Weiner Dogs on Wednesday

This picture was taken on Oscar's first Christmas, in 2009. He was six months old.

My my how times have changed! Not only do we have 2 pups now, but they only got a few toys each (instead of a BUCKET FULL!) and I didn't even bother taking ONE picture of them :)

Wreath, there is it!

Want to make a quick and easy wreath for your front door, or better yet, a gift for a teacher or something???

I've been making these super easy, super cute wreaths now for a while now and I think it's about time I share my secret!! I showed my friend Laura how to make them and she has already whipped up 2 and she doesn't consider herself crafty, although I KNOW that deep down she is!!

Anyway, all I do with these little suckers is buy a foam wreath from Michael's, Jo Ann's, Hobby Lobby, etc (always with a coupon my friends...lets not get crazy!!) and pick a color scheme. Once I decide what colors I want I pick 4-5 ribbons of different widths and usually some tulle to go with that as well. The tulle that comes on a roll rocks, but it can be pricey (unless you use your coupon,) so you can just buy a few yards for a few dollars and cut it yourself and cut it into strips if you want.

Once all that is done, I just cut everything into about 4-5 inch strips depending on how much you want to hang off. Some of my wreaths are very long and "shaggy," while others are very short and close to the Styrofoam. It all depends on what you like.  Then just tie and tie and tie and tie. I usually just put all my strips in a big bowl and sit in front of a movie :)

Once you are done, you can add a stuffed animal for a baby shower, or faux flowers, or plastic eggs like I did for my spring wreath, or really whatever in the world you an come up with. For my Christmas one I have an "R" ornament dangling in the center. You can do ANYTHING with this!! If you have any questions, comments, ideas, or anything, please comments me! I can't wait to see what you guys have come up with!!!

Here are a few pics of my wreaths!

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Emily

Best sister, ever!

I just wanted everyone out there in blog land, who may not already know....that my sister, Hannah, is the best sister ever!

She would probably be all kinds of embarrassed if she knew I was posting this, and I don't really care.

She knew that I have been going through a lot lately with my health and some personal problems at home and also some issues at work because I had been calling her to vent. In my family we do a lot of venting, I know that it helps me to kind of get things off of my chest and move on. I never expected this delivery from a poor college kid to arrive at my door! And they're orange! And in an orange vase! They could not be more perfect! They brightened my day!

I love you, Hannah Bean! Ace Face! Butthead! You are the best baby sister a girl could ever ask for!!

Diaper cakes from my former life...

So as I said before, I used to make diaper cakes and give them as gifts and sell them as a little side gig. I was talking about them in some earlier posts (here and here) as I walked my friend, Mel through making one for her baby shower.(It's today...good luck, girl! I can't wait to see pics!!)

I wanted to get on my OLD computer and show you guys a few of my older cakes to gives you a few ideas on how you could use other supplies to make the cakes unique to whoever you were giving it to, and how you could even use towels or other items to make a "cake" for a bridal shower or housewarming party! Enjoy!

1. This was a simple, 2 tiered cake with red ribbon, primary colored baby spoons, and a teether sticking out of the top for a neutral shower.

2. This was a 2 tiered cake for a NASCAR loving family done with black and white checkered flag ribbon and car accessories, including a bib and teething rings.

3. Three tiered jungle themed cake with zebra ribbon, jungle bath accessories, Johnson and Johnson baby bath and some booties.

4. Three tiered cake with spoons, socks, teddy bear and blue wash cloth bows.

5. Two tiered cake for a set of winter twins! Pink and green socks, eating utensils and stuffed animals.

 6. Housewarming "cake" made out of a cake pan, dish towel, spoon, pasta fork, measuring cups, measuring spoons and timer.

 7. Easy to mail, one tier diaper cake! I got these containers at the party store and made the diaper cake to fit inside! So cute!!

 8. Wedding "cake" with 2 towels, 2 hand towels, and 2 wash cloths. You can find beautiful and very reasonably priced towels at places like TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, etc

**Please use this for your own use, do not sell or distribute items created using this.

Avery's loot

As I had said before, Miss Avery was going to be SPOILED by her Auntie Emily when I visited last month. I could have gotten away with just carry on luggage if it hadn't been for all of the baby stuff I had to cram inside!

Lucky baby! I have literally been collecting things since the minute I found out that Katie was pregnant! I made the purple peacock onesie, and the tie dye onesie with a swallow on it. The other onesies were purchased from awesome sellers on etsy.com