I took the back cushion off and applied twine instead ( a buck for a roll of 100 ft at target dollar racks) then redid the cushion in the blue flowered material!! I love it now only 3 more to go!So these chairs were my grandma's, and at first glance I didn't see any potential in them what- so- ever!! Then one my second go around I was enlightened!! How I love them now!

BEFORE and AFTER

Guess what.............

After a long day in phx I come home to check my emails and GUess what was in them??????

ok enough of the mystery.......................Courtney award me with the

Thank you so much!!!!! It was such an amazing message to find yesterday!!!

Now check out Courtney!!! Her blog is FAb!!!!

And now to pass it along.  Here are the rules:

 1) Thank the person who gave you the award.

2) Share 7 things about yourself.

 3) Pass the award on to 10 bloggers you've recently discovered and think are just fabulous

 4) Let those bloggers know you've selected them for this award so that they can pass it on, too!



Ok seven things about me huh?!?!?!

1) I have an unhealthy addiction to blog land, whether it be home decor, or crafty blogs I <3 them all!!!!!

2) I start craft projects and take weeks to finish them:( and then forget to post them on here:( :(

3) I love my kids and husband more than life itsself, they are my life, even when they are getting on my last nerve, I hate for them to be farther than the next room from me:)

4) I love shoes!!!! I buy shoes and clothes for that matter whether I need them or not! THis goes for my kids too, whether they need them, if they are uber adorable and decently priced Ill buy them:)

5) I cannot stand to wake up to a messy house(even though most the time I do) I love to stay up really late at night and clean:)

6) I adore cooking, I love trying to make new recipes and make them my own:)

7) I am extremely shy and insecure around people I don't really know, I  studder and talk really fast I know its weird:) blog land is no prob but in real life its another story!


        Ok who do I present this to......................

                                                House of smith
                                           imperfectly beautiful
                                            THe creative crate
                                       My kids eat off the floor
                                                 Moody girl
                                       flipflops and apple sauce
                                          create and delegate
                                          two shades of pink
                                       craftaholics anonymous
                                               trey and lucy

                                            Thanks again courtney for the award!!!!!

Whippy cake hair tutorials!

That is her finished do! - love it! - love the pink walls in the back ground too!
http://whippycake.blogspot.com/ go visit her and drool over her beautiful blog!Ok so I love the whippy cake blog! S o I have done her pin up girl hair do, do wish I would have takin pictures but didn't! It did turn out fab though! Today I did her tie one with lace or ribbon, I used black ribbon def want to do something brighter next time!

This was exactly what I needed today! So I thought I would share with my wonderful blog land friends!!
And by the way hello new followers hope you enjoyed your visit to my world!

After living what I felt was a 'decent' life, my time on earth came to the end. The first thing I remember is sitting on a bench in the waiting room of what I thought to be a court house.The doors opened and I was instructed to come in and have a seat by the defense table.As I looked around I saw the 'prosecutor.'He was a villainous looking gent who snarled as he stared at me.  He definitely was the most evil person I have ever seen.I sat down and looked to my left and there sat My Attorney,  kind and gentle looking man whose appearance seemed so familiar to me, I felt I knew Him. The corner door flew open and there appeared the Judge in full flowing robes.He commanded an awesome presence as He moved across the room I couldn't take my eyes off Him.As He took His seat behind the bench, He said, 'Let us begin.'The prosecutor rose and said,'My name is Satan and I am here to show you why this man belongs in hell.'He proceeded to tell of lies that I told, things that I stole, and In the past when I cheated others. Satan told of other horrible Perversions that were once in my life and the more he spoke, the further down in my seat I sank. I was so embarrassed that I couldn't look at anyone, even my own Attorney, as the Devil told of sins that even I had completely forgotten about. As upset as I was at Satan for telling all these things about me, I was equally upset at My Attorney who sat there silently not offering any form of defense at all. I know I had been guilty of those things, but I had done some good in my life - couldn't that at least equal out part of the harm I'd done? Satan finished with a fury and said, 'This man belongs in hell, he is guilty of all that I have charged and there is not a person who can prove otherwise.' When it was His turn, My Attorney first asked if He might approach the bench.  The Judge allowed this over the strong objection of Satan, and beckoned Him to come forward..As He got up and started walking, I was able to see Him in His full splendor and majesty. I realized why He seemed so familiar; this was Jesus Christ representing me, my God and Savior. He stopped at the bench and softly said to the Judge, 'Hi, Dad,' and then He turned to address the court.'Satan was correct in saying that this man had sinned, I won't deny any of these allegations. And, yes, the wages of sin is death, and this man deserves to be punished.'Jesus took a deep breath and turned to His Father with outstretched arms and proclaimed, 'However, I died on the cross so that this person might have eternal life and he has accepted Me as his Savior, so he is Mine.' Jesus continued with, 'His name is written in the Book of Life,  and no one can snatch him from Me.Satan still does not understand yet.  This man is not to be given justice, but rather mercy.'As Jesus sat down, He quietly paused, looked at His Father and said, 'There is nothing else that needs to be done.''I've done it all.'The Judge lifted His mighty hand and slammed the gavel down.  The following words bellowed from His lips...'This man is free.  The penalty for him has already been paid in full.  'Case dismissed.'As Jesus led me away, I could hear Satan ranting and raving, 'I won't give up, I will win the next one.' I asked Jesus as He gave me my instructions where to go next, 'Have you ever lost a case?' Christ lovingly smiled and said,'Everyone that has come to Me and asked Me to represent them has received the same verdict as you, ~Paid In Full~. Passing this on to anyone you consider a friend,(As I have done here), will bless you both.'Stop telling God how big your storm is. Instead, tell the storm how big your God is!' Thank You God!!!!!!

Life....

Is constently moving, changing, sometimes we get so caught up in it that we forget to bask in the moments,in small moments with our children, husband and friends.

I had a quiet drive to pheonix to pick up my step daughter from school for the weekend, as I got close I saw 2 younger children walking down the road, and I was takin back to my 13 birthday party it was rainy and my mom had made me a huge brownie with tweety bird on top( yes old school tweety was cool, heck at one point I had my room and all my bedding and bathroom done in tweety bird!) after the party was over we headed to get gas and I remember looking out the window thinking next 14 then 15 and then 16........ Fast forward to 16 I met the prince charmin, 17 engaged, and by 18 I was married with a 5 month old ( yes we had our first baby together before we were married), by 20 we were on the verge on divorce with 2 childrenin the mix and at that point it wasn't looking like it was going to be a pretty one, but thank God above my parent and sister and brothers stepped in and really helped guide us and be there for both of us! We worked hard and prayed harder for our marriage and family to work through our problems! Well we are happy as ever 3 yrs later! That little angel we had when we got married starts school this year. We have 4 healthy beatiful happy children running around our house at any given time and through the day sometimes I forget to slow down and enjoy their little quirks and soak in their innocence, my goal from now on is to sit down and color or play toys with them more often, I want to incourage a deep faith in Christ, inspire creativity and love and hope!

Fabulous blog

WEll as we all know I blog stalk like a crazy girl, and on my adventures in blog land yesterday I came across an amazing blog, actually just plain prettiful ( i know thats not really a word, is it?) I spend a good two hours looking thru this wonderful ladies blog, I fell in love with her houe, and her daughters were so beautiful, and creative! THis wonderful lady isn't just a fabulous interior designer, she's extremely inspirational, her life handed her so much more than I now I could take and still have faith in the good LOrd, but to this day on her blog she is loving and praising the man up stairs!!! WHo is this you ask ?? actually you are probably think OMgoodness get on with who it is so we can go blog stalk her blog.................ok, ok, her I go My new fav blog is...Melanie from  prettiesandposies.blogspot.com!! I found her looking thru my other fav blog(i use that word liberally) Maria I am in love with her blog too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SEriously check out both of there blogs!!!!

post it note tuesday

Supah momma says it  best

"Why bother wasting your breath, spewing verbalness... when you can simply sum it all up in one neat n tidy little post it note."

Tumbling Princess

Our pretty princess has been attending tumbling class for the past year, the year before she took ballet, well every year at the end of the session there's a recital! Thought I'd share pics!

Camera strap covers!

I love these thing! I Have been making them all weekend!!

post it note tuesday!

supahmommy sums it up the best,

Why bother spewing verbal vomit when you can sum it all up in one neat little post it note?

There ya have it!!!!

 

Message center!

So I have been blog stalkin like a mad lady trying to find ideas for a message center! And finally ithe idea came together in my head!!

Green grass

Love it!

Spring grass!

Don't you love the smell of fresh cut grass? I know I do! I am sitting out front watching the hubby cut grass( he finally decided to cut grass after putting it off for the last 2wks) I get this over whelming feeling of thankfulness, I have a nice house a yard that is pretty wonderful full of gorgeous rich green grass, bolgavillas, oleanders, and flowers of many sorts! Its no were near a mansion but it is home, its were we have had the pleasure of making so many wonderful memories, watch our kids grow up so far! I am thankful for my amazing husband, he's extremely understanding, care, loving ,funny to the point of rolling on the floor laugh my behind off!!! If the Lord came for us tomorrow I couldn't say - was ready because there are a million things left I want to do but I could say thank you for the amazing life he gave me! I'm thankful for my kids they are amazing and light up my day! I'm thankful for friends new and old! I'm thankful for the warm sun shining on me right now! What are you thankful for? I really want to hear so post your thankfuls and post your link in my comment box!! I can't wait to read them!!!
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