I loves... Bunting and Etsy find's

So I am sitting here on a cozy, but COLD Sunday morning. Drinking my morning tea (- side note..... I have quit coffee. I know, what am I thinking?! Being a mother of three and not drinking coffee???? Ridiculous! Well it cost's a lot and it makes me feel like crap, so it took two week's to feel like I was not dying from lack of caffeine but now I am fine and actually wake up so much easier and earlier!)

Sunday morning is my Etsy- look and dream day. The kid's hang out in their pj's watching a show and I relax marvel in all the amazingly creative things people are making!

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Look at these!!! Can you here me faint with the sweetness overload?! This talented lady makes many different style's of beautiful handmade felted slipper's. Check out her shop.

I actually had the pleasure to meet this very creative craft lady, Marlo of The Naked Squirrel at my last craft fair. I was smitten on the spot! Here is her shop! I already took home a clutch and change purse at the fair. They make me smile every time I pull them out of my purse. 

I just LOVE needle felted things. Aren't these so sweet?! Here is her shop! It must be the Waldorf lover in me, all the natural wool, made into something so whimsical and cute.

Ever year the kiddies and I collect acorn top's and make a batch of felted acorn's. I use the wet felting technique for the kid's and they have so much fun. 

Here is my tutorial I made a while back that was featured on the fabulous Centsational Girl.

There is something about bunting that makes me weak in the knee's. I am over the moon in love with it! I can't seem to get enough of the sweet little flag's all over my house?! 

Here are some Etsy ones that caught my eye. Some many different ways to have bunting around the house how can one choose?

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 I have found that I really like making a treasury on Etsy, kinda like what I just did above. It is so fun to make a "collection" with a theme and run with it. Here is my favorite one I just made.

Now I am so inspired to go create! Have a lovely rest of your weekend folk's!

xoxo Lexy

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this song.... I can't help but want to bust a move and dance like them. I need to find a dance studio ASAP!

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that my hubby setting up my craft table in the guest room. He even bought me flower's and someone to watch over me while I craft...Oh Edward...

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these feather pretties I made in my beautiful new craft room set up! I think they are my fav's I have made... I almost didn't want to send them to the store, I think I may have to make a couple for me...

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the cupcake's I made for the kidlet's...and me too...Gosh I am so domestic...

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sharing an ice cream cone with my little one, the messy face make's it all worth it....

I heart the Thursday 5 from Mannland5 . Head on over to play along and tell me what makes your heart SING!

xoxo Lexylou

I love.... I love you Day!

It has been a really wonderful Valentines. It took me a couple of years to transition from romantic couple stuff to a family love day. But really I love this new version with the whole family, full of hugs and showing how much I love my little kidlet's. This is why I became a Mom. So I could do all the special things that my Mommy did for me as a little girl that just made me feel so loved.  All the little detail's that I fully appreciate now that I have my own little ones.
So when the kids went to bed last night, Hubby and I stayed up and decorated the kitchen table and area and set up their I love you day present's. I remember my Mom got my sister and I mailbox's one year and filled them with sweet little things and Valentines.... I looked all over town for the old school style ones with the little flag that goes up, but did find any. So I made do with little red suitcase's.
The kids were over the moon when they woke up this morning and I could not wipe the smile off my face seeing them soooo happy, Roman kept saying this was the best party in the world! Gotta love that boy.

We had a lovely breakie of heart shaped pancakes and then went for a walk and enjoyed the gorgeous sunny weather.

                           

Yes, the cherry blossom's are out here in Victoria! No snow here!

 Hubs is cooking up a storm as I type this, it smell's like a very yummy dinner! I am looking forward to my bubble bath and wine after dinner. I really am loving my life. I am blessed over and over with this lovely little family I have.

Here is some fun V-Day get to know you from Mannland5, head on over and link up!
The questions..

1. Favorite Valentine's candy?  Cherry heart shaped lollipop's, and Ferrero Rocher
2. Pink or red? I like red, Esme loves pink.... 
3. Will you be doing anything to celebrate today? Lot's....See above!
4. Do you put up Valentine's decorations? Sure did!

I made the girl's braided headband's too!

5. What does Valentine's Day mean to you? Sharing it with the ones you love and shower them with your love, to make them feel just oh so special! 
6. Would you rather get..flowers, candy, or a night out? A night out would be nice, and some flowers too

 They are few with 3 kids..... funny though, by the end of the night we miss the kids and want to tuck them into bed...
We did make it out on Thursday night when we heard back that everything was sorted out and we signed all the papers for our new house. We went out to a nice dinner at a little bistro, then saw a movie. Pretty nice after a really stressful week with house stuff. 

7. Sexy lingerie or nothing.at.all? I like a little black lingerie never hurt's to make you feel sexy, sure hub's agrees :)
8. Do you say Valentine's Day or Valentime's Day? Valentines, really I am educated....


I hope you all had a lovely I love you Day with your loved ones. We sure did.  
xoxo Lexylou

Two things I love.....

 Well it is more like four but they are all connected in the pictures. Killing two bird's with one post so to speak , the lovely Kassi at bacwoodsfern does a Two things you love around the house link up on Tues, and Kerry's I love.... all through February. Head on over and link up to Kassi's and join in with Kerry!
Since we are packing up, it is getting more and more hard to find things out that I can take a picture of... But alas two piece's I know will be out till the end, and I am so happy as they really are my most favorite around the house.

This is the old window given to me by my old bosses wife, Sheila who now has opened up the sweetest home decor store French Vanilla Home Decor. I lovvvvve her store, really everything in her shop I put in my home, she kept wanting me to work for her, but I kept popping out babies....Sorry Sheila!
The window is gorgeous, old crackling paint at least three layers, I went and got a mirror fitted for it and I just love the way it look's beside the kitchen table, really open's up the tiny area.

 

Another gift from Sheila, is this tin tile "hanging pouch" I usually put fresh cut greenery or dried in it depending on the season change. Again gorgeous patina and really rustic. Perfect!

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This lovely vintage birdcage is actually my mom's, found in her basement! I used it for a craft fair to hang my feather in it and it was just too perfect. Feather headbands on a birdcage? Perfect! So many people commented on how beautiful it was, I must agree indeed...

I have yet to give it back to her, I keep "forgetting", it may by mistake come up with me to the country.Hehehe.....
xoxo Lexylou

I love.... Balloons

I indeedy do. Balloon's really can turn a frown upside down.

 

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I have been have a bad case of the grump's and needed a pick me up. The house uncertainty is still up in the air, the weather has been really rainy and gray that it is hard to be cheery, kidlets have been mucho restless, maybe it was the fact that just after I cleaned the hardwood Esme dumped her whole bowl of apple sauce on the ground, really...all I really want to do is curl up in a ball and nest in my duvet, throw myself a pity party- table for one please....
So I will cheer you all up too, as Monday's really are not always the most cheery, a little balloon love never hurt anyone, did it?!
Enjoy my dears and if you needing some frown turning pictures, hope they do work!.

 

  

  

All above pictures from weheartit.com 

Here is some from my collection, the first two are from my little brother Rupert's funeral in 2007, it was really beautiful to see over 250 balloons take flight, sending a prayer to him up in heaven....

 

                                   Esme's first birthday.
xoxo Lexylou