My First Blanket...

well that I made anyways...

I saw this tutorial on How Does She and it looked simple enough (and extremely cozy) that I wanted to try to make one for me!

Since I'm not a baby and wanted the blanket for my own personal use, I ordered 2 yards of each fabric to make my blanket 6 feet long. I also ordered the shaggy minky material because it looked fun...ha ha. Other than those changes, I followed the directions listed in the tutorial.

My fabrics from Fabric.com

All pinned with the outsides facing in and ready to be sewn together.

So this is where it got hard for me... If you recall this post, I'm use to sewing by hand even if it's slow and your body starts to ache from hunching over for so long. The only thing I've ever sewn on a sewing machine was ribbon for my first ribbon wreath and my mom was there to supervise and set it all up for me. This time I had her show me how to set it up/I took a video of her setting it up, but knew I didn't have enough thread on that spool to make the entire blanket so I would be on my own when it was time to change it out. Let's just say at one point I thought I broke the sewing machine!

In the end, I got everything to work and was able to finish the blanket. Only one corner is messed up so I say it was a success! If you're wondering if I'm gong to re-do the corner, I'm not...it adds character...ha ha. Maybe if I were giving it as a gift I would. Also, if I was giving it as a gift I would have started smaller...6 feet was probably a little much for my first time...live and learn right?!?!

"It's so fluffy!!"

a good corner...ha ha

I just want to snuggle up in that

to show it's size size/proof that my brother's room should have been turned into a craft room

since there wasn't a cute baby around I used my holiday penguin to show how cuddly the blanket is

Has anyone else made anything out of their comfort zone lately?

Contraband

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Oh Marky Mark...you're such a bad a$$...ha ha. I really liked this movie. All the actors played their characters really well.

The movie is about what you will do for your family and how some people aren't who you thought they were. It was also really neat to see how clever these criminals can be and what they go through to get what they want. I mean I don't really know if all that happens in real life the way it did in the movie, but I can only assume that the writers have to get their ideas from stories they hear and then exaggerate them a little.

Interesting fact...Kate Beckinsale had another movie open the same weekend (Underworld: Awakening). Underworld got the number one spot opening weekend, but Contraband came in number 2 so over all she had a great opening weekend...ha ha. (I've never seen any of the Underworld movies so I really can't say if it deserved the number one spot and I'm also a little biased towards Mark Wahlberg...if you haven't watched him in Shooter you need to!!!)

Harlem Globetrotters

Over the weekend we saw the Harlem Globetrotters! Last time they had come into town, Barrett mentioned that it would have been cool to see them, so when I found out they were coming back I snatched up some tickets (thank you Groupon)! By the end of the "game" my cheeks hurt from laughing so much. If you ever hear that they are coming to your town, I would highly recommend you get tickets.

The beginning of the "game" started with all of the Globetrotters in a circle passing the ball to each other while showing off their tricks. The picture above is Hi-Lite (they all have silly names) spinning the ball.

At one point they tore off one of the opposing team player's clothes and wore them as scarves and made a little catwalk...ha ha...even the ref got into it!

Lastly, this guy's name was Flip and for being a little guy he could jump! Now he didn't just jump and land like that, but he did do some crazy moves to get up there...ha ha.

Like I said I was laughing a lot and that got in my way of taking pictures so those are all I have. Hope you enjoyed.

Crackle Polish

Warning...if you have a thing against looking at feet (especially toes) don't read this post!!!

I had been wanting crackle nail polish for months and got some as a gift for Christmas...woo hoo! I've pretty much stopped painting my finger nails (unless you count clear polish) because I always chip the paint within hours of getting them done or my nail suddenly decides it wants to break...very frustrating. So now I just paint my toes (don't worry I still take care of my fingers).

This past weekend I finally had time to give myself a pedicure and I needed it badly! It was a little embarrassing to go to yoga with half polished toes last week...ahhh

So here it is (if your still with me)...

I love it! It may look a little Halloweenish, but I don't care...I've been wearing black polish year round since 7th grade and no I'm not gothic...ha ha

Have you tried the crackle polish yet? What did you think...yay or nay?

Buckeyes

Happy {Belated} National Peanut Butter Day! In honor of NPBD yesterday, I decided to make buckeyes last night. I got the recipe from here, but halved it since it was just me and the pops at home (of course it still made plenty).

The first time I ever had one of these was my senior year of high school. My friend Heather made these for one of our classes to help us remember she was headed off to the buckeye state for school. I don't know how many I ate that day, but these rich and creamy delights made me a happy girl.

These were just as good as I remembered and I controlled myself and only ate 2! Go me! ha ha

p.s. If you are reading this and are within walking distance of me right now, come get one please (I really don't need to eat all of these by myself)

Valentine's Tulle Wreath

So pretty much the only thing that makes it Valentine's is that it's pink...ha ha. It looks like it should be hanging in a little girls room or used at a ballerina party (rewind 21 years and my mom could have used it at my ballerina party...ha ha), but I love it anyways!

Starting from the top left and going clockwise...

1. I used a 12 inch Styrofoam wreath form (I create all my wreaths in front of the TV usually watching Big Bang Theory aka greatest geek show ever!)
2. I used 1 1/2 hot pink and 1 1/2 regular pink tulle rolls. I cut each tulle color into 50 two feet strips (100 total strips of tulle)
3. and 4. The two different ways I tied the tulle...over and under...I alternated every 2 strips

When you're done tying the tulle, it looks like this! Seriously..if this had fit around my hips I would have danced around my house in it...ha ha

Next, I attached the flower and feathers (all found at Michaels) by sticking the feathers under the tulle and clipping the flower on the tulle (there was already a clip on the flower). I also added a big rhinestone to the middle of the flower.

I glued 110 small rhinestones to the the ends of the tulle using E6000 glue.

The rhinestones kind of look like the are just floating on the strips.

That's it! All done! Hope I didn't overload you on pics...he he.

Yellow/Green Bday Card

This card was quick and simple! The green paper was embossed using my new Cuttlebug machine (not that I needed a new machine but I found it on sale...woo hoo)! The "Happy Birthday" I cut out with my Cricut machine, but thought it needed a little something else so I used a sharpie to "trace-in" the letters. The bow I tied through the card after punching two little holes using a regular hole punch.

Bonus pic! I thought it looked cool using my color select setting on my camera...he he he

*sidenote...this card makes me want to sing my elementary school song...ha ha...If you know it, sing along with me..."we are the bang bear colors green and gold..."