Old Toad and Coffee

Today my husband informed he is going to throw out the "old frog statue thingy because it's an eyesore" ouch I LOVE my little toad=( I picked it up a few years back from a garage sale and fell in love with the branches and the craftsmanship..plus I didnt see "made in China" anywhere on it. So in a vain attempt to salvage my future prince I tried to spruce it up a little ( notice my pretty lillies?)

For the rest of the day I'm going to relax with a hot cup of peet's vanilla coffee and some yummy 99 cent store hazelnut creamer.



Do you know what makes coffee even better?






yess..now thats what I'm talkin about!! Have a great day everyone :0)

DIY Dress Kits

Have you heard of this etsy shop before? Little Fish in a Big Pond She has the cutest dresses/tops with such a nice selection of designer fabric. The best part? (well for me anyways) you get to make 'em yourself!! Everything you need comes with these little kits all you need is your sewing machine=) And the second best part? They are all so reasonably priced *sigh* im in heaven.. Im so excited to start making mine. I got the Apple Peasant Dress ( looks good enough to eat!) and will be sure to be back for more.

Jane's 2nd Bday Party!

Where does time go?
Since she does mommy and me classes at a local gymnastics center we decided to have it there. She had a blast!

St. Patty's Day!

Happy St Patrick's Day everyone! I hope you all remembered to wear your green :0)

Business Cards

I opened up an etsy shop last month Dress Like Jane. Mainly featuring handmade bows and clips. I recently got these business cards from vistaprint. I just love them so sweet with a touch of whimsey. Now if only my shop would pick up lol. I also started making earrings from Hello Kitty charms. I'm a kitty fan and not ashamed of it c'mon hop on over to my shop and indulge in your inner child :0)

Spring has Sprung!

ah..finally some pretty purple lillies to brighten up the garden. Hello Spring, bye bye drab Winter :0)

Holey Moley!

I accidently threw in one of Keimi's t shirts in with the normal cycle clothing and look what happened.. a holey moley=( It's pretty small however, once she puts on the shirt, her skin peaks through the hole making the hole VERY obvious, well to me anyways. So I took a couple of seconds to debate whether or not just throwing the shirt away. On one hand she had only worn it 1x and had it less than a week on the otherhand, I bought it at Target after Valentines Day so it was on sale for about $3.00 ( i know, i know just toss the thing already! )
But the thrift junkie in me had to salvage something. I thought about using the birds on the shirt for patterns or making a cute applique on something.

Then my mom stopped by, just happened to peak into my craft room and got a real good look at my daughters holed up t shirt. Then without hesitation said to me "I told you how many times stop buying clothes from target! CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP! You should only be buying clothes at Macys and Sears Now look, there are holes everywhere!" LOL I kept my mouth shut theres no sense in arguing with your mom! Thus inspired my motivation out came every little embellishment I had. I called in my little one and let her decide where the embellies went 15 minutes, some cute buttons, and a crocheted flower later a new shirt was born. A little much? maybe.. but she loves it. I think we'll take a trip to grandma's later :0)


Do something fun with your washer mishap clothes!