4-Leaf Clover

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 

Yes, I actually found this in my front yard...lucky, no? 

Nail Polish of the Week (3): Spring Mix

This week I decided to go for a little spring mix of colors.  I used Mellow Yellow, Sun Kissed, and a pink that I cannot find a name on.  Then I painted a silver stripe down each one. 

I ended up painting two silver stripes on my thumbs, but after this picture was taken. 

Sources: Flowers : Peeps : Painting : Dress


These colors together make me think of sunshine and springtime...I cannot wait for the snow and cold to go away. 

Red Dress - Thing One & Thing Two - Pocahontas

This fall before I started blogging, I made myself a dress.

(Late-night just-finished-the-dress picture)

I'm in Alpha Phi, and our sorority has a Red Dress Gala every year to raise money for the Alpha Phi Foundation, which supports cardiac care for women, and promotes scholarship and leadership.  We all wear red dresses, and I had trouble finding one I liked, so I opted to make my own. 

The parents and I at the gala. 

The dress is convertible.  This isn't a great picture, but you can see the back in it. 

Dancing with Daddy. 

Since I wasn't blogging yet, I didn't take pictures of the process.  I also didn't use a pattern, instead I just kind of looked at this dress that I already had and made it up as I went along.  I have some other fabric that I think I may make another one out of, so I'll make a tutorial at some point if there's interest. 


I also made these Thing One & Thing Two costumes for boyfriend and I for Halloween.  I made the shirts and my tutu.

Around Thanksgiving my sorority had a mixer with TKE called "Peace Feast."  We dress up as Indians and the boys dress up as Pilgrims.  I made these dresses for a friend and I. 

Though they're just a piece of material and some pins...when I have time I'm thinking of making a real dress with the material.  My hair is just a bunch of feathers stuck in a ponytail...maybe I should make a "real" headdress as well. 

Goals for this summer: 

-Make myself at least one dress. 

This weekend I'm attending/volunteering at the Michigan Reading Association conference in Grand Rapids.  This is especially awesome because it's conveniently in my hometown, so I get to see the fam.  Oh, and hopefully I'll be able to network and learn a lot about teaching and literacy education, I mean, that's the point, right? 


As far as craftiness goes, I'm now obsessed with my new pom-pom necklaces. 

(I only wish that was my camera...of course it's my mom's) 

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