Yes I was one of those women..

Hello to everyone, i am hoping you all had a great Thanksgiving! I had a great time with my family and extended family. we are a fortunate group, i must say... there was a lot of food and friendly fellowship and a nice warm home to dwell in. no complaints from me. so now here we are thrown in to the crazy that is the Christmas season. Christmas is a blast and I enjoy Christmas food, Christmas decorations, Christmas music... etc. So first of all , i was one of the crazy women who tried to take advantage of the Black
Friday sales. notice i said , "crazy". so my posse and i  decided to go to the nearest outlest malls over a hour away and be there for the sales to start at midnight. MIDNIGHT! This is crazy, but i love it. i didnt buy much, but it was alot of fun.The one thing i noticed about some of the black friday shoppers is the aggression they put off, these folks are not messing around , for sure. The main place i found great sales was The Childrens Place Outlet. They have good sales, i must say. I am super cheap, i know i have spoken of this.. right? So when i say its a good deal, its pretty good.Check them out, if you cant go to the store check them out online. They may have something very reasonably priced  , perfect for a christmas present!

So in all of my crazy, i had to plan a birthday party, no, make that 3 parties rolled into one! my girls wanted an "under the sea party" and it was my husbands 30th. I bought some great ocean like decorations,but tried to make it affordable. My olivia and laken wanted to be mermaids, i looked at mermaid costumes and just could not and would not pay that type of price. i am a little creative, without a lot of skill so i decided i would make my girls their mermaid outfits. it was simple. i went to the nearest walmart, bought 1 yard of material and that was enough to make a mermaid halter and a tail..... check it out!I took the yard of material, wrapped it around their  body (from thier under arms to their knees) pinned it , cut it and ran a quick stitch up it.I then took the top of the dress, folded the material over (about a inch) and ran a quick seam at the bottom of that inch of material i had folded over. picture a curtain , at the top where you put in the rod there is a loop of material.. same idea. i then took ribbon and ran it through and tied it behind their back. it was still falling down a little, so i attached a ribbon right in the front and tied it up around their neck , to ensure it would stay up. really the trickiest part was trying to draw the tail and make it look right. i am not a aritst people. so i drew it the best i could, cut it out and i attached it to the front of the dress. this way the girls can run and play and not be hindered by the mermaid tail.i

This could be a pattern to make a lot of diff dresses etc. its super easy and very very cheap! I spent $4.54 on both pieces of material. pretty cheap for a outfit, i think! i also made "under the sea" head pieces for the girls out of sea shells and glitter i bought at hobby lobby. they were $4.00 for the bag. I still have a truckload left over . So i put them away for a rainy day, never know when i will need some sea shells !!
Thanks for checking out my blog, you never know what you may find on here, cheap deals, mermaids in november... possiblities are endless! Dont forget Christmas is around the corner, remember those less fortunate than you. Do something nice today! hugs!

Priceless!!

HELLO AGAIN!
ITS MY MOMS BIRTHDAY AND I WANTED TO TRY TO GET HER SOMETHING SHE DOESNT ALREADY HAVE.. WHICH IS KIND OF HARD TO DO THESE DAYS, UNLESS I GO AND PURCHASE A NEW SPORTS CAR  OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SHE ALREADY HAS A TON OF CLOTHES, HOME DECOR , FANCY KITCHEN GADGETS... SO WHATS A GIRL TO DO? I WILL TELL YOU WHAT SHE DOES- SHE MAKES SOMETHING!!
SO MY KIDS AND HUBBY LOAD UP AND MAKE A TRIP TO THE OH SO FAMOUS WALMART. I ALSO REFER TO IT AS THE VORTEX- I GET SUCKED INTO   IT AND ALWAYS END UP BUYING WHAT I DONT NEED- SIMPLY BECAUSE I AM THERE. ITS NOT WALMARTS FAULT, ITS ME.OK SO WE GO TO WALMART AND I WAS TRYING TO FIND A GIFT IDEA THAT MY KIDS COULD HELP WITH, MAMAWS LOVE THIS KIND OF THING!SO WE DECIDED TO STROLL DOWN THE BEAD ISLE AND IT HIT ME- WE WILL DESIGN MAMAW SHARON  A ONE OF A KIND JEWELRY SET! SO THEY ( MY KIDDOS) PICKED OUT A PACK OF BEADS, I PICKED UP A SPOOL OF ELASTIC CORD AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY!
THE PACK OF BEADS WERE $4.00 AND THE SPOOL OF ELASTIC CORD WAS $2.00!
BUT THE SMILE IT BROUGHT TO MY KIDS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SOMETHING FOR MAMAW WAS PRICELESS! AND I THINK IT MADE MAMAW KIND OF HAPPY TOO.

IT WAS A INEXPENSIVE GIFT I KNOW, BUT THAT DOESNT ALWAYS MEAN ITS A BAD GIFT OR THAT ITS NOT SPECIAL. SOME OF THE BEST THINGS GIVEN AS GIFTS HAD NO PRICE TAG ATTACHED AT ALL. WE NEED TO NOT FORGET THAT. SO WE ALL KNOW CHRISTMAS IS COMING , AND THERE ARE ALWAYS SOMEONE HAVING A BIRTHDAY , ANNIVERSARY ETC. MAYBE YOUR POCKETBOOK HAS BEEN HIT HARD, ITS OK.  MAYBE YOU CAN PASS DOWN SOMETHING SPECIAL THAT YOU RECIEVED FROM PARENT OR GRANDPARENT AND GIVE IT TO ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER, MAKE SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE,FIND SOMETHING NOT SO GREAT, OOMPH IT UP AND MAKE IT FABULOUS,MAKE THIER FAV DESSERT, ETC.IT MAY NOT COST ALOT OF MONEY, BUT THE WORTH IS SO MUCH MORE.

Really?? Only a dollar?

OK, SO I AM SUPER NEW TO THE BLOGGING WORLD, SO BEAR WITH ME. I  HAVE A  LOT OF PROJECTS I AM BEGINNING TO START.. HALF STARTED...NEEDING FINISHING TOUCHES, YOU GET IT.I HAVE ALOT GOING ON AND I AM CONSTANTLY THINKING OF NEW FUN THINGS I CAN DO. MY KICK RIGHT NOW IS REPURPOSING GREAT ITEMS AND MAKING THEM INTO SOMETHING ADORABLE . SINCE WE DONT KNOW EACH OTHER WELL , LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING YOU DONT KNOW ABOUT ME: I AM SUPER CHEAP. ITS TRUE. JUST ASK MY HUBBY OR MY PARTNER IN CRIME, THEY WILL BOTH TELL YOU I AM SO TIGHT, I SQUEAK. SO IN SAYING ALL OF THAT ONE OF MY MOST FAV STORES RIGHT NOW IS OUR LOCAL DOLLAR TREE!  I AM CONSTANTLY AMAZED AT SOME OF THE COOL , FUN THINGS IN THERE. SOME OF IT IS GREAT AS IT IS, SOME OF IT JUST NEEDS A LITTLE..... OOMPH. ( BY THE WAY, ALL THINGS ARE BETTER WITH GLITTER AND SOME RHINESTONES . I STAND BY THIS 1OO%). I HAVE FOUND SOME LITTLE TREASURES IN THE DOLLAR TREE AND WILL BE SHARING THEM WITH YOU SOON! TRY AND BE PATIENT WITH ME, I WILL DELIVER! TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE RIGHT NOW AND HOLIDAYS ARE COMING UP. TODAY I CHALLENGE YOU TO FIND SOMETHING REALLY COOL TO REPURPOSE FOR A GIFT , INSTEAD OF BUYING SOMETHING BRAND SPANKIN NEW. IT CAN BE ANYTHING! CLOTHES, FURNITURE, HOME DECOR, ANYTHING! HIT UP YOUR LOCAL THRIFT STORES, YARD SALES,OR HOW ABOUT YOUR OWN CLOSET OR GARAGE! FIND YOUR INSPIRATION- GO ON, YOU CAN DOT IT. I HAVE FAITH IN YOU! AND WHEN YOU DO- LET ME KNOW. I LOVE SHARING GREAT IDEAS! LETS HELP EACH OTHER ! I WILL BE POSTING MY FINDS VERY VERY SOON. UNTIL THEN.. HUGS!

OMG... I HAVE MY OWN BLOG!

TO BE HONEST... I LOVE BLOGS. REALLY . I COULD STAY UP ALL NIGHT READING OTHER BLOGS. SO.. I FIGURED, WHY NOT. START MY OWN. I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO SOME OF THESE MOMS... THEY INSPIRE ME TO BE CRAFTY AND CREATIVE. THERE IS A LOT OF TALENT IN THESE BLOGS, AND ITS VERY EXCITING THAT TODAY , RIGHT HERE AND NOW I AM STARTING MY VERY OWN BLLOOOOOGG! WOO WOO! I HAVE NO IDEA WHATS IN STORE FOR THIS ZANY LITTLE BLOG ON MINE , I CANT MAKE  YOU ANY PROMISES OF  GORGEOUS CREATIONS NEVER BEFORE LOOKED UPON, BUT I CAN GUARANTEE I WILL GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT!! LET THE BLOGGING BEGIN!