Keeping my hands busy...

working on these dish towels at work...

some thing to keep my hands busy while answering the phones...

instead of snacking.

Nailed It...

 

I saw this on Pinterest last year... from "Prudent Baby"

I started hemming the pieces last year but it took me until now

to get it finished.  

 

first layer, I attached mine to a piece of flannel. 

It was alot of gathering...

two more layers gathered, waiting to be attached...

next two layers waiting to been sewn...

three layers attached...

last two layers gathered...

one more to go...

finished... Love it!

I have entered my Pinterest Inspired Challenge at "the CSI Project",
please take a look at all the othe wonderfully creative entries.

Saving $$$...

to help in saving Kenneth has finally allowed me to start cutting his hair, 

and I got him to paint my toe nails (shhhh don't tell anyone)

Money saved - $40.00

Haircuts $15.00

Pedicure $25.00

Experience $Priceless

Making decorations...

whenever the girls come over we try to do some kind of craft...

they were painting with water colors...

then I had an idea:

1.  I collected various large paint chips from Home Depot, in various fall colors.

2.  Made up three different leaf patterns.

3.  I cut out a pile of leaves and two Wreath shape.

a little paste and a bow made from an old shower scrunchie...

Leah's

Emily's

Voila'... Free Fall Decoration!

STOP...

and smell the flowers...

Christmas 2011...

back a couple years ago I got the girls these little aprons to wear...

Now here we are and I finally got them decorated...

All the same, but each a little bit different.

P.S. I'm LOVING the new craft room!

NOTE:  Amanda and the girls came over Saturday and we worked on their Costumes for this year.

Their ALL going to be Cinderella, but each dress is from a different part of the movie.

Can't wait to see how they all turn out.

Fall Decorating...

the girls came over for the weekend 

and helped plant Daffodil bulbs along the north front fence (we planted 75) they helped with 28 .

I read somewhere that moles don't like digging through there roots,

 so we're hoping this keeps them from digging up the driveway. 

I'll keep you posted if it helps.

they also helped decorate the front porch, and Kenneth helped me complete my Tin Can Man.

Hummingbirds...

if you feed them...

they will come...

Entry Porch Update...

the beginning...

building the beds...

we painted the concrete to match...

Almost finished...

 rocks, more dirt, plants...

It's a process...

Birthday Girls...