Anthropologie Inspired, Ready for Baking!

I fell in love with this apron at Anthropologie and thought......how fun would that be with Amy Butler fabrics?
So here is my interpretation of the Spring Mix Apron. I would change a few details if I ever made another one but I am happy overall with how it came out!

No Peeking Mom

I just thought I'd share one of the fun projects I did yesterday as a birthday present for my mom. I had picked up this adorable turquoise embroidery hoop from JoAnn's ages ago with an idea in mind to use it with my kids hand prints.


So last night I traced my kids hands on to card stock for a template. Next, I used some fusible interfacing on the fabrics for stiffness and durability then I attached them to some white cotton that I put in the hoop with some embroidery floss. For fun, I added the button border this morning and voila, an adorable keepsake stitched with love.....no machine required! Oh, and I almost forgot...I did use a small amount of batting to add some dimension.

An Apple a Day.....I wish

I have a very serious relationship with fashion, just look at my closet that is ready to burst. I love that fashionable modest clothing is getting more and more accessible even when mini's and cleavage are becomin more and more mainstream.

Now for my guilty pleasure, a store to splurge in once in a while, and drool at often.....Shabby Apple . I have decided to share my personal top four picks with you:Broadway Upper East Side

Tuxedo IV
Madison Ave

The Reluctant Blogger

So I have been a bad cyber friend (we are friends, right?). Not only have I not been posting, I have become a lurker.....to lazy to post a comment after being amused by your posts, so rude of me....I know. I promise to do better.


Has it really been a month since I last blogged? I have had the summer lazies accompanied by multiple vacations, teaching three classes for a Super Saturday, and trying to squeeze in some great reads while working on my tan!


I even braved a 14 hour car ride to Idaho with just myself, a five-year old and two two-year-olds. It was worth it to see my good friend Kelli and her family. I love them so much I even tried to tell my husband we might need to move there...... It takes a dear friend to make you want to leave sunny San Diego, even for a moment!


p.s. am I the only one that dreads school starting again?


p.s.s. here are a few shots from the rest of our summer

I'm Lovin' It Monday

It is so hard to find fun fabrics for little boys so I am lovin' the new line "Oh, Boy!" by David Walker for Free Spirit. I love the colors and fun designs and I really love the great stripe!

I also had the very RARE opportunity to have a girls night out at the movies and we saw "The Proposal" and it outdid my expectations. You can't go wrong, in my mind, with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds but there were also some comedy gems from the supporting cast...especially Betty White and Oscar Nunez (from The Office). I thought this movie was hilarious and well done. It was more of a comedy then a romantic comedy and it felt very fresh and new. I am not going to pretend it doesn't follow the predictable plot line of any romantic comedy but they are able to do it in a way that doesn't seemed forced.... I highly recommend it!

100 Inchies Project- Wings

Here are my latest inchies from the 100 inchies project. I was inspired by the wings theme to more of a tattered, shabby chic interpretation with lots of glimmer mist, stamps, paint dabbers and crocheted lace

Dear Santa...or my husband

I have worked really hard to be good this year and I am out of special occasions so I am writing this letter to plead for my early Christmas gift.

You see this Meet-Cute Tee and Await the Day jacket have become essential to my continued success as a wife and a mother. They fill my daydreams and I am sure that I will be able to cook better meals, build better leggos and vacuum more often with these in my closet.....

p.s. I wear a size 8(M)