A Marvelous Mess #56 and Features!!!

So many adorable spring posts out there!! Thanks to all of you for linking up!!

Here are my fave's:

Unicorn Poop Cookies from Making Memories With Your Kids. Um, hilarious??!! I know some kids who would think these are *such* a hoot!!

And the project I'm going to feature on my sidebar is....

Paper Flowers by Inspired by Family Magazine

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Now, on to the party!!

Moving Here

Author: Joseph Sandoval

Moving here was the best decision I ever made because it forced me to really think outside the box and make something of myself. I’d been wanting to start my own business for years but I never had the push that made it happen so when I finally bit the bullet and opened the store I felt really good about where things were headed. Next year will be our second year in business and I’m happy about that – things are going well and I’ve been involved in every step of the way, from looking into Cockrell Hill Business Electricity Providers to hiring a graphic designer for the website to even painting the walls themselves! I’m just really happy things have worked out as well as they have and hope that it won’t take long for the rest of the community to jump on board. This is going to be a banner year for my company, I can feel it, and that’s what this was all about isn’t it? Who would have guessed I’d come this far.

On My Way To The Keys

Guest post written by Derick Burks

I made sure to drop all of my bills in the mail ( including my clear internet service) payment before we left on vacation. We are going to be gone for a whole two weeks. I have been waiting for this moment for the last several years. It really has been about three years since the last time that we went on a vacation. My husband’s job is pretty demanding. He hasn’t felt like he could leave and the business operate the way that it should for the last couple of years. Now, he feels like everyone is trained well enough that we could go on a family vacation. We are heading to Key West, Florida. I have never been to the Keys and my children haven’t either. My husband has been a couple of times fishing. He also has a friend who is letting us borrow their house and boat down there for the next two weeks. I know that it is going to be super fun and relaxing. I just can’t wait to be sitting at the edge of the water with a margarita in my hand and watching the waves! How relaxing!

A Marvelous Mess #55 and Features!!!

Happy Springtime to all of you!!!!  I hope you've all had a nice weekend. My spring flowers are up....how about yours?? I'm currently tucked up on the couch watching Overboard with Kurt and Goldie and my hubby (of course). 

Here are my fave's from last week:

Raspberry Creams from Making Memories

and the project I'm going to feature on my sidebar for a week is....

Sewing Box Makeover from Little Becky Homecky

Thanks so much for linking up!! 

Now, on to the party:

Fashion To Figure Review

Fashion to Figure is a plus size fashion site that offers plenty of variety for women of substance. I recently got a chance to review a dress from their site and found myself pleased with the purchase. I am always on the lookout for places to buy plus sized clothing....I want to be large with STYLE....not Muumuus. At Fashion to Figure I found many options for the picky dresser from maxi dresses to jersey shirts with rhinestone buttons. They also offer the basics.

My dress is no longer offered on the site, or I would show you a picture. It's a glittery, lightweight strapless dress with some great draping fabric....perfect for a summer night. My only complaint with the dress is that the gold glitter now sparkles everywhere in my house....but I've never had such a glittery dress before....it may just be that that kind of fabric does that.

You'll find yourself contemplating styles you might never have thought of before when you visit their site. I tend toward simplicity....and by that I mean I'm a chicken when it comes to being stylish....so this site was an eyeopener. They have neons and polkadots, boleros and kimonos. They also have plenty of fashion jewelry to accent your outfit.

You can find Fashion to Figure Here:
WEBSITE

Sorry!! No Party Today!!

Sorry to everyone if you came looking for the party and last weeks features!! I've got family visiting and it's sunny and in the 70's.....in Mid March. I've got to take advantage of the time!! I plan on being back next week and I hope to see you all at that time. 

Make An Earring Holder

Here's a stylish little earring holder you can make quite simply!! And, it even includes *burlap* (que crafters fainting). It's a great way to display your earrings. And, it helps to remind you of earrings you may have overlooked....

Alright, here's the list of supplies:

Wire Mesh (by the roll at Agway)

Burlap

Ribbon
Picture Frame

Hot Glue

Tiny Nails (to tack down the mesh)

~Take the wooden frame and measure some mesh to fit over it, no overlapping (it would cause sharp edges).

~With the frame right side facing up, tack the wire down with the tiny nails in the corners to help secure it. 

~ Trim out a piece of burlap to cover the back of the frame (optional....I made two different holders, one with burlap behind and one without and I liked them both the same) and hot glue it into place. 

~Trim some burlap into long 2" wide lengths.

~Lay the lengths down on the front of the frame, over the wire, and make pleats (every two inches or so) and use the hot glue to hold them in place on the frame. 

~Glue some of the ribbon over the inside edge.

You're done!!

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