Saturday, July 2, 2011

Bored'em

O, boredem please go away!
I hate the funky feeling you give me in my chest, the feeling of emptiness and loneliness!
O how I hate you boredem!
I wish I was on a vacation far far away from you, somewere like Ireland or even a nice weekend trip to the next big city for some fun in the sun at a waterpark,
O boredem, how I wish I was far far away from you.
Its to hot to go outside, its to gloomy to stay inside!
The thought of no fireworks on the 4th of July makes you swell in my chest and I really really dont like it.
Knowing that everyone else is/is going to have a great time makes me hate you even more.
BOREDEM why wont you just go the heck away already.
You make a minute feel like dayz and dayz..
I dont think I can stand much more of you boredem.
You stir up my wonderlust and make me want to travel to distant lands to see great sights, laugh all day and talk about all the great things I seen for wks after I get back.
Yes Boredem you make me have mini whine sessions, and annoy my hubby who just doesnt understand my hate of boredem, because he is happiest when he can sit in the house and do nothing but sleep all day!
So boredem, Since you instist on invading my chest with your funky feelings of boredem and loneliness I shall make you listen to my rants and raves til you decide to leave me alone!!!
I rarely see you boredem and Im ready to have you gone gone to the wind!
I can normally send you way by sticking my head deep into a sewing project or cleaning, but you just make everything seem so much more boring.....

OK, Im done with my rant now... I think.... So Im off to find an intrigueing sewing project that will keep me busy til the wee hours of the morning, Maybe then I will be to tired for boredem to sneak his ugly little head into my chest. Im sure many of you feel this way from time to time, especially my stay at home moms. Since we spend such a large about of time in the home doing the same things over and over again.

I will be glad when my mom gets back from vacation, She gives me something to do and someone to talk to besides my 4yr old diva and my hibernating hubby.

Thanks for listening to my pity party!

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

CHUNKY BLING


I recently contacted my Chunky Bling, because they wanted to buy ad space from me on my blog.
Well, before I agreed I went and checked out there site, and all the cute jewelry, I loved it so I decided to give it a go.
Then after a little more investigating I realized I could throw a Chunky Bling Party!!!
So I did and Im inviting all my awesome readers, yea thats YOU!
Here is the link:

And as a Thank you for coming to my party, They are letting me offer you  a 15% off discount on your purchase!!!!
All you have to do is use coupon code:
LESLIE99
durning check out!

HERE IS A PREVIEW OF WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER:
Come check it out, Please!!!

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Changes!

Wow,
I feel like my life is taking on tons of changes this past year.
I got engaged after 5yrs of waiting...lol and Im  planning the wedding for next april.
YAY ME!!
Next,
 Destiny started making friends with neighborhood kids, thats something I struggle with; I grew up outside of town, the closest house was a mile away and I have serious issues with people being in my space/house....Im working on it though.
And my next big issue is the thought of adding a second child to our household.
I just cant seem to make a decision between having another child and my selfishness in wanting to get some of my personal life back, ie work,school, etc......
Destiny is just getting old enought to start school which will give me some free time to get a job or go back to school, and the thought of throwing myself back into another 3-4yrs of being a stay at home mom is unexplainable. Not to mention that I dont want it to interfere with my wedding, I have waited so long to have one and I dont what a big baby bump under my wedding dress, and I sure dont want to pospone it.

And last and I guess most bothersome is the fact that I dont have a baby girl anymore... I have a big girl! She is constantly doing things that remind me of that fact and its hard to accept that time flys! She turns 4 in a couple of days, and will be starting preK in august.....She will change so much once she starts school, and I hope Im as prepared as I can be for all those changes.  I wish I could just hit the rewind button and do it all over again, she was just the best and easiest baby ever.

I mean how could you resist this little face!!!
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Monday, June 6, 2011

I THINK i want a baby....

I just dont know what I want right now.
Some days I think yes, yes I do want a baby, then other days im like no, im in no rush for another baby.
I done my pros and cons, I still cant decide.
On one hand Im perfectly content with my beautiful little girl, She is just now getting to the age she can do things for herself, she is big enough to go to the carnivals and ride the rides, go on fun vacations, dress herself, etc. Which means Im finally able to focus on myself a little more and  go back to work,go back to school,when she starts school in August.
Not to mention I dont want to start back to school or work and have to stop right in the middle again to have another child, Im not ready to have to change diapers, carry a diaper bag, make bottles, be up half the night, miss out on Las Vegas vacations,and it would make taking Destiny camping much more difficult. Im also a tad afraid that she wont beable to get the love and attention she gets now. I know its gonna sound stupid but Im also a tad afriad I wont beable to love the next one as much as I love her, she is my whole heart and I just cant imagine having any love left to give to another child.

But on the on the other hand, Destiny is already asking for a baby now that she has a little cousin and her other cousin just had a baby brother.... I also think she gets lonely, I mean I can only play barbies and babies for so long and so much. I hate to watch her at the park playing alone, I hate watching her in the front yard just wandering around because she has no one to play with, It breaks my heart. I know I want her to  have a sibling, because heaven forbid something should happen to me and johnny I want her to have a brother/sister to lean on and understand what she is going through. I know Johnny, Destiny and Myself are just getting older and if there was a right time in our lives its now.
Truth be told I just want to leave it up to god, but thats hard to do when I have the mirena which prevents pregnaucy  for 5yrs, but I feel like going to the doc and having it removed is making the desicion to have another one....kinda defeats the purpose of letting god decide, huh?
Realisticly I probably should have had my second child a long time ago, but we just werent ready for that and Im still not sure we are now and Im also a tad afraid I will have a boy- I just dont feel like a boy mom.
Listening to boy moms talk about things boys do,go through, etc just doesnt sound exciting at all!!!
I dont want to to have to deal with circumsision, I dont what to deal with holding it all the time as he gets older, I dont want to deal with mud and bugs, I dont want to deal with ruff and tumbly fights...etc.
Im not saying that I wont love it just because its a boy or anything like that, because I would love him... It just doesnt sound very exciting thats all.
I believe Johnny is just as flip floppy on the situation to.... He just wants me to make the decison and not bother him with the if ands or buts.... He would be happy either way. Men can be so unhelpful!! All he cares is that if  we do have an other one he wants a boy.
And I would have to put off school/work for another 3-4yrs and I dont know that Im prepared to do that right now.
My mother on the other hand wants me to hurry up and have another baby and she doesnt care what it is....lol
Argh... I just dont know.......
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Friday, May 20, 2011

LaLaLoopsy and Paper Straws


Destinys 4th Birthday is coming up in about 5wks (June24th), So this is the perfect time to start really planning,making, and ordering everything we need for an awesome party!

Together, Destiny and I went through all kinds of party supply places trying to figure out what kind of party she wanted. But she just couldnt decide one minute it is this and the next its that. So I have decided to do a 
and let it be a surprise, so from this point on Im not going to be talking to her about party decor, I think she will be so excited when she see's it and all  her cousins. This is her last birthday before she starts school, so next year it will be a whole new bag of worms with tons of friends and she will for sure know what kind of party she will want.

I think its gonna great!
I have already created the:
Cupcake toppers, cupcake wrappers, party hats, invitations, Pennat banner, treat bag toppers,bottle wrappers digitaly, so all I have to do is pick up some scrapbook paper and print them off.
For the cake Im going to do a awesome Rainbow cake be perfect!


Which I think she is going to absolutly LOVE!!!!
And I will also be doing some rainbow swirl cupcakes.

For the table I thought I would make a cute rainbow ruffle table clothe like this one


(from Hip Hooray )

And decorate the pravilion with rainbow colored balloons and pom poms like these



as far as the party tableware I will just go to the local dollar store and get all different solid color tableware supplies like this:

On which I will probably make some pretty lalaloopsy labels to put on them.

The only problem is PAPER STRAW!!
 I REALLY REALLY REALLY  want to know how to make them!!!
I think it would be awesome if I could do so using  sparkly scrapbook papers!!!
So if anyone knows how to make them or has an idea of how to make them please let me know.

And here is some pictures of the  Digital cupcake toppers,wrappers, bottle wrappers and ect.. look like.



Cup cake toppers will be on white card stockwith a pretty scrapbook paper backing.




What do ya'll think so far???


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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

GIMP is so complicated!!

Ok,
So I have been wanting to create some awesome party supplies like these:


well...... FOREVER!!!

I have searched and searched through google trying to figure out how to make them, and I finally decided that I would just ask some one who sales them. I honestly didnt think they would tell me but suprisingly enough they did and they told me they use photoshop or gimp.
So I did a little researcha and found that gimp was FREE!!!
and Im a budget conscious type person so FREE was all I need to read, Bad news is this is the most complicating program ever!

But I turned to my trusty friend GOOGLE for some tutorial searching and came up very very short as far as learning how to do what I WANT TO DO.


So My next step was to ask you all, So if you have any idea how to make cupcake toppers,bottle wrappers,labels, greeting cards,etc....
PLEASE PLEASE FILL ME IN
I really really want to learn this for my personal use only!
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Saturday, April 23, 2011

HAPPY EASTER

May you all be blessed and the little ones find much joy in those eggs!

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Easter 2010

Today, I went out in search of some cute places around town to get some Easter pictures of Destiny and let me tell you our city workers need to do a better job of taking care of parks,court houses..etc!

On a better note, I did find a couple of great places I would have never expected to look so good in pictures, Then agian my babys beauty could light up any background...lol
So Here are a few of the pictures I got today!




ISNT SHE GORGOUS???
More to come tomorrow... so keep your eyes peeled!


P.S.: like the dress?? find the tutorial for it here at
(Thanks JOY)
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Monday, April 18, 2011

Stuff I make!!

  Well,
now that I have made my decision to not run a online shop.
I think I will still make and sell some, I just think im only gonna do it on a " once in a while" type thing, so If you was to want to purchase something I make feel free to ask.
As I still love to sew and I tend to make way more that Destiny can wear or use....lol

Anywayz,
Now that Im back to sewing for fun I have went back to see some of the things I used to make so I could pick some patterns to make for Destiny this summer.
So far this morning I have made her 3 pillowcase type dresses...
And Im working on some shorts suits now.
I intend to make a few peek-a-boo skirts with M2M shirts.

I cant believe how much I missed just being able to sew what the heck I want to! Instead of haveing to do what other people wanted me to. 
I was going to post some pictures of the dresses I made to day but he battery on my camera is dead, so I thought I would post some pictures of things I have made in the past!













So there is just a few of the things I have made, by far not all or everything I have ever made...lol
 Hope you enjoyed!!
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Saturday, April 16, 2011

To Craft for FUN or PROFIT?, that is the Question!!

Ok,
 So by now you all know that I have been crafting for about 4yrs now and 3 of that I have been doing it as a means to make some money, since Im a stay at home mome and we are on a budget my crafting created a way for me to make some FUN money. But I soon found that I actually wasnt making a profit at all, I was actually losing money by the time I purchased everything I needed to make whatever it was I was making.
And the fun quickly faded, as I was always haveing to do what someone else wanted and I never had time to make my own daughter cute outfits and other fun stuff.

I have some small bills now, that I would have to figure out how to pay if I choose to quit sewing/crafting for profit. But my daughter would finally have the cute clothes and other items I make again, and no more spending $$$ on clothes that dont really fit her well.(which is why I started sewing in the first place)

I have had my shop shut down for about a month now... and to be honest I havent even missed the extra $ yet.  Instead I have been making Childrens craft kits and going to craft sales and festivals and selling them there...NOT going so well, I might add!!! Im quite disappointed in that.
But the biggest problem is craft/sewing have lost its "FUN" factor for me.

Well , I guess writing this  post I realize that I already know the answer to my question,
NO MORE CRAFTING FOR PROFIT,only every once in a great while!

So now I guess Im off to figure out another way of making me so  moneys..Plus I enrolled Destiny in school last Thursday and she will be going to school so I will have time to get a job now!!

If you know of any stay at home job opportunities please let me know!!

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Pre-K... Sunset or Roosevelt??

OMG..
My baby is getting so big. Pre-K enrollment is thursday and I still havent made my decision on which school I should send her to...

Option 1. Roosevelt-The school right across from my parents and across the ally from our house.
Down side is she will know NO one there, she wont know any kids or teachers.. It will be so scary for her. my moms concern is that she will see her house and what we are doing from the playground and stand at the fence crying begging us to come and get her....
But I know she is just gonna have to learn thats not gonna work. Its gonna break my heart.. But I guess thats just part of life...
I really think she will be fine, She has always made friends really easy. She is not shy at all! She has always been with at least me,her daddy, or my parents, she has been absolutely no where without us. So I know its going to be hard. I wish there was at least 1 kid that she knew, going to school for the first time to. 

Option 2: Sunset- The school that my aunt works at. (teachers aide)
and both of her boys go, Jake is in 2nd and Jarred will be in Kindergarten.
 So Destiny would know they are there and probably feel safer. But Im just afraid that I will be holding her back in some way by sending her to school with one of us(my aunt) there.
 I just want her to learn that sometimes we arent going to be here, but she will be ok. Just like every other kid in the world...
But again it wouldnt have to be so scary since jake and jarred are there... they are kids she always plays with, they go camping with us, they are at all family funtions...

My mom and Aunt want her to go to Sunset. I would rather she across the street just because its close and my aunt wouldnt be there, but she also wouldnt have anybody she knew... Her daddy just says for me to decide...ARGH.. talk about no help.


I know Im probably making this more difficult than it has to be but I just want to make the right decision....
1 is practicly in my backyard, but no friends
the other is all the way across town but wouldnt know anyone...
WHAT IS A MOM TO DO?

What do you think
Should I send her to school with her cousins and my aunt or send her to school right across the street with no friends??

It just hit me about an hour ago... all these fears and thoughts....UM

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Friday, April 8, 2011

SCENTSY EGG TUTORIAL

I went to a Scentsy Party a couple of weeks ago and purchased a Scentsy bar in Lilacs and Violets...Lilacs are my fav flower ever!!!
Anyway Yesterday I thought " man I wish I could put my scentsy in my car" So since then I have been trying to think of a way I could put my scentsy in my car without it spilling in my floors/seats and without haveing to go buy the scentsy circles...

And Easter inspired me so here is what I came up with:

*SCENTSY EGG*

Ok, so it might be a bit corny, But I think its cute and its is so going in my car!
It shouldnt beable to leak or bust open, and it is bright and fun and just in time for easter, I could see this being used in all kinds of easter, baby showers, wedding showers, etc.. I think you could also use toy vending machine capsuls like these

(my original thought)

Either way would be super cute!
Well here is my tutorial for the Scentsy Eggs:
First you will need some supplies:
scissors
hot glue
easter egg or capsule
ribbon
tack
Scentsy


First you will need to poke a little holes using the tack, in the top of the egg so the scent can get out,
while yoru at it poke a larger hole in the center of the top for the ribbon
Next  you will cut your ribbon to desired length
( i made mine pretty long because I want it to slip over my rearview mirror)
Slide the ribbon thru the hole you punched in the center


Tie a knot in the end of the ribbon so that it wont slip out of your eggs hole.

Cut a piece of your Scentsy bar off and place it inside your egg.

Now you just need to seal it closed, I did this by hot glueing a ribbon around the seam so that it overlaped both edges so It could not come open.
Finally I just decorated it witha bow and a small crystal... You can get as fun and creative as you want to with it.



Im sure your next question is how is it going to get warm enough to melt and smell, Well my plan is for the sun to do that for me.. Because I dont know about you but it gets pretty hot in my car during the summer. Im not sure how this is going to work in the fall/winter months but Im sure my heater vent blowing on it will keep it toasty enought to produce scent...

So what do you think of my creation??

p.s. if you have any questions about my tutorial feel free to email me or leave a message!



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