My Lemonade Dreams

Winners!!

2012-01-23T19:06:00.000-08:00

Giveaway Extravaganza Winners~ ♥

A great "BIG Thank You to all of you for participating in the Nesting Pretty, My Lemonade Dreams, The Blooming Thread and SassyBelleWares Giveaway Extravaganza!

Tiffany(Moi) of My Lemonade Dreams

Ryan of The Blooming Thread

Stephanie of SassyBellewares

And Tam of Nesting Pretty

♥

Happy to announce the five lucky winners of the giveaway are the following:

Lucky winner of Nesting Pretty is Susan

Lucky winner of My Lemonade Dreams is Irene

Lucky winner of The Blooming Thread is Kat

Lucky winner of SassyBelleWares is Amber

And the lucky winner of the bonus giveaway by Nesting Pretty is Meagan (msnodell)

Congratulations to the lucky winners... and again a "BIG" Thank You to all for joining in the fun and for your hearts and sweet comments.

Remember that the coupon codes shared by each of us are still valid through the specified date to be used in our shops.

At Nesting Pretty use Coupon Code YOURAWINNER for 25% OFF until 1/28/12

At My Lemonade Dreams use Coupon Code LemonadeDreams for 35% OFF until 1/28/12

At The Blooming Thread use Coupon Code BloomingFriends for 20% OFF until 1/28/12

At SassyBelleWares use Coupon Code SBW20 for 20% OFF until 2/29/12

Hugs to all of you. It was fun!!

Tam - Nesting Pretty

Tiff - My Lemonade Dreams

Ryan - The Blooming

Giveaway Extravaganza

2012-01-14T07:03:00.000-08:00

Hello folks, it's time for another fun giveaway....but this time we are doing it up big!!! This time we're having a giveaway extravaganza!!

There will be four lucky winners, including a bonus giveaway with one additional lucky winner!!!

My Lemonade Dreams has teamed up with ...

Tam of Nesting Pretty

Ryan of The Blooming Thread

and the ever so sassy

Stephanie of SassyBellewares

The lucky winner of Nesting Pretty will win this sweet rainbow flower necklace

The lucky winner of My Lemonade Dreams will win the romantic Meet Me in Paris earrings

The lucky winner of The Blooming Thread will win both of these yummy sachets, in your choice of fragrance

and

The lucky winner of SassyBelleWares will win this gorgeous rose necklace

Now for the fun part.. How to enter for a chance to win

1) You will need to follow each of our blogs

Nesting Pretty Blog

My Lemonade Dreams Blog

The Blooming Thread Blog

SassyBelleWares Blog

2) You will need to heart each of our shops

Nesting Pretty Shop

My Lemonade Dreams Shop

The Blooming Thread Shop

SassyBelleWares Shop

If you do these two things you will be entered for a chance to win one of the four lovely items. Please indicate in your comment if you are following our blogs and hearted our shops. Thank You!

If you would like to be entered in the bonus giveaway for a chance to win these pretty little gold heart earrings from the Nesting Pretty shop you will need to leave a sweet comment telling us what you love about our shops or what your favorite item's are from our shops.

If you are one of the lucky winners of the giveaway extravaganza you still qualify to also be the lucky winner of the bonus giveaway (as long as you leave a sweet comment)

You can follow all of us on Facebook for a first look at new items and special sales here:

Nesting Pretty fan Page

My Lemonade Dreams Fan Page

The Blooming Thread Fan Page

SassyBelleWares Fan Page

To show our love and appreciation to all of you for participating in this giveaway extravaganza, each of us are offering special coupon codes...

At Nesting Pretty use Coupon Code YOURAWINNER for 25% OFF until 1/31/12

At My Lemonade Dreams use Coupon Code LemonadeDreams for 35% OFF until 1/28/12

At The Blooming Thread use Coupon Code (to be added 1/14/12)

At SassyBelleWares use Coupon Code SBW20 for 20% OFF until 2/29/12

Giveaway starts January 14th, running through January 21st. The winners will be announced Monday January 23rd

A great "BIG" Thank You to all of you for participating in our giveaway.

Have fun.. and good luck!!!

Tam - Nesting Pretty

Tiff - My Lemonade Dreams

Ryan - The Blooming Thread

Steph - SassyBelleWares

Smooches ♥

Giveaway Winner!!

2011-12-16T11:58:00.000-08:00

Hello Peeps!!

The My Lemonade Dreams Giveaway is over, and I want say a HUGE thank you to all of you for joining me!!!! Thanks to all of my new followers on Facebook AND Twitter, I truly, truly appreciated everyone's support!!!

And now for the lucky winner.....................Kelsi Rebecca Berrios!!!!!

Yay Kelsi!!!!!!!!!!!

As a thank you to all of you I would like to extend a 25% off coupon code to the My Lemonade Dreams Etsy shop for you to use at your leisure. The coupon code is: HOLIDAY

Thank you again, and have a beautiful day!!!

I'm Baaaaaaackkkkk!!!!!

2011-12-12T13:28:00.000-08:00

It's been a long time.....but I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaackkkkkkk!!!!

Hello beautiful people!!! I know it's been a while, and I've been a bad girl for being absent for so long, but do forgive this old girl, for she has missed you all so!!!

What have I been up to you ask?

Well, let me see.....

I've been listening to a 9yr old rattle my walls while playing his electric guitar (amp on full blast) non stop.

Listening to a 3yr old tell me a thing or two every five minutes.

And....

Trying desperately to hide the sarcasm in my voice every time that sweet (but sometimes a little slow on the uptake) husband of mine asks me where something is, such as the bread, or the toothpaste. Really??? You do you live here, right????

Anyhow, to celebrate my return I have decided it's about time that I do a giveaway!!! Yay....just in time for the holidays!!!

All ya gotta do to be eligible to win is follow me on Twitter and Facebook, and leave a comment on both!! So look to the right of you and click away!! Now, I'm new to this whole Twittering thing...so be gentle with me folks! ;)

The giveaway will end Friday, so hurry over and get busy!! I will announce the winner Friday at 11AM Pacific Standard Time!!

Wanna know what you can win? Check out the photo below folks, and feast your eyes!!!!

Let Them Eat Cake Earrings

Also......

As a extra little bonus, my dear friend Carlise, over at Bronze Budget Bride is also doing a giveaway!!! All you have to do is head over to her Facebook page and leave a comment under the appropriate posting....the lucky winner wins a pair of the Ballerina Girl earrings from my shop!!!

Ballerina Girl Earrings

Hurry over, her giveaway ends tomorrow!! https://www.facebook.com/#!/BronzeBudgetBride

I hope you hear from y'all soon!!!!

Smooches xoxo

Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award!!!

2011-07-13T20:00:00.000-07:00

WooHoo, yay, yipee...lil 'ol lucky me just received the Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award from the ever so gracious Jana, over at Raining Grace !

Thank you Jana, you're a doll!!

The rules of this blog award are :

I must share 7 things about myself (I can never follow the rules, so I did 9!),

and

I must share the love by awarding 7 other bloggers!

So here we go...

1. At the current moment I am sadder than I can express that the last installment of the Harry Potter films is soon to be over.

2. The perfect meal for me is a nice plate of Bangers and Mash with a tall cold pint of Guinness Stout beer to wash it all down, and a lovely Sticky Toffee Pudding to end it all.

3. My youngest, who is three, has started calling me "Sir" (which by the way, is starting to give me a complex).

4. I love the sound of chirping birds early in the morning when the rest of the world is still asleep.

5. I have developed a strong liking to skinny jeans, I find that they hold droopy, saggy parts in quite nicely; they're almost like Spanx that you can wear out in public!

6. It never fails, I always cry at the sweet sound of children singing, even when they're looking off to the right of the audience with their finger jammed up their nose. It's only the wee folk that can get away with this...can you imagine if I did that? Please, no one answer that!!

7. I just reconnected with a dear friend after 15 years, and nothing is more refreshing than picking up exactly where you left off, just as if no time at all has passed. The testament of true friendship!!

8. My new favorite British television series is Doc Martin. The Doc is rude, and tactless...and I LOVE him!!

9. When I was 9 years old, I vowed to grow up and own a beef jerky factory that served cold Dr. Pepper!!! Ahhh, the dreams of the innocent. To think that all could be right in the world with a limitless supply of beef jerky and cold Dr. Pepper!!

Oh yeah, don't forget to pay a visit to sweet Jana over at Raining Grace: http://janabailey.blogspot.com

Here are the 7 bloggers that I'm passing this sweet award onto:

Nesting Pretty @ http://nestingpretty.blogspot.com

Jamie @ http://jmbtreasures.blogspot.com

Shabby Life @ http://shabbylife-shabbylife.blogspot.com

CherryBlossoms Pinup/boudoir Photography @ http://cherryblossomsphoto.blogspot.com

Pots & Dishes @ http://potsanddishes.blogspot.com

Plume Pretty @ http://plumepretty.blogspot.com

Tribal Made @ http://tribal-made.blogspot.com

A Little Taste of Heaven

2011-04-17T21:02:00.000-07:00

Hello Folks!!!

As the old saying goes, "time flies when you're having fun" and how true I am finding that to be!

You see, on June 18Th, I will be celebrating my 40TH birthday!!!

Can you believe it???

You know I don't look a day over 25(lol)!!!!

Now as my luck would have it, modern technology has yet to invent a youth serum, so I guess I am forced to really start taking good care of myself. Not that I don't take good care of myself now, but there's always room for improvement, right???

Part of my "improvement" plan is to drop 5 to 10lbs.

I figure, hey, why can't I have the face AND the body I did when I was 25???

Humor me people!!!

So, all has been going really well. I've been eating tons of fruits and veggies, and I've discovered that I have a true talent for making a wide variety of fabulous homemade soups (since that's all that I've been living on).

I figure if all else fails in life I can open up a soup kitchen!!

Now here's the problem.....

I have come across the most INCREDIBLE shop on Etsy called Lebleux Cookies, and the Pastry Chef behind all the magic is Chef Vincent Lombardo!!

I must admit, that never before have I bought any food related items on Etsy.

I've always been a bit hesitant....

What if it's not fresh by the time I get it?

What if it tastes terrible?

What if there's cat hair or something floating around in the cook's kitchen?

Well my dears, my fears have been abated!!!

Vincent Lombardo, a Pastry Chef, who just recently graduated from The French Culinary Institute in New York City, makes the most WONDERFUL, DELECTABLE, MOUTH-WATERING goodies!! He even worked under Master Pastry Chef Jacques Torres at Jacques Torres Chocolate Haven!!!!

My dear friends, I am a Food Network Junkie, and let me tell you, if you don't already know, Jacques Torres is a BIG DEAL !!!!!!

Anyhow, let me show you what I ordered from dear Chef Vincent...

Cinnamon Whiskey Cookies

Do these not look divine????

According to Chef Vincent these are his specialty cookies, and I can see why!! These yummy little treasures are basically a snicker doodle sprinkled with roasted cinnamon, and then soaked with a sweet whiskey glaze! Can you get any better than that???

These cookies were so incredibly yummy, and did I mention that I ordered them on a Friday night, and had them in my mouth by Monday afternoon!! So no need to worry if these little babies are going to arrive fresh!!

I was so excited to get these cookies, and they truly did live up to the hype. My only problem is that my cute little family had the nerve to stick their hand in the cookie jar; so to speak.

Let me explain.

Rarely does anyone in my house eat sweets, except for me and my little daughter, Scout. I can pack the cupboards with the most sugar laden items, and no one ever wants them! The ONE time I figure I have a treat for myself, EVERYONE in the house has developed a sweet tooth!!!

The nerve!!!

Well, I guess I shouldn't be greedy!!!

Anyhow, next on my list is the Ganache Filled Brownies, I've already ordered them, and I can hardly wait to get them!!

And guess what???

My beloved husband and son don't like chocolate!!! Yay!!!

What about my littlest one you ask?

She takes her daily nap at 12:00...looks like I'll be eating those Ganache Filled Brownies promptly at 12:05!!!

So folks don't forget to stop by Lebleux Cookies and take a look at all the goodies, you won't be disappointed!!

These treats really are a little taste of heaven!!

If you would like to show Chef Vincent some love, visit his Facebook fan page at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Lebleux-Cakes/131311826938961.

Until next time, I bid you adieu!!

Blog Hop Winner!!!!!

2011-04-17T17:39:00.000-07:00

Hello To all of you wonderful, marvelous, gorgeous people!!!!!!

Today we announce the winner for the Blog Hop Giveaway!!!

The Winner is.......(please imagine a drum roll). :0)

Just Call Me Vic!!!

Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!!

By the way Just Call Me Vic, I think your profile name is super ADORABLE !!!!!

Thank you to all of you for your sweet words of praise, and for becoming a follower!!

For those of you that didn't win, don't fret, I will have another giveaway within the next couple of weeks, since this was sooooooooooo much fun!!!

Happy Sunday to you all, and I send you nothing but HUGS and Kisses!!!

Peace out Lovely People!!

Tax Day Blues Blog Hop

2011-04-14T23:27:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Tax Day Blues Blog Hop!!!

Below is a list of the bloggers participating in the hop. I am your 15TH hop, if you came from Mary J. you are on the right track! In case you get lost, here is a list of all the bloggers:

1. Angie, TuttleTime, http://atuttletime.blogspot.com/

2. Ellen, Craft Monkey, http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/

3. Tristan, Tristan’s Time4Craftin, http://tristans-time-4-craftin.blogspot.com/

4. Tammy, Nesting Pretty, http://nestingpretty.blogspot.com/

5. Elaine, Expressions by Elaine, http://expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com/
6. Angelia, http://angeliaspapercrafts.blogspot.com/

7. Belinda, Bee’s Hive of Drama, http://www.beeshiveofdrama.blogspot.com/

8. Mary,
http://marebearscraps.blogspot.com/

9. Wendy,
http://gilbyscraftster.blogspot.com/
10. Jackie, http://mybasketofscraps.blogspot.com/

11. Jill,
http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/

12. Leah,
http://www.leahscarddesigns.com/

14. Mary J.,
http://maryjaminski.blogspot.com/

15.Tiffany, My Lemonade Dreams
http://mysweetlemonadedreams.blogspot.com/

16. Monica, http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/

Okay, so here's the deal.... my lil 'ol job is to bring a bright cheery smile to your beautiful faces by showing you something BLUE and pretty...AND how to create it yourself!! So check out the list of instructions below!!

Materials you'll need:

1. A good adhesive; my favorite is E6000.

2. Double looped jewelry connectors (see photo below); I think the little lacy filigree ones are puuuuurdy!!

3. Earring of your choice; my preference are the French wire earrings.

4. Something pretty and sparkly, such as the vintage glass jewels that I'm using.

5. Cabochons (the little cream colored flowers in the photo); the ones that I use are 10mm, which is a perfect size for the filigree connectors I use!

6. 4mm jump rings.

7.A set of jewelry pliers; you can buy inexpensive ones at Michael's, or any other crafts store.

8. A piece of foil or parchment paper.

Assembly time!!

1.Lay down your foil or parchment paper.

2.Apply a small, thin layer of the E6000 to the back of your cabochon, and adhere it to your jewelry connector. Gently press down.

3.On your foil or parchment paper let dry. I would recommend 24 to 72 hrs dry time before handling roughly.

4.Take a jump ring and your set of pliers and gently open the jump ring.

5.Take your connector that has dried and slip the jump ring through the bottom loop of your connector, then take your jewel of choice and slip it on as well. Close the jump ring, both pieces should now be connected.

6.Now take your earring of choice and slip it through the top loop of your connector.

Your done....simple as that folks!!!

Here's what your final product should look like:

Now in the event that you don't feel like making these yourself I have decided to give these little beauties away!!

To be eligible to win all you have to do is :

1.Become a follower on my silly little blog...if you're not already.

2.Stop by my Etsy shop,My Lemonade Dreams, find your favorite item, and report back here on my blog!

3.Last but not least, stop in and become a follower on all the other 15 blogs listed above!

I will draw a lucky winner on Sunday, April 17TH, at 5PM, Pacific Standard Time!! So please check back in to see if you've won!!

Thanks for stopping by !!! Your next stop is: Monica, http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/

Featured On Aimee Asher !!!

2011-04-02T08:34:00.000-07:00

Hello to all my fabulous Peeps!!

Guess what????

I've had my first featured article on the Aimee Asher Blog!!!

A week or so ago, this wonderful woman by the name of Tammy DeYoung, from Song in My Heart Studio, sent me a email asking me if I would like to participate in a featured article over at Aimee Asher.

Aimee Asher is a darling printable and digital crafting mall, and if you're into paper crafts, you've got to check this little gem out!!

Anyhow, I immediately said YES !!!!

So pop over and take a peek!!! Check out the cute little Aimee Asher blinkie to the right, and it will zip you right over to the article, or click on the Aimee Asher Blog link, and you will find yourself there as well!!

I just want to say thanks to Tammy, not only was doing the interview super fun, but what a Sweetheart Tammy is!!!

Also, anyone who becomes a Aimee Asher blog follower will receive a 10% discount in my Etsy shop, so run on over and start following!!

Smooches !!!

Stylish Blogger Award!

2011-03-14T22:30:00.000-07:00

Hip hip hooray....another blog award!!!

Thanks so much to my talented friend Jenna, from Jennasaurus for passing this award on to me...I feel so honored!!!

Here's the rules to this little baby:

1. Thank the person who tagged you and link back to their blog

2. Share 7 random facts

3. Share the blog love ( the part I love)!

Okay for my silly random facts...

I hate wearing underwear in the summertime if I have on a dress or skirt (keep your comments to yourself!). This often results in many prayers before I head out the door, a big gust of wind would be rather tragic...yeesh, how embarrassing would that be!

I'm a HUGE Twilight Saga fan; I've tried calling my dear husband Edward on occasion, but he doesn't seem to be going for it!!

If I die with a book in hand, I will die happily! I just finished reading Water for Elephants...such an amazing book! Has anyone read it? I'm dying to discuss it.

Just like British accents, I love Southern accents. My girlfriend Gwenn (yes, she spells it with two n's) is from the South, and she tickles me pink every time she opens her mouth!

I run a completely goofy household. The whole darn house is filled with goofballs, right down to the littlest one!

I've been told by many that I have the tiniest ears that they've ever seen, but let me tell you, I can pick-up a conversation from across the room with one ear; yet another one of my many hidden talents!

I LOVE any variation of red polish...red toenails make me feel sexy!!!

So here are the amazing blogs I would like to pass along...

Dreams of Fae
Simply Sarafina Paints
Jennasaurus

This is Jenna's "Justin Beaver" hat....how could you not LOVE a hat with such a clever name!!!!

Visit Jennasaurus to view this cutie!

The Versatile Blogger Award

2011-03-10T13:32:00.000-08:00

Thank you so much to the wonderful, stupendous, Queen of Sass, Stephanie, from SassyBelleWares for awarding me this awesome award!!! I am soooooooo thrilled!!!

The fantastic bit about this award is that I get to pass it on to my absolute favorite fellow new found bloggers!! Yay for sharin the love!!

Here's how it works...

RULES:

-Thank the person who awarded you and link back to them in your post.
-Tell 7 Random facts about yourself.
-Pass the award on to 15 new found bloggers.
-Contact each blogger you want to pass the award on to and let them know you've done so, and let the giver of your award know you accept it.

RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME:

-I love Harry Potter, with Ron Weasley being my favorite ( I just adore red heads!!).

-I'm still a kid at heart!

- I LOVE anything British...perhaps in my past life I was a Brit!!!

-I LOVE red shoes! I still have my very first pair of red patent leather Maryjanes from when I was 2yrs old (a loooonnnnggg time ago)!!

-I'm horrible about answering my cell phone. Though I must admit that I am getting much better at it!!

-I love quirks and imperfections.

-I wear my heart on my sleeve at all times!!

Stop in and take a peek at Stephanie's shop...it really is just too cute, my favorite is her Mitzi the Flapper ring!!!

Mitzi the Flapper ring...too cute!!

My Favorite Blogs

SassyBelle's Spotlight

Nesting Pretty

Confessions of an English Soapmaker

Sukran Kirtis Classiques

Hopewell Creek Designs

Knitful Dezigns

Hopelessly Hairy

2011-03-02T19:56:00.000-08:00

Can I tell you all that I recently received the most brilliant item in the mail!! I mean, I think that this has got to be the most clever purchase that I have made in quite some time!!

No, it is nothing frilly, or anything in the mere stretch of the imagination that is going to make me feel ultra feminine about myself. However, it is something that makes me embrace the inner me, the me that I quite diligently hide from the world!!

What is it you ask??? What could I have possibly bought that is going to make me acknowledge who I really am???

Well, let me give you a little background information first.

You see folks, I'm hairy. Hairy as they come. I don't know why, or how this has happened, but it has. No one, I mean no one, in family is hairy. Just lil' ol' me!!!

Of course I fight against this oddity that has been inflicted upon me.

How do I fight back you ask??

Simple... I'm a waxing addict!!

Like a good girl, I have a standing appointment every two weeks with my AMAZING esthetician Cyndi, who awaits me with her "golden pot of torture" and her "macabre tools."

Cyndi

The Golden Pot of Torture

Macabre Tools

What a dear Cyndi is...

She is brave enough to combat the furry little caterpillars that I call eyebrows (without her I would look like Frida Kahlo).

Frida Kahlo
Please pay close attention to the eyebrows!

She is kind enough to take her precious little cotton strips, press them gently upon my upper lip, and then RIP!!

She even gives my lovely and noble chin her undivided attention.

In regards to my face there is only one lonely little area that my sweet Cyndi is forbidden to wax, and that would be the "little fuzzies" on the side of my face. Please do not make the grave error of calling them sideburns, I shall not accept that term!

Once, and only once, did Cyndi wax my "little fuzzies". This tragic experience ended in droplets of BLOOD!!!! I really had to control my reflexes, for I did want to pop the poor little dear (which of course I would never do)!!!

Okay, enough of the historical "hair" background....here is what I bought!!

Two Bearded Ladies coin purse
Side A

Is this not too friggin cute??? Go figure, I've spent a large portion of my adulthood getting waxed, and hiding the fact that I'm a hairball, and then I go and buy a coin purse that is called Two Bearded Ladies !!

Look, she thinks I'm clever!!!
Side B

Two Bearded Ladies is handmade by this fantastic woman from Australia, by the name of Belinda, who has the cutest Etsy shop, called Seventh Sphere. The coin purse is made with vintage cotton fabric, and has been lined with cutesy red and white polka dot fabric....AND it's one of a kind!!! I just love feeling unique!! And of course when I read the sign that the little bearded lady is holding I just KNEW that she was talking to me!!

So there you have it folks, this darling little coin purse has finally made me come to terms with the fact that I'm hopelessly hairy.

Does this mean that I'm giving up the waxing?

Well, I'm no fool... but it does make me feel better than someone across the globe has a fine appreciation for women such as myself!!

Make sure you check out this cool little shop...it really is the cutest, even if you're not into bearded ladies!!!

Adieu

2011-02-13T14:38:00.000-08:00

Well, we are upon the eve of Valentines Day, and as many of you know, I am a true romantic at heart.

I simply adore little unexpected love notes, perfume in pretty bottles, soft and frilly garments (whether worn on the outside, or underneath. Hehe), sassy red shoes, flowers in every hue, sweet fluffy feather pillows with rosebud prints, glowing candlelight, and of course loads of sparkly jewelry! You would figure that I am hoping for cupid to bring me something along those lines, right? Well I'm not!!

You see, I have a confession to make. My one absolute guilty pleasure is my holey, threadbare, raggedy men's robe that I have had for a trillion years. I know, this a shocker right?? Not so romantic... I know!!

It seems that I have just painted a pretty picture, and then boom, I dropped a load of baby poo on it!!

Before you judge let me tell the various ways my beloved robe has served me:

It has acted as a nice and comfy "smoking jacket". Not that I smoke, but I feel that the robe gives that Hugh Hefner look when I wear it around the house over my regular clothes. I even slipped that bad boy on over my wedding dress on my wedding night!!! Well, if Al didn't see that as a caution sign, then I guess he must have had his eyes shut TIGHT!!

At night it serves as an extra blanket.

It's even served as a emergency baby blanket. Though Al put an immediate stop to that one. He told me if I wanted to look like a hobo that was one thing, but not the kids. Not to mention that between the two of my munchkins, I have enough baby blankets to open up my own maternity ward!

Truly folks, the list could go on and on, but I have a feeling I would be the only one not bored.

Well, the time has come to bid the robe adieu. You see, the trim of the robe has become separated from the rest of the robe. This has proven to be a great hazard. Every time I walk past a door, the friggin trim gets caught on the doorknob!!! Not only tearing my lovey further, but yanking me backwards as well!!

So folks bow your heads with me and give a moment of silence for my beloved robe. I wish that cupid ( a.k.a Al ) would bring me another, but I know he is glad to see the thing go, and is not willing to endure another 12 years of unattractive robe wearing. I know that he will continue to buy me slinky, silky robes from Victoria's Secret, and that I will continue NOT to wear them.

Ahhhh, but what Mr. doesn't know is that I have a BACK-UP tucked away in the depths of my closet!!

Mu ha ha ha!!!

Previous Valentine's Day Loot

My Beloved Robe
I know...can you believe I was wearing this?

Check out the frayed sleeves! Can you believe this?? Frayed not!! Hahaha, get it??

Taking the Plunge !!

2011-02-09T13:34:00.000-08:00

Okay, so obviously it's been a while since I've last posted anything. I can honestly tell you that I was too scared, and too critical of my blog to actually let anybody know about this ! I can say however, that my fabulous friend Tamara over at Nesting Pretty has really been wonderful in encouraging me to take these steps...so thanks Tam !!! Check out her shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/tamaralove1; just the cutest stuff!!

So today I'm taking the plunge and letting my family and friends know about my blog, I also will be posting it on my Etsy shop, My Lemonade Dreams. Wish me luck !!!

Now this is totally random, but so is my personality.... :)

My dear brother Mac loves to make fun of me because I have this amazing talent....I can actually shift the gears in a stick-shift with my feet. Ya, I know, amazing!!! Well, I will have you know that the super yummy Ian Somerhalder, who plays Damon Salvatore in my fav program, The Vampire Diaries, has a similar talent. In Cosmopolitian's February edition, Mr. Somerhalder has revealed that his hidden talent is that he has absolute perfect penmanship with his feet! Would we not be the perfect couple (if I wasn't married of course)??? Can you imagine??? I can drive us around in a posh sports car (using only my feet of course), while he is sitting in the passengers seat writing love notes to me!! Eat your heart out Mac!!

Does anyone have any amazing talents that they are willing to share? Keep it clean folks!! :)

Okay, I'm off to go eat a bowl of the most AMAZING chili. I got the recipe from my friend Emily over at http://practicallypink.blogspot.com/ . Yum-O !!!!

Cheerio!

My First Day

2011-01-12T17:38:00.000-08:00

Okay, so today is the first day that I am doing an entry for my blog. This whole blog thing is so new to me, and of course I have no idea what I'm doing. I would love to sound like an expert, but that I am not!!

So here is what you need to know about me:

I absolutely LOVE to read.
I love crazy tights and socks.
I love silly hats.
I love nutty rain boots.
I almost always love the underdog.
I love kind, loving people.
I love the not so obvious.
I'm a sucker for a good romance.
I LOVE Harry Potter (Ron Weasley is my favorite).
I adore the Twilight Saga (team Edward all the way).
I am a HUGE fan of most anything British (something about that accent!).
I totally dig foreign films.
I am soooooooo in love with my husband (he still makes me swoon after almost 12 years!).
I adore every inch of my children.
I love most anything that is vintage ( I swear I'm from another time period).
I'm a very eclectic person, I LOVE a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, so that's probably exactly what you will get on this blog!

The name My Lemonade Dreams was thought of by my husband. When I opened up my Etsy shop I couldn't think of an interesting name, that completely represented me. So I thought I would pick Al's brain (Al is my husband). It was quite interesting, because not only would this tell me how creative he was, but it would also be a test to see how well he pays attention to who I am ( I know, the whole "test" thing was a bit devious, but what can I say).

Anyhow, after shooting out a couple of mediocre names, he finally said "Hey, every week you stand here making lemonade ( a household staple with my family), and you're always talking about what you're dreaming of doing. Call your shop My Lemonade Dreams!" Well, needless to say I loved the name,and he passed the test! It's funny, sometimes people "see" us when we don't even know their looking!

I would LOVE for everyone to visit my Etsy shop, My Lemonade Dreams at http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyLemonadeDreams, and tell me what you think!

It looks like this is the end of my entry today, my little Scout is in the back harassing me. It never ceases to amaze me how someone so little can be so loud!!