Fish Rodeo

This past weekend me and Tyler went to a fish rodeo with my niece and her two little boys.  Had never been to a fish rodeo but its a really neat thing to do for the kids.  I think around 500 catfish were released into this pond at a local residents house.  He donated his pond for this event.  A small area was netted off and the kids were allowed to fish.  Parents and adults could help but it was meant for the kids to do.  Tyler helped Austin catch this one. 

Mr. Prentiss has a beautiful place.

Its Knot-so-Hard flip flops

I love the name of these easy to make flip flops .. and really,, its Knot so hard!  I made them in about 20 minutes.  I wasnt sure I'd like actually wearing them though,, but I do.  The tutorial can be found here. 



never mind the ugly feet but here's how they look on. 



also added a few strips of fabric tied on for a shabby look.

(flip flops cost $1 at Dollar General so a very inexpensive project to do.. especially if your looking for kids projects)

Happy Fathers Day

We celebrated Fathers Day at my mama&daddys house with a hamburger lunch and then finished it off by digging up fresh taters from the garden.  It was a great day.. taking the time to be grateful for truly some of the most simple pleasures in life .. enjoying family.

MY DADDY - he's the best.  He loves sharing his garden with his kids., it makes him happy. 

Jeff - my GREAT, loving, supportive,  patient husband.. (dont let the picture fool ya- he always looks irritated
when taking a picture) .. He's such a good daddy too! 

my sweet little niece - Katelynn - with the potatoes

Happy Fathers Day - 2011

Post #2 - Birthday shirt, tutu and bow

Linking up with Becca at Blue Cricket Design

Melanie's fiance's little sister, River Grace, turned 1 this week and Melanie wanted to make her a tutu with the matching birthday shirt and bow.  This is what we came up with. 

(These were taken with my phone so definitely not the best)  Will be adding pics of River Grace wearing her tutu next week. 

Have a good weekend everybody. 

Friday and Post #1 wedding sign

Linking up with Becca at Blue Cricket Design


I've finally gotten around to starting on the  signs for Amb's wedding.  I only have 1 done but I've got 2 more printed out and ready to do when I get the boards painted.   I think this is a 1x6 .. and about 22-24inches long.  I sanded the board, primed and then lightly sanded again and then painted with white paint.  I printed the words off and rubbed the back of each letter with pencil and then transferred to the board by tracing over it all.  After that I used my black paint pen to fill it all in.  Its not perfect by any means but Im OK with how it looks.  This will be one of the signs used to point the guests around to the right spot.  The wedding will be at Roosevelt State Park and I think its going to be really pretty.  

Stay tuned,, post #2 coming next,, Little girl #1 birthday shirt, tutu and matching bow.  

Feels like Summer Time and flip flops

It has been sooo hot here lately and yesterday we finally got some of that good smelling stuff we call rain. My mom and dads garden has been needing it desperately.  Ours has too but since ours is MUCH smaller we can easily keep it watered with the sprinkler.  She called me at work to let me hear it rain over the phone.. yes, she was very excited about the rain.  

here she is with the first squash this year



and here is daddy checking another plant - he wasnt supposed to be in the garden. 
He was still healing from surgery a few weeks ago.  He's hardheaded like that... probably where
I get it from. 

Summertime always means flip flops although we wear them right up through fall and sometimes in the winter too.  Becca at The Texas Darlings is hosting a bloggy flip flop exchange.  It sounds like a lot of fun and a new pair of flip flops is always a good thing.

Here are the details of the swap (copied from Beccas site).. but please hop over and say Hi and email her if you're interested in joining the swap.  You have until this Sunday night June 12th to join in. 

Bloggy Flip Flop Exchange


One. If you would like to participate, send Becca an email that includes your full mailing address, blog address, and flip flop size by Sunday, June 12, 2011.

Click here to send her an email (click from Beccas site )

Two. On Monday, June 14, you will receive an email with your BFFE partner's information. Please take the time to visit their blog and learn more about them.

Three. By Friday, June 17, mail your flip flops to your BFFE partner along with mementos from your home state (so they can learn more about you as well). Some ideas include a postcard, local delicacy (someone got homemade fudge sauce last year- jealous!), key chain, etc. Don't spend more than $20 total for your package.

Four. Blog about the flips you have received - show us some pictures!!

Thats it,, sounds fun to me.  I LOVE getting packages and fun stuff in the mail.  I hope you'll join in the fun. 

Glass block night lights

** edited to add the other 3 pictures ** 



Amb &  Mel get their craft on .. they made these Cute little night lights for some friends baby shower .. pics were taken with my phone so they not the best.

It's suppose to be another hot day tomorrow .. Stay cool!
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Pallet heaven opened up ..

. . . and these two pretty babies fell right in my lap.. alright!!!   Thank you very much, Ill take em home with me. 



They are very sturdy and have somewhat of an inlaid top .. i think thats the way to describe that??

Im thinking stacked together or side by side with big industrial caster wheels and stained a walnut color and sanded a bit they would make a gorgeous coffee table.  Any ideas of what to do with them??  I'd love to hear.. leave a comment.  

Stay Tuned ..

a few things ive made and the river

Dragonfly #2 - 

flew off to a new home to live with Patricia (winner of my giveaway in April)

i found this quote a few months ago so I thought I'd paint a canvas and put it on there..
I dont like it. . but oh well not all projects turn out goood.  It'll be getting repainted.. and I
think I wont freehand the writing this time.

I've had this old window hangin on my backporch for awhile but it was
an ugly color.. so I painted it and made me a little box to hang beneath it to
put some flowers in.  Thinking Im gonna paint the "welcome" to give a little color..

The Mississippi River in Vicksburg about a week before it crested.

in BABY mode .. yay!!

… grandbaby that is. Not only is daughter #2 expecting with our 1st grandbaby but we found out the other day that daughter #1 is expecting with our 2nd grandbaby. Yeah, a little bit of a shock but we are sooo very excited.
So you know I’ve had an eagle eye lately for anything baby related. Here are a couple of tutorials I have found and cant wait to try out. Not to mention I think I will be doing a makeover on the cradle that not only my 3 babies slept in when they were little but so did some nieces/nephews. I’ve held onto this thing for 22 years waiting for the day to drag it out again for grandbabies. Amazingly it has held up very well.. until I broke one of the legs on it the other day.. oh well break out the gorilla glue.. it’ll be alright! 

On to the tutorials..
A super simple way to sew up some burp cloths in no time at all  and Sarah shows you exactly how to do it over at  A little of this A little of that 

 
And how about some of the cutest little baby shoes.. I can just imagine these in all sorts of colors and patterns.   Ready to try these out soon.   Grey Luster Girl made these adorable shoes using the tutorial found on Star Dust Shoes site..   And look at the flower that she added.. that is just too cute
 

And last take a look at these awesome bibs.. or is it an apron,, no it’s a bapron.. pretty cool huh?

And Jess tells you exactly how to make them and it looks so easy.  Cant wait to sew some of these.  And if you hop over to her site you can see the prettiest little model wearing one of these.  So cute. 

 
Off to a family reunion this weekend and soo looking forward to just a couple days away. I dont want to do anything at all.  Except maybe fish with Tyler ,, if he'll let me.. ha ha. 

Stay tuned for more baby and wedding projects as well as a makeover on the cradle.  

Have a great Mothers Day Weekend everyone. 

My IN THE WORKS project is F I N I S H E D !!

Editing to add linking up with the Shanty sisters at

I have been working on this table for awhile now and Im so happy to be finished with it.  It started out as the country blue type color and a light stained top.   I had lots of photos and even made a short little video (ha, you've been saved from that)  and I cant find them.  I have a feeling they were on my old phone that died.  UGH!!  So I'll just post what I have.   But you can see a before pic on my sidebar,,  the IN THE WORKS project. 


Ill just let you look at the pictures of the progress .. I will say that I used RustOleum Painters Touch Spray Paint touch in gloss black and the top is stained with Minwax Dark Walnut stain. 

and i had to go back and sand the edges of the tabletop because of some overspray from the black paint

Although I wanted to keep this , part of me wanted to see if I could actually sell something that I had given a makeover.  So I listed it on craigslist two weeks ago.  And IM VERY EXCITED to say that I sold it this past Sunday.  The buyer has the cutest shop in Mendenhall called BallyHoo and she is adding a kitchen to her shop and needed a table.  And come to find out both of my daughters knew her, they took care of her granddaughter at the daycare where they work.  Such a small world,, never know who you will meet. 

And on another note i've noticed that i've almost reached 100 followers,,  WOW!!!

Ill be linking up this week with all the talented bloggers at these parties .. Go check 'em out! 

Anything Goes at Type A Decorating

Blue Cricket Design

My Repurposed LIfe

Furniture Feature Friday at Miss Mustard Seed

Whassup Wednesday at Element Interiors

Transformation Thursday at The shabby Chic Cottage

Thanks for stopping by ,, I hope you all have a great week!