{InstaFriday...my week in phone pics}

Happy Friday to you all! I hope you had a lovely week!  

Here is a recap of the little happenings around here via cell phone pics I posted to Instagram. Are you on IG? You can follow me @sewchatty. I'm linking up with Jeannette for InstaFriday. Come on over and join the fun!

 I had a perfectly lovely Mother's Day. Mom came down to visit and we enjoyed a simple weekend with yummy dinners on our freshly cleaned patio.

 and we fired up the fire pit! S'more time!!!

 These were my Mother's Day prezzie! Aren't they fabulous?! Handpainted TOM's are quite possibly the world's most perfect Mother's Day gift.

 A few crocheted washcloths I made for my mom. Happy colors for her kitchen!

 My mom and I at church on Mother's Day. I love her oodles.

I ran at the park this week. I am so close to being done with C25K! 28 minute runs this week which for me is just over 2 miles. Next week is my last week! Upon finishing, I'll be running for 30 minutes. Theoretically that's supposed to be 3 miles, but since I rock a 13 minute mile, I'll have more training to do to get me there. I have NEVER in my life been a runner so this is a big fat huge deal for me! I'm pretty pumped! Between the running and the super clean eating, I should be back to my Weight Watchers goal weight soon-ish! 11 lbs to go...

Yummy strawberry and goat cheese salad I made for the Strawberry Social on Tuesday! Our ladies bible study takes a break over summer so we always end with a big potluck we call the Strawberry Social. Everyone brings something strawberry and it's so fun! Some people bring chicken so we have a little protein...!

 Our first tomato of the season! Tiny, but yay for homegrown food!

Have you tried these yet? SO GOOD people. Fabulous little treat! 2pts each if you do WW. Go to Target and get them!

Happy weekend friends! Enjoy!

{InstaFriday...my week in phone pics}

Hi friends! Did you have a great week? Hope so :) I'm linking up with Jeannett for InstaFriday. 

Lots of pretty and yummy things got made this week which always makes me happy! Come have a peek at my week via pics from my phone :) You can follow along on Instagram @sewchatty.

 I FINALLY mastered the Granny Square thanks to my new best friend Melanie's awesome video tutorial. Check it out HERE!

 Practicing my new skill :) I am just finishing up my last one and then I'm going to stitch them all together and make a fabulous pillow for the bed in my sewing room {guest bedroom}! I should have a pic of that to show you  next week so stay tuned!

I few of our friends joined us for a delish Mongolian BBQ lunch after church last Sunday and this was in my cookie. Isn't this the greatest fortune? So true!

 This is the first 10 of 50 key fobs I am making for Mother's Day at our church. I'm finishing up the last batch today. These come together very quickly when you watch hours of How I Met Your Mother on Netflix. Learn to make this key fob HERE.

 YUMMY DINNER. Pinterest is so delicious. Here are the recipe links. Baked Salmon. Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Best Broccoli Ever.

My favorite new nail color. Blogged HERE.

 Taught myself the Broomstick Lace stitch and made this fabulous cuff! I've been wearing it everyday this week! I'll be taking custom orders for these soon so stay tuned for details!

These are the best cookies in the world. You need to make them! Blogged HERE.

 My bloggy friend Caroline from Sew Caroline blogged a great tutorial for a maxi skirt this week. Did you see it? My fabric store has LOADS of knit for $2.98 a yard so I bought 3 yards to make some fun skirts for summer!

Here is the first one! Cute right?! {there's the cuff again too...obsessed I tell you!} The maxi was super easy to make! You can follow Caroline's tutorial HERE.

My new maxi skirt and I are going on a date with the hubs tonight. What are you up to this weekend?

{InstaFriday...my week in phone pictures}

Happy Friday friends! Pretty excited for a low key weekend with not a lot going on. I see the Kindle in my future :)

I'm linking up with Jeannett from Life Rearranged to share snippets of everyday life as told by my phone. Come follow me on Instagram! I'm sewchatty.

Snap recap in condensed form. Great friends, great food, inspiring sessions. Loved every minute! Can't wait for next year!

 Love my new tiny little bow band from Just Lovely Things. Didn't want to smoosh my bangs so I'm rocking it underneath. I know, I'm such a trend setter. Or totally lame?! You decide.

The catching up on sleep and random clouds and rain had me consuming large amounts of coffee this week. I'm normally a one cup a day first thing in the morning kind of gal, but this was at like 4 in the afternoon.

 Top-stitching is my favorite. I'm working on some little pleated pouches for craft weekend swag.

 I have a new sponsor that wanted me to create a new button for her. Making bloggy buttons is rather fun! 

Have a great weekend everyone! See you on Monday for Made With Love!

{InstaFriday...our week in phone pics}

Happy Friday everyone! I am very excited for this weekend!!! Particularly because the weather is going to be beautiful and we have NOTHING to do!!! I see the beach and Disneyland in my future!

Here is a fun little recap our week via pics from my phone! I'm linking up with Jeanette from Life Rearranged!

Funny, I don't remember this rather large piece coming with the game. Hmmm.

I made a gift bag from wrapping paper!!! I saw this on Pinterest. Original pin HERE. Much more cost effective than buying those crazy expensive bags! Next time I will try it with brown wrapping paper and have some fun with my sewing machine. I love sewing on paper :)

Carter made me a bracelet. The best kind of handmade accessory if you ask me!

The view in La Jolla as we were driving home from the blogger meetup. San Diego is lovely.

As promised, this is my "after run" smoothie recipe. It's really more of a method than a recipe I guess, but here you go! Skim milk, a nonfat yogurt, and a banana. Break your banana in half and toss it in the blender. Add your yogurt. Take your milk and fill your yogurt cup up about 2/3 of the the way and pour the milk in the blender. Give it a whirl and VOILA...smoothie!

Today is the 100th day of school! The kids gets to wear hats and bring 100 of something. Carter chose 100 sour jelly beans! He inherited his father's love of the sour candy.

Here is the newest Sew Chatty creation! Pleated Pouches for your sunglasses/glasses {will fit your phone too}. I in the process of finishing the rest today. Aren't they cute!!!

Hope your week was a blast! Enjoy your weekend!

P.S...trying to get a few more new things listed in the shop today so if that happens there will be a shop update later. Stay tuned!

{a week in the life...}

Hey there! It's been another busy week around here! This time involving lots of Christmasy things! Here are a few pics from our week...
 

 Carter got to take home the class pet...Flash the frog! They are having many adventures :) He begged me to take this pic!

 Trader Joe's is SO MEAN. They are constantly creating delicious treats that I just can't say no too. Dang.

 Love love love my new coffee mug. It's from Anthro and it's so purdy. Makes my coffee drinking experience even MORE enjoyable.

Here is a glimpse of Christmas around our house! I've had that Advent calendar since I was a little girl and now Carter gets to use it. Don't you just love my dining table centerpiece? I'm going for practical this year!

Happy Friday!

I'm linking up with Jeanette and Lindsay today! Head over to their blogs and give them some love!

Elizabeth

Stitches Buttons And Bows…InstaFriday style!

Hi friends! We had such a great time at Stitches Buttons & Bows last night! This is my second annual home boutique! I can’t wait for round two tomorrow! Here are some pics I snapped on my phone for your viewing pleasure!

 

My booth display. I love my new banner! I feel so official now!

Some Sew Chatty Pretties. I only have 2 of those cutie pie wallets left! They blew outta here! Guess I’ll be making more!

My friend Sheila with Clippity Do Da makes darling hairclips for little girls!

Another friend Gretchen, is here with her lavender heat packs. They are pretty and smell amazing! So cozy!

I have two other vendors selling vintage button rings and Christmas décor too!

If you are local to the LA/OC area, I’d love to see you tomorrow! Stop by for some shopping with several great handmade vendors and some cookies and apple cider too! Good girly fun!

See you tomorrow!

Elizabeth