And the award goes to…

…me! Recently I've been honored by several fellow bloggers awarding me The Stylish Blogger award! I’m so flattered! A big thanks to Katie at Eye Spy DIY, Lindy at Crafty Like Lindy, and Esther at Shoregirl’s Creations for being so sweet and passing this award along to me! And now I get to pay it forward and share the love! So here we go…

There are 4 duties to perform to accept this award:
1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award
2. Share 7 things about yourself
3. Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers
4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award!

7 things you may not know about me…

I hate belly buttons…they creep me out.

I can’t see action movies in the theater because they make me motion sick.

I lost 30 lbs with Weight Watchers a few years back and I am a receptionist now. Helps me keep the weight off!

I am mommy to the funniest little man I’ve ever known…he also has mild autism.

I went to Bible College in San Dimas CA.

I LOVE Anthropologie and would move in if they’d let me.

I love weekend trips out of town with my husband and wish we got to do more of them.

And now for my awards…I am a blog lover…my Google reader has it’s work cut out for it everyday! Here are some of the blogs I currently enjoy. This is a group of very talented ladies that inspire me to keep doing what I do. You should definitely pay them a visit!

A Pretty Cool Life

Amy Cornwell Designs

Cluck Cluck Sew

Copy Cat Crafts

Flamingo Toes

Little Miss Momma

Made

Make It and Love It

See Kate Sew

Tater Tots and Jello

The Cottage Home

Ucreate

V & Co.

Whipperberry

Yellow Songbird

Sew Chatty {Behind the Scenes}

Took some time today to enjoy the rain! It's been raining since Thursday and the worst storm is still on the way! Kind of fun for us southern California folks! It actually feels like winter around here!

Here's my secret recipe for a happy boy...


...a pair of rain boots and the perfect puddle! Happy Tuesday friends :)

Made with Love Monday #6

Good morning friends! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Our weekend was filled with Christmas parties, caroling, a visit to Santa, some cleaning, some baking, and our VERY FIRST church service in our new building. SO exciting! It has been super rainy here. Unusual for southern CA, but I love it! Feels like winter!

Alright, let’s get to it! You all linked up some AMAZING projects last week! Seriously, you are a very talented group! It was very hard to pick my favorites, but I’ve narrowed it down to these three. The list was MUCH longer than that!

Liz has posted this really fun skirt to purse tutorial at her blog Fast Daze. LOVE it. And I have the perfect skirt to repurpose too!

Ashley at Little Miss Momma made a super cute Anthro knock off necklace. Pom Poms AND gray. I could not not love this more. It’s right up my alley!

As you can tell, I love bags {and accessories} so I am featuring another one of my faves! Sarah at Restorative Living shared this little ruffley gem! How cute is that?!?

Great work ladies! I can’t wait to see what you link up this week! I'll be leaving the party open until Friday to give you a chance to link up multiple projects if you choose to.

{Just a few party guidelines}

1. To link up, I would first love for you to follow my blog. I like followers. The more the merrier. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy!
2. Link up your crafts, recipes, home decor....anything that has been made by you! {Multiple links to different posts are fine}
3. Link back here by grabbing the super cute button on my sidebar and posting it either in your post or somewhere on your blog to let others know you've joined the party!
4. If you see something you like, click on it and go leave them a comment. Everyone loves comments!
5. Lastly, I would love for you to help me spread the word about Made with Love Monday! Follow me on Twitter {just click on my little Twitter button} and use this tweet "I linked up my crafty goodness to @sewchatty's "Made with Love Monday" http://bit.ly/fxUfUQ Check it out and link up your craftiness too!"

Let's get the party started!

FAQ page in the works...

photo credit

I am in the process of creating an FAQ page for the blog and I need your help! Is there anything you want to know about me (that's not on my About Me page), the shop, or the blog? Just ask away!

Lots of fun new things coming to the shop and blog in January! Can't wait to share with you all! Hope you continue to have a happy and blessed holiday season!