Pinterest...

Do you have a Pinterest account??

If not...what are you waiting for?

I get a lot of my craft and home decor ideas from there.  I just love it!

Lately I have been looking at the wreaths on there for ideas.  These are some of my favorites that I have pinned...

Interested in any of these?  Let me know!  I can make them.  :o)

New Zipper Pouches...

I made some new zipper pouches the other day and forgot to post them on here.  They are $10 each for the big ones and $5 each for the coin purses.  Let me know if you are interested!

 I am thinking about starting a shop on Etsy or Bigcartel to sell my products.  I am just not sure which one yet.  I will let you know when I do.

I made some changes to the blog and I am not sure how I like it so bear with me while I experiment with different colors and backgrounds.  Thanks for stopping by!

Curtain Project...

I was on a mission to change the curtains in our living room/dining room/kitchen area.  I have an open floor plan so it is hard for me to pick things out for each room because I have to make sure that they all match.  Here is what I decided on...

For the Living Room I chose a blue missoni pattern.  I ordered this and when I got it in I realized how much I loved it and it matched the living room so I decided it was perfect!

I chose this fabric for the dining room and kitchen.  It is  so modern and Joe really likes it!  It wasn't for curtains, but for my fabric boxes and I had enough left to make curtains.  Love it!

Dining room view.

Kitchen view.

These are the awesome fabric boxes I made.  It took me 3 hours to make it.  It had a lot of measuring and cutting, but I don't think my second one will take that long.  

The baskets look good in my dining room and they match the curtains.  :o)

Last picture is a treat!  I have no Idea why but Ryan has been making this face for the last three days.  He opens his mouth like he is getting ready to say something and just leaves it open.  He looks happy when he does it so I don't know.  I hope he just learned a new thing because it is so cute!  :o)

Hope you have a fabulous day!

e.l.f. Cosmetic Review...

Today I received my e.l.f. cosmetics in the mail today!  So you ask, what is e.l.f. cosmetics?  Well, e.l.f. stands for Eyes. Lips. Face.  You can visit their website here.  
It felt like Christmas opening up all of the makeup that I received.  This is what I got for $25!!

WOW!!

This is two cream eyeshadow duos

two powder eyeshadow duos

lengthening mascara

brown waterproof eyeliner pen

black waterproof eyeliner pen

two mineral powder eyeshadows

one shimmer cream eyeshadow palette of 4 colors

pressed powder

one duo blush (pink shimmer and bronze)

and lip gloss.

I tried everything I purchased.  One of my eyes has one color/eyeliner and the other has a different one (just incase you wonder why my eyes look different).

Sorry for the bad looking hair.  I had just finished working out.  Now I have to go wash all of the makeup off.  :o)

So, for the review.... I won't keep you waiting any more!

I love everything!

I was afraid paying $1 - $3 for makeup that it wouldn't be great and the pigments wouldn't show up on my face but this makeup is great!  

I love Mary Kay, but just have a hard time affording it and getting it when I need it.  Why spend more when e.l.f. is a fraction of the price and works just as well?!?!

Here are some more pictures/close ups of the makeup...

Here is the blush (it is hard to see the colors.  I should have photographed them on a white piece of paper).  It is a light pink and a bronzy color.

These are the eyeshadows.  The round ones are duos and the ones with the black lids are mineral powder eyeshadow.

In this picture you can see the shimmer cream eyeshadow quad, the pressed powder, and the eyeliners and mascara.  I guess you can see part of the lipgloss too.  

These are the mineral powder eyeshadows.

And the shadows again.

I am so glad that I tried e.l.f. cosmetics and will buy them again.  In fact, I did put in another $10 order so that I could get a FREE $80 value palette for my birthday...because e.l.f. is good like that!  :)

If you would like to know the exact colors of the products that I purchased, please comment below and I will get you the list.

e.l.f. has a special right now that if you spend $25 you will get free shipping, so go to the site and get you some fabulous new makeup!

Thanks for reading my review!

Julia

Another Dress...

Here is another dress!  I made it today during "nap time" and it turned out great!  It already has an owner so it isn't for sale, but I just wanted to show it to you anyway.

Julia

  

The Greatest Gift...

I had the best day yesterday and got some wonderful gifts and had many friends and family members wish me a happy birthday, but I got the best gift of all today!  (sorry Ma...I haven't gotten my gift from you yet so yours may be better?!?  LOL)  Sarah, a wonderful lady who I attend Church Services with, gave me her serger that she didn't use any more!!!!  I know!  How wonderful is that!?!?  I brought it home and started using it right away.  I made a little "pouch" to go on the front of my serger to catch all of the fabric that it cuts before it serges the fabric.  It turned out great!

Isn't my serger just beautiful?  LOL

It doesn't take much to get me excited these days in my old age.  ;o)

After I made the little pouch, I decided to make a dress...

I love this flower.  I covered up the pocket on the shirt with the flower.  The pocket took the "prettiness" out of the dress.

I have three more dresses to make.  I may work on them tomorrow if I have time.  

This is another one of my creations...

All you need to make one is a box top (or an old picture frame), some ribbon, and a glue gun.  That's it!

Thanks for stopping by!  

Julia