Giveaway ends in 2 days!

Don't forget ladies and gentlemen! The giveaway for these adorable fabric pumpkins...

ends in 2 days on 10/02!!!

Sign up real quick it only takes a minute! I don't have very many entries so your odds are pretty darn good! :D

Not so Wordless Monday

No wait scratch that it is not so wordless tuesday!

I am doing this a day late because I forgot  of the giveaway announcement...Speaking of... have you entered in the giveaway of an adorable set of fabric pumpkins? No?! Well what are you waiting for?!

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{Whipped up some new bibs and burp cloths 4 the festival}

{Had a bbq with my best friend jess and the kids}

{Bug loved his puddle better than the pool}

{Jess-a-poo}

{Myself cooking the Burgers}

{We are trying to move into the crib on a permanent basis}

{& bug discovered he doesn't like oranges all that much}

{Sporting a sleepy head mohawk}

{Made some baby legs Halloween style!}

Enjoy your week!

National Sewing month Giveaway! (open to the US & CAN)

Don't forget to LINK IT UP... open until wednesday! We love to see your projects!!!

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GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!
I know you have all been anxiously awaiting this!!!

The national sewing month end of the month giveaway is here!!! 

What am I giving away?

Why a set of these adorable little pumpkins!

Aren't they cute? 

Here's how to enter.... 

1. Leave a comment telling me why you want these adorable babies to come live at your house.

2. Twitter it and leave me a comment with a link to it 

3. Facebook it and leave me a comment with a link to it

4. Blog about it and leave me a comments with a link to it!
{This giveaway is open to US residents & Canadians!}

That is 4... count them 1...2...3...4 chances to enter! Now considering I only have roughly 100 followers total between feeds and Google those are some pretty good chances! 

(remember to leave separate comments for each thing!)

The giveaway will be open until the 2nd. I will announce the winner on the 3rd.

 (Only because I have the sum-nelly festival on the 2nd and will be very very busy!)

What is a Sum Nelly festival? It is a 4 week event in the month of October... Every weekend there is something different! The 1st and 3rd week are arts and crafts...(we will be there for both)It is located in Summerville, GA. 

If your local I look forward to seeing you there! 

I will be there under RyBug Designs with my friend Emily from Paper Pixie Crafts!

(and possibly Bug too)

Link it Up Saturday 9/25

Welcome to link it up saturday!

Wow I am super excited we are getting more entries every week!

(remember it is okay to enter multiple items)

Thanks to everyone who participated!

I am gearing up for fall! And I bet you are too! 

This was a favorite creepy that caught my eye, it is a very good idea for a party (for the young and 'older')...

Dripping Blood Cup Tutorial @ My frugal lifestyle

& I am absolutely in L-O-V-E with this candy corn tree!

Candy corn tree tutorial @ Lolly Jane Boutique

If you were featured please head on over the the left side bar and grab a button to proudly display to the world that your pretty darn awesome! 

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Now remember the linky party is open until wednesday so that you can get your stuff in! 

I am sure you know the rules by now but if your just joining us ,or have short term memory loss like myself, let me refresh your memories! 

Link up any DIY | Crafty project (or baked good) that you have done. 

Or it could be one that you admire that someone else has done. 

This includes:

-Sewing

-wood & metal work

-decorating a room

-stenciling

-scrapbooking

-cupcakes

-good family meal

-etc... You get the picture!

What not to do or you will be deleted....

-link a store (including etsy stores)

-link to something profane (remember we are family oriented)

-link to anything NOT DIY or CRAFTY or BAKED!

I really don't like being mean. So please don't make me use my "mommy voice." 

So grab a button and slap it on that post...

(if you don't I can't feature you)

And above all...

Enjoy!

10 things I have discovered (believe) as a crafty mommy

Warning: Some Snark Ahead

I am writing this as part of B2S/B2B with Gigi @ Kludgymom.com.

10 things that I have discovered (believe) as a crafty mommy...

1. If nap time is craft time than expect naps to be delayed by at least an hour. 
Whenever I have something that I am dieing to get to my son inevitably delays his nap time by 30 minutes to an hour...It never fails! 

2. Sewing with a almost 8 month old on your lap even if it is "just attaching labels" is never a good idea! 
You will need the seam ripper... because your 8 month old will want to help feed the fabric too and since your sitting far back all they can do is grab it and pull in the opposite direction...You might also need $100 and a good repair shop.

3. Be prepared to buy at least a fat quarter of your child's favorite fabric when in store...
It is just too damn cute when they get all excited over that adorable car fabric you had been eyeballing anyway. Ring-er up!

4. Your fabric piles will miraculously get smaller even though you haven't sewn anything in days... You will inevitable find it in your child's hiding spots! Apparently un-sewn fabric makes good blankets and tents. -forehead smack-

5. No matter how well you measure that simplicity pattern is not going to fit your big butt child.
For some reason I do not think they account for children's diapers in their patterns! Not one pattern I have used from Simplicity or Mcalls has EVER fit my son right! Save yourself some time... draft your own pattern!

6. The last 5 minutes is usually the hardest... 
Just when you think YES I AM ALMOST DONE WITH THIS PROJECT! BAM! Crying kids...'nuff said.

7. Sewing machine cover is a must....
You can threaten their lives, toys, and play time and they are still going to mess with your machine!

8. You become experienced with sentences like the following {& how to answer them},
"Auntie Megan, I like it when the poker goes real fast and pokes and says vrooooooommmm! Make the poker go VROOM!"

9. You discover the power of a camera phone.
All those things you thought you could never afford suddenly become affordable because with a few snaps of a camera phone for reference you have all you need to make your own!

And last but not least...

10. You discovered a phrase more annoying than "Mom are we there yet?"..."I want to help sew." 

You hear this and want to shove your head into a blender because it means that the project your working on is going to take 20 times longer! Take it from a pro, punch some holes in paper in a design get a plastic needle and some yarn.

Enjoy!

Any tips of things you have learned being a crafty momma? 

Wrist Cuff Tutorial

Just in case you missed my guest post on 733 I thought I would bring the tutorial to you! So here is the wrist cuff tutorial in honor of national sewing month!

This is a great scrap buster!
Today we are going to be making some pretty awesome boy {or girl} wrist cuffs! 

These are the best because you can whip them up in 10 minutes as a last minute gift, addition to a costume, or any other number of things! They don't even have to be perfect and we welcome disasters because it makes it that more interesting! 

So here we go...

Supplies:

2 or more kinds of fabric... These can be long scraps or pieces you cut..

Velcro

thread and a sewing machine of course! 

I used an old leather jacket and some blue scraps I had laying around...

Step 1: Measure the persons wrist you are trying to fit or if you can't make a good guesstimate!

Cut out 2 long pieces approximately 2 inches wide from your base fabric... 

Step 2: 

cut out a piece of a topper fabric and cut it out slightly shorter and less wide than the base fabric than sew it on with some fancy sewing squiggles.(you can use your quilting foot for free motion if you want here... experiment! You can't mess up!)

Step 3: 

Make sure you sewing around the base fabric as well after your fancy squiggles..You should finally have this!

Step 4:

With wrong sides together sew your two pieces of base fabric together....My two pieces were not quite the same so I had to cut some of the top but that is okay! Because remember? We welcome disasters!!! 

Step 5: VELCRO!!! (or you can use snaps)

Sew two squares of Velcro on so that it can be closed around the wrist

You should now have this awesomeness that if your little boy is anything like my nephew has been loved from the minute you started making it... (my nephew stood behind me the entire time saying how much he loved it and could he have it)

And he found out it was his... Can you tell he loves it?

Doesn't it look awesome despite its flaws?

The best part is you can layer fabric and do all kinds of designs! 

Even let your kids design their own! 

If it frays... fine! More character!

Now go make some of these lovelies for kids you know! Even teenagers love them! 

And don't forget to stop by Bug Creator and check out my other tutorials we have some neat stuff going on for National Sewing Month! 

Thanks for having me 733 readers... Hope to see ya soon! 

& BIG thanks to Kimberly for letting me stop by and putting up with my crazy lateness! 

Wrist Cuffs Tutorial & 733 Guest post

Hey everyone! Here we are continuing with our National Sewing Month celebration! 

Today I am guest posting the tutorial a day early over at 733 with Kim!

I am so excited to be guest posting and you will def want to see this tutorial! It is great for boys & girls... Young and Older!! 

Check it out! 

Don't forget to check out LINK IT UP SATURDAY and Link up your projects you did recently! The party will be open until wednesday!!! 

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This week I had to go pick up my friend and her 3 kids which resulted in a impromptu trip to south georgia and a short visit to my mom's house to see aunties, and uncle. 

{Bug fell asleep in the car on the way to Florida}

{stopped for lunch}

{mcd's once we got there... how can you resist those faces?}

{Finally made it to Nana's house and played with Auntie Emily}

{& titi Lexy}

{now time for the park to get our energizer bunnies out & some ice cream}

{J age 2}

{S age 7}

{K age 5}

{long lost friends reunited}

Link it Up Saturday 9-17

Have you seen this adorable tutorial? 

Yarn Doll Hair Tutorial @ Made by Bedtime Tales

It is a tutorial for YARN DOLL HAIR! And it is awesome! I am planing on making bug some boy dolls soon so I am def going to use this in some way for the hair! I can't wait! 

Now remember the linky party is open until wednesday so that you can get your stuff in! 

I am sure you know the rules by now but if your just joining us ,or have short term memory loss like myself, let me refresh your memories! 

Link up any DIY | Crafty project (or baked good) that you have done. 

Or it could be one that you admire that someone else has done. 

This includes:

-Sewing

-wood & metal work

-decorating a room

-stenciling

-scrapbooking

-cupcakes

-good family meal

-etc... You get the picture!

What not to do or you will be deleted....

-link a store (including etsy stores)

-link to something profane (remember we are family oriented)

-link to anything NOT DIY or CRAFTY or BAKED!

I really don't like being mean. So please don't make me use my "mommy voice." 

So grab a button and slap it on that post...

(if you don't I can't feature you)

And above all...

Enjoy!

Blog Swap w/ Keeping it Simple!

Hey bloggy fans & hopefully soon to be friends... today we are blog swapping with Kaysi from Keeping it Simple! 

I have been a follower of hers for quite awhile and I am excited to have her here! 

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Hello everyone! I am super excited to be here with you today!!

Let me introduce myself, I'm Kaysi

from Keeping It Simple.

Here are a few things about me:

I am the mother of three boys, ages 5, 3 and 1 and a little girl on the way

I have been married to an amazing man for 7 years

I love chocolate!!

I love color, green is my favorite but brown and blue are up there

I like to keep things simple, not overdo them

When I get a spare moment, I love to craft or look at crafts

Each day of the week, I have something different.

Motivate me Monday, that's where I have link party and you get to show me all the cute things that you have done.

Tutorial Tuesday, I give a tutorial of a craft that I have done

Whatever Wednesday, this is my day that I put anything up.

Scrapbook Thursday, this is the day that I post a scrapbook idea or give a scrapbook tip

Fridays are the days that I do Blog swaps with other bloggers.

Here are a few things that you can see at my blog:

Car Seat Redo

Flower Shirt

Chalkboard Dresser

Baby Blankets

Basket Lining

Scrapbook ideas

You should stop on by and see what else I have!!