Have you met The Graphics Fairy?

Have you been over to The Graphics Fairy yet?

She posts new vintage clip art every day, like the one pictured above, and it's all free! There are endless possibilities with her site! I love it, and I am grateful to her for all her hard work in finding such cool clip art that is free for all of us to use.

I've seen people who print her images on transfer paper and use transfer them to fabric for throw pillows. Or, you could do like I did, and fill some frames that were in desperate need of something unique...



Since I fell onto the sparrow bandwagon in my family room, I thought I'd print some vintage bird prints to hang by my fireplace.

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope that each and every one of you has a super special Mother's Day! I hope your day brings lots of loves and kisses from your family! Us women are special, so it's nice to have a little day to ourselves tomorrow!

Happy Mother's Day!

P.S. I feel like that is me in the picture...with Payton my 4 yr. girl, and my 20 month old twins, Sawyer and Sage!

Dishing It Party: May Edition

Amanda over at Serenity Now is having another Dishing It Party! I always get excited for her blog parties every month because I hope that it beings new peeps to my little blog world!

So, the topic this month is Mother's! Very fitting for this coming Sunday!

~What's the best thing about your mom?
She is a great listener. When I need to vent, or advice, she is always there! She is gracious and kind. Everyone loves her!

~If your mom isn't around, do you have a family member or mentor who can stand in for her?
My mother in law is pretty awesome!

~What's your relationship with your mom like (do you just tolerate each other, or is she your best confidant)?
She and I have always been very close

~If there is one quality about your mom that you could emulate, what would it be?
Her gracefulness

~What's the best advice your mom has ever given you?
Too much good advice to list here. Whatever I was going through, she had some good advice for me every time I swear!

~Describe the most embarrassing outfit your mom made you wear when you were growing up.
When I was about 12 years old, my parents made me wear this HEINOUS dress to church. I remember I was so embarassed to go. I battled with them all morning, pleading and begging to not to have to wear it. It was a black, green, red, and white plaid dress that made me feel like I was a pioneer. I really to this day don't know why they made me wear such awful drab!

~If you're a mom, what's your favorite thing about motherhood? What's the most difficult?
I love all the loves I get from my kiddos. I love to hear their laughter, and I love to see their excitement. It makes me so happy. For me, patience would be the hardest! I think that I struggle in this area. I pray every day for more patience!

No-Sew Fabric Flowers

Are these not the cutest little bouquets you ever did see?

I love these and plan to make them for my daughters' room. Dana over at MADE made these adorable little no-sew fabric flowers. They are easy, affordable, and ever ever so cute!

Click here for her tutorial.

Cinco De Mayo: Easy Tissue Paper Decor

Who's having a Mexican food feast tonight? Me! Me! Me! I've been drooling over all these Cinco De Mayo recipes I've been researching online. I truly think I could eat Mexican food every day of the week and never get sick of it!

In honor of Cinco De Mayo today, I wanted to share a cute idea that you can do for your family tonight to make your Mexican feast extra special!



Over at her website, the famous and fabulous Martha Stewart has a feature on creating these tissue paper decorations. If you have any tissue paper lying around, you can easily create these by folding them in half and fringing them. So simple, and so perfectly cute!

If you want to see Martha's tutorial, click here

If you are still looking for yummy recipes for tonight, head over to Prudence Pennywise and check out her recipe for Red Chile and Cheese Enchiladas.

And p.s. I have seen Martha Stewart in person when I went to two different tapings of her show. It was so neat! I hope to go back again someday.

Tutorial: Jewelry Organizer

I saw a picture of something similar to this jewelry organizer somewhere out there in blogland, and it inspired me to make my own. My jewelry wasn't this organized before, so I am excited to have it hanging in my Vogue bathroom now!

First, I took a framed canvas (but you could use a regular picture frame) that someone gave me, and painted it black. It took four coats because the gold kept showing through.





After the first coat...it would look pretty like this too, but it wasn't the look I was going for...





Then I stretched out the fabric over the front of the canvas and used my staple gun to staple the fabric to the back of it. Like my lounge pants? I like to be comfy when I'm doing projects! :o)



Luckily, we happened to have some chicken wire laying around since my husband just built us a chicken coop! I used wire cutter and cut some chicken wire to the size I needed to cover the frame just like I did with the fabric. It can also be stapled to the back of the canvas for a strong hold.





Then I put the frame back into the canvas, and hung it back onto the wall. I usually never have these framed canvases laying around, so if you don't either, you can use the cardboard that came with the frame or cut your own piece to size and cover it with fabric and chicken wire.

Tumbleweed Tiny Houses

Yesterday, I got the Sunday paper as usual so that I could get the coupons out of it, and I became very intrigued when I saw the cover of the Parade Magazine insert. It featured a photo of a man standing next to his 100 sqaure foot home! Can you believe it? 100 square feet! I started checking out more about this man named Jay Shafer who helped create this company called Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. They sell tiny homes and plans for building yourself. I think it is truly amazing and clever.










I really want one now! Aren't they cute? You can even travel with these! There are also plans for slightly larger homes that are adorable!

You can check out their website here. I would love to live in the Whidbey model.