Make this! DIY tote bag

As promised I'm back with the tutorial for how to make one of these little carry-all tote bags! You just need a few things and you'll be on your way to whipping these guys out left and right. I use these all the time for a million different things so its definitely a worthwhile project, so don't let it sit in your pinterest board for years (I never do this... yeah right)

For the full tutorial and step-by-step instructions go here!

Also! A totally unpaid shout-out to my favorite fabric to use for these totes: Premier prints. You can get it pretty cheap from fabric.com and they make tons of prints. Stripes. Chevron. Polkadots. Elephants. And lots more.

And if you're not the sewing type or you'd rather just buy one, I sell them in my shop too! You can buy one here.

this week

Pictured above:
1-3: Decaf coffee and lavender chocolate for a mid-morning snack
4: Sending out orders galore. So thankful for our shipping scale and printer and the fact that there is a drop box in our front yard.
5: Lunch: Dave's killer bread, cream cheese, cucumber. With a side of vitamins and lemonade of course
6: Failed self mirror shot haha. p.s. the bump got huge in the last couple weeks... bebe is growing!
7: The yummiest apple crisp. Wishing I had more right this second
8. A sleeping kitty and a tote bag that I shot a tutorial for (I'll be sharing it this weekend)

This week was busy and hot and tiring and good. Looking forward to having less busy weeks in the near future. I'm ready to send the summer off with a few more fun summery things then jump straight into fall and just bake things until my clothes don't fit (well, I guess they mostly already don't fit).

Other posts from me this week:
10 Gorgeous Peter Pan Collars
The Most Ingenious DIY for the Backless Dress Dilemma
Bobo Choses Fall/Winter Collection Is Amazing 
My Favorite Jewelry shop: Whiskey & Wine

New job and a DIY knotted turban!

I recently got the opportunity to start blogging for Babble in their style department and I'm super excited about it! I'll be over there a few days a week posting tutorials, talking about style on a budget, my favorite trends and whatever else! I'll be linking to most of my posts from here so you can keep up if you so desire.
I'll still be around here doing all my normal life posts, recipes, diy's, maternity series, ect. Ever since I started this blog there hasn't been much focus in the fashion/style department so I'm excited to share that with you now too.

For one of my first posts I did a tutorial on how to make a knotted turban style headband. These are one of my favorite things to wear right now (maybe it has something to do with dirty hair) and they are so simple to make its kind of ridiculous. No sewing involved and they cost less than $2, can't beat that.






For the full tutorial, check out the post over on babble! 

new home sweet home, again...

Yep, we moved again! This is the seventh place we've lived in over a period of 5 years, which I think makes us crazy! But it's the best one yet so that counts for something right?
Our last house we moved into was a pretty sudden move, it was a cool opportunity to live in a huge craftsman house that we shared with another couple (and for really cheap!). It was definitely spacious and a cool place but with some changing circumstances and more importantly, a baby on the way, we decided we needed our own place. After all, there are only a few more months that it'll just be Josh and I in a home!
I found this place over a month ago, fell in love with it and by the end of the day signed some papers to make it ours at the beginning of August. It's a little 2 bedroom apartment in our favorite area of Portland and it already feels like home. Plus, now we're less than a mile away from some of our closest friends... can't beat that!

All in all we're feeling extremely blessed and thankful.

20 weeks

20 weeks (a little late but thats how we roll these days)

--We're growing like crazy over here and my belly button is officially poking out all the way. The part of my wardrobe that still fits me is growing smaller and smaller.
--The only thing close to a craving is my need for sparkling water 24/7. I'm going through it like nobodies business.
--Sleeping has mostly improved with the help of 4 pillows. ay yi yi... so high maintenance.
--Baby is a mover and shaker. Josh felt some kicks (or somersaults) about a week ago for the first time. Feeling your baby move around inside of you has to be one of the greatest feelings on earth...

p.s. We're having a boy! And I cannot wait to see a mini version of Josh running around soon. Plus dressing a baby boy sounds like the most fun ever ;) just look at that little cardigan!

Shop update: Baby stuff galore! (and some shop clearance too)

All the new baby stuff is now for sale in my shop! Here's what you'll find there:

You can find all of that here in the baby tab

There is also a bunch of clearance/last chance/limited stock items I added. I listed them last night and some already sold but here's whats left currently! (Some of them are specific sizes so make sure to look at that before buying!)



^^that price is wrong! its actually only $25^^









You can find all of these in the last chance/limited stock tab


And last but not least, this Pendleton clutch is on sale for $20 right now. Which is a steal!