Something to make your heart smile..

I recently have become a Pinterest junkie, I came across these two little signs and they both brought a smile to my face and smile to my heart..

I long to be the woman that can wake up like the sign says..

hmm...He really did ...

Baby shower gifts

I finally finished all the baby shower gifts, I wanted to do more but ran out of time. I was so pleased how these little mustaches turned out!! They are too too cute. I found this pattern on another blog and I loved the clutch! It was easy to make, but I think in the future I will add more to it. I wish I would have taken a picture of the fold out pocket that holds the diaper and travel size wipes, but I forgot... I used the mustache undies to decorate the solid white box, which held a couple more tiny outfits. Over all I was happy with my little creation. More important than that, the soon to be Mommy was happy and that is what I was shooting for!!

I dont know why I like the mustaches....I just do...too much of one thing is never good....

The whole package...the print in the picture frame I found on Pinterest, I love the prayer....( which says.....I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him..1 Samuel 1:27) the green thing in front is a baby sling I made, and then topped it off with some rolled up undies!! Baby gifts are soooo much fun to make!! Oh well.....until my next post!!

God is Good all the time...

Some little stache's for the Little Guy that is coming!

Won't be long now and Candi and Paul's little guy will be here....This has been on my mind to make him for a while. Im still getting use to my silhouette machine, so this easy little project has taken me all afternoon...it ended with me sending my final email to Silhouette company and telling them, "Im sorry, it appears I am an idiot and I have figured out there is nothing wrong with my machine, instead it is operator error.

All that matters now, is that it is done..

Cant wait to see him in them!!

Inspiration for when you need it

Source: myrevelment.com via Brittany on Pinterest

Cheap Fabric Organizing..

I am NOT an organized person on the outside, but on the inside, I sure do want to be one!

My fabric has really gotten out of hand and it has been bothering me like a sore thumb every time I look at it. I found some ideas on the internet and while they were good ideas, they were not very cheap...and as most people know...I am cheap.....(not ashamed...)

So If you are cheap, like me, you will love this idea.

step 1.

Have your side kick (in this case it was my husband and my mom) help you collect campaign signs, MAKE SURE YOU WAIT TILL THE ELECTIONS ARE OVER OR YOU WILL GET IN TROUBLE!

step 2.

once you have collected your signs you can begin cutting them. All the signs were 24" wide which is perfect, I cut each sign 8" wide, which means I got three pieces out of one sign.

step 3.

after all your pieces are cut, you can fold your fabric to the width of your liking and begin to roll it on the 8" plastic sign. I used tape to secured the fabric to sign and when your done rolling it, you can either fold the ends like they do at the fabric store, or you can do as I did and pin the end in place.

scraps can even be used.

step 4.

take a step back at your project and give yourself a pat on the back for having one thing in your life organized.....I did....(great things are achieved with small steps)

I'm back.....

I'm slowly coming back.....I have not blogged since March, that pretty much makes me a really bad blogger..Unfortunately I have become like most people and I have let myself get "too busy"...I truly hate being "too busy"...I have a lot to blog about....., my 13th anniversary to my Best friend, my mom finally moving close to me!, a daughter graduating (Praise God!), one turning 15 and leaving 14 behind (another Praise God!) and even another turning sweet 16(and she is truly sweet and lets all say Praise God!). Just thinking of what all has transpired since March makes me want to sit and take a deep breath...oh well, enough of my excuses...I need to fix and update my blog, find out what the heck happened to my music, upload some pics of the last5 months, write what the Lord has been doing, (sneak some pics of my craft projects on here) and get this baby back rolling...

I shall return....

Crystal's Cakes!!

I would like to tell you that I had a relaxing weekend at my sisters, visiting her new cake shop....but if I told you that it would be a lie....I had fun at my sisters, but it was anything but relaxing! So far she has been open for one week (well almost, she is lacking two days to be a whole week) and she hasn't stopped running!! So me and the family decided to go over and lend a helping hand! We had lots of fun and seen first hand that this shop is no "cake walk"! It's a lot of hard work and I am so proud of her for what she is doing..She started her day at 4am and she stopped at 8:30 pm...(I slept in, I think it should be illegal for anyone to wake up that early on Saturday) She was busy, but she wasn't the only one, when we finally decided to crawl out of bed and get to the shop, we worked like never before....my girls did an awesome job of getting in there and helping...I wanted to supervise, but that didn't go over to well...at times I was jealous that She was getting to boss mom around and not me, but I knew I needed to get over that...she even had Bert hopping around saying "yes mam"...(she is scary when she is bossy)..

I would do it all over again and I cant wait to go back....

If your needing a cake, she is definitely the one to go to, enjoy the pictures!!

Wedding Cake!

Put James to work too, and Linzy is making more animals!

Lunch break, Momma's Gumbo!!

Look at all those cakes lined up!! She had eleven orders to get out in one day!!!

Emily got to help with the Grooms Cake!!

This Cake is so cute and Linzy made the farm animals!!

Emily could easy be the next great cake decorator!

To busy to blog!

Yes I know it is a sorry excuse not to blog, but believe it or not, its not because I don't have anything to blog about, I just cant get the time to do it.....Someone please tell me how to slow life down!

Talk about exciting, my life is full of excitement!

1. Candi is making a grandma of me (Praise to God)
2. Mallorie is doing senior stuff and she is just before graduating (3 months) (Praise to God)
3. Emily is doing drama (Leading part in a Play)...the child has a lot of Drama! (Praise to God)
4. Linzy...she is all over the place!! (she is my energizer bunny) (Praise to God)
5. My sister is opening her own Cake Shop with help from Mom (Praise God because He is faithful)
6. Bert and I continue to work full time, overtime, ungodly time....just to keep up with all these girls...God's work, yard work, house work, family work (haha, yes being a strong family is work) and don't forget Bert and Michelle time....(which is fun work)
7. and on the seventh day God rested and so should we......I just don't know when our 7th day is coming up...

Now, with all that said, I wish I had a secret little Leprechaun following my family around taking pictures of their milestones and recording them for me....yes I know this cannot happen, so I pray the Lord will make my brain like a Camera so I can cherish each moment and Lord please don't ever let me forget.

Now I must go and cry over Mallorie graduating since I just reminded myself about the upcoming event....only a Mom could understand....