5 on Friday {2/13}

The weekend is here! Horray! That cute, pudgy flying baby will be making his rounds tomorrow with those arrows: be on the look out for flowers and chocolates ladies. So let's all link up and enjoy our last day of the week together before the romance begins!

{One}
   Valentine's Day. I know at this point y'all are just as ready for it to come and go as I am; after all of the romance that is headed our way of course! I am just so ready for the ridiculous perfume commercials to stop being played. It's a running joke in my house that if you don't know what to get a woman for Christmas or Valentine's - obviously she will love random perfumes that have people on horseback and swimming in the Mediterranean to promote them. Totally. Lol. I prefer flowers personally.

{Two}
   I finished the carrier cover this week. I love it. Classic with a touch of color and pattern. It's a nice dark color so it acts like a blackout curtain does at home when Lizzie sleeps; but it's a light cotton fabric so she won't sweat under the black. I know black is not everyone's cut of tea, but I've got a few pinks and whites up my sleeve : ) Be on the lookout for the tutorial on Monday!

{Three}
    I am redecorating the house again. I can't help it. I have been watching a lot of HGTV lately and the decor bug bit me very hard this time. Our bedroom got a little face lift with new art above the bed and raising the curtains to the ceiling. It really does make a huge difference when it comes to ceiling height. The room feels so much taller now. I love walking into our bedroom now that it looks a little more polished. I think I sleep better when the room is all done up.

{Four}
   I have some big plans for that plain headboard of mine. It matches our wall color way too much right now. I wish we could paint but as you know, renting. Boo. So instead of that I bought all of the supplies to pretty the headboard up like this one. Now I just need to start it, finish it and love it.

{Five}
   And I have even more plans for new throw pillows on the bed. I want to match the gold in the new pieces above the bed. I'm leaning towards the arrows or maybe even our monogram in gold right in the middle of a nice, fluffy pillow.

New projects always make my heart go pitter patter!   

I am a busy little sewing bee

Remember that hint I dropped a couple of posts ago about my next project well here it is: The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters in baby form!  

I think it looks adorable already and it's not even puffy yet! I'm still mulling over a few options to make it puffy but I think I am going with outside attachments. Like a puffy tummy and leg rolls that mommy will be able to remove with Velcro. Tomorrow is the big reveal and I am so excited to see what Mama Katie and Daddy Wes think of their little man's costume!

Of course pictures and a step-by-step are to follow. Keep an eye out! 

Adventures In Being A "Seamstress"

I like to sew. My mom taught me my way around a sewing machine when I was little and I've always loved it. I used to sew tops for my younger sisters, I even used to cross-titch and hand embroider. But I am not a seamstress. I like to pretend that I know what I am doing when it comes to re-working, making, and fixing clothes. So this next project is going to be real learning experience for me. I am working with one of the most dreaded materials for a neophyte like me...CHIFFON! 

I love my dress form

See that long, long hem. That's with the form at the proper height for the shoes I'm wearing. Yeah, I'm a shortie. Thankfully, the ladies at the Fabric Hut helped me pick out some backing, gave me some advice and words of encouragement. How can you not listen to ladies who have been sewing longer then I have been alive? They know their stuff, and I can't wait to dive into the deep end with this project. 

So here I go! Wish me luck out there!