Since I still had my Christmas garland hanging on the fireplace I knew it was time for a change. I looked through pinterest for inspiration and found this one. I liked the idea but needed something longer so I changed it up a bit - taking a line from the Beatles - and voila - here's my new garland!
I printed out the letters on card stock, cut them out, spread them with glue, and poured on the glitter. I let them dry, hot glued them to some ribbon and hung them up!
And then I decided that the scaling on my fireplace wasn't right so I moved them to the window. They're a Valentine's theme but I imagine they'll be up a lot longer than that! ;)
This September the company I work for, doTERRA, will be having their annual convention and at the end they have a gala where they award people who hit certain ranks. And I want Mike and I to be getting one of those awards. It's pretty great - they have a red carpet to walk down and people line it and cheer. You choose the song that will play and you get to dress up. Part of envisioning myself there is choosing the song and the DRESS. Here are some dresses that inspire me:
First off, Mike and I saw "The Artist" a couple weekends ago and every shred of clothing in that was beautiful. Not that having Berenice Bejo wearing them hurt at all.
Hair that makes you want to chop yours off.
Prettiest woman alive.
The dress that hasn't left me.
This last dress just won't leave my brain. It was so beautifully beaded and sparkly with that perfect fat ribbon around the middle. Ok, so those dresses are in a movie and not something I can walk into Dillards and buy. Here are two dresses that are actually for sale that I would die for:
This dress is amazing. But it's just a little over $800 dollars. So, it's not for me.
This next dress totally hits the spot for me - the silver one. I L-O-V-E it. But it's like a bazillion dollars. Out of the question.
So, perhaps I could make one? As of now, my sewing skills are sub-par for this dress BUT I could get better by the end of the summer. This pattern look like with some alterations it would work:
I'd do the black one on the bottom right with not such a high slit and add cap sleeves. I like the idea of it being long - it's dressier. AND it's an easy sew one. This pattern might work too:
The only draw back on this one is the ruching. I couldn't wear a belt with it like I'd like to. I don't HAVE TO wear a belt...I just like the idea of the ribbon belt thing.
Anyhow, getting the award would not only allow me to get a dress but would also be seriously helpful in bringing Pearl home. It would mean my income level was high enough to replace Mike's income plus some. So, say a little(or big) prayer that we make it!
And if you haven't seen "The Artist" yet here's the trailer:
Last October(2010) when we moved here I saw some of the most beautiful weather I have ever seen. I thought then that it was normal and that once we settled or even the next season I'd photograph it. But it seems that no two seasons are exactly alike here and I missed it. So this week when everything got layered with frost for several days in a row I decided not to miss it and to take my camera out there.
So today I hopped in the car and headed up to the top of the hill I live on to capture how magical the frost is...
And here is a look at where I get to go running. The hill I live on is a beast(for me) and even though I live over half way up it, it takes another 3/4 of a mile to get to the top. But the top is mostly flat and surrounds me with rolling fields of green in spring, gold and yellow in the summer, and blankets of white though the fall and winter. All while giving me views of Mount Spokane and the surrounding mountains
