I'm a day behind on the PinStyle challenge post and several weeks behind on all other things, blog related. Including emails and blog posts. Yikes. Between planning a Disney trip (it's just a little over a month away) and the mad rush that the end of the school year brings, I'm finding it hard to keep up. Let's jump right into last week's outfit choices. Monday- These red skinnies have been hanging in my closet for months. So long that when I bought them they were a little snug and when I wore them last Monday, I needed a smaller size. I love the red and white combination and recreated the look using items in my own closet. The red skinnies are from JCPenny, the top from … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
DIY Cupcake Stand
As promised, I'm here to deliver the cupcake stand tutorial. My husband may be a bit of a perfectionist, not when it comes to picking up his dirty cltohes, but building something? Yes. This is unlike what I would do in so many ways. First, he doesn't use any hot glue. Second, he uses a saw and other power tools. Basically, it's legit. (Don't worry, you can purchase pre-cut circles and wood glue.) It's also rather large. You may find that the dimensions are too big for your liking, in that case just start with a smaller base circle. I wanted it to be large enough to use for future events, but the top tier does screw off, so it gives me a little room to scale … [Read more...]
jukes, mocks, and the mean games mamas play
I've written about Jon Acuff on the blog before, he spoke at Blissdom last year and sort of rocked my world. My short attention span means I pay attention to a speaker for a solid 15 minutes, then as the time progresses, I disengage. I'm thinking about life and things I need to do, I try to reign in my focus, but as I scan the crowd, Ohhh, I wonder where that shirt is from? Then it happens, my focus is gone and my mind becomes this pinball machine of thoughts, How in the world did she get her hair to curl like that? Did she use hot rollers or a curling iron? Wait, did I unplug my curling iron? On and on I go until I have mentally left the building. There is one … [Read more...]