Shortcomings

I tried three new things this last week and ALMOST made them as cute as their originals.
Here's what I tried:

This fancy tree skirt from "Centsational Girl".  I tried using felt and tulle instead of the fur and it just doesn't look as cute.  Click on the above link for the original tutorial.

I made this cute dress for my daughter from "Lil Blue Boo" (the pic above is from her blog).  Again it didn't turn out as cute as hers.  I didn't use enough snowflakes and the dye bleed through the freezer paper so my snowflakes are dull.  At least their not yellow right???

And finally I attempted this cinnamon roll recipe from My Kitchen Cafe.  I LOVE cinnamon rolls and have never been able to make them well.  Apparently my husbands Grandma cooks amazing cinnamon rolls so it scares me even more to make them.  Needless to say the end result had "potential".  I put way too much cinnamon on them and cut them too thin.  So in about two years I'll give it another shot!

Hope you guys are all ready for Christmas.  Ms. This and Ms. That will be taking a short break to enjoy the holidays with the family.  Merry Christmas!  

Sincerely,

Ms. This

{RE}cycled

As I was driving down Main Street the other day I recognized a new consignment shop.  I was so excited to see it that I immediately pulled over and fell in love.  This new consignment and design shop is called "{RE}cycled".  There are no other stores like this in town--St. George has a few consignment shops that I visit each time I make trips there, but I believe this is the only one in Cedar.  It is definitely worth checking out; in fact, I highly recommend it if you are looking for a last minute Christmas gift.  Visit their blog for more information.  If you are not from the area, check to see if there are any consignment shops in your own area.  Consignment shops offer old house decor that have a story behind them. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

I absolutely love these frames.  My younger sister's room is victorian style with a beautiful iron bed in it, so I bought these frames (from {RE}cycled) for her for Christmas to add to her room.

This suitcase is from a consignment store in St. George called "Urban Renewal". The stickers are from there as well.

Sincerely,

    "Ms. That"

Peace on Earth

Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ by sharing peace and love towards one another. We know the hippies were all about having peace and "one love" and their style has been very evident in this past year's fashion designs (I think it was a little bit over-used as well but thats besides the point). Pottery Barn and PB Teen have created some very cute Christmas decor. I thought these ideas were very fun--I hope you enjoy!

Sincerely,

      "Ms. That"

SYTYC

Check out this weeks competition of "So You Think Your Crafty".  It has probably been my favorite week so far.  Here are some of my favorites...

Christmas PJ's

I finished my daughter's Christmas PJ's last week and love how they turned out.  They look extremely homemade and ended up being about the same price as store bought ones.  But they were made with love and they are one of a kind...doesn't get much better than that right?

I bought a white shirt at the craft store and then used the freezer paper technique to paint "Dancer" along with the reindeer onto the shirt.  The flannel pants were made from a "simple" Simplicity pattern.

Learn how to spice up clothing using freezer paper here

Into the Christmas Spirit

 I found cute miniature ornaments at Hobby Lobby and Walmart to decorate my daughters first Christmas tree.  I'm kind of jealous of how it turned out and wish there was a bigger version for our living room.  Here is what I found:

Her tree topper is probably my favorite.  Very girly... don't you think?

They didn't have many cute tree skirts so I bought a white feather boa to finish it off.

Homemade Christmas

If you're feeling crafty this Christmas and want to make your own ornaments...check out these cute ornaments I found via How About Orange