saturday loves

 Here are my LOVELIES picks for this rainy, windy Saturday :) 

via Noodlehead

I badly need one of these and this is a wonderful tutorial. Our mail piles are always out of control and all over the house ;) 

via Smile and Wave 

Aren't these lovely? I want to try this with my covered clipboards.

via The Wandering Artist
 

So cute, I wish PA weather would cooperate with me wanting to show of my toes like this ;) 

So what are your LOVELIES today? 

i love getting stuff in the mail :)

Look what just flew in :) I ordered these last week to hang from string in the nursery. Aren't they so cute? They all have cool little facts about the animals on the back, like did you know that Alligators have a transparent third eyelid that lets them see under water??? Pretty cool huh? What's even better is that they are big (5x7) and only cost $5.50. Shipping was unfortunately $4.99 :( but still it was so worth it. Now I just have to spray paint some clothes pins for hanging and hang them all... Things are coming together :) 

baby shower

I finally got to edit some of the shower pics so here they are. There are so many I had to put a page break in, in order not to bore you to death in case you have no interest in baby shower pictures ;) But if you do want to see them all make sure you click on the link... 

Diaper Cake the MIL made

Baby Powder scented candles for favors.

Mandie from Millie Morgan Media made the decorated jars. I wanted the ball jars for glasses :) 

My future SIL made these awesome ducky cupcakes. Sooo much work...

Game prizes, some in decorated jars and I made the clipboards. Aren't they cute? 

Fruit Rainbow :) So cute and so yummy!

Hubby's mom :) 

More yummy food.

Friends :)

My BFF Mandie :)

She likes to snuggle up to the belly ;)

There were lots of little ones.

Unwrapping gifts.

maternity shoot

Hey everyone, sorry I have been so absent around here lately but with the baby shower and some last minute shopping I have been pretty busy. Plus, the hubby had a couple of days off from work so we had to take advantage of that :) 

My best friend and blogger/photographer Mandie from MillieMorganMedia took some extra time after the shower to take some pictures of us. It wasn't really planned but worked out so great since Sunday was a beautiful day and now it's back to cold and rain once more :( I can't wait for some real Spring weather around here. The pictures turned out great and we are so glad Mandie took the time and she also sent us our edited pics right the next day!!! If you are in Western PA and are looking for an affordable and awesome photographer please go check out her blog and contact her. You won't be disappointed. 

You can also find the link to the rest of this shoot at the bottom of her blog. 

I wore a Forever21 dress on clearance for $7.99!!!, Forever21 cardigan for $8.99, Leggins from Target and Gimbal Boots from Steve Madden I got on sale for $69 at TJ Maxx. I think the necklace came from LOFT. 

 I love my man :) He will be the best dad. 

Also, don't forget the $15 giveaway is still going on over at Craft Couture!!! So if you haven't entered yet make sure you do and let your friends know. Entries are still low and it doesn't end until Friday. 

rainy day

It's a rainy day here today so we are snuggled up on the couch watching tv. The hubby was gone for an entire week so I'm glad he's finally back home and off today :) I got to watch this little peanut twice in the last week. Doesn't she look so cute with the Peony Headband on? She didn't even try to pull it off ;) Instead she just wouldn't stop crawling around and I had the hardest time getting this picture. I can't wait to hold my own babe in just 6 more weeks :) Hope you all are having a sunny day but if it's a rainy one then you're hopefully spending it all cuddled up with your loves. 

{diy} fabric covered notebooks and camera strap cover

 I've been working on some cute fabric covered notebooks and a camera strap cover for the lovely and caring girls that are planning and throwing me my baby shower this coming weekend. 

 By posting these pics I am of course risking a spoiled surprise but I am sooo bad at keeping gifts a secret anyway ;) 

 I didn't really follow any tutorials for these so it was pretty much trial and error. The first one turned out a little big so I just put an additional top stitch. The second one was close to perfect in size but I couldn't put a top stitch and would have liked to... Maybe I'll just have to make a third one and it'll be just right, lol.

 The camera strap cover was pretty easy to make. I would love to put some of this in my Etsy shop but it still takes me a long time to make these and I don't want to have to charge crazy prices either. What do you guys think? Would you like to see these in the shop??? 

Hope your day isn't as rainy as mine :( 

baby shower shopping

Sorry for the crappy pictures that i had to take in my $10 Target mirror ;) The hubs is working so I don't have a photographer around. I am 33 weeks today  and my baby shower is coming up next weekend!!! Holy moly this baby is going to be here so soon... I feel like an old woman, not being able to move around much and something is always hurting ;) But today I actually made an effort to get dressed in something semi-cute since I'll be out shopping for shower decorations and supplies with my MIL and soon-to-be SIL. We are planning to go out for lunch also, so it should be a nice girls day out. Hope you all are enjoying your weekend and hopefully you live somewhere warm because PA has totally missed the fact that it is supposed to be spring...