i bookmarked this a while ago and forgot to post about it. find out how to make this cool pallet bed at ashley ann photography. her daughter's whole room is darling.

i've been wanting to use this idea for some sort of couch/bed thingy for my pergola outside. { this was how the previous owners had the yard looking}

i on the other hand have an out of control jungle yard with mucho weeds. i only pray that the lady doesn't ever drive by and cry her little horticulturist heart out and the damage we've done to her precious yard.

what do you think? i think if i just used oilcloth or outdoor canvas to cover the foam it would work out. my little brain is thinking of all the other pallet creations i can come up with.

i don't know about all of you but i really need help in the "cute outfits for church category" you see, as a mother to three little boys i end up covered in cracker crumbs, milk stains, pen "tats" and now since we are potty training mr beebye, the occasional splash of kid pee. i'm also in the primary which means i need to be comfy and since i'm a mormon { oh my swearing and boob talk didn't let on? sorry about that, i tend to be a little um crass but i'm working on it, but really that has been my problem my whole life just ask my mother, sometimes, actually almost always, i horrify her with what comes out of my mouth, this is turning into the longest run on sentence within a parentheses ever!!}i also dress modestly. here are some super blogs and flickr groups to help me, and you out.

via clothed much blog

This pretty lady has a great fashion blog. she is cute, stylish, modest and in her own words poor. i on the other hands am not so cute or stylish but i most definatly relate to the poor part. i would much rather { and i do} buy my boys clothes, or spend money on diapers and undies and oh i don't know, food and other things needed for survival. i love that elaine doesn' have alot of clothes but mixes them up into new and original outfits.

Then there is the new flickr group ~ sunday best started from jenn of ambrosia girl. there are some really cute outfits on there.

I recently discovered sensibly styled um somewhere? not sure where i saw it but i love it! it has cute ideas and you can even ask for help putting outfits together for any occasion and they will coordinate it all and show numerous options!

now if any of you fashionistas have tips to keep kids from constantly hanging on me and getting my clothes totally dirty i would love to know your tips.

and yes, just in case you were wondering i am still a bum, none of my tutorials i am working on are done. my camera's batteries died, i don't have any more, i am to busy/lazy to go get more, when i do go to the store i wander around and take my time because the kids are usually at home with dad or at grannies, i forget batteries every single time i run to the store. soooooo- will somebody send me some batteries? and i'm working on them.

wishing i had $300 to do this. looks fun eh? anyone want to do it with me... and pay for me too?

looky what i found! a whole blog dedicated to artwork based on where the wild things are called Terrible yellow eyes! These are a few of my favs. Check out more here. i love them all but this is perhaps my favorite.

coolest patchwork project ever! instructions on sew mama sew from melissa at all buttoned up.

i just spent a bit going through her blog. she has some awesome homemade clothing and cute style. she also has a few projects in stitch magazine. if you don't have the first two copies you need to get them. they are great magazines with some awesome projects. lots of pillows, skirts and gifts. i love the asymmetrical skirt in the first issue and plan on making it soon ( soon to me might me tomorrow or next year)

worst blogger ever= ME

car problems,potty training, cleaning, weeding, raising kids,went to cali for awhile,feeling sick...

my baby decided to stop nursing in california, i guess he thinks he's to busy now that he is almost one ( in two weeks!eek!) this has been my only child who has abruptly stopped nursing and i am pretty sure i have a plugged duct or some sort of infection. i'm tired and achy and my boobies hurt.... still and it has been about a week.

i have been working a bit on some new headbands that i love. my grandpa and hubby tell me i look like a hippie ( what's new?) beats looking like a primadonna.and it means i wash my hair less and never blow dry it. can't beat that.

don't worry i have loads and loads of freckles and no make up on, crazy eyes, oh and weaning cleavage ( which is totally temporary, dang!) i look HOT!

so- to make my lazy bum get it's self into gear i am working on a cute little gal easy peasy dress.... and possibly a giveaway. so stay around will ya?

i couldn't help myself from making another skirt from the belle "favorite things" pattern. this is probably my favorite fabric ever, i have it in all three colors. summer is made for cute skirts...

my boys helped me pick raspberries today. they ate them faster than i could pick them and i was lucky to even get this many. my baby was so funny crawling around after us and pulling raspberries off the vine. he looked like a crazy little jungle baby when we were all done with his berry stained face and his make out hair.

i'm making my mom a quilt for her birthday and i am loving these blocks in particular. this is the first quilt that i have made from a pattern and i have to say that i keep asking myself " what the hell have i gotten myslef into?" nothing is easy or turning out the way it is supposed to. i am taking a break for a few days from the quilt. we both need a break, time to think things over and see if we can make it work. i'm sure we can in the end.

the last picture is of a little embroidery that i'm going to hang on my collage wall. i love the color of the fabric and plan on making a shirt out of it next.

i just ordered these cute prints off etsy yesterday. i can't wait to put them in my collage wall. i love them. from this etsy store.

i really like this idea of using rain gutters as bookshelves . bonus is that it is really cheap and customizable. i like displaying books facing out so you can see the covers. ( sorry not sure where the picture is from)

summer hair = BRAIDS! i've decided to go hair dryer less most of the week( i have decided the least i can do is semi fix my hair up for church, does that make up for the fact that we sneak out after the sacrament almost every week? it is a bit hard to stay the whole time when all you do is roam the hallways and nurse babies...)my goal is to only use it at most 2x a week. i joined a flickr group a while back called braid Wednesday for inspiration.

here are some tutorials for your dirty hippie hair enjoyment- good little granola girl graceful lady has a great video here (this is the one i use alot)

get two cute braid ideas inspired by lc here and here and my new favorite style can be found at the polished pickle- seriously how cute is this hair do??? and the blog is really cute too.

photo and tutorial from the polished pickle

i'm also a big fan of the bobby pin messy bun look. what summer hair tips do you have?