Bulldog Problems! :)

Hank is only 5 1/2 months and my husband and I decided to take him up to Monterey with us to visit family and for my sisters wedding! Sadie my 8 year old pitbull does not care for the car ride all that much! I wasn't sure how Hank was going to do but...He loved it! On our way home he climbed in the drivers seat and...

Well, He couldn't Hang!

My Sisters Wedding

It's a rare occasion when we get 80 degree weather in Pebble Beach but the day of my sisters wedding, thats exactly what she got! It was a gorgeous classy wedding! 

18th Hole on the Pebble Beach Green

 Bags she made for each of the bridesmaids!

 Ever since we were little she LOVED Elvis! It's also a rare occasion when the King rises from the dead...But he did for her Wedding! :)

 He performed 2 different sets. One in his younger days and one in his white jumpsuit! 

 He rocked the house to say the least!

 Centerpieces

 Favors...with a heart shaped French Macaroon in it!

Thanksgiving & Fall Wreath

The crazy thing about Thanksgiving is how quickly it goes by after Halloween! It seems like we jump right into Christmas! I saw this beautiful burlap wreath (here) that can be used for fall. Hmmm, so fall can be maybe August and September but here is San Diego we dont really see the season Fall because in September it's about 80 degrees still. Then after September jumps into Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and then winter. Well what we Southern California people call winter :)

So right away I though since I cant really use it as a Fall wreath it would make a great Thanksgiving wreath! The burlap garment was the hardest thing for me to find! The other things I bought at Michael's. I saw this foam "Happy Thanksgiving" sign and then the wheels started turning! I can use that to make my wreath more "Thanksgiving-ish"I used the tutorial from the link above and I'm not gonna lie its tough to work with that burlap! Once I finally got it covered with the burlap and added my little fall-ish decorations, it was onto the sign! I didn't want to glue the sign on there because, if for some crazy reason, we move from Southern California I might just get to use the wreath for Fall! Duh, pipe cleaners! I taped half a pipe cleaner to each side of the sign and then attached it to the wreath! This way I can use it for Fall and then attach the sign for Thanksgiving! I was a little worried how this wreath was going to turn out but I am very pleased the way it did!

Personalized Mickey And Minnie Mouse Ornaments

For all the Disney lovers these are great gifts! 

My sister is getting married November 3rd and we both love Disney and Disneyland soo much! For her bachelorette we spent the day at Disneyland! I wanted to make her something for Christmas that involved her wedding and Bachelorette. I was one of these minnie ornaments on pinterest and got some great ideas for her gift!

I used ideas from a couple different places and a few of my own, combined them together to get this...

I used the idea for making the inside of the ornament sparkly. Click Here

Then, I used the genius idea to make puff balls the ears and rhinestones as Minnies polka dots. Click Here

Then, I threw my own twist in on the bow and the lettering. Give me a couple more days and then I'll have the Mickey one done for the Mr. 

These would also be cute for a baby's first Christmas!

I love them so much I'm going to make myself and husband one too since it will be our First Christmas as a married couple too! :)

MICKEY MOUSE

Mickey Mouse Ornament is done!! They're pretty much the same as the Minnie Mouse but instead of polka dot rhinestones I used a Q-tip to paint on his white buttons and changed up the ribbon it hangs on! I absolutely love the way these turned out!

Halloween Ghost Wreath

I was a little unsure when I first started making this how it would turn out...but I love it! You can choose to make one with whatever color ribbons you'd like! I think a purple and black one with a witch theme would be super cute too! I didn't take pictures as I was making it so It will be tough for me to describe how I made it but I followed directions from this website...http://blog.mardigrasoutlet.com/2011/08/halloween-wreath-with-deco-mesh-video.html

Materials:

1. Orange Thick Tulle Ribbon...I chose one that had a little sparkle in it!  (From Michaels in Thanksgiving section)

2. Black Pipe Cleaners

   3. Black Sparkle Ribbon 

4. White Letters (Already made from Michaels)

5. A Wood Ghost I painted with White paint and black eyes

6. Wire wreath

Lo-Cal Refreshing Watermelon Cocktail

This was great for a hot evening! So refreshing!

Watermelon Vodka, Sprite Zero, and a splash of Cranberry!

Bulldog Sucking Thumb?!?...

Does this picture not look like he's sucking his thumb!?!? Too Cute!