12 Martha Stewart at My House!

May is a busy month in my household.  Let me do a quick run down for you... May 1 is my Dad's birthday, May 3 is my husbands Gram's birthdays and May 4 is my Memere's.  May 5 is my niece Melanie's, May 9 is my Mom's, then Mothers day.  May 16 is my daughters birthday and May 23 is my SIL's.  Of course there is also Memorial Day which is the kick off to our camping season.  There is also usually a school concert mixed in there somewhere, and of course regular day-to-day life.  See?  Busy.

When Plaid contacted me about sending me some products from the Martha Stewart Craft Line to create a project around Mother's Day I almost balked.  But then I thought, hey, this will mean I will HAVE TO concentrate on at least TWO of the things I have going on in May, in APRIL.  WOOT WOOT!  So today I share with you the projects I created for my Mom for Mother's Day and for her Birthday using the awesome supplies I received!

First, check out this swag bag of goodies:

1 HOW TO - Add Custom Content to your Facebook Timeline Tabs

 I discovered Shortstack.com earlier this week and I highly recommend checking it out if you have a Facebook page for your blog.  I was able to add my blog rss feed to a tab so people can click it and read my posts via the feed.  It also allows people to share my content on Facebook, exposing me to even more readers!  I had already used Woobox to install the Pinterest tab, which allows your fans to view your pins right there on Facebook.  But really you can do that via Short Stack as well.  Definitely take a moment to check it out and explore! And to see how else I used Short Stack, check out East Coast Creative's Facebook.

0 Peek-A-Boo Pattern Shop Giveaway Winner

The winner of the Peek-A-Boo Pattern Shop 5 Pack of Patterns is...

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2 What are little boys made of? #109

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Party Guidelines: 1) please link to your blog post (not your blog main page) so people can go directly to your project and 2) Enter your blog name and in paranthesis add the name of your project so we can clearly see what it is 3) Don't forget, these should be BOY RELATED (Big Boy projects are accepted too)! AND PLEASE grab my button!

8 Sugar & Spice #108

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The party guidelines are: 1) please link to your blog post (not your blog main page) so people can go directly to your project 2) Don't forget, these should be GIRL RELATED (can be for us grown up girls too)! 3) AND PLEASE grab my button and add it to your post so that other crafty ladies can come join the fun.

5 Paper Gift Bag Tutorial with Lines Across

I'm pretty happy to introduce you to Rachel from Lines Across.  She has an amazing little blog full, I mean FULL, of amazingly creative ideas.  So please, after reading her awesome money saving paper gift bag tutorial, head over to Lines Across and give her a little love!

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Hello, I'm Rachel from Lines Across. I'm so excited to be here guest posting today.

I'm sharing today how to make gift bags out of scrapbook paper... no rulers or templates necessary. You can make them in any size or shape you want.

What you need:

1. Scrapbook paper

2. Glue stick

3. Scissors

4. Tape

5. Cardboard

6. Ribbon

7. A single hole punch

0 Giveaway with Peekaboo Pattern Shop

{Lovely rainy, cold and dreary day.  We shot these three pictures and rain back inside because it was just too coooolllldddd!  Gotta love April in Vermont!}

8 Little Einsteins Party Invitation

Last week I shared with you a table decoration I put together for my daughters upcoming Little Einsteins Party.   Today I'm sharing the invites I created:

(Luckily I noticed the spelling error after printing these and was able to print more to mail, UGH!)

5 Mother's Day is May 13. What are you doing for your Mom?

How about breakfast in bed?

I have updated my printable room service door hanger so you can make Mom feel special this year,
because she deserves it!

Download the Door Hanger via Google Docs.

4 Super Simple Party Table Decoration

Would you like to make a super simple party decoration like I did for my daughters upcoming Little Einstein's party? 

0 What are little boys made of? #108

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Party Guidelines: 1) please link to your blog post (not your blog main page) so people can go directly to your project and 2) Enter your blog name and in paranthesis add the name of your project so we can clearly see what it is 3) Don't forget, these should be BOY RELATED (Big Boy projects are accepted too)! AND PLEASE grab my button!

1 Sugar & Spice #107

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The party guidelines are: 1) please link to your blog post (not your blog main page) so people can go directly to your project 2) Don't forget, these should be GIRL RELATED (can be for us grown up girls too)! 3) AND PLEASE grab my button and add it to your post so that other crafty ladies can come join the fun.

1 DIY Zipper Pull Tutorial - Super Easy!

This post was originally published at MomItForward.com on April 12, 2012.

Today I'm going to show you how to easily fix a broken zipper with:

4 Easy To Make Finger Puppets

If you started reading seven thirty three WAAAYYYY back in the beginning, you may remember my easy to make finger puppets.  Of course, I tended not to take such great pictures of my projects back then.. so when my kids requested we make some finger puppets this weekend, I decided to snap some quick pics of the resulting silliness:

1 Skirt Week Link Up Giveaway Winner

And the winner of the $50 credit from seven thirty three is:

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Tomorrow is your last chance to enter to win a $50 credit from seven thirty three - - - custom blog design!  All you have to do is link up a skirt you have sewn yourself!  There are only 22 link-ups and 17 entries... chances of winning are pretty high!  Great time for a new blog makeover, wouldn't you say?

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Party Guidelines: 1) please link to your blog post (not your blog main page) so people can go directly to your project and 2) Enter your blog name and in paranthesis add the name of your project so we can clearly see what it is 3) Don't forget, these should be BOY RELATED (Big Boy projects are accepted too)! AND PLEASE grab my button!

1 Guest Posting at Mom It Forward

 I am over at Mom It Forward today sharing my Easy DIY Zipper Pulls! I created this tutorial back when we were still wearing mittens, but it is good for coats, hoodies and more!  Won't you stop on by and say hi?

6 Sugar & Spice #106

If you're here to link up a skirt, make sure you also do so in the Skirt Week Linky! You can also enter to win a $50 credit from www.733design.com and put it towards a new blog design! YAY!

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The party guidelines are: 1) please link to your blog post (not your blog main page) so people can go directly to your project 2) Don't forget, these should be GIRL RELATED (can be for us grown up girls too)! 3) AND PLEASE grab my button and add it to your post so that other crafty ladies can come join the fun.

2 I've been bit...

By the sewing bug.  I just can't stop.  HA HA.

I fell in love with this sweet little pleated dress over at Make It and Love It.  And wouldn't you know it, Ashley shared a tutorial!  I ran to Joann's, purchased some fabric, grabbed a tank top and went to work. 

4 Baby Doll Carrier Tutorial

Don't forget to link up your skirt creations and be entered to

win a $50 credit from seven thirty three - - - custom blog design!

In case you missed my guest post over at The Ribbon Retreat Blog a few weeks back, below is my Baby Doll Carrier Tutorial:

Today I am going to share with you a tutorial for making a Baby Doll Carrier.  I searched high and low for an easy to sew, inexpensive Doll Carrier pattern and didn't find anything good.  After a little brain storming I came up with one of my own and of course I have to share!  This is a pretty simple project and I think even a beginner sewer could handle it.

6 Angry Birds Birthday Invitations

In case you forgot... tomorrow's Easter!
Check out what the Easter Bunny does with my kids baskets here.

A friend of mine's son is turning 5 in this month and will be having an Angry Birds birthday party.  She typically comes to me to help her with her party ideas, so when she asked if I had any for an Angry Birds party of course I said yes!  The first thing I did was create these invites for her:

0 Skirt Week - Day 5

 

Today is the last day of Skirt Week, so we need to celebrate in style.  Below are four adorable children's skirt tutorials.  After you've taken the time to check them out, link up a skirt you've sewn, so we can all drool together.

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Party Guidelines: 1) please link to your blog post (not your blog main page) so people can go directly to your project and 2) Enter your blog name and in paranthesis add the name of your project so we can clearly see what it is 3) Don't forget, these should be BOY RELATED (Big Boy projects are accepted too)! AND PLEASE grab my button!

4 Skirt Week - Day 4

 I realize high waist skirts aren't for everyone, but they are oh so stylish!

9 Sugar & Spice #105

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The party guidelines are: 1) please link to your blog post (not your blog main page) so people can go directly to your project 2) Don't forget, these should be GIRL RELATED (can be for us grown up girls too)! 3) AND PLEASE grab my button and add it to your post so that other crafty ladies can come join the fun.

1 Skirt Week - Day 3

Knit Skirts are so comfortable and forgiving!  

Check out these 4 great tutorials!

1 Skirt Week - Day 2

Pleated Skirts are perfect for Professional Settings,

but there is no need to go with boring black when you have options like these available to you!

5 Skirt Week - Day 1

Since I've been on a skirt making rampage (June Outfit, Simple Skirt, Matching Easter Outfits) I decided to host "Skirt Week" where I will feature 4 pretty easy to follow skirt tutorials per day.  There are some great tute's out there from beginner to advanced sewers.  These are just a sampling.  Stop by, check 'em out and get sewing!  Oh and make sure you tell everyone you saw their skirt on seven thirty three!  ALSO - Make sure you come back Friday for the Skirt Linking Free-for-All Party where you can show off your amazing skirt creations, and there is a possible goodie involved for participating!



Today is the day for LAYERED SKIRTS!