CREME DE LA GEMS GIVEAWAY

My sweet friend Tracy is having a great giveaway on her blog!
Some lucky little girl is going to win something fabulous!
Go read all about it and enter HERE

VALENTINE SWAP

I belong to a group of wonderful ladies who enjoy doing swaps from time to time! I thought I would share with you the gifts that I received from Lisa THE DOMESTIC DIVA! I love it all!

H is for HANDMADE...(my kids LOVED these!)

U is for USED... (something we've used before or something used)


G is for GOODIES...

S is for SOMETHING NEW...(or sipping coffee! YUM!)






Thank you soooo much Miss DIVA! :)

I am so proud to announce that I have a new 'home' on Ebay! I admire and call so many of these ladies my friends! I'm honored to be working along side these ladies!

Come check out The SUGAR CUBES blog to see what's going on in the cube and what's going on with FAIRY SWEET! Rumor has it that she will be meeting someone very special next week!! Come read all about it HERE

WSF CHEER COMPETITION

It has been so long since I've had time to post. This is our busy time of the year with cheer travel. I just wanted to share some pictures of Peyton from our competition this past weekend! And yes...she is my VERY animated little girl ;)

Thanks for letting me share :)

DoodlesBowtique 50% off sale!!

My sweet friend Angie is having a 50% off sale on her beautiful bows!
You can find out the details HERE.

Go check out her blog and leave her a comment for a chance to win this gorgeous one of a kind bow...

The making of an outfit....

I thought it would be fun to show you a little at what goes on behind the scenes when I design one of my sets. Of course there is so much more work involved but these are just a few of my basic steps :)

First, picking out my main fabrics! Always my favorite part!!! haa haa! I decided that these would give a cool, hip, punk, rocker style for what I had in mind.

Now, which applique fabrics to use?? Decisions...decisions!

After all of the appliques are cut out and put in place..time to stitch them out. The letters are always my least favorite to cut out and to sew in place. It is so time consuming! But it sure makes a cute touch to any outfit.

Fraying is a fun addition to outfits but also takes time. By the time I get done with all of mine...I feel like I have carpal tunnel syndrome, lol!

Piecing denims together and the whole distressing process is FUN! I love the creativity of this part! No two sets are ever alike!

Here is the final design after I've antique dyed it! I love how it turned out! Probably my favorite set ever!! :) Of course I added a lot more bells and whistles!

Priddy Creations Giveaway!!

My friend Amy of Priddy Creations is having a great giveaway! She is graciously giving away a custom lens cozy & camera strap. Here is an example of one that she has made...



All you have to do is visit Erin's, The Vintage Pearl, blog and read the details.
Erin is also joining in the fun with a giveaway!!
Read all about it HERE

Good luck everyone :)

Snow Tubing

We had a beautiful 70 degree day in Oklahoma yesterday! We decided to take the kids snow tubing at the ball park. The kids had SO much fun (and so did mom and dad!). Here are a few shots I managed to get.










And just a few pics for FUN :)







Thanks for letting me share!
Hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed New Year :)

SAVE HANDMADE!!!

If you are a designer or a buyer of custom handmade, this new
law greatly affects us all! Read more about it by clicking
the logo....


There is also a very informative article HERE

Creative Clay Challenge

My dear friend Tracy of Creme*de*la*Gems is having a super FUN contest for
kids!!! Read more about it HERE

Peyton is planning on doing something fun! Go sign your little ones up!!!