Catching Up and It's Fall Ya'll...Again!

Wow! It's been a while since I've posted on here and I figure it's been long enough. Not that I'm that special or important that someone has noticed. :) I do wish I had the time, money and energy to join the "real" blogging world...maybe one of these days! So I thought I would post my fall decor for 2012...really all I've done was drag out my stash from falls past and throw in a few new items. First up, my front door!

My sweet little sister gave me this giant "S" as a gift a few months back. I just hung it from this peice of jute webbing and added a few fall flowers. Love the simplicity of it!
Next, I printed this free "It's Fall Ya'll" printable from Chelsea at www.twotwenty-one.com, and slipped it into a pretty frame I had on hand...added a itty bitty pumpkin and a sprig of these fall poppies in my old tin flower pot on my sofa table in front of the living room window! I'm LOVING the Chevron craze lately! Maybe I'll get brave enough one of these days to add a little more here and there.

One more spot I wanted to show you was the coffee table in my living area...this little table holds very special meaning to me. My sweet husband and boys made it for me for Christmas 2010 from an old window that came out of my in-laws little home. I love old windows and I wanted a special way to display it in the house. This was definitly one of my favorite Christmas surprises that year! Here I just added some dried wheat to my galvanzied bucket and some deer anters. Of course my boys think me adding the antlers to my home decor is the "bomb-diggity"! LOL

That white MIXTURE candle in the beautiful urn was a gift from my sweet Aunt Gail. If you've never owned one of these, you've got to try them! This one is the Pineapple Cilantro scent and it smells WONDERFUL! I know that doesn't sound very "fall-ish" but it is actually a warm subtle homey smell. I will be sad when it burns out! Hmmm....maybe I shall add this to my Christmas wish list! *Hint*Hint* 
On a different note, I hope to start sewing and selling my goods again soon. BOTH of my sewing machines went on the blink a few months back and I also was SUPER busy over the summer so I guess my little side business suffered. I had a good friend ask me to add some ruffles to 2 hoodies she has, so hopefully I will get to post those soon!
Have a blessed Saturday and enjoy it...."this is the day that the Lord hath made, I WILL rejoice and be glad in it!"
Love, Miranda

A Vendor Party and High Hopes!

So, a few months back my sis-in-law asked if I would be interested in setting up a booth at a Vendor Party to benefit their Relay for Life team. Not only would we be helping an awesome cause, but hello publicity for us local yokel women!! I am a firm believer in putting your money back into your own community and helping out those who have a desire to create things from the heart. Why go pay outrageous prices for something "Made in China" from a Department Store when you could help out a fellow sistah and purchase something she made with her own hands. Not only does a lot of love go into what we ladies do, but we are those who might be saving for college for the kiddos, trying to make ends meet, donating to a family in need with our proceeds, or saving up for new mattresses for her little ones. If you are one of those sweet people who love enabling local artists, come out and see us this Saturday, April 14th from 4:00-8:00 PM at Salon Zaina in Anna, TX! There will be TONS of cool vendors with products ranging from Diaper Cakes to beauty products, from handmade home decor, to accessories for YOU, from Scrapbooking Supplies to weight loss products.
Here is a sneak peak at one of the items I will be creating especially for this event...

A junior hoodie...The Zebra Diva

So, up until February I had yet to make a mini-me hoodie. One of the teachers at the school where the hubby works, seen the gray and turquoise Diva hoodie I made another teacher, and requested one with zebra for her little one. This was definitely a fun one to make, allthough finding zebra print JERSEY material is like searching for a needle in a haystack! SERIOUSLY! I called every fabric store between here and Californ-I-A! Nada. Zip. Zilch. Yes, I found zebra cotton, zebra silk, zebra flannel and even pink or green zebra jersey fabric, but NO black and white zebra jersey! So, what did I do you say? Why, I bought about 5 X-tra large zebra print T-shirts and cut those suckers up. Bingo!

Well, what little girl gets an adorable zebra and turquoise hoodie with no bow or headband to match?! Not this one. :) I had such fun making even the matching headband for the little sweetie. To finish it off, I glued a big black and white polka dot button right in the center. ToO cUtE! I SO need a little girl....

Forgotten fabric pillow....

So as I was sitting in the living room one evening, I decided allthough I am loving my nuetrals, I REALLY wanted some color here and there. Nothing permanent or blaring, but subtle accent pieces that I could change out on a whim....since most of my decorating is done on a whim and I change things around often. Ha! (My husband would be vehemently nodding his head here) I am loving the beautiful robins egg blue colors I'm seeing here and there, and even the pretty cottage blue hints. I remembered that I had this remnant piece of fabric I found at a yard sale for $1 about 4 years ago, and I thought, Whoop! There it is! My little pop of color will begin with a pillow! So...this is what I came up with. I was very pleased with how it changed things up in the living room. What do you think?

Mod Podge Burlap Frame

So it's been a while since my last post! Yes, I have a confession to make...I am "blog challenged". I got frustrated trying to figure out how to bling my blog and fell off the bandwagon for a bit. I do admire those women out there who can keep up with blogging all the while washing clothes, preparing dinner, scrubbing floors, cleaning house, going to church, keeping up with kiddo schedules and working full time!
So on to my subject...I tried my hand at Mod-Podge for the first time a few months ago. I thought I would start with something fairly simple, so I chose this cute little picture frame. Since we moved here a year ago, my tastes have changed somewhat and I am gradually migrating away from too much rosy-posy here and there and going for a bit more Pottery Barn-ish nuetral look.
I just cut small remnants of burlap to size and then used one of my small paintbrushes on dab on the Mod Podge.  

I coated the frame over where the rose pattern was, then also brushed the Mod Podge over the top of the burlap.

After it dried, it was just what I had in mind!

Farmhouse look and simplicity.