DIY: Lavender Heating Pads

Hey, Everyone!

Popping in today to share a super easy DIY project! For Christmas this year, my sister-in-law's and I decided to do a handmade gift exchange. It had to be super cheap and totally handmade, so of course, I turned to Pinterest! (heehee)

I came across this pin, and since it was like, December 22nd or 23rd, I knew I needed something really simple! These adorable heating pads were very easy to make. Trust me. If I can make them, anyone can! I am not a seamstress by any sense of the word, but if you can sew a straight line, then you're good to go!

I made my heating pads following this tutorial from Elm Street Life, but I only sewed 1 seam down the middle instead of 3...like I said, simple people, simple! I filled my heating pads with rice and then scented them with Lavender essential oil. I love them!! They turned out so so cute and I use mine all the time. I am always cold at bedtime so I love heating one of these babies up before bed and they smell so good! All the fabric I used were scraps I had on hand...since I started these at about 10pm, I had no other option, heehee!

So there ya go...a simple little gift idea for any occasion. Have fun!!!

gabby's popcorn & movie party!

A little peek at Gabby's "Movie & Popcorn" birthday party....






(plastic popcorn containers are from the dollar store and I made the banners using some of my old House of 3 digital kits!)

Yes, she turned 5 back in July. But, it was summer and it's always hard to plan parties with friends when everyone's away on holidays. So we did her party and few weeks ago and it was such a hit! All of her friends came over in their jammies and we had pizza, pop, popcorn and treats! Everyone got a little purse with "money" in it and they had to line up at the concession stand to pay for their treats, tickets and popcorn. Then they went downstairs to the "movie theatre" where thet saw the debut of "Barbie and The Princess Charm School". Honestly, the girls had soooooo much fun! We'll be doing this again for sure!!

Love you Gabbs!!! xo

T:)

photo album scrapbooks

If you're anything like me, then you have piles and piles of photos in boxes, waiting to be used. I've recently been unpacking my scrapbook stuff and I couldn't believe the amount of photos I've accumulated over the years....holy cow! I knew I had to something with them, and fast. Today was another rainy day around here, so it was the perfect opportunity for the girls to make their own "photo album scrapbooks" while Kherington and Crew slept. They had so much fun!

We started off with empty 4x6 photo albums (I got these ones at Superstore) and I just spread out a ton of pictures on the table and let the girls use whatever ones they wanted in their albums.

They both spent 2 full hours on these this afternoon! I was so impressed...they carefully put each and every photo in themselves and it was so fun for me to watch them look through the pictures and laugh and remember...it was awesome. Payton decided to embellish hers a little bit with stickers, while Gabby decided to keep hers plain. Whatever they wanted.

And just like that, 200 pictures are now out of a box and in an album, ready to be enjoyed.

:)

our little skiier

Payton learned how to ski for the very first time this past weekend and loved it so much! I need to give my kids more credit...I thought for sure she would hate it and that it would be too hard, etc, etc, etc....but she couldn't get enough of it. She and Daddy went out to the ski hill and I'm told she learned in no time. Now, everyday she's asking us if we can go skiing...fun, fun!

Good job, Pay!!!

xo

look "whoo's" six!

Yes, Payton's 6th Birthday came and went in December, but we had a little birthday party for her over the weekend, so just thought I'd share some pictures from the day. We went with an owl theme after Payton saw my niece's adorable owl cake pops at her birthday a couple weeks ago. It turned out super cute and was so much fun!






We painted nails, painted faces, colored, cut, glittered and glued...all the things that little girls love to do! I have to say, while it can be exhausting at times, I am loving that the girls have enetered the "crafting" age...it is so fun to see them create and play, and man, it keeps them busy for hours!












My sister made the adorable cake pops and I managed to throw together everything else. It was so refreshing to have some little projects to work on in preparation for the party...the tissue pom poms, the booklets, the banner...it was just nice to make cute stuff.



And the afternoon nap once the party was over was pretty nice, too. (wink)




Tal:)

just playin' around...

...with this adorable 2011 calendar freebie from Oh, Snap! Boutique. So much fun, and it can even be used as a "year in review" at the end of 2011 if you wanted...one photo for every month.

So cute!

Have a great weekend!



Tal:)

5 random things i like

Okay, this blog has just been too boring lately, so I decided to post 5 random things that I like and are inspiring me. Enjoy!




1. This DIY Ruffle tea towel. So cute and easy, and what a simple way to add some color and fun to your kitchen. I'll be making some of these for my new kitchen for sure!




2. As soon as I have an address, I'll be subscribing to this magazine. It looks fabulous and oh, so inspiring!




3. How stinkin' cute are these pom pom lights? For a wedding, a baby shower, a bedroom...oh, the possibilities!




4. Have you checked out the Salt & Prep blog? It's lots of fun if you're looking for fashion and photography inspiration. So cool!




5. And last but not least, I'm loving this etsy shop. If my husband would let buy an ipad (hint, hint) I would be getting one of these adorable little cases to go with it. So cute!





So there ya go. 5 random things that are making me happy on this rainy July day!



Be back soon!
Tal:)

(P.S. I have a sweet newborn up on my photography blog. Getting caught up on all of my June photoshoots!)

kherington's 1st birthday party!

You can't have a party without sharing lots of pictures! Especially when it's a FIRST birthday, right?

KK's party was lots of fun, and I had so much decorating and preparing...Graham always laughs at me 'cause I go so "over the top" for my kids birthdays, but really...it's fun for me and they love it, so everyone wins. (And Graham secretly loves it, too...he told me that night that he was blown away by the decor...I just laughed!)

Anyways, I decided to stray from my usual "pink" for this one...I know, what the heck? But when we were at Target in February I came across this black and white wrapping paper, plus all the cute yellow party stuff and the decision was made...yellow it would be!

The one thing I always dread about my kids birthdays is the cake. I hate decorating cakes. I suck at it. So we went for mini cupcakes this year with a little icing, and then Kherington's cute face on top of 'em. Done.

Oh, and what's an Audenart party without tissue pom poms? Gotta have 'em!

Kherington was an absolute doll. She loved her pizza, presents and cake and was just so darn cute all night. It was so nice to have our family there with us to celebrate...we love you!

Oh, and KK...we love you, too. Now stop feeding the puppy your cake!

:)

Tal