Things I Love Thursdays: Royal Hats!

This is a treasury I did back when the royal marriage
thing was going on.

I. Love. Hats.



ESPECIALLY CRAZY BRIT HATS!!!!!

I really wish that a) I looked good in hats and
b) Brit hats would come into style here in the south. :)

This actually isn't the whole treasury, but some of the
items sold so it is a mini-treasury.

Here are some more super cute hats:


ohmygodohmygodoh.my.gawd!

I freaking love this hat! lol The seller also has one
in a GORGEOUS hunter green. If I was a
redhead there would be no stopping me.

The Shop: HouseofNinesDesign
The Listing: Pretty Purple Mini Top Hat



Wouldn't this be THE most perfect hat for
a bachelorette party!? lol I would wear it.

The Shop: janinebasil
The Listing: Pastel Green Glitter Mini Burlesque Crown



*GAAAASP!!*

*falls over*

I NEED this!

The Shop: BlazingThimbles
The Listing: Peacock Mohawk

I have a deep-rooted love for peacock feathers.

I can't help it and I wont apologize for it.

;)

In fact, I'm so inspired by this item that I'm pretty
sure next week's TILTs post will be about peacock feathers.

-Ri

230 Project - Week 6

I'm actually doing this on time this week!

Yay!!

Day 36: Monday 6/20/11

The day started out...fun.

I had left my old rain boots outside the day before
and one of the dogs ate one.

My bad.

Day 37:

Not my kitchen. Boo!

I've talked with Barry about a mini-remodel
for our kitchen. It is very...dated.

So the plan, once we buy the house, is to sand down
all the badly stained wood paneling and paint it white,
then paint the walls a dove grey and when we get a chance
we will get the butcher block counter tops from Ikea.

Yay!

Day 38:

Really cool thing happened!

I was playing around on Handmade Top 10
and all of a sudden, I saw once of my items, and my
name, up on the main page as a SPONSOR!
(I'm the orange coffee sleeve on the left)

I was like woo hoo! Wait. I didn't pay for this.
O.M.G!! What is happening!!!??

So I email the website's help guy and he told me not
to worry, he was just checking out Etsy, looking for
free sponsorship opportunities, he stumbled on my shop
and chose me for some free sponsorship!

Holla!

I have had so much success from this (more views) that
I fully intend on, once I lose the free sponsorship, to put a
cuter item up.

Day 39:

New product!

I was crocheting a new shawl to put up on Etsy,
Barry came home so I asked his expert opinion :) on
the ratio of grey to navy blue (I know it looks black but
it's navy blue) and he goes "Oh, that is an awesome scarf!"
I was like baby...it's an incomplete shawl.

After some back and forth we decided that this was
and awesome scarf. :)

It has the angle of the shawls but it is only a scarf and
we really like the offset stripe. So I will soon be offering these
in school colors.

Its going to be the "Ivy League Scarf"

:D

Day 40:

Not my photo but this is what I made for dinner.

Recipe Here.

It is Garlic Chicken with White Wine Sauce.
It's super easy to make and, according to Barry, the garlic
is really great. They don't really explain the "browning" of
the chicken. You need to sear the chicken so that it actually
looks brown so that once you simmer the chicken later, it doesn't
look like a sick...pasty piece of chicken. :)

Day 41:

Another new product!

This is a spin-off of my coffee cup cozies,
but it is for BEER! :D

This item is smaller than the cozies and it keeps your
hands from being cold and wet while drinking your beer.
It fits on both bottles and cans.

I love it!

Day 42:

I went to a baby shower on Saturday (I know this
is supposed to be Sunday's post, but I'm cheating) and
I gave the happy couple a handmade baby blanket.

Their blanket was pink and white for their little girl.

:)

So that was my week. It was actually really quiet,
Barry was working all week (yay!) so the house was
strangely empty.

-Ri

Things I Love Thursdays: Organization Printables!

I have a new series!!

(as if I had time to spare lol)

Things I Love Thursdays will showcase items that
I love from Etsy.

Today's items come from CleanMamaPrintables
She is a former teacher and a current organization enthusiast!

I LOVE lists. I make lists for e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g.


This nifty little kit is for holiday planning.

Each holiday has a page and each page includes a spot for
menu planning, guest list, decorating ideas, traditions,
and general to-do.

For the serious bloggers, or for the
forgetful-need-a-reminder bloggers this list
would be supremely helpful!

Aaaaannnd for the perpetual
I'm-going-to-lose-the-weight-for-real-this-time peeps,
maybe this log will help!

To make things even better, her shop is now featured
on Heartsy so you can get a $25 voucher for only $12!

Happy Shopping!

-Ri