Thank You Thursday-My Room

When we bought this house, I was excited there was a little corner room upstairs that I got to call my own!  It's my creative space and I love it. I've always sewn in our bedroom, dining room or basement and truly it worked just fine.  I sure could never go back now though. One of the best benefits is I can make a HUGE mess while engaged in my projects and just close the door.  Sshhhh....that will be OUR secret.
"My Room" was due for a little re-do and some organizing.

Thread & Ribbons

Embroidery & Computer Desks

Patterns & Sewing Books

 

Sewing Table

Pineapple Hill Designs & Etsy

Closet

Buttons

Thank You Thursday

..... little things that make me smile in random order

cupcakes

photo courtesy of Country Living


baby sugar

picture from Marci

watermelon on a sunny day



my kid's accomplishments

ribbons, ribbons, ribbons

photo courtesy of flickr

my favorite person on the planet

(grandad & Preston)


cafe rio pork salad
copy cat recipe and photo from" Favorite Family Recipes"

the Houston Temple

really there are so many things that make me smile.....
what makes you smile?

Baby Love

Tomorrow night I'm having a baby shower. It is one of my favorite things to do. It's so fun to celebrate new babies ... don't ya think! This is for a baby boy that was born on January 3rd. I was looking around for anything blue to add to the dining room where the buffet will be. I came across one of Kayley's cute plaques that she made for a sample a few years ago. I hung it on the mirror.

Ribbons ....

Buttons....

Isn't he a little doll! I decided to make one of my Etsy Frames

to display the cutie pie's picture.

Ribbon Burp Cloths

We are getting lots of new babies at church which is so exciting! One of my favorite things to give are Ribbon Burp Cloths. Have I mentioned .... I really LOVE Ribbon! I stock up on cloth diapers when I see them on sale so I always have them on hand. Unfortunately, since I'm still kind of new in the blogging world I haven't been taking pictures of them, which is too bad. This is the one I made for the last shower I went to.

A New Find!

Kayley and I found this "Hollywood Fashion Tape" at Jo-Ann Fabrics last week. We got it to hold the bows on the bridesmaid's sashes in place. Now I'm wondering how we ever lived without it!

I'm going to give Marci some strips for Ella and Addie's dresses.

See how the ribbon on Ella's dress slides up above the seam.

These will be perfect to hold the ribbbon in place!

Marci's Little Girlies

Little did we know when I made the white "fluffy" (as Ella says)dresses for Brittany's wedding we would get so much mileage out of them!

The girls are going to wear them for Kayley's wedding too. We're switching out the black satin ribbon sashes for Pink & Green of course!


I ordered this reversible ribbon for their sashes. Ella wants to wear her ribbon tied with the pink w/ green polka dots and Addie will wear hers with the green w/ pink polka dots.

Leigh and Cynthia are making fresh flower halos for the reception but for the temple Marci will use the bows or flower clips.

Ribbon Mania

Ribbons and Ribbons and Ribbons.....Oh My!

I've mentioned previously, I LOVE Ribbons! I'm actually obsessed. Poor Kayley inherited my disorder. We could spend hours in the fabric store admiring all the ribbon colors, textures and variety. I get so excited when I find them on sale or spy any that are unique to add to my collection. They don't go to waste either. I use them for sooo many things.



They really are the perfect embellishment!

Over the years there has come to be this dilemma " how to store" all the beautiful ribbons. Several years ago I saw this idea of putting dowels through a tray. I just wish I could find another perfect tray. This one was from Southern Living and had the pre-cut holes which are perfect.
Last year I found these Ribbon Drawers.

They are great because you can stack them. I tested them out for myself and loved them so much I put them in my e-store.



Guess What! I found out there are a lot of Ribbon Freaks out there. I came across some other fun ways to store ribbon. I love this girl's idea from Capture the Moment.

RIBBON SPOOLS

She uses wooden spools that you can buy at craft stores or may even have on hand.
I'm definitely going to do this for some of those smaller pieces that are not on rolls.

These Ribbons are rolled around paper towel holders. I love this idea!

The Ribbons shown in these two pictures are wound on cardboard and chipboard:

and the too cute, RIBBON TREE !

All Things Pink and Green

I have become obsessed with pink and green with all the wedding plans. I even find myself wearing it inadvertently! Kayley and I are both big time ribbon fanatics! These are some of the ribbons we have ordered for the wedding.

Kayley found an adorable pink grograin ribbon with a green thread woven through the center for the invitations.

We have quite a collection of pictures to draw from for inspiration. These are some of our favorites.

She just ordered favor tins with personalized pink and green labels.....of course.