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So happy to wake up today to an email from my friend Suzanne: "Your tennis booties are featured in an Etsy Storque article." Yippee! They are actually booties that I had made for her new little baby Zoe. Now she has famous footwear!

Haven't posted for a while but with it being the summer time seems to fly. I thought I would share some party ideas. This is a momento book I recently made for a couple's baby shower. I have made this before in the past and it seems to be a nice thing to add to any shower. Basically guests can write out advice, a prayer or a welcome and then place the card in the album. The parents get to take whole an album full of well wishes and advice they can read for years to come. The album is from 7 gypsies and the letters I used for "Micah" is from American Crafts. "Blessings for" are also from American Crafts and it is from their Remark rub ons line.

I also picked up a red wire basket for quests to put their cards in at the $1.00 store. I was hoping for a Martha Stewart-esque look with the ribbon and the tag for cards. Simple and sweet!

Here are some pictures from the 4th! We hung out at Matt's cousin's house. The older kids look like Sparkler Ninjas and I love that little Kate wants to get right in with the big kids and play Xbox!

This kid with these kids are at Hume Lake Camp this week. And YES I am being one of those Moms that is missing him and it is too quiet around when normally all I crave is a quiet home with no yelling, whining and arguing. Go figure!

So to send him off, he needed a wallet. I have no idea where his wallet went, so I decided to make him a duct tape wallet. Super easy and fun to make! Instructions can be found here!

I also made this

for my cousin in law's birthday. It is from Sweetwater Scrapping and I just found out they have the cutest blog. Lots of good ideas an eye candy on there! Check it out!

Just sharing some of my Fav layouts, cards and projects!

Here is my take on The Creative Type's new Prompt 18- T-shirt insiration. I saw this Converse T and was instantly inspired!

Come play along! You have until June 28th and there is an AWESOME prize involved from this Beautiful Etsy Store!

Life has been busy with finishing up the school year, Matt transitioning into his new job and well - I guess for me- I am continuing to juggle a whole bunch of stuff.

I was very excited to see my neice Michaela graduate last week from Middle School.

And the following day - I hosted a baby show for my tennis friend Suzanne! She is so cute pregnant! The yucky color of those walls do not do her justice.



For the shower I made paper flower centerpieces. I first saw this idea from my friend Sylvia. It is super easy to create and you can change the color of paper to fit any kind of celebration. I added the butterfly lollipops (I think they are called Twinkle candy). I liked that addtion because they are "boingy" and add some cuteness! I also added the circulare cardboard flowers.

I knitted Baby Zoe her first tennis dress and I realized after I gave it to her that I did not take any pictures of it. But I was proud of it because it was my own design and it had a ruffle at the hem!

But I did take pictures of baby's first tennis shoes! I LOVE how they turned out and I think I will be adding these to my Esty shop. Suzanne shared the pattern with me and it is really easy to knit up. It goes row by row so there is no way to really mess it up!