Let me guess?.. . You have a great personality.

Nora, Wesley and I were in the tub and I said, "Three cute, chubby people in the tub!"
Nora said, "No, two!"
Nora has a hard time with numbers so I said, "No, three...One, two, three! (pointing at each of us)."
Nora insisted, "No two!  One, two (pointing at just herself and Wesley)."
In my head I thought, oh, how sweet, she doesn't think I'm chubby!
Then she continued, "Only two cute people are in the tub."
Shocked and a bit hurt I responded, "You don't think I'm cute?"
To which she quickly replied, "But you're smart!"

A Blog for Crafters

Jackpot!
I just found another blog I'm gong to stalk.
It has links to every blog imaginable that has tutorials on:
Adding Ruffles to anything and everything!
Making bags, purses, totes and wristlets!
So cool. 

The blog is called How About Orange.

And this Blog, uh wow, the How To's are amazing.  jcaroline creative.
Sorry.  You are about to spend way too much time checking out these websites, and then a lot more time planning a whole bunch of projects!

My Fabric Flower Creations

I've been having fun trying different ways to make fabric flowers lately.  It's so fun because you can use stuff that you already have around the house.  Since we are totally broke right now, it's my kind of craft!  Here's a picture of some my creations:

Super easy, just a lot of hot glue (and finger burns), fabric, ribbon, and fire.  Yeah, you heard me, fire!  Many of the flowers have singed edges.  It makes them curl and it seals the edges keeping them from fraying. 

Bowser Cake

Ethan wanted a Bowser cake.  So here is my version of a Bowser cake.

Cake is Vanilla
Filling is Vanilla custard and strawberries

Better Blogger

My mom says I never update my blog.  I blame facebook a little.  I also blame having a laptop where the pictures are all stored remotely on the network computer...  But I guess when it comes right down to it, it's my fault.  Forgive me?
Now that I've made amends, I recommit (but I don't promise) to be a better blogger.

I guess I should have mentioned that Brian graduated.  It was a beautiful day, my mom kept the kids.  Brian's parents flew up from Texas.  We had a fun party the night before at our house.  All the family that lives nearby and some close friends came.  We had lots of food and fun.  It was so awesome to see all of Brian's hard work from the last two years come to a successful end.  The Lord blessed us with a good job and we are going to be able to live by Brian's family again.

Moving is bitter-sweet.  I love Texas, being near Brian's family, the ward family I have in Texas, all my old friends and having a stable job- BUT  I'm going to miss my family so much.  This is the first time I've gotten to live really close to them since I moved out when I was 18.  Everyone in my family (who lives in Utah) is 15 minutes away or closer.  I love spending time with my mom.  She loves my kids so much, and she is just so awesome.  I'm happy that she was able to be there when I had Wesley- something she wasn't able to do with Nora or Ethan.  We are so close, she is my one of my best friends.  Plus, she ALWAYS has chocolate at her house, and she doesn't care how much of it I eat (but my waistline does!).  Man, am I rambling on or what!  I'm sure glad Brian went back to school and I was able to spend these last two years here in Utah.

Beehive Bazaar

I went to a local craft show today (touting: Not your Mother's Craft Show).  It was really cool.  Stuff I like to make, vintage, handmade, and (truthfully) pretty simple.  I picked up the cards of the booths I liked the most and so I don't have to keep the cards AND so you can see the fun handmade items, here are the links:

Armelle Jewelry
Big Brown House
darlybird
seastrands
Crimson Digit (no web site) Stained Glass design, 801-812-0327
The Provident Peacock
ritamade

So pretty.  People are so creative with everyday items.  I've been inspired and I'm going to go make a big mess on the dining room table.