Holiday Cuteness!

Oh, Monday. Monday.

I heard somewhere that today was supposed to be the most depressing day of the new year, not the 1st or 2nd. First real Monday back and all I suppose? Doesn't matter to me, I've been freezing for weeks now; my seasonal misery just blurs together during this time of year. I need sunshine and 50 degrees. I'm just glad the snow has melted here, I cannot deal when it gets all dirty and brown and gross. Good riddance.

Golden Easter Basket Tutorial

I'm a basket kind of gal. I don't like those Easter baskets that are plastic and pastel, that are doomed to sit in the basement only to see the light once a year, since you can't throw them out because you spent more than $2 on them. Holidays are the enemy for me; stores are always filled with unitasking items. Since I'm a cheapskate thrifty shopper, I refuse to spend money on costumes and holiday dresses too. Instead, I like to make costumes and use them in Lil's dress up bin, and her holiday dresses are always something she can wear at least for the season. Since I just got her Easter gear, I think it's important to let you know that Lilly acquired gold gladiators. GOLD GLADIATORS. And her dress is gold, white and coral pink. No pastel taffeta here, folks. 

Where was I going with this post? Oh yes, her basket. This year, I decided to raid my mom's basement for a nicer wicker basket that can multi task for Easter as well as to hold some of Lilly's tiny hair accessories. She's a hoarder of headbands.

So, I made this little cutie: 

DIY Mermaid Costume

Halloween was super fun this year!  Usually Lilly shys away from people, but she actually got her own candies!  And the costume was adorbs. I love a good handmade Halloween costume, and in Lilly's 3 Halloween costumes thus far, she's been a sheep with her 2 cousins as Bo Peep and another sheep, Olivia the pig, and this year she was an ombre mermaid. Super cute. I think this year was my favorite so far!  I made this during the Hurricane Sandy in the 2 days before Halloween (I like to procrastinate) with a lot of felt. Instead of the typical shiny sequins, we went with a light pink/hot pink/raspberry combo, and I totally lurved it.  

Introducing, the cutest mermaid EVER:

DIY Bookmark with Tassel

This project is a super simple bookmark, which you can customize for just about anything. I made this particular one for part of Andrew's Father's Day gift (which we celebrated on Monday instead of Sunday because of his work schedule). I've included an easy-to-follow tutorial and some photos to follow along with. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to drop me a comment! I'd love to hear what you think!

DIY Ruffle Tree Skirt & Christmas Decor

This Christmas, we (really, I) decided to go with a rustic gold & beige themed tree and decor, and of course make mostly everything. I used Pinterest, which I'm currently obsessed with, to log all my idears on my Holiday Decor board. I had made a tree skirt & matching stockings last year, and of course I didn't like them again this year. Nor did I want to use my glitter disco ornaments from Target again, so I started pinning things that I liked, and figured I'd make new stuff!

This No Sew Ruffle Tree Skirt tutorial came courtesy of HGTV & it turned out SO cute. I didn't make mine as large because our tree is one of those tall skinny ones, but it looks adorable, and it was incredibly easy, just a little time consuming. Here's the finished product!