Random Friday

I've had several snippets I wanted to percentage amongst you lot all, but cipher that merited a whole weblog post, thence I idea I'd throw it at you lot all at i time today!

Last calendar week I raided my cupboard together with constitute a few one-time maxi dresses to remake.
One was strapless (a hurting to wear) together with the other had the piddling triangles on transcend
(not flattering on anyone!).

I made a quick forthwith cutting but nether the bodice (obviously non fifty-fifty a really slap-up cut!), turned downward the waist together with stitched, together with added elastic.  Quick maxi skirt!

I also followed this tutorial  that I constitute on Pinterest to brand a cute maxi clothes for Emily.
I used a $3 t-shirt from Old Navy together with almost $7 worth of cloth from Hobby Lobby.
She loves it together with wants more!

And, I used Julie's suggestion to brand a uncomplicated skirt for myself-I fifty-fifty bought the same fabric!  Here's the skirt on Julie-

Isn't she adorable?  I didn't fifty-fifty bother taking a photograph of mine!  I paired it amongst my cherry-red patent wedges together with wore it inwards New Orleans.  My feet paid the toll later walking inwards them all day, though.  I showed my facebook friends my barbarous blister but I'll spare you!  Oh, together with I made the darling bloom belt too.  Super easy!

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I saw this yesterday...(sorry for the blurry band pic)

It would live PERFECT to brand a twig chandelier similar mine.  I almost bought it myself, the base of operations is much beefier than mine.  If whatever of my local friends are interested, yesterday it was at the Habitat Restoration Station on SW 29th together with May ($12).

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I mostly gravitate to reading entirely fiction-one of the things I'd similar to change-but I wanted to recommend this very, really expert majority to you.  I went to a women's conference a few months agone together with helped sell trade for Angela Thomas, who was form plenty to let me to pick out a majority every bit a thank-you for working her table.  This is what I picked:

52 Things Kids Need From Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mom

Oh, how I wishing I had read this earlier I had kids or when they were tiny.  But, it's never also tardily to practise something different, right?  This majority is chock-full of practical, every solar daytime suggestions of things you lot tin ship away practise to strengthen your human relationship amongst your children every bit you lot travel to mold their piddling hearts to live to a greater extent than similar Jesus together with loving, contributing members of the family.  Click here to read a preview of the offset few pages.  I hope it's worth every flake of your $10 to buy together with no, I practise non have anything to promote this book.

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Lastly, I've been THE WORST email together with comment responder lately!  I'm thence sorry, but I innovation to grab upward amongst everyone over the weekend.  You all are the sweetest, kindest readers together with I'm thence thankful that you lot carve a flake of fourth dimension out of your days to read my ramblings.  Happiest of weekends to you!

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