Weekly Wears: Cranberry and Lace

Oh, this dress... I've had this dress since the beginning of summer.  It was supposed to be my breezy summer staple.  It was not.  I have not worn this dress even once before today.  I styled it so many different ways, but no matter what I came up with it always looked... well, kinda like a wedding dress.  Maybe it didn't look as much like a wedding dress as it did in my head, but it's like they say-- confidence is your best accessory.  Walking around as an everyday bride did not showcase my confidence.  I refused to be defeated by this dress, and eventually I conquered it.  Yay for me.

Lace Dress: Vintage;  Orange Dress: Marshall's;  Shirt: Hanging in my closet forever;  Necklace: Gift from my MIL;  Hat: Marshall's;  Scarf: Vintage ;  Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell borrowed from Elsie

I'm glad I didn't give up and resell it.  I was thiiiiis close...  ;) 

Have you ever had a stubborn piece that you couldn't style?  I'd love to hear about it!
xoxo Katie

Guest Post: Hope's Rainbow Birthday

Hi, everyone!  It's Hope here again.  Today I want to talk about my rainbow birthday party from last year.  It was lots of fun and VERY colorful!  We had a giant bouncy pit, sack races, a rainbow pinata, and awesome rainbow cupcakes.  It was one of my favorite birthdays... plus, I got an AWESOME dollhouse for Blythes.  My mommy and our friend Eric made it for me. 

See?  That's me! 

Here are some pictures of my party:

Everything was rainbow colored!

My favorite parts of the party were the sack races (I won!), breaking the pinata, and opening presents of course!  See that umbrella in the corner?  We bought it to use at the ocean but it was too windy and it blew away twice!  It was perfect for the party, though.

 

 The cupcakes were rainbow and amazingly delicious!

 Here I am opening my dollhouse.  I had NO IDEA what was under that sheet!  After I opened it all the little kids kept climbing inside.  It's a dollhouse not a little kid house!

That's my dollhouse.  We are still working on decorating the inside (a year later).  It is a BIG job!

After the party we went and ate yummy Mexican food and when it's your birthday they put a sombrero on your head, sing happy birthday to you in Spanish, AND let you ride the horse!  It was so much fun!!!

This year my party is going to be a swimming party!  Can you believe I'm going to be nine?!!  We are going to have hot dogs, ice cream cake, and lots of water sliding!  We'll be sure to take lots of pictures so I can show you.  See you next time!  --Hope

Horses Everywhere

Despite having a very busy scooting baby and an almost nine year old who wants to talk birthday party planning every second of the day, I have still been sewing!

I find myself doing a lot of memorial animals for people (which is so sweet and kinda sad) and I was so happy to make this strawberry roan for his owner.

I think plush versions of loved pets are such a great way to remember them.  <3

This next horse was not a memorial animal, just a really great idea from a girl who ADORES unicorns.  You may already know her, and if you do you know this screams her name!

I was really happy to see it come together.  Sometimes it's very inspiring to work on things that are different, or have a different spin.  :)

Thanks for sharing in my peeks!  I won't be back tomorrow for a post... BUT HOPE WILL!  xoxo Katie

Music Monday: The Black Keys

We love The Black Keys in my house.  Yes we do.  :)


 (This video may be for a little older audience... meaning, if you let your kiddos watch videos on the ol' blog, just be warned that there is a little fighting and maybe a finger or two.)

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