get on board the wagon

I remember when she casually pulled out a few dresses for me to look at. "I made them with different fabrics I had laying around...what do you think? Do you think people would buy them?" I stared in awe. How can someone make these I wondered? I have sat down at a sewing machine enough times to know that things like this are not "easy"...they are hard. Very hard. Her dresses were perfection. The hodge podge of fabrics was one of my favorite elements to it. No two were the same-each so cute and so wearable. I have too often fallen for those cute items that are never really to be worn for fear of destruction. Not these pieces....this woman had three small children...she got it. Childrens' clothing needs to be wearable, washable and if possible-adorable. She did it.

I begged her to come to an open house we had at my sisters where we sell different handmade items. She sold skirts, dresses, headbands....every piece just as perfect as the last. There was a skirt there that slayed me. Two tiered ruffles-super girly-too small for my biggest too big for my smallest. Tragedy. I did not purchase it. True story-two weeks later I spotted it at the church nursery on another little girl. "Where did you get that skirt?" I suspiciously and jealously asked the child's mother. "It was a gift someone bought her from an handmade open house." Dagger to the heart. It was perfect.

Fast forward. This woman, Kristen Deese, has now opened an Etsy shop. If you do not know what Etsy is you need to. Stop reading and go there now....your mind will be blown. Her shop has all the perfect little outfits she was selling and then some. She can do custom orders and her pieces are lovely. She gave me one of those perfect skirts in the right size for my Belle....I do not know who loves her more now me or Isabellle?! How cute is it?

 Her shop can be found here

Baby showers, nieces, grandchildren, daughters...there is even some  things for boys...check it out!! And help a sister out-this woman is raising three little ones and creating beautiful clothing to make a buck or two...I think we can all relate to that!

it brightened my day

The other day a dear friend gave me this.

It totally made my day. It meant a lot to me because it showed that she had thought of me. I know when you hang with a friend and have a great time it is lovely! But when someone goes away from that time and thinks of you-and then says "what would she like" and takes the time to find it and get it...it says a lot. I don't mean spending a chunk of change to say I LIKE YOU...but any time you receive a thoughtful gift it means a lot. So I am thankful for my friend and the adorable cup and saucer that will forever remind me of our friendship!

feel free to drool

I made a pizza last Thursday. It was a spur of the moment kind of meal. I had made an extra batch of dough and needed to use it....along with some basil that was threatening to go brown. Pizza it is. I needed more on it than just the pesto (though pesto can stand alone BELIEVE me). I had purchased fresh mozzarella from the local grocery knowing that sometime it would come in handy....it did. I also had some little gem-sized bites of sun dried tomatoes that were demanding I added them for color's sake-luckily they tasted divine as well. Here is what I came up with....pardon me while I sit here drooling.

I love super thin pizza...crunchy delight!

cue the drooling

so beautiful

and it tasted heavenly....I am daydreaming currently about when to make it next....right now too soon?

Happy Father's Day

 Dad...I cannot even begin to express how thankful to God I am that you are my father. He knew I needed you to be my dad!!I love you and will forever look up to you!

I love knowing that one day my children will feel the same way about their dad...because let me be really honest-Nate is an AMAZING father too!! I adore you Nate.

Swag...some people just have it.

Like her.

 

Or him. 

or her...

Do you have your swag on...? I know I do.

Duh.