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I always look forward to this day of the week. It's fun to go through all the fabulous link ups.

Here is something I would like to share this week. PJ Refashion

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I decided to start featuring some of my favorite link ups again. There are just so many that inspire me and I wanted to help them get seen a bit more.

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♥ Shutter Love Tuesday ♥

We have been loving hosting {Shutter} Love every week and wanted to thank you all for participating each week. You have all made it so fun. We enjoy looking at each of your photos every week.

This weeks theme is {GIVE THANKS}

Right after Thanksgiving, I am sure you all have some great photos about giving thanks!

To see all the rules for this fun party, please go HERE.

And don't forget to tell your friends that you entered your photo so they can come by and vote for you!

VOTING... 1 Vote per person and please NO ANONYMOUS VOTING... they will not be counted.

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Tara's "GIVE THANKS" Photo

I took this photo of my kids last fall and it is my favorite thus far of my quick let's take a picture shots. LOL We were headed to my parents for thanksgiving and they looked so cute, I just had to take a picture. I am sharing this photo this week because everyday I give thanks that I have these beauty's in my life. 

Jamie's "GIVE THANKS" Photo

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Pajama Makeover

While out shopping the other day, I found some women's pj's on clearance. My girls love to wear my t-shirts to bed, so I thought I would pick up some to refashion for the girls. I had to get the smallest size and even those were huge. They were swimming in them. LOL

Before...

I apologize in advance for the before photo. This was taken on my phone. Oh and oops look at the sewing mess on the table behind them. eeekkk!!

See how big they are? Falling off the shoulders and not very kid cute! I wish they were all matching but you get what you get on the clearance rack. And I can't complain for only $5 each.

So I took these to the sewing machine and added a really cute cupcake applique to the chest of each one. I sewed a straight stitch around the cupcake for extra security. I added some ribbon to the side of the sleep shirts so I could tie a bow in the back. I also added a scrap fabric to the top of the shirt. This helped cover more of the upper chest area and also added more color. ;-) I used one of my old shirts on the pink jammies and some fabric from my collection of scraps for the blue one.

Ribbon Tie Backs...

I added two different colored ribbons to the little girls so they knew which one was theirs. Smart mom eh?

And the final look...

I love how these look now. So much cuter! Don't you think? Not bad for clearance rack pj's.

The girls {LOVE} them. As soon as they put them on they danced around. And tonight they couldn't wait to wear them again! Yeah!

Happy belated Thanksgiving!

Comments are way up, and we're in need of a new post. MckMama posted a few of her first photo shoot pictures. Did anyone contact her about her Atlanta photo shoot? What did she charge for her half hour sessions? Were those first pictures worth the money?

Shutter Love Winners - FALL

We had so many beautiful "FALL" photos entered this week.

This weeks #1 Photo goes too...

What this mom knows

#2 - Huchette Crew

#3 - Fall in New England

#4 - Six Cherries on Top

#5 - Live Every Moment

#6 - Woah Momma

#7 - The Moments In Between 

#8 - AJ Kreations

#9 - Glennda @ Just Keeping the Ends Tied

#10 - Claires 365

Viewers Favorite - 4 Lettre Words

Tara & Jamie's Favorites - In No Particular Order

Thank you to everyone who entered into this past weeks "FALL" theme. 

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Tie Shirt Tutorial

Tie shirts are all over the internet, etsy stores, boutiques you name it.
But if you're crafty and would love to make your own I've got a quick and easy tutorial for you. I think tie shirts are one of the easiest, fastest things to make that make a big impact. My son LOVES his tie shirts and keeps asking to wear them. But it may be a little formal for the playground :)


I realize that everyone has their own way of doing things.
One is not more right than the other, just different...
this is just how I do mine, how I figured out on my own how to do it.
So if it's not right or if it's different, oh well, it works for me.


I start with a piece of cardboard from a cereal box...
find a fold and draw half a tie shape on one side of the fold.
Then cut it out. You've now got a perfectly symmetrical tie.
I draw the bottom of the tie and the knot separately just in case you were wondering.
(This photo is kind of step three but I wanted to show you the cardboard templates)



Then take some of the amazing steam-a-seam 2
peel the paper off one side and iron it onto your fabric.



Then trace around the cardboard template on the back of the paper.
HINT: If you are using stripped fabric or fabric with an obvious pattern do a 45 degree turn of the knot template so the pattern isn't going the same direction for both the tie and the knot, thus making it appear more real!
Then cut it out.



Cut a little curve into the top of the knot piece so it is more "form" fitting to the curve of the shirt. Peel off the second piece of paper, then position it on your shirt and once you're happy with the position of the tie iron it down.



You could just leave it at that, but I like to sew close to the edges just for more stability and to add to the cuteness factor!



Whenever Micah wears his tie shirts to church the men comment on how they wish they could wear a shirt like that!!


If you don't want to make your own let me know, I have an etsy store and would be more than happy to make/sell you one!


Can't wait to see all your little men in their tie shirts! Make sure to link back here if you make one!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

We hope you have a blessed holiday with your friends and family!

These photos are from last Thanksgiving. I just had to share them. My kiddos are great subjects! ;-) Hope you enjoy your holiday.


Things I am thankful for...

• Having God in my life everyday and all the blessings he has given me.
• My healthy, fun and beautiful family.
• Cordell wanting to still cuddle with momma and how he loves to help me with my projects and recipes.
• Charleigh's sweet smile. Love of animals and beautiful spirit.
• Cassidy's adorable shy voice that could melt you. The way she sings and enjoys life.
• Caidee's wild and adorable spirit. How she cracks me up with her silliness and her spunk for life.
• Kids making me laugh with their skits, singing and jokes.
• Playing and enjoying games.
• My very talented, handsome, sweet, loving hubby. I love how he is always building things for us that make us happy. Oversized swingsets, merry go rounds, zip lines, playhouse's, a custom camper for camping and just about anything we ask. He is amazing! And I love, love, love after a long day of work, he will still come home and help me get ready for a party or just everyday tasks!
• So thankful for the family and friends that we get to spend time with.
• Taking my Grandma out on shopping trips. Priceless time.
• Meeting the most amazing friend this year that I am proud to call my "lil sis" ;-)
• My wonderful Blogger Friends-I enjoy your comments and visiting your blogs too. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have you and blogging! It's so fun!
• Reading, Crafting, Sewing, Painting, Cooking, Playing Games, Mowing my lawn (lol) and of course there are many, many more things to be thankful for. Too many to list.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
Here's a shot of my kids from our little
"Christmas Card" photo shoot.

Things I am thankful for...

* Salvation
* Healthy, happy family
* My sweet children and amazing husband

* the Blessing of friends
* A place to call home
* That I am able to stay home with my children
* My camera
* and MANY other things!

What are you THANKFUL FOR???

♥ Shutter Love Tuesday ♥

This weeks theme is "FALL"

This week will have many beautiful photos. Fall is such a great time to be out with your camera. We look forward to seeing your photos.

To see all the rules for this fun party, please go HERE.

And don't forget to tell your friends that you entered your photo so they can come by and vote for you!

VOTING... 1 Vote per person and please NO ANONYMOUS VOTING... they will not be counted.

COMMENT as much as you like. Everyone loves FEEDBACK!

Tara's "FALL" Photo
Fall makes me think about baking and spending time teaching the kids family recipes. So this week I decided to share another photo of my {TURKEY} cookies. Last week I shared how to make these with oreo cookies. This week we used snickerdoodles. We used less detail on them and they are just as cute! Hope you like them.

Jamie's "FALL" Photo
We don't really have "fall" in San Antonio, (it was 88 out today) and the leaves don't turn colors as nicely as they do further north. This is a real bummer to me because I love fall so much. My husbands cousin sent me a box of fall leaves so I could fake a fall photo session with Hannah. I'm so grateful that she sent the leaves because it made me feel like I was back home if only for a second. You can see a few more photos from our little fall photo shoot here.

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