Gratitude is a divine principle. The Lord has declared through revelation: “Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things.…Absence of gratitude is the mark of the narrow, uneducated mind. It bespeaks a lack of knowledge and the ignorance of self-sufficiency...Where there is graditude, there is humility, as opposed to pride. How magnificently we are blessed!

--Gordon B. Hinkley

Live in Thanksgiving Daily

Toddler/Youth Totes

Fresh batch of toddler purses in the shop! Piping hot! Get 'em before they're gone!

{Is this week over yet? My goodness..}

Weekend Project

I've had the idea to make smaller totes and purses for a while now and this weekend I finally executed. I made this little purse for Beanie {which I was going to save for Christmas, but she saw it and when the Hubs said it might be for another little girl, she started to cry so I had to come clean and give it to her now}. I originally made the strap short, but it wasn't easy for her to carry around. So I extended it and now she wears it messenger style which I think looks great. {Although my 'extension' was a little janky...but I promise that future straps won't be janky.}

So look for these little toddler purses and tote bags to be in the shop soon!

Custom Tent

I just finished this custom tent last weekend and I have to say it's probably my favorite tent yet. I had this color scheme in mind a while ago and when someone contacted me about doing a tent for their daughters room with a similar color scheme I knew this would come out great. What makes this even more one-of-a-kind is the use of 3 different vintage fabrics...which is a double edge sword, because I love the look but I can't duplicate it since I'm almost out of the pink stripes. Also, this is the first tent I've sold with the new and improved 1 hook system! Yay! {See that one hook from the ceiling--not 5! So much better...} I have to admit, I'm a little jealous that this tent is going to hang in someone else's house, but I'm glad they love it just as much as I do.

If you're interested in a custom tent please contact me through my etsy shop asap for a Christmas time order.

Favorite New Moisturizer

I have used and loved Burts Bee's products for a long time now. To me I feel they're a step up from supermarket brands, but a step down from expensive department store brands. Additionally I'm a sucker for natural products. My favorite BB moisturizer is a product I've been using for a long time, but I was always wondering when they were going to make one with spf...well the wait is over. Their radiance day lotion with spf 15 is the perfect day time moisturizer--at least for my skin. It does the job, but it's light so it still works well with my makeup. Go on line and find out where BB's products are sold near you. {Tip: if you can find this product at Target, I'm pretty sure it's going to be the cheapest.}

Her Highness

Still dressing up daily as Cinderella, Beanie kicked her imaginary world up a notch today.

Cinderella: Where's my necklace?

Me: It's upstairs.

Cinderella: Will you go get it?

Me: Not until after we finish lunch.

Cinderella: {with a devilish smile spreading across her face} OK...Stepmother.

Yummy Fabric

Since deciding to take an upholstery class I've been hunting for fabrics high and low...I came across these beauties. I'm. In. Love. Too expensive for a chair, however I really want to use one of these in a smaller project.

The company is

Ink & Spindle

{hand printed textiles.}

You can stop drooling now.

{seriously that's gross}