mini side project

I needed a creative outlet yesterday so bad! So I headed into the craft room to check out my fabric stash, which by the way is a complete disaster. I’ve had buntings and banners on the mind lately…so I found some burlap and some cute red fabrics and dove right in.

It’s not complete yet, but I’m really happy with how it’s coming out. I’ve already scouted out the perfect spot for it in the living room. Burlap is such a pain in the butt to work with though. I searched the house for something that I could use to keep the edges from fraying. I ended up using nail polish top-coat and it worked like a charm! So I cut the hearts out and ironed them onto the burlap rectangles.

Now I’m in the process of hand-stitching around the hearts with embroidery floss.

When the stitching is all done I’m going to string the rectangles on some twine and call it a day! It’s the perfect rainy day project…although yesterday wasn’t rainy. It was REALLY hot though and there was no way I was going outside, so it might as well have been a rainy day. More pics to come when it’s finito!

perfection

I’ve spent a good chunk of the day on Pinterest, my latest obsession. These are perfection. Jon (hubby) and i never had a “wedding” wedding. We had a planned elopement in Maine. It was beautiful, but sometimes i do wish we would have done it up. This is my idea of the perfect wedding. There’s nothing I can say but these things make me smile. love, love, love!!

Hi Friends!

Hi everyone! This is my first day on my new blog! Woot! I’m Sarah. I’m a full time mom, professionally trained pastry chef, and confectioner of Insanely Delicious Vanilla Bean Caramels at City Girl Sweets. Check out City Girl Sweets on Facebook too @  www.facebook.com/citygirlsweets. So why another medium? Well, I wanted a place that I could talk about anything, not just City Girl Sweets’ stuff. I am completely obsessed with Etsy, decorating, food, and well, just fun stuff. So I’ll be sharing that with you guys here! Anyway, welcome!