Insta Replay Monday #24

Eeep. It's Monday. This has been such an incredible weekend -- not because of anything huge but simply because. The weather was lovely, the company I had was incredible, and the time that passed was just what I needed.

Highlights from this week?

Lots of best friend time -- I was one lucky lady.

A quick Target stop on Friday after work and asked my Instagram friends to vote on a dressing room ensemble (they said yes, so it looks I'll be stopping tonight!)

On Saturday morning I met bestie, her fiance, and her mother for brunch and her first bridal dress fitting!

Quinn and I went out on The Perkiomen Trail -- twice

While the Mr. was at his brother's bachelor party I had a night just for me -- crafting, chick flicks, drinks with the bestie, and HomeGoods!

Last night we watched The Life of Pi and it was beautiful to say the least

Check back tomorrow for the cutest Easter treat bags you ever did see :)

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Glitter & Leather Bunting Necklace

On Monday I mentioned that I was auditioning for Season 15 of the So You Think You're Crafty competition and simply having the opportunity to do so kind of made my day/week/month/life. Just in case you missed the good news on Facebook, I made it through the auditions and will be a Season 15 Crafter!! To any of you who went and voted, I really truly appreciate it!

For my audition craft, I sort of procrastinated.. wait, I lie. I DEFINITELY procrastinated. The day the submissions were due, I had yet to create anything so I had to limit myself. It had to be something small and it would have to use things I already had on hand. I decided that adding a pretty little necklace to my collection was the best route to go.. That's where this glittered leather pennant necklace comes in!

Bottle Cap Memory Matching Game

Remember when I got my Pick Your Plum grab box way back when and did that awesome video? It took me awhile to decide how to use those decorative bottle caps and I finally came up with a great kid-friendly project. Remember the memory card games from when you were little? Now your kiddos can have this handy-dandy travel-sized bottle cap memory matching game in their stash.

Visit me at Sumo's Sweet Stuff

Knock knock.

-Who's there?

Honey bee!

-Honey bee, who?

Honey, be a dear and stop by and visit Sumo's Sweet Stuff! 

Corniness aside, I'm sharing my second printable with Summer's crowd today. Come see for yourself!

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How to: Paper Bow + Free Template

A couple of weeks ago I shared a tutorial for crepe paper flowers and today you'll see another easy gift topper idea: a paper bow. I know how hard it can be to get a perfect bow with ribbon, but with paper, it's almost error-proof (and there is no fraying, yay!). Using my template, a sheet of your favorite scrapbook paper, a few dabs of glue and a sliver of tape, you will have the prettiest bow on the block.

The So You Think You're Crafty Auditions are LIVE

Hey everyone -- big news!

I'm not sure if you already follow the So You Think You're Crafty competition, if not you're really missing out. It's a 10 week long craft-off  where YOU get to vote for your favorite projects and the top bloggers move on to the next round. I was lucky enough to be selected to audition for a spot in Season 15 and it's kind of the biggest news this little blog has seen in awhile. If you have a moment to spare, pleaseeee head on over to the Season 15 Audition Page and take a look at the thirteen projects listed. Rather than simply vote for your favorite or least favorite, you get to rank each between the #1 and #13 spots! When you're done submitting your picks, you'll immediately see the results. There are only 10 spots in the actual competition so three of us contestants won't make it to Round 1 and I really truly hope that I'm not one of them.

I can't tell you which project is mine but I'll cross my fingers that even if it isn't your favorite (afterall, there are some FANTASTIC submissions), it'll at least be in your Top 10.

Thank you so much and lots of love to each and every one of you!!

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Insta Replay Monday #23

So I'm getting pretty fed up with the weather around here. One day it's sunny and slightly warmer than the day before and the next day, snow is in the forecast. At least we had a nice weekend -- no rain and chilly, yet bearable, temperatures. 

Highlights from this week?

Well, let's just say that it was a LONG week and a very short weekend. 

I did get to babysit my three favorite kids though

I also got a few new shirts and a necklace from J.Crew thanks to the Mr.

I started Sunday off right with some birthday present shopping for the Mr. and a venti mocha frappuccino 

We also watched The Perks of Being a Wallflower which was ah-maze-ing

I got so many projects done this weekend which was easy because I did my best to really stay disconnected from the computer. One was previewed on Instagram... I wonder what it will be! Haha.

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