Tough Mudder 2012

Oh goodness gracious, what did I get myself into!! ha ha. It is official, next weekend I will be doing the TOUGH MUDDER!  On my weight loss journey I started joining these 4 guys to loose weight and push each other and boy we did just that. Boys can be brutal! I think I only cried like two or three times! LOL No it actually was so much fun and really pushed me to excel in what I never thought I could excel in! I was asked a while ago if I wanted to do it and of coarse I couldn't turn it down, especially with these men, they would give me crap and call me a pussy or something like that! LOL I am super nervous and actually in a weird way pretty excited. My only fear is I keep the 4 of them behind.   nah, Not going to happen. (I just keep telling myself that!) Ok so the tough mudder is 10 to 12 mile obstacle. You jump in ice cold water, go through fire, electricity, and all pretty much in MUD!! It is going to probably be the hardest thing EVER, but when I cross that finish line I am going to be SO proud of myself!! So I am asking all of you to keep me in your thoughts and cross your fingers I cross the finish line! I will post pictures before and after!! If you have done the tough mudder and have any tips PLEASE share! 

The Men I will be joining....

(Top left) My step dad Mat, (Top right) my good friend JJ shaw, (Bottom left) my uncle Mark, (Bottom left) my uncle Jim

WISH ME LUCK!!!! 

SHABBY APPLE

Ok I truly have fallen in love with the shabby apple dresses! look at these the Ingird and the Alice are my absolute favorite! Seriously though, all of their dresses are so dang cute! I know that in this day and age dresses like that can be difficult, especially when $88 could be put towards groceries, BUT as a woman, who doesn't want a gorgeous dress to show off, am I right? we all like to feel beautiful in what we wear, and I think Shabby apple dresses make you feel like you are wearing a top designer dress. That is why I am so excited to announce that right now, the shabby apple gave me a discount code for all my readers....WAHOO!! its truly a great deal you wont want to pass up!

My followers will receive 10% off their order. Just use the code: favorite10. This code expires 9/14/2012.

I love getting discounts like that! Not familiar with the shabby apple? They have more than just amazing dresses, they have swimwear, maternity, jewelry, kids clothing, etc. Truly adorablystuff! Anyways get a shopping ladies go to their website and have some fun!  Do something for yourself today :)
Happy Wednesday!!

THE WINNER IS.....

Yes I am 2 days late. Agh I need a couple more hours in the day! Anyways, first off... THANK YOU for entering! There were only a couple but It does mean so much!! I truly appreciate you following me! So lets announce the winner.....

Headband organizer

 Hey everyone hope you are having a wonderful Friday! I am finally able to sit down and blog a little bit more. I forget how busy the summer gets, and now that my kids are getting older I find myself ruinning double errands, cleaning my house more than twice a day etc. I am sure a lot of you SAHM now what I am talking about! So anyways it is good to be back blogging more than once a month! Ha ha Alright lets get to it..  I wanted to share with you my new headband organizer. I have seen so many adorable ones on pinterest and new I had to make one myself. It really is a super easy project and ends up to be SUPER ADORABLE!!

ok the materials needed for this project are:

• burlap
• empty armorall plastic container or an oatmeal container. Either one works
• candlestick ($1 store or D.I. I had one lying around the house)
• glue gun
• scissors
• button
• spray paint (optional)
• glue

So let me show you step by step:

1. Spray your candlestick color of choice. I used Krylons catalina mist, I am obsessed with this color right now!
2. Find your container and clean it out.
3. Cut your burlap to size and wrap it around container gluing the edges. I had my fabric 2 1/2 inches longer on top and left the bottom part clean of no fabric (you'll understand why in step 8)
4. Fold in edges.
5. Glue any loose ends.
6. Add a button or flower or any embeleshment to the top to make it come together nicely.
7. Grab your painted candlestick. If you want to make it look worn use sandpaper and make it a little rough around the edges.
8. So as I mentioned in step 3 to leave bottom part free of fabric is so that you can glue the container on top of the candlestick and let dry. It would be much harder to adhear with fabric on the bottom. (Make sense :)  (for the glue I used gorilla glue)
9. TADA you have a cute headband organizer and it makes a cute decor piece for the little ones bathroom! 

HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS POST! AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND!!

****  DONT FORGET TO ENTER THE CUSTOM CARDS GIVEAWAY!!  ENDS ON THE 10TH GO HERE FOR MORE DETAILS!!

My favorite season is near!!!

I don't know about you but I am so dang excited for FALL!! YAY!! all the pumpkin desserts, autumn leaves, candy corn, sweaters and boots, etc... I cant wait for all things that fall has to offer! Oh not to mention HALLOWEEN is coming too! I love Halloween and I cant wait to get started on decorating my house! Yes, I have already been brainstorming costumes. is it too early? anyways I made some cute subway art that I thought I would share with you all. Did I mention it is a FREE download? doesn't get any better than that right? I know everyone loves FREEBIES!! AnYwAyS you have a lot to choose from and they are all sizes 8.5x11 so you can print from home!! If you need a different size please let me know! Enjoy!!!

       1. GO HERE                                2. GO HERE

 1. GO HERE                                    2. GO HERE                                3. GO HERE

     1. PURPLE   2. ORANGE  3. WHITE    4. BLACK   5. WHITE2

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GIVEAWAY :)

I know, I know!! I have been such a slacker in this blog because I have been working so hard on THIS one! Well I am back and ready to go! So lets start off by doing another GIVEAWAY!!! Once I hit 100 followers I am going to be giving away 25 custom invites or announcements, yes printed with envelops and all!! You can choose one from my ETSY SHOP or I can customize one to your party theme! This is going to be fun!

There are 4 ways to enter and here is what you need to do:

•  Follow my blog LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW letting me know that you follow
•  Follow my design Blog (here)  LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW letting me know that you follow
•  Follow me on my facebook page (here)  LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW letting me know that you follow
• Visit my etsy shop (here) and tell me which card is your favorite then  LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW 

MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A COMMENT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE TO ENTER!! (many people forget to do this!)

This giveaway is open until September 10th 2012 (its so long because I will be out of town from august 23rd to the 29th!) THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER!!

OK READY SET GO!! YIPPEE!!!

Chevron interchangeable Picture frame!

OK FINALLY doing a post!! Hallelujah! So I am redoing my daughters room in Gray, pink and mint colors! I cant wait for it to be finished so I can show you the whole room! But here is a little project I did to make a big statement piece for SUPER cheap! 

ok here are the steps:
1. Go to home depot and get a piece of MDF board (any size you want) paint it the color you want and let it dry, then tape off board in a chevron pattern
2. Paint every other one the color you want (I painted mine an off white)
3. Take 3 frames (more or less depending on size of MDF board) I spray painted them a mint color (I used Catalina mist from krylon)
4. Take some fine sandpaper and just smudge the board to make it look worn.
5. eyeball where you want the frames then once you like how they are placed, measure to place the screws.
6. hang frames!
I loved hanging the frames on the boards that way I can change out the pictures whenever I want! This project cost me $2.00 for the prints. I already had the other items just laying around!
FUN!!
xoxo