Show Girls

I was recently given the great privilege of making 3 piggy hair clips

for two adorable sisters who are involved in 4H.

I think it would be great if my own kiddos one day

participated in 4H and/or FFA. 

These organizations hold high standards 

for the personal development of our youth.

Giving them a strong sense of responsibility, self worth, 

and the skills needed to work on ones own and as a team. 

I don't know about you but I when I watch 

television shows such as Project Runway

I'm appalled at how completely self centered and 

ignorant the designers are when working on team projects.

I hope to teach my children to respect others

while holding fast to their own high standards.

Learning to communicate, compromise, and sometime be the bigger person

are at the utmost important for me to impress on my children.

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plus bonus, bonus it's just one more excuse to doll up the kiddos.

Got to love Western wear!

So not only did I get to make their hair pretties but I also got to photograph 

these cuties in their darling show outfits. 

I honestly don't have a clue what I'm doing 

behind my camera but when you have such beautiful lil' models 

- how can you go wrong?

I've closed my shop. but I'm still very much in the business of making hair pretties.

I've simply prioritized my time to do what I love

CUSTOM WORK!

Visit (and like) my Yo-Yo Pretties facebook page to see my latest work

and to start a custom piece today.

Scrap Fabric Keepsake

There is no space in our home more special than our nursery.

It's truly been pieced together as a labor of love. 

So many DIY projects and fun vintage treasures.

but it's not quite done...

 I'm holding out hope that a package will arrive

that has been lost in the mail. 

So I thought today I would share with you one

of the projects that is very dear to my heart.

Inspired by the many many scrap fabric projects on Pinterest

I created a wreath using the receiving blankets that both my baby girl

and our foster baby boy came home from the hospital in.

It's not much of a stretch to say that these blankies 

aren't exactly worthy of a keepsake. 

But I think up-cycling them in this way

 is a perfect way to hold on to those precious memories. 

If you haven't made a scrap fabric wreath before I recommend this post from 

The Art of Homemaking.

My sweet little pickle seems to love the space!

Hopefully my package WILL arrive - and SOON!

I can't wait to show this space off!!!

Momma's Lil' Model

EEEEK! Look who's modeling momma's work!!!

& with such sass too!

Annalea has certainly inspired my work. 

I've started adding flowers to my yo yo arrangements,

and boy do I love them. 

Now that I have my very own baby girl to dress up

It's tuff to let these go.

So these are all just examples.

You can contact me on my facebook fan page to 

commission your own one-of-a-kind yo yo pretty.

As always thank you for your love and support!

Grumble Bumble

I can't believe how quickly miss Annalea is growing.

One day this outfit from her Great Auntie Kym 

looked huge - and I swear it wasn't more than a

week later that it was a perfect fit!

Annalea is a fussy little thing so I lovingly

refer to her as my sweet little grumble bumble.

Springtime

I can't believe my baby girl is almost 3 months old already.

I finally finished up Miss Annalea's baby announcements. 

Next hurtle is to get them addressed and sent off... easier said than done.

I still have at least a handful of thank you cards yet to send out.

I'm so pleased with how these turned out.

I decided (as if I had the time) to make my own envelops,

as every supplier I could find would end up having me purchase 20 or so more

 than what I needed.

So I found some destashed snack bags on etsy 

and after a few folds and some cute washi tape

I had my own super cute envelopes - and for a fraction of the price!

I created my announcements using paper and letters from my new

digi kit collection entitled Springtime

available at Kitschy Digitals. 

The paper and lace heart frames are from my Tie a Bow digi kit, 

and Danielle Thompsons Thrift Store Chic: Picture Frames

The collection also includes some little cutsie 

animals, tags, and other such fun.

As well as a great lil' freebie!

Especially for my fellow Project life gals.

I know spring is long past gone,

but I hope this collection will tickle your fancies.

Being as sick as I was, it wasn't an easy process

but my vision finally came together

and I hope you will enjoy these sweet digi kits

as much as I do.