to be just as if not better than her 1st bday last year! I'm haven her party the day before our VBS starts so I'm asking for a headache I'm afraid but I've got pretty much all her party supplies collected! Wanna see what the theme is? Hahaha can u guess???

The number isn't right so don't let that fool you! Lol just wanted to show u the glitter! Lol
I also got new fabrics in!!

U like?? I do! I think I'll be makin something outta the first ones for ME!!!

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Tutorial Tuesday

2011-04-12T07:00:00.005-05:00

First off, I'm excited about the 3rd ever Tutorial Tuesday but I'm even more excited about sharing the Word of God and the scriptures He showed me today! As we approach Easter, I pray you worship our Lord and remember His death and resurrection and not make it about eggs, bunnies, candy and pastels, as much as this all is... I'm going to begin collecting items for Shelby's Ressurection Eggs (google this! Such a great teaching tool! I'll do a tutorial for this next week maybe!)! Here's the verse God showed me today...

Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Colossians 3:12-15
Isn't His Word awesome! I love the New Living Translation because it applies to me easier! Lol

I finished the button! :) Now, if I can only remember how to make it a button! LOL... I got all my graphics from Regina at Baby Star Design and I came up with this buton that is totally me! :) What cha think? Oh and any help w/ makin it a button like my others is GREATLY appreciated! :)

Now, w/o further adu, here's this week's Tutorial from....

The Fickle Pickle

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Amazing!!!! Her tutorial for making these PRECIOUS felt flowers is BEYOND easy and sooo beautiful!

Here's a sneak peak to how she does what she does...

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the rest, well...you'll have to go to her blog and check it out! Tell her where you heard about her from and let me know and you'll get a surprise!

Come back tomorrow for Woot Woot Wednesday!

Have a blessed day and afternoon!