how cool are these LOST posters seen over at craftpad? maybe they will help get me out of my depression over lost being over.

 i can't believe it... so sad. the other day the finale was being rebroadcast. i just caught the last couple minutes but when jack and vincent were laying there and jack closed his eyes...it was all i could do to keep from sobbing like a baby in front of my husband.

pretty pathetic huh? but i am truly having a hard time getting over it. i think re watching the entire show and getting these posters might cheer me up.

have you ever checked out burda style? its a great resource for sewing patterns and tips. i am dying to make the darling high waisted kasia skirt, and it is even a free pattern. bonus!


here are some of my favorites-

all images from burda style

tomorrow i will-

not eat any sugar(because lets face it i ate way to much this weekend)
finish an unfinished project
get a intense workout in
make something with my boys
hang something on the wall
finish a tutorial i have been working on forever ( but probably not post it yet)


what will you do?

(pic from my kitchen cafe)

 i went to dairy queen tonight with my boys. i remembered that a friend had told me about their frozen hot chocolate so i thought i would try it. oh my goodness was it good! I'm pretty sure I'm addicted. if you want to try it out at home this recipe from on of my favorite food blogs my kitchen cafe looks really good!

What foods are you addicted to?
  

have you noticed that when you have kids you become obsessed with making them happy? including collecting toys and things that they like? like when my oldest was a baby and burger king kids meals had the cutest ever star wars toys. we ate way to much burger king for weeks to collect them all, i don't even like burger king one bit. then it was the Disney "cars" toys. we got a bit crazy collecting them. the most recent obsession is anything toy story. have you seen the new toy story Lego's?  cutest things ever! we have the train set and the buzz pizza planet truck. i love getting them out and setting them up even more than my boys.see more Lego's here.

any other fun toys i should be collecting?

i go through stages where i am obsessed with music. my husband got me an itouch for mothers day ( yay!) and i am in music mode again. right now I'm loving-

*afi crash love. all the songs are good, really the whole album
*matt and kim. so happy and fun to listen too, my favorite is daylight
*weezer raditude, can't stop the partying and put me back together are my favorites
*the darkness i love me some butt rock
*less than jake, they remind me of being in high school and going to shows every weekend with me friends

what music are you loving right now?

 I can't stop thinking about LOST. post may be few and far between as i read other peoples theories and try to wrap my head around everything. i wish i didn't care... but i do, way to much. and yet i feel like i might be sorely disappointed in three weeks.

hello there! i'm guest posting over at my friend megan's blog megitys handmade. head over to find the template and how to for this cute hedgehog applique.

first it was a robot dinosaur. sorry kid to hard. then it was a t-rex and spiderman fighting a robot. um- i don't even know what to say... in the end a "mom just make a regular person looking robot" you win goo, a regular robot i can do. i got the idea for washer eyes and wiggly arms and legs from i am momma hear me roar.

i am freaking out that i have a 5 year old. my boy seems so old now. he is also asking all sorts of questions and talking non stop all of a sudden. he's making me bust up with all his funnies lately. love you silly.

are you kidding me? this is what i woke up to this morning. i am so depressed it isn't funny. i'm going to hang out at my sisters new home and get a haircut, maybe that will cheer me up. barf. i am sick of the snow.

spring hydrangea flower tutorial

supplies-

*felt ( wool or eco your choice)

*some sort of marking device ( i used a water soluble pen)

*embroidery thread

*metal clip if using for a hair accessory

*template

here is one on a headband i made awhile back

print template out onto cardstock.cut your flowers out of felt. you can do all of the same colors, a few different colors, or a whole bunch of colors. i chose peach and teal. cut your leaves and the circle out of felt.

start by hand sewing a flower on the edge of the circle. you can add a bead here if you want. i usually sew up two or three times to make sure the flowers will stay put. keep sewing your flowers. i bunch the flowers up and keep squeezing them in. i like a full look though. i just keep overlapping the edges and tucking others in until i like what i see. keep going until your whole circle is filled in with your flowers. fluff up the ends, tucking in some and overlapping others. now would be a good time to get the edges wet where the marker still shows up.( i obviously didn't do that before i took the pictures) you can either hand sew or hot glue your leaves on. attach a metal clip and add it to a headband if you like. this particular bunch will be used for something else. come back next week to see what!

linking...

somewhat simple, craftaholics anonymous, tatertots and jello, blue cricket design ,my frugal family

things i love thursday

*i love the new jillian micheals yoga dvd. i have most of her workout videos and they rock. this one is no exception.

*this amazing in progress transformation that my friend megan is doing to her bedroom. i cannot wait to see it! in fact i need to get my hinney over there to check it out in person. don't you love her fabric choice?

*these t-shirts from american eagle...

they were on sale for $10 last week. i love the fit, they are so comfy too. LOVE!

*have you seen napolean dynamite? of course you have. i loved it and nacho libre also. but i think the funniest movie that jared and jerusha hess have written is gentlemen broncos.

*hilarious! go check it out. and while i'm suggesting offbeat movies, have you seen king of kongs? it is soooooooo great.

*this chicken- really this is one of the best recipes i have ever made. i am dying to make it again.

* the richard-centric episode of lost. i think it was my favorite episode ever. i have always liked richard, now i love him. the acting, the questions answered, the kick butt jacob, creepy fake locke, the scene where richard was talking to dead isabella... i swear he could see and feel her, ah so good! i feel like maybe the writers will be able to pull off the things i want to know in the next 8 episodes. there are so many questions that are unanswered but i think i'm ok with that. some things just aren't all that important anymore, you know? i need to watch this whole season again, especially the last episode. i think richard has replaced desmond as the number 2 man of lost. sawyer is of course number one. jack? he's pretty low. ( ha kem!)

* chipolte - i love it. their chips are really good. i love their fajita burrito too. i think right now i am over cafe rio.

*and lastly girls night with my friends at the yummy mandarin restaurant in bountiful!

stayed tuned for a tutorial tomorrow...