A Valentine's Outfit

This weekend I got to work on a Valentines outfit for S.R. to wear...unfortunately, she will be wearing it at home:o( She had a really bad weekend, and after two doctor's visits, it was confirmed that baby girl has strep throat:o( This is a first in our household. Thankfully E is already on antibiotics for a double ear infection, so his chances of getting it are slim-to-none...the hubs and I?? Only time will tell:o/

Anyway, while perusing Pinterest the other day, I came across two different tutorials for little girl's skirts. You can find them HERE & HERE.

                                         I kind of used little tidbits from both, and came up with this.

 I wanted the shirt to have the skirt fabric tied in, so I cut out little hearts in the shirt itself, and added the strawberry fabric in behind...just "heat-bonded" it and stitched. Easy peasy:o)

This outfit was made possible by the abilities of my friend Stephanie's sewing machine...mine is still on the fritz & will need to be taken in for repairs...

Thanks Stephanie!!! 

We will be having our own little Valentines party at home tomorrow while E is at preschool, and that way she will still get to wear her new outfit. 

This shirt/skirt combo will be perfect for when spring & summer role around too.

Here's my sweet little sickly today...this is after her dose of Motrin...all smiles:o) Gotta love modern meds!!

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Words That Really Matter

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

This is one of S.R.'s favorite's songs. This song was inspired from the above verse.

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We Have a Winner!!

The winner of the My Memories Scrapbooking Software is:

Jessica!!

who said:

"How fun! Maybe I would actually do something with my photos if I had this...."

Congrats to you Jessica! You will be receiving an email from me shortly!!

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3-D Valentines Cards and an Apron

Well I found out what was wrong with my neck...severe muscle spasms...I have no idea why it happened, but I am ever so thankful for modern medicine!

So now that I am almost back to normal, I was able to get a few crafty things done today.

The kids and I assembled their Valentines Day cards.

A few weeks ago I found 

THIS

idea out in blog-land and pinned it.

A few days later, Snapfish ran a deal on prints..99 prints for 99cents total. That's when I knew exactly what the kids' V-day cards would be:o)

I did a little finagling & added the "Be Mine" on Picnik..

so bummed that they are shutting that site down:o( 

And this is how E's turned out

The "Be Mine" on S.R.'s somehow was cut off during printing, so I just completely cut the words off..but hers still looks cute:o) 

Pretty fantastic & super cheap & easy.

I am also slowly preparing for S.R.'s 4th birthday party(which is in 3 1/2 weeks..ahhh!). We are doing the Wizard of Oz as the theme.

I started making these aprons today..started being the operative word. My machine is being nasty and refusing to function properly.

 The lines of the apron were looking a little too masculine, so I added some eyelet trim with a little red satin ribbon through it.

These aprons are really easy to make and will look cute on all of the little girls. Now I just need my  machine to play nice, so that everyone can have one:o)

For those of you who haven't entered the My Memories Scrapbooking Digital Software giveaway,

you can enter

HERE.

Today is your last shot at winning some great software!

I will announce the winner tomorrow..have a fab rest of the day!

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Words That Really Matter

Joshua 1:9

This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

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Giveaway Time...My Memories Digital Scrapbook Software

Hey everybody! I have a great giveaway for you guys today.
How many of you take thousands of pictures, thinking to yourself,
"I am going to get these in a scrapbook, and it's going to be fabulously fantastic! I just need to run & get a scrapbook, paper, pens, stickers, glue sticks, etc., etc., and then I can put said scrapbook together"....doesn't happen, does it? It's too complicated, and nowadays, we want quick and easy.
I was contacted by a representative from
My Memories about doing a digital scrapbooking giveaway for all of my lovelies...that's you;o)
Anyway, this website has a fantastic assortment of ways to  preserve your precious memories...reminds me of a song;o)
Do you remember our digital Christmas card from this past Christmas?
Well, I actually WON the My Memories Suite Package, from another blog...Just Deanna...
ya'll give her a shout out when you get the chance. She just had gall bladder surgery..yuck!
and I used it to create our card.
It is some of the easiest software I have ever used. 

You can do all kinds of fun things with this software. You can make calendars, cards, slide shows, and even videos...crazy cool, I know.

So I'm guessing you are wanting to know, "How can I get my hands on this great giveaway??"

You have 3 chances to enter:

1st entry-Be a follower of Fussy Monkey Business..that's easy:o) and leave a comment

2nd Entry-Visit MyMemories.com, and let us know what your favorite digital paper pack is..

3rd Entry-Visit My Memories on Facebook and let them know that Fussy Monkey sent you...leave a comment 

My Memories also has a BLOG, so if you are looking for great ideas, make sure to check them out!!

Now if you haven't been that lucky here lately and feel your chances are slim, you can head on over and purchase this fantastic scrapbook software AND you can get $10 off 

Use the code:

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to receive your $10 off at checkout.

Now get crack-a-lackin' and start entering!!

This giveaway ends Thursday, February 9th.

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Happy Anniversary!!

Happy Anniversary to my sweet & wonderful husband of 9 years!

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