Kate at See Kate Sew let me test another one of her patterns this last weekend. She doesn't tell you what the pattern is of until it appears in your inbox so it's always a fun adventure :) I was so excited when this little owl showed up! Isn't it adorable!? I love the rick-rack tummy feathers the most. Abbi feel instantly in love and wouldn't let go of it all day. I had to sneak … [Read more...]
So there is this blogging event that I have wanted to attend for a very long time. It's called The Creative Connection and it's geared to craft bloggers so it's totally relevant to what I'm interested in! And guess what? This year they've teamed up with BlogHer and will be offering so many classes on how to open, run and grow a handmade business! Every year they hold the TCC Event in … [Read more...]
I had the most awesome opportunity to test a new pattern for Kate from See Kate Sew. I totally love her aesthetic and everything she does so when I saw she was looking for testers I jumped on it. Plus, I hadn't pulled my sewing machine out of the closet for months and this was the perfect excuse :) Introducing, the Pop-Up Pleats Camera Strap Cover! Isn't it so fun! I love the box … [Read more...]
I don't know about you, but we had a fantastic 4th of July weekend. It started out with my amazing new hair cut and ended with a very tired little girl. Sunday night our neighbors invited us over for a little dinner. He made us the most AMAZING smoked brisket and pork ribs I've ever had. It was sooo good! I mean look at it! And I just wanted to throw in this picture of Abbi that … [Read more...]
A few months ago I wanted to get my hair cut so bad! Not a trim, but a cut. This is the style I was thinking about. But I totally chickened out. Then, on Friday night as I was looking through my google reader I can across this post. It's a guest post that Ellie G from Less Cake {more frosting} did for Hair Week over at I am Momma Hear Me Roar. It's all about short hair styles and … [Read more...]
I am a huge fan of the grill. I would grill everyday during the summer if I could. And when we grill steaks I have a very favorite thing to put on top - Cucumber Raita. It is so yummy and so so easy! I made it the other day and thought I would snap a few pictures to share along with the recipe. It's my first time trying to photograph food, so excuse the embarrassing total lack of … [Read more...]
What do you do when you have some really fun family coming to visit and a 3 year old that won't stop asking when they're going to get here? You make a countdown chain, that's what! I'm sure that ALL of you have made one before and know what you're doing, but here's how we went about it. You take some colored paper, scissors, tape and a very excited little girl. First, you cut the paper … [Read more...]
This weekend I had some big plans. We were going to finish putting all our boxes in the attic space above the garage, figure out how to do a gallery wall and hang up our pictures, get some blogs scheduled, all sorts of stuff. Well, I was awoken at 5:30 on Friday morning to my husband asking me to take him to the ER. The first thing that went through my groggy mind was that he was trying to … [Read more...]
I'm not sure about you guys, but Saturday is the day we have the most fun. It's the day Brad is home with us so we try to go out and explore. A few weeks ago we went to Como Zoo. It's a free zoo only about 10 minutes away from us. When I heard there was a free zoo I was sort of indifferent about it. There was one where we lived before and it wasn't really anything to get excited about, … [Read more...]
On Pinterest the other day I saw something adorable! I was in love with everything about it. The colors, the buttons in the centers, the fact she used felt - not paper, everything. So I hopped over to the blog it originated from and feel in love all over again! Let me introduce you to little lovelies... my new favorite blog. It's run by Allison (who has one of the cutest … [Read more...]
Hey there! I'm Missy and I'm so glad that you're here! I'm a wife, mom & homemaker but still trying to figure out how to be all three. I started this blog as a place to record the adventures and creative endeavors of my life & family. They may be small adventures, but I love them none the less. I hope you will enjoy them too!
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