On our way

Back home!  I really had a good time this trip, and I have bow orders to fill when I get home!  Good stuff!
We got Jim "settled" in the camper that he and his dad are staying in during the week and then the kids and I drove an extra hour and a half up to Moses Lake, WA.  My aunt and uncle live there, and opened their home up to us.
They have gigantic backyard and toys and things that little boys love, so there's been no boredom whatsoever!  Yesterday we went to the aquatic center and the kids really had an awesome time there, too.  Jay told me a little while ago that he doesn't want to go home.  I guess that's the sign of a successful trip, eh?
Anyway, we're anxious to get back home and this mommy's ready to get my kids back to their routine.  I hope you all had as wonderful of a week as I did!

Florida!

My good friend Kelly asked me to make her some bows the other day for a friend of hers who had just had a baby and lives in Florida.  Supposedly this friend is a big football fan...  So, the clips I made are football themed.  Well, football team themed at least.  A couple of them are Tampa Bay Buccaneers colors and the other is one of the Universities in Southern Florida.  I think they turned out pretty well.

This one is the University bow.  I can't remember the name... Sorry about that... I'd hate to name the wrong school.  The bottom ribbon is organza,, and I think it made a really pretty backdrop for the satin gold ribbon on top.  It'll look pretty cute attached to a headband on that baby's head.

The flower is red, black and white layered on a clip.  They're sewed and glued together, so they're not coming apart anytime soon.  There's a football button and rhinestones that make up the center.  I think it turned out pretty cute.

And now for the Buccaneers bow.  It's just their team colors, but this is actually more difficult to make than it looks.  The ribbon is satin, and it's a little slippery and hard to work with, but I really like how it turned out.  It's about 4 inches wide, so it's definitely a good size.  I plan on getting more team colors and making more bows for football season..


This may be my last post for a few days.  I'm heading out of town again on Saturday.  I may get the urge to blog while I'm away, though.  Who knows?  I'll be heading up to Moses Lake, Washington to visit a very special aunt and uncle of mine.  I'm pretty excited about it.  I'm sure we'll have an awesome time, and I know my kids will really enjoy "Great-Uncle Weirdo and Aunt Katie."

Tuesday

For me, Tuesday is just like any other day...  Laundry, dishes, diapers...  Bows!  I actually made 9 or 10 different ones yesterday, but I'll upload them one at a time so I don't overwhelm you again.  This is one that I made for my niece Alyah, who is in England.
Today, though, I'm seriously considering just having a lazy day...  Sitting out on the patio with the baby watching the boys play in their pool.  Until they go to Nana's anyway.  I'm going to get a manicure.  I've found that I have a serious need for pampering when Jim's not around to pamper me!
So...  I may just go for the manicure, and I may stop off at a craft store and do a little scrapbooking or something...  I've looked at some of their classes, and there's several that look like a lot of fun.  I'm seriously behind in the scrapbooking world.  I have a lot of baby pages for Jay, maybe 3 or 4 for the Asher-man, and NONE for the baby.  I need to get busy!  But, with three little ones getting into everything, it's really been hard to haul all my stuff out of the closet and create a page.  We'll see though.  My printer pooped out on me yesterday, so I can't even print anymore pictures, which is a serious issue.  Oh, well.....  I'm sure I'll be plenty busy.

I found some super cute embellishments for my bows yesterday.  These lady bug buttons will be absolutely adorable in the center of the black and white bows.  And rhinestones!  HUGE rhinestones for the center of my flowers.  A girl can never have too much bling, you know.
All right, I'd better get back to the grind, I guess.  Have a wonderful day!

I'm organized!!

I found this awesome ribbon organizer, and now I can actually SEE everything that I have!  It really makes everything so much easier since I don't have to dig through a box now.  LOVE it!

I was able to get some more ribbon and a few more flowers and things to make clips out of.  I've really had a good time over the last couple of days shopping and making things.  So, pardon the overload of pictures, but I really want to show off my work!

 

Pink & White Daisy Clip that I designed myself! 

Monarch Butterfly Clip.  I have these in several different colors.  I need to take some pictures with them on a headband so you can see what they look like on a baby head.  Trust me, though, they're adorable!

University of Idaho Vandals Bow.  I need to rework this one so the letters are more visible.

And last, but definitely not least, a Boise State Bow. This one's really cute.  Notice the tails?  I need to make them a bit longer so you can see "BSU" on them, but I think this one's one of my favorites.

Ink-a-bink, a bottle of PINK!

Pink, pink, pink! I LOVE being overrun with pink! And with my little Haven, I have pink aplenty! I've decided to grace her with more, however, and will also being selling these precious polka dotted pink bows. They come in two styles, double loop, and triple loop. CUUUUUTE!

I went to see my friend Amber today. She seemed to be in pretty high spirits. Hopefully the Dr. will release her by the end of this week and she can recover at home for a couple of weeks before she has to start chemotherapy. Keep her in your prayers! And remember those teal "Amber bows"!

Thanks for stopping by!

All about Black and White

Anyone who knows me knows that I have a thing for black and white. I don't know why, I just LOVE it! It just seems so classic, I guess. Anyway, I made a couple of adorable black and white bows. is a stacked bow. I started with white satin ribbon, and stacked some black and white plaid on it. It's finished with a black and white polka dot center knot. This one's a bit bigger than the other, but the big ones are absolutely adorable on baby's heads.

The next is white with black polka dots with an opposite center knot. SO cute! I love how this one turned out.

I have a few more pieces of black and white ribbon from reasonableribbon.com. They have a Ribbon of the Month Club, and this month's theme was black and white. LOVE it! Anyway, look for more black and white bows in the near future!

Ovarian Cancer Awareness

Some of you may know that I recently a friend of mine was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. She's gone through surgery now, and will be in pretty hardcore chemo for a while. Please keep her in your prayers. She has two little boys to take of and is a single mom.

I wanted to do something to help, so I've decided to make some bows in her honor. The color for Ovarian Cancer Awareness is teal, so my "Amber Bows" will be teal. These bows will sell for the same price as all my others, but 50% of the proceeds will go to Amber herself (if you wish) or towards the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. (http://www.ovariancancer.org/)

I'll be posting updates on Amber, and information about Ovarian Cancer periodically, so stay tuned for that. Here's the two styles of "Amber Bows" that I've made so far, and I can add different colors of tails and that sort of thing. For right now, though, these are what will be posted.

Home again, home again.

It was SO nice to sleep in my own bed last night! Jim pulled in just as the kids and I were getting out of the car, so it was nice to have someone help me unload, not to mention, it was nice just to see him. We had a wonderful time with my grandparents, and I thinking we'll have to do it again soon.

The boys played in the pool, and with the little golf sets I got them, and basically wore themselves out. Haven was a little cranky because she was out of her element, but I think she had a good time, too.

I just got my first shipment from www.reasonableribbon.com and I'm super excited about it! They have a ribbon of the month club, and this is my first month of that. Lots of accent ribbon, and I figure what I can't use to make bows, I'll use to scrapbook. This month's assortment is black and white, and I already have tons of ideas floating through my head on how to use them. Look for pictures later on today.

48th EMS Airman displays excellence in all we do

My little brother. I couldn't be more proud of him!

48th EMS Airman displays excellence in all we do

Mini Vacation

Sorta.... Actually, it's probably going to be a lot of work. I'm packing the kids in the car and heading up to see my grandparents today. It's only a little over five hours, so that's not bad, but it could get interesting with three kids under 5. I'm looking forward to it, though. I still love to visit my grandparents and my extended family, so I'm super excited about our little trip.

Hopefully the Dr. will tell me that I'm fine to walk (he'd better, I've already been weight bearing for 2 weeks) and I'll be able to move a little bit without this boot. I'll try to keep everyone posted, but I'm not making any promises. Have a wonderful couple of days!

Happy Independence Day!

And of course I had to make a bow for Haven. She's just so darn cute! It was really hard to choose which pictures to post. My boys are adorable too, but they don't look as good in my bows. :D Hopefully there will be more pictures of all of us later... (It really depends on whether or not I remember to put the camera in my diaper bag. :D)

Have a safe day, everyone! Enjoy!

So...

On Tuesday I should find out whether or not I can put any weight on this foot. I'll admit, I've been hobbling about on it a lot more than I probably should, but hey, I've got three kids to take care of. The Asher-man helped me out a bit today, though. He decided he was going to fix my hurt foot, and grabbed a "Handy Manny" hammer and screwdriver and went to work. I don't understand why real doctors don't use those kind of tools. My foot feels great!

In other news, I sold two of my Fourth of July clips yesterday. I'm pretty pleased with how those have sold, but surprised that I haven't sold more off of my Etsy site.

My younger brother is in the military, and is stationed in England. He received a promotion yesterday to Staff Sergeant, and we are all so proud of him! I'm thankful for the freedom that he is protecting for our country.