Time

Don't waste a minute of your life.

Know what your priorities are.

Only do things you love.

Because you just. don't. know.

photo taken by me in SLC. April 2013.

Six on Saturday

Since May is National Scrapbooking Month, I thought we should shop for some new scrapbooking products. I love to shop, and shop, and shop for new products, even if I don't actually scrapbook very often anymore.

1.  Love the colors and patterns in this new collection by My Mind's Eye:


2.  I love a good circle embellishment, and these colors are great.  These are by Lily Bee Design:


3.  I could never have too many butterflies, especially these by Petaloo:


4.  Rainbow colors are my fave. These are by Jillibean Soup:

5.  Cutest die cut page, like, ever. Made my KI Memories:


6.  And my fave of the day. 7 Gypsies does it again!

Friday Wrap

Happy Friday everyone.

 

It's time to dump share our phone photos from the past week.

 

And for more goodness, hop on over to Life Rearranged, where I'm linking up.



 

1.  Tried to get everyone together for dinner out this week. Only the girls came, the boys had other plans. Cashew chicken & chopped chicken salad.

 

 

 

2.  A few more photos of Tater tot. She will be 3 weeks on Saturday, and is doing great. Click here for more photos.

 

 



 

 

3.  Baby shower is tonight. I made the gold dot tablecloth. More info here.



 

 

Also made the invitations. This is the outside, then it opens for shower details.

 

 

4.  Anyone not get the new abeautifulmess app? I'm having trouble not using it 16 times a day. So fun!

 

 

 

5.  Doing great on my photo a day challenge. This is from my Instagram feed. Wanna check it out? I'm luckypennylov. Yes, with the "e" missing at the end. Long story.

 

 

 

List of daily challenges from fatmumslim.

 

 

 

 

Loving how it challenges me to be creative and gets my brain firing.  Day 16...Mailbox

 





 

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a great weekend!

Caylee @ 1.5 Weeks

 

 

Tater tot is doing well.

Growing, eating, sleeping, pooping. Repeat.

I'm hoping to do a photo shoot every week. Cross my fingers that it can happen!

May is for Moms-Part 2

This is the 2nd part of the 3 part series. In this 2nd part, I interviewed my mom.

1.  How did you feel the moment you found out you were pregnant with me?
Very happy, very excited. I wanted to be pregnant months earlier.


2.  Was I a wonderful surprise or carefully planned?
Carefully planned, but I had to wait longer that I hoped for.


3.  What was my most challenging time in my childhood? Why?
You were a good kid, always smiling and happy. You didn't become a challenge until you started "mouthing off" around 13 years old.


4.  Did you worry more about me as a child or now that I am an adult?
More as a child. That you would get hurt, but you were always with me, watching over me. I made sure no one hit you with a stick and kidnapped you. No worries as you grew into an adult.  You both (me and my husband) have good jobs and can take care of yourselves, so no worries.


5.  What is one thing that you thought was deeply important when I was a baby that you now realize did not matter at all?
My kids always got toys and everything they ever wanted, but I did without. Now that you and your brother are adults, I realize that you don't remember the toys, that you didn't need to have so much stuff.

Linking up with Hooah and Hiccups. Come on over and see other blogger's posts. And come back next week for part 3, where I interview my girls.

Polka Dot Tablecloth

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I'm throwing a baby shower this week. On Friday.

And of course, I'm so not ready.

I've spent some time gathering supplies and now it is time to start the projects.

First on the list, making a polka dot tablecloth.

I got the idea from Oh Happy Day.

I bought a white twin sheet at the thrift store for $1.89. Score.

I had paint already. And potatoes.

You can follow the tutorial on Oh Happy Day. But I made a few changes.

 

I started by painting with the potato, but it was more of an oval shape. After stamping a few, I decided that I really wanted a more of a circle shape, so I switched to painting by hand with a brush.

I really liked the way the circles had a dry brush look around the edges.

I also decided to go with more white space and fewer circles than the one on Oh Happy Day.

Doesn't the sparkly gold paint make you happy?

Now only 1400 things left on my to-do-list. I'd better get busy!

I Spy...

Tulips in Salt Lake City. Photos taken April 2013 @ The Gateway Mall (missed the tulip festival).