Well, I didnt mean to take a long break, but I had no time to add this blog to my list of craziness. I have been doing well with my little shop and it has kept me busy. Here are a few of t...
Well, my baby girl turned 5 at the beginning of April. Yes, Im insanely late in posting this I know, but better late then never. We spent her actual birthday with a picnic in the park fol...
I am happy to announce my first Giveaway for my Vintage Vanity shop! Head on over to Spokane Bride Blog for your chance to win a Custom Made Garter!!!Here are just a few samples of what could be your...
Its been a while! Sorry ladies. I got a little swamped with alterations these past few weeks. Its prom season, so Ive been taking in the already Size 0 dresses an inch or two. Seriously, why are girl...
For Christmas I asked my mother for sewing classes. I know, Im a total nerd. I mean, who asks for "school" for Christmas?! THIS GIRL! Its a program that is offered through our local colleges ...
I was in some desperate need of some retail therapy today. So I loaded the kids up and we headed to St. Vincents in search of...well, not really anything in particular (which can sometimes be dangero...
Hello? Is anyone still out there?I sure hope so. I know I said that I was going to quit this blog, but I have felt a little lost since doing so. I feel like I have lost that sense of "community...
Hi ladies. I have made the incredibly hard decision to sign off of my blog. This year is all about change. I started up my little business (find me on Facebook at Vintage Vanity). I am also going to ...
Sorry for the lull this past week. I got a fun case of food poisoning/bug that kept me on the couch or in the bathroom for a few days and its taken about a week to feel normal again. I started this t...
I had great intentions of doing these great posts on recipes, decor, kid table fun ideas. But as you can see, I didnt. Yup. I got so busy with cleaning my house (like, on my hands and knees with a to...
I have been talking about a stress free Thanksgiving on here and what do I do? Stress the hell out! I had a moment about a week ago where I sat and bawled because I realized that I didnt have nice gl...
For my birthday a few weeks ago (Yup, Im 27 now. Still trying to get over that shock.) my mom got me a Kindle!!!! I have wanted one for a while and she got one for me. My husband has one but isnt goo...
I dont know about you but potatoes are my absolute favorite Thanksgiving side dish. I am not a fan of stuffing (Gasp!), cranberry sauce (Gasp!), or green bean casserole (not too big of a gasp as lots...
This year I have been volunteered to host Thanksgiving. Im incredibly nervous about it because I have never cooked a turkey in my life! I know, GASP! Because my family is all local and both sets of m...
Another year has gone by with costume making madness. This year I made a total of 4 costumes. Only one was for my family though. Lets get started with the cuteness!Little Miss Sassy Pants decided to ...
Being in a festive mood, I decided to make my daughter and soon to be niece some festive hair pretties. These were super easy and fun to make!Supplies:*White, Orange, and Yellow fabric cut/torn into ...
Ok, so the talking dog video was a big hit in this house and in many others (thanks for all the emails). This is one that my kids fell over laughing on. They will walk around the house saying, "N...
Not mine! No no! That ship has sailed. But my sister-in-law, my husbands only sister, is having baby #2 tomorrow. Oh how I love babies. I cannot wait to sniff her little head. Ive been working on thi...
Weve had yet another trip to the Emergency Room this week. And once again, it was our son. The abbreviated version of what happened was that he flung himself off of my back and cracked his head open ...
Well....yeah, Ive been on a little break, dealing with life in general. I assure you that I have not been idle all that time. Here are a few of the things Ive made since last we talked:Freezer Paper ...
Yes, Im still here. Just been a little busy, have been having issues with my eyes (which makes blogging, reading, sewing and anything else a little difficult to do), trying to get caught up on all my...
Today is a day of sadness. My faithful, sometimes temperamental, tough as nails, older than dirt sewing machine finally kicked the bucket. This machine had gotten to the point where the foot pedal ha...
I have been a little bit of an emotional wreck as of late, today especially. My little brother is off to boot camp today to follow his dream of being a Marine. I am insanely proud of him, terrified f...
So, as you can see I have been a little MIA as of late. I wish I had some fun fabulous excuse, but the reality is that I have been helping a friend with her bridal shop in doing dress alterations and...
Incredibly inappropriate, but stinkin funny!
This is the long awaited tutorial on how I made my daughters Easter Dress, found here. This is a little different, but only the sleeves. Thats the cool thing about this pattern, its so versatile! Thi...
Today my daughter made her debut as a Flower Girl. My mom has a friend/co-worker that was so sad as her family would not be able to make it to her wedding and so she didnt have a flower girl or a rin...
Make some chalkboards! Here are a few, they take a few minutes to make and you can hang them on the wall, put them on an easel on your counter or a book shelf or hang on your front door to say that i...
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