Wednesday, April 21, 2010

New products-Bibs!





So the last month or so I've been getting ready to do a boutique in Gilbert. Unfortunately I had to cancel, but not before designing a new product. Baby Bibs. I wanted something different from the typical "rounded" shape. This is what I came up with. I also didn't want to deal with snaps or velcro so I decided to use suspender clips attached to ribbon. I love the way these look! I've given and sold several already and they've been well received.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Thank goodness a NEW week!

Whew, I'm glad that last week is over. My week was crazy. Last Sunday, Baby B was fussy and I thought "oh, it's those 4 new teeth that she's gotten this week." I put her to bed and thought nothing of it, Monday she seemed fine and that was wonderful until she woke up from her afternoon nap with her ear drooping and pushing out. I hurried to drop the kids that I watch at home and take my husband to school so that I could get to Urgent Care for B. We waited for the doctor who came in and looked and immediately told me that I needed to take B to the ER. I proceeded to brake down in tears. I was way to overwhelmed at that point and hearing the doctor say I needed to take B to the hospital and probably get a CAT scan was too much. I called my in-laws and asked if they could come and help, but at first they were stuck with car problems, so I called my dad's best friend who lives down the street from the urgent care and he came to my rescue. He let me drop off little man at his house and then drove us to the hospital since I was upset and needed to calm down in order to be there for B. Also, my sweet in-laws brought my hubby as quick as possible to the hospital. After hours of waiting, B received a CAT scan. At 11:30 p.m. we were admitted into the hospital. B had Mastoiditis- in other words a nasty ear infection that went to the bone. Now no judging me people- I had no clue that she had an ear infection- she wasn't pulling her ears and Sunday she let me prod her ears to check- nothing. I really thought that she had teething issues. I felt like the world's worst mom at that moment. After getting settled B finally got to sleep, unfortunately I couldn't- I was feeling sick. To make a LONG story short, we stayed until Thursday afternoon. We stayed a little longer due to B vomiting all Wednesday afternoon and night. I have to say Cardon's Children's center is amazing. The nurses are so helpful, the washer and dryer was very helpful, and I loved the wagons, toys and music time that B was able to enjoy. It was also nice to be able to watch some movies like Wild Child that I knew my hubby would never go for. I unfortunately had to cancel my participation in the shop chic boutique. I hated to say I couldn't do it, but my baby is WAY more important. I'm glad I did too because Friday night little man is walking in the hall and passes me at the computer saying "mommy, I think I sick" only to vomit all over the hallway floor. After settling him, I proceeded to the store to stock up on gatorade and some Oscillococcinum. I swear by that stuff. So after all this craziness I am GRATEFUL, for my kids getting better, my bed, etc. I hope to have the new products that I was going to feature at the boutique up on etsy and my website, up for purchase this week and next. I also hope to feature some of the projects I did up to see and maybe a tutorial, but we'll see. I don't want to overload myself, I'm still trying to catch up.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Boutique and Short Hiatus

Well friends, I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. Between family visiting, baby sitting and preparing for the boutique next week, I just don't have the time. I will be back with some fun things sometime after the boutique. I'm very excited about Shop Chic's Spring boutique. I will be unveiling some new products at the boutique that I'm very excited about. For those of you in the Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert, Queen Creek areas come check it out!





Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Tuesday's Tutorial- Last minute St. Patty's Day Decor

So I'm just a little bit reserved about posting this tutorial. It's because it's not the most exciting thing I've done, but it's cute and it didn't cost me ANYTHING.
Supplies:
strips of green tissue paper
green cardstock or paper
mod podge
Ink- this is optional
paint - I used gold and green acrylic paint
glass jars- I used old cleaned out baby food jars
a small shamrock cookie cutter or a template printed from the computer
Ribbon
Hot Glue
Instructions:
Apply a light coat of mod podge in sections. Apply tissue strips where the mod podge is.

Let it dry. While it's drying cut out shamrock- if you are going to ink this is where you would do it.
Apply a coat of mod podge on shamrock and place it over the dry tissue.
I then rolled my jar against my mat to make sure that it conformed to the jar. Let the mod podge dry. If you are using paint apply it to the jar after the shamrock has dried. Next add the final layer of mod podge. Lastly I applied a coat of lime green paint to the top of the jar for a bit of contrast. Now I don't have pictures, but I added a bit of gold ribbon on top of the lime green to give it a pop. I also put tea light candles inside of the jars for a bit of fun.

Sorry for the blurry pictures, I'm working on having a steadier hand, but like everything it takes practice, practice, practice!

Monday, March 15, 2010

Menu Monday and a sneak peak

Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday: Chicken Fajitas
Wednesday: Corned beef and Cabbage with potatoes- Celebrating St. Patty's Day!
Thursday: R.S. Dinner- NO COOKING!!
Friday: Strawberry Spinach Salad
Saturday:leftovers
Sunday: Fried Chicken, potato salad and a green salad

If you want the recipe for any of these meals please comment and I'll post the recipe!

Now for the sneak peak...............................

Monday, March 8, 2010

Menu Monday

So Last weeks menu didn't go as planned. Mostly due to no one wanting turkey meatloaf. Instead I made tacos with it. I got the inspiration from Traci at The Woman who couldn't sit still. This week I plan to stick to my menu better, but I have to say my turkey tacos were awesome!.

Monday: Chicken Fried Rice
Tuesday: who knows?
Wednesday: Chicken Fajitas
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: Orange Chicken, rice and veggies
Saturday: leftovers
Sunday: roast, mashed potatoes and veggies

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Sale

I've been thinking about doing another sale recently, but I've been so busy lately that it's taken a bit longer than expected to get the ball rolling. I'm offering all bows, flower clips, diaper cases and onesies for 30% off to my followers. Not a follower yet? Become one and take part of this great offer. Just put follower in the notes to seller and I will refund the 30% via paypal. Hurry this offer isn't going to last long! The sale ends on the March 17.