Friday Favorites - Zipit Zippers Style!

Hi! It's time for another round of Friday Favorites. And this time I have the lovely Jennie from Zipit Zippers guest posting! If you need zippers she is your girl :)

The post is a up a bit early this weekend because I am heading out for a girls weekend with my mother-in-law - YES!

Here you go...

1. Patchwork.

I have a thing for patchwork. I believe that anything looks good in patchwork. My latest obsession is everything at www.squintlimited.com.

(photo from www.squintlimited.com)

2. Orla.

This girl is amazing AND absolutely adorable. She is from Dublin, has braces and plays the ukulele. Nuff said.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YE2FwgXf28

3. Keurig.

I LOVE my kcups. I am not a good morning person. I need my coffee in the morning. I don't know how many times I've stumbled to the coffee maker in the morning still half asleep and done something completely stupid like put whole beans in the coffee basket. The keurig is pretty sleep zombie proof. You pop your little cup in, pour some water in, and tah-dah! You have yourself one fantastic cup of coffee. There are a million bazillion types to choose from too which is always a bonus in my book. I do have to admit I have a bit of a kcup hoarding addiction started. I just can't help myself.

(photo from www.keurig.com)

4. Granny Squares.

I love them. All of them. Granny square blankets, granny square purses, granny square shawls, granny square scarves..anything! If I knew how to crochet I would sit around crocheting granny squares all day. I would cover my house, my car, and my kids in them. I would, really.

http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.221063259.jpg

(picture from turtlemurtle on etsy - http://www.etsy.com/listing/68579707/granny-big-afghan)

5. Sprouts.

We have this nifty little home sprouter from www.sproutpeople.org. It's great. They are just lids with mesh screens that you screw onto jars. All you need to do is soak a few seeds overnight, rinse em and shake em every once in awhile and in 3 days you have jar full of healthy, delicious, sprouts. AWESOME!

(photo from www.sproutpeople.org)

Awesome! Wow, I love those! and p.s. I have a kcup hoarding addiction too :)

Up next week is Paige from Pink Lemonade!

Any fun weekend plans?

Friday Favorites - Rags to Stitches Style

Today I have the great honor of having the ever so sweet Alissa from Rags to Stitches to guest post for Friday Favorites. Enjoy!

Hi y'all, my name is Alissa and you can usually find me blabbing blogging over at Rags to Stitches. I was so honored when Diane emailed me asking if I'd like to guest post. There's nothing I love more than sharing things that are inspiring me. I even saved a few of these favorites just for this post.

1. I'm a huge lover of rosettes and lately I've been drooling over this beauty from Allora Handmade. Isn't it beautiful?! Don't you want one too?

2. Last week I featured Kate from Songs Kate Sang on my blog and instantly fell in love with her shoppe. These are some of my favorite tags. I can't wait to order some for all my Mother's Day presents.

3. My brother's getting married in August and I've been looking for some cute ideas for my little man to wear to the wedding. I found this adorable tie in the Two Sister's Original shoppe on Etsy. Love!!

4. I'm a shutterbug. I've always got my Canon Rebel Xti DSLR in hand snapping pictures of my littles. Creating still shot memories. This adorable camera on canvas was painted by Sara at Sweet November. I must have it. Someday!

5. I love, love, love this necklace designed by Angel Face Designs. Isn't it sew cute!!?? She has all kinds of adorable, need to have right now, jewelry in her shoppe.

I hope you enjoyed all my favorite things this week. If you ever want to find me you can over at my blog, my store, twitter or facebook. Thanks Diane for having me!!

Aren't Alissa's Favorites awesome! I think they may all become some of my new favorites too. Thank you for guest blogging for me!

Stay tuned next week will be another week of Guest posting, this time from the wonderful Jennie from Zip it Zippers!

Happy Friday!

Friday Favorites

It's Friday!! And that means another round of Friday Favorites - are you sick them yet? haha

Enjoy!

1. Twizzlers

This is my weakness snack. Seriously, I can not buy them or I will eat the entire bag in a week (or day!). But they are so good. I love them almost as much as the black kind! :)

2. Big Sexy Hair Root Pump

I have straight hair that tends to be rather flat with no body. It was just something I thought I had to deal with until my sister showed me this stuff! WOW! does it give volume. I love it and it does wonders to my hair!

3. Honey Do Notebook by redstarINK

(photo credit redstarINK)

Isn't this the cutest notepad to make lists on? For me, I love making lists, it drives my husband crazy! But this would be perfect to make his lists on ;)

Buy it here!

4. Spring

(photo credit weheartit)

I love that the trees are back in bloom and flowers are starting to bud. It just the perfect time of year. I try to enjoy every moment of it, even eating my lunch outside at work because here in Texas we only have a couple weeks (feels like days) of this nice weather before the 100's hit! It is already supposed to be 90+ on Saturday, ick!

5. Dale Chihuly (website)

The ceiling at the Bellagio

Chandelier at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art

Ceiling of Lena's Cafe at Fredrick Meyer Gardens

Dale Chihuly, as you can see from the photos, is a glass artist and an absolute favorite of mine! I have seen the chandelier in Kalamazoo and the ceiling in Grand Rapids and both are stunning pieces. I also got to see a whole exhibit when he was in Kalamazoo a couple years back. If you have the chance to see his work, GO! I promise it will be worth it.

Come back next week for Alissa from Rags to Stitches version of the Friday Favorites! April is bringing 5 weeks of guest bloggers for Friday Favorites!

what inspires you today?

Giveaway over at Lovely by M

In early January Michelle from Lovely by M contacted me about doing a giveaway on her site and of course I wanted to be a part of it!

And... it is up today!

Go check it out and win some great stuff!

Click here to see the giveaway!

Baby Cocoons

These adorable cocoons have become all the rage with newborns and I can see why. When you see a newborn baby all wrapped up in one it just makes your heart melt! I have had the privileged of making a couple recently and just wanted to show them off!

Hat and Cocoon Combo

for a baby girl:
light pink with a white flower

for a couple that doesn't know what gender their baby is:
off white with a pink flower attachment (for baby girl) and a baseball attachment (for baby boy)

Hooded Baby Cocoon

for baby girl:

light pink

photos courtesy of M. Gioeli Photography

Does it melt your heart too?

Friday Favorites

It is that time again - Friday Favorites! Another round of my randomness to end the week :)

1. OPI Black Shatter by Katy Perry

(sorry for the awful picture of my feet - please ignore the horrible paint job)

This stuff is awesome! It goes on top of a "normal" color and then cracks when it dries. I am pretty sure we had this back in the day when I was a kid/teen but this stuff works SO much better. BUT good luck trying to find it - store sell out in less than 10 mins after they get a shipment. I had to wait for almost a 1/2 hr to get it but so worth it!

2. Peonies

With Spring coming, I am so in the mood for flowers and that floral scent. I love that peonies are huge flowers and give off a nice light scent. My parents have peony bushes along the side of their house and it is one of my favorite things to see all in bloom. As you can see from the pictures above I also used them in my bouquets for my wedding. SO gorgeous :)

3. Homespun Yarn by Lion Brand

I don't use this yarn a lot but when I do I really love it. It is soft and kind of has a "fuzzy" feel to it. I was reminded of it last night when I was making a baby cocoon. And I can't wait to see the softness of the yarn on a newborn baby!

4. Criminal Minds

I love this show and watched it from the beginning! I am not sure why I am so addicted to it but really do enjoy the characters and "cases." This past week's episode brought me to tears! (don't judge :) )

5. South Haven, Michigan

Photo by Lantis Photo & Design

While South Haven probably doesn't look like this right now, since spring is coming, it still one of my favorite places to visit summer or winter!

Happy Friday!

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Hair Wear

I love headbands and hair clips and the "cuteness" they add to not-so-great hair day (sometimes every day for me!) or they are just perfect for a night out!

Here are some pictures of my new headbands and hair clips. Sorry they are self taken (the hubby was out of town) and I will have some better ones soon!

Headbands

They are on a black stretchy band that goes around your head. Fits child to adult size. They are super stretchy and VERY comfortable. I can't wear headbands too long without getting a headache but these I can wear all day no problem! They look cute with your hair down or with it pulled in a pony (I can't do that anymore since I chopped mine off haha!)

Hair Clips

These are flowers attached to snap clips. They are perfect for holding back longer bangs, or a simple small addition to your hair. They fit any age (that has hair of course) and can come in any color combination! So cute for just the added color "pop" to an outfit!

What do you think of them?