A Veil of a Tale!

Hello Friends!  Wow I've been a busy bee!  I did want to share with you a fun craft I made for my friend Rebecca.  We celebrated her bachelorette festivities this weekend traversing vineyards in Long Island - and I made her some stunning headgear for the special day.

Here she is being a good sport!

It was pretty simple to put together, I used a roll of 6 inch orange tulle, and sewed four strips together lengthwise, times two, for two layers total.  (I would recommend just using wider tulle from a large bolt if you can to eliminate this step, but you work with what you have.) 

I put one layer on top of the other and stitched them together with a gathering stitch.  I pulled the string to gather them up, then affixed the to a yellow headband I had on hand with hot glue.  I covered the interior of the headband with some yellow ribbon to cover up the gluey mess. 

I wanted to add some pizazz to the outside of the headband, so I used some strips of orange fabric and gathered them up into a ruffle, and glued them to the headband too.  So cool!  I think she liked it.  Or, she put up with it at least! 

A fun way to highlight your bride to be, add some color to her ensemble, and not be too gaudy.  Ha! 

More on our adventures in vineyards later!

I heart the beach

Hi friends!  I'm back from the beach in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware - what a fun, fabulous weekend! 

Of course we made a stop at Sonic which was AWESOME. 

Should I even admit that I ate French Toast sticks dipped in a Smores milkshake for lunch?  And that it was delicious? 

Matt and Julie liked it too. 

Daniel was a good sport. 

We had some amazing weather - I love the beach! 

Beachin It!

Off to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware this weekend with my friendliest friends!  Back soon - have a great weekend everyone!

Pretty

I think I should buy myself flowers more often. 

CSN Winner!

Thank you to everyone who entered my very first giveaway!  I am thrilled to have so many people interested in it, and I now have over 100 followers!  Woo Hoo!

Without further ado, the winner of the $40 gift certificate to CSN stores is....thatlittlehouse! 

She said "I would use it on a Rowenta Auto-Steam Iron."

Congratulations!  I'll be emailing you directly with the gift certificate information.

NYC Journey comes to an end...

Here is the final installment for our journey through the mean streets of NYC! 

It wasn't mean though.  Everyone was nice and it was a beautiful day for a stroll. 

Lovely architecture. 

We did need a break once we hit Columbus Circle. 

Spirits still good! 

More of My Epic NYC Walkabout!

I told you there was more!  I've never really spent time near Columbia - its so pretty! 

(Matt you made a good choice.)

I just like plaques, what can I say? 

They were shooting a movie, Premium Rush - I didn't see anybody famous though. 

I love being a dorky tourist in my own city!

The diner from Seinfeld - in person!