Greetings from Disney World

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Just stopping in to say hi from the happiest place on Earth! You can follow along with me through Instagram @greenletterday!

Traveling in Style

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I'm off to Corpus Christi again this weekend. This time for my cousin's graduation! I completed my Multi-Tasker Tote just in time. It's the perfect size to use as a travel bag. It fits my hair dryer, hair straigtener, make up bag, toiletry bag, and still has plenty of room for my camera and lenses. I also made a cute little boxy pouch for my cosmetics. It was my first time making one and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.

I used fabrics from my Flea Market Fancy stash for both projects. My absolute favorite fabric from this line is the posies in brown. So I used that as the main exterior for my bag. I threw in some dots and seeds for the pocket panels and lining. This bag is just adorable. I really recommend it. You can find the pattern for sale at Amy's shop, Pinked Fabrics!




Ofcourse, I can't show up empty handed. I made my cousin this pillow cover and threw in some hair bows. I wrapped this in this cute owl craft paper that I found at the World Market last time I was in Corpus Christi. I must remember to go there again, they have such cute stuff!



Don't forget to enter the PrintRunner giveaway if you haven't already! It's open until Sunday night when I return. Have a fun weekend!

Seven Years Strong

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Today is a really special day! Seven years ago, I married the love of my life. I'm convinced that I'm the luckiest girl in the world. He is the most loving and supportive husband and he still takes my breath away with his sweet words and romantic gestures. I won't bore you with pictures of us like I did last year but I did want to share a few pictures from our little trip to Sea World last weekend.

I had to include that last picture of AJ in complete awe. I think I was mostly watching his reaction instead of the shows. I love seeing the world through his eyes!

Oh and I couldn't sign off without bragging a little bit. It's my anniversary after all! Honey did good. He knows I love my purses!

Thanks for stopping by on my special day :) Have a great week!

Snap Shots

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Oh how I've missed my little blog!
I know I've been MIA for awhile but I'm back. I haven't been sewing much lately, I've been consumed with the holidays, family visits, weekend trips and reading a new series (The Mortal Instruments).

I trust your Christmas was as merry as mine!



We have had a wonderful past couple of weeks with Adrian's birthday/party and Christmas. Adrian was able to get two straight weeks off of work, which is a first for us, and I loved every single minute of it! His family had come down from El Paso for his party on the weekend before Christmas and we all decided to head to San Antonio the next day.



We stayed on the Riverwalk at an amazing historic hotel, The St. Anthony. It was rumored to have been haunted on the 10th floor which I didn't really believe but was still freaked out by it. The inside of the hotel was incredible. I felt like we were in the Titanic.
And the Riverwalk was magical!









There were Cinderella-like horse drawn carriages all lit up like a fairy tale. Even the light drizzle added some charm to the night.







We drove to Austin the following Monday to visit a little fabric shop that I had been dying to see called The Stitch Lab. It is exactly what I would want my own fabric shop to look like. It was cozy and sweet and carried all my favorite designers including Echino and Melody Miller.







Wish I would've taken more pictures! I only had my phone on hand and it was suprisingly packed with early bird visitors so I was only able to get a few decent shots. But lucky for you, Dana from MADE had visited this shop before and she took A LOT of great pictures and wrote about it here.

We got to spend a beautiful Christmas at my mom's house upon our return. AJ and Morgane made a wonky gingerbread house, which they were so proud of!





Zooey joined us somewhere along the way. LOVE HER!!



And I must've been a reeeeally good girl this year because Santa was so good to me! I got lots of great goodies including a new sewing machine and an amazing new lens for my camera, which takes phenomenal close up photos. Observe.



I KNOW!! Can't wait to bring in the new year with some great projects and giveaways I have lined up. Tell me, how was your Christmas??

Update & Some News

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I miss my little blog! I have been working non-stop on making items for The Christmas Market. I fear I may not have enough merchandise on time. The event is in two weeks! Have any of you ever participated in a craft fair? How much would you say is enough? I feel like I'm running around in circles. I don't really know what to make or how much to make of each item!

I have been out of town this past week too. My hubby had a three day meeting in Corpus Christi and I tagged along. We went the whole weekend before too so we could enjoy some time together. I had fun taking lots of pictures with my new iPhone! Here is my favorite one.


This is my very first iPhone so it was kind of a big deal for me. But that's not the news I wanted to share with you.

Pink Stitches has finally opened up a Facebook Page. I'll be offering special giveaways, promotions and other cool stuff on there so please stop by and join me!


Hope you all are enjoying this beautiful Fall weather! These little guys wanted to say hello. I'll be back soon with a little sneak peek of what I have in store for the Christmas Market.

Just Call Me Katniss

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Hi friends! Just wanted to drop by and let you all know that I'm still here, alive and well! I apologize for not returning emails or replying to your lovely comments but I promise you, they have not gone unnoticed.

This past week, I have been alternating back and forth between being a 27 year old wife and mom on vacation to being a 17 year old girl stuck in a love triangle and experiencing the adventure of a lifetime. So, as you can see, blogging has been a bit impossible for me.

In case you haven't figured it out yet, I'm referring to "The Hunger Games". Yep, I have been sucked into the madness!



I think I broke my own reading record with this series. I read the first book in 24 hours and finished the other two within four days. I could not put it down! Even after I'd forced myself to put the book away at night, I'd lie awake in bed thinking about it! Needless to say, there were several precious hours of sleep lost this past week but all worth it. I was sad when I came to the last page and realized that it was all over and I wouldn't be able to escape into the world of Panem anymore. BUT!!! I cheered up a little when I found out there is a movie in the making and the release date will be March 23, 2012. So, if you have not read these books yet and you enjoy an occasional dose of teen fiction, you must read them!

Besides reading, my vacation was a lot of fun. I didn't get to take a lot of pictures because I kept forgetting to take out my camera (I would take out my book instead) but I did manage to get a few shots of AJ on the beach right before sunset.







Ah yes, that's my sexy little stud. Hope you guys enjoy the rest of your week!

Spraypainted Flats

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**If you have used this tutorial or any others by Pink Stitches, please post your pictures on the Pink Stitches Flickr Group! I'd love to see your beautiful creations and feature some of my favorite projects!**

I must be crazy! Who else would spray paint their shoes??!



Well, honestly, I had seen another blogger do this so I guess I'm not the only crazy girl out there! If you'd like to join in on the craziness, here is what I did.

Start off with an old pair of flats.



Stuff them with newspaper or paper towels and tape off the rims.



I think any spray paint would work with this project but I used Valspar (They only had Gloss in the color I wanted but the shininess will wear off with use).



Start spraying! If you don't trust yourself to distribute even coats (like me), ask the hubs to do it. Aww, he's wearing the shirt I made him!



Let dry for a few hours.



Peel off your tape and admire you new shoes!



If you're wondering about my weekend, I had a blast in San Antonio with my family! Unfortunately, I forgot my camera!! So the pics will have to wait until I can steal some from my sister (who blogs at vivre). I've got a lot of stories and adventures to share with you but I'll leave them until I can get my hands on those pictures!

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Home Sweet Home

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I'm back from my mini trip to Corpus Christi. We had so much fun aaaand I got to visit a cute little fabric store called Quilt Cottage. I scored some really cute Moda fabrics!! Can't wait to cut into them. I already have a million ideas! I also received some more fabric last week from my sister-in-law (owls!!) and my sister brought me some fabric from the valley. I can't believe I haven't touched my sewing machine in like five or six days! That has to change soon. But first, let me share a few pics from my trip.




We visited the U.S.S Lexington. It wasn't our first time there but it still takes my breath away each time I go.



This time was extra special! AJ was old enough to enjoy it and that he did!




Pearl Harbor was filmed here. I *heart* Josh Hartnett. It was awesome reading all the facts and statistics about the ship. That kind of history interests me so much. I wish I could post the hundreds of pictures that I took but that would take foooorever and I wouldn't wanna bore you :P

Later that night...



Silly boys!




My lovebirds



After our Romy & Michelle routine :P



Aww and my love. I wuuuv him!

It was a fun trip. Before I left, I received some beautiful little bows I had ordered from Sew, Kate, Sew.



Loooove them! I wore them all weekend and I'm inspired to make my own. I wish I had bought more of them! I think they'd make such great gifts :)