Just call me Martha

I recently restyled our master bedroom. I love to change things up in the house, not a good habit for the pocketbook, but it is a great feeling to have that fresh and new feeling!

I just could not find any artwork that I liked in the color scheme I needed for something above the bed...so a little improvisation was in order. I made 3 total pieces, all in coordinating colors for under $25 total! I am a very creative person and just love how this turned out so I had to share.

You can find all of these supplies at your local Hobby Lobby or most other craft stores.

List of supplies:
Modge Podge
Paint Brush
12x12 Artist Canvas
Choose your favorite piece of designer Scrapbook paper or you can use fabric but you will have to cut it to size

1. Brush on a thin layer of the modge podge to your artist canvas.

2. Gently lay your paper or fabric over the canvas and you will need to be careful how you smooth it out to remove any air bubbles. A few got left behind on mine and when I tried to smooth them out they wrinkled a bit which only added more character to my art and it looks very unique.

3. Let it sit for about 10 min and you can even lay it face down and put something heavy on top such as a phone book to insure the seams all seal together well.

4. When it is dry take your paint brush again and go over the top of the paper or fabric now and give it a really nice coat. Let this dry, should take about an hour.

5. After it is dry it will have a nice sheen to it and you can actually see the brushstrokes in it so it looks painted on! Voila you are done! Now that was not that hard was it?

Crafty Shmafty!

We have been Buzzzzzy

I saw this black daisy fabric and just loved it and wanted to design something fun and girly too! I sat down and dreamt up this little Bee Fairy! The drawing and applique alone was a lot of work and I added 5 rows of fluffy bee ruffles to the back of the halter top. You can see my little bee here.

I also decided to create another simple yet sweet auction and start it at .99 with no reserve. A vintage set with some charm and a one of a kind for sweetie sized 4 5 6. I am getting my hair done next week and as they say "Momma needs a new pair of shoes", so this explains my latest sewing madness!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Lemony Fresh!

Today the warm weather was back! We had another short blast of snow yesterday, Mother Nature at her best, but it is all melted and the trees are blooming!

Our photo session today was a bit of a challenge. S had to tow along out to the front yard with us and she discovered a huge pile of small ants. M was so distracted and wanted nothing to do with pictures and all she wanted to do was play with the ants! Seems like these photo sessions are getting harder and not easier by the day!

I will be listing this set tomorrow so here is a little sneak peek!

Customer Cutie!

I had to share this cute picture of I just got of one of my customer's little girls! Isn't Charley just the sweetest? She is wearing a custom twirl skirt and gauze belly top made by me, and she is just a doll and I had to share her cute picture!

Thanks for letting me share Chelsea!

My Lil Monkey

We love monkeys, obviously, it inspired our label! So I was thrilled to find such sweet monkey fabric and fell in love with it! The fabric has been sitting around here for almost 2 months and I finally got the push with a great idea from Holly to do something with it - thanks! Be sure to check out the matching bows too by Peyton's Place Boutique - so sweet!

Take a peak at the latest listing and watch out for the mischievous monkey listings from other Ladies of VendeMia!

It's a Heat Wave

Mother Nature must be listening, because after weeks of wishing and praying we get the most beautiful day of 2008 yet!

The weather was so wonderful, and yes I have to brag, that I even broke down and let my girls throw on swim suits and get out the hose. I got my first "mow" of the season in too. I always get so anxious and excited for that initial first mowing of the lawn, must be the cabin fever. I even got a sunburn!

Mother Nature is my friend again tomorrow as we will get to almost 80 and then, yes you guessed it, snow here on Wednesday....it would not be Colorado without the crazy Spring weather.

So this is what a hangover feels like?

This weekend we had a huge party at our house to celebrate my husband's 40th birthday! The theme was "party like it's 1968" - original huh?

I can honestly say that bellbottoms are not on my list of favorite retro/vintage wear, but at least I can say I have worn them 1x in my lifetime! And what is it with the falsey eyelashes? I would have to be heavily intoxicated or on valium to have to wear those every day. They drove me nuts and I took them off after 30 min of wear.

We had a great time amongst the long hippie hairdos and wigged out afros and did I mention the jello shots? I think that is what gave me my lovely "ran over by the car and beat up" feeling I had the next morning. You just can't tell how much you are drinking when you indulge in the brightly colored concoctions...how many did I have....just one more.....ok this is the LAST one! Ha! Mr. Jello had it out for me!

All in all we had a great time with family and friends and the costume party made it even that much more fun! I will spare you all of the details but post some fun pictures instead.

Eat your heart out Ted Nugent.

The Man, The Legend.....turns 40!

Happy Birthday today to my dear husband Steve! Time has blown by and I cannot believe it is birthday time again!

40 is the new 20 right? He has such a baby face and is young at heart so the big 4-0 won't phase him!

We celebrated with his family tonight for dinner which will soon be followed by a weekend of partying! A 1968 themed party - hmm what to wear? Stay tuned and I just may post some pics of us in our ridiculous hippy wear!

Happy Birthday Babe!

New Listings & New Camera!!

I am a bit behind on my posts, it has been a busy week here! On top of a pile of customs, sick kids, a broken camera and tempermental serger, I am exhausted!

My camera broke, Good ole' Sony, so it was time to upgrade to an SLR - yeah! My prayers are answered!

My first set this week was for a guest launch with ODOD. A "Play Date" theme and we chose fairies for this fun Euro set. The pictures were a bit stressful as I had to use a tiny little 2" digital camera! Not too happy with the picture quality, but it will have to do! You can see the Fairies set here.

So I finally got a new camera yesterday, an Olympus 510 SLR with a couple lenses. I am still learning and took my first pictures with it today - late - and they still turned out pretty good for my first try! The theme is Mille Fiore - thousand flowers. I have been wanting to do a sweet garden set for spring and this was the perfect match! I experimented with a hat pattern from Vogue, fun and a different but perfect for a girly tea party or Mother's Day Tea. My husband thinks it resembles a pirate hat - men don't know fashion LOL! Click here to see the auction.

Happy Fool's Day!

In the spirit of all things fun, I looove practical jokes! So today is the socially acceptable day, one day per year, that I can usually get away with some fun!!

I can remember as a child my dad playing silly little jokes on me. One of my favorites, which I would have repeated today had I thought my husband would get a kick out of it (he is not a morning person) is the good ole rubber band on the sink sprayer trick.

Plan:Make sure the water is off on the sink or you will get sprayed! Take a rubberband and depress the button on your sink sprayer of the kitchen sink. Place the rubber band around it tight enough that it will hold the button down permanently.

Results: your loved one will get sprayed when they turn on the sink expecting water to come from the faucet, but instead they get a full spray from the nozzle! LOL! I am evil...

Take a look here and read about some of the foolish 100 best hoaxes of all time.

Here is a fun little explanation of the history of April Fools - going all the way back to 1582!!

Here is a great picture I found on the web - look at all the snow in that doorway!

And this one is even more strange, pieces of cheese stuck to the side of a car door. Okay my kids eat that kind of cheese and the fact that it can stick to a door and dry on there makes me wonder what exactly is in the cheese? I may seriously consider banning pre-wrapped cheeses from my household.

So go get your "Fools" on today and oh, I take no responsibility for the actions your loved ones may take against you!