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These are very cute gifts, especially filled with thoughtful goodies. They are super transitional because canvas bags come in all colors and you can use whatever trim you choose. A monogramed one trimmed with ribbon would be adorable Mine are going to be filled with pretty toile and damask prayer journals when I eventually get around to making them. This one is for my grandmother and is pretty subdude and traditional but I think it turned out nicely.

All you need is a canvas tote bag (thank you Wally World!)

Iron on transfers (and an iron-duh)

Trim (found this on sale at the Hob Lob, like $1/yd)

Here are my transfers-Avery light fabric transfers. If you are doing a dark colored bag, you will need to get dark fabric transfers. (That is obvious, but I thought I would point it out)

Here is a pic of my bag and some cute, fluffy trim.

Hardest part first: hand sew the trim to the bag. This is mindless, but time consuming. Think My Fair Wedding with David Tutera marathon while doing this.

Type your message, verse, monogram, etc. in Microsoft Word. You can also use a picture if you choose. In case you are technologically impared like me, I will let you know how I did this. Insert word art and type your message in the word art box. Edit as desired, until it looks just right. Now use the rotate button in the top right corner (it looks like 2 triangles with an arrow) to flip the words vertically. Thats it! Print a tester page on plain paper to make sure it came out right.

Cut out your message as close to the words/picture as possible. Place face down on the bag in the desired location and iron for about a minute.

Let it cool and peel off backing.

Bea-U-tiful and thoughtful! Enjoy and let me know if you try this!

Lots of love,

Ramsey

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Blue Cricket Designs: Show and Tell

Autumn Pumpkins to Christmas Gourds

Ok, so I know pumpkins aren't really the most Christmassy decoration, but
I couldn't bear to throw these little guys away. They have been holding on for a while, but they still look perfect. Solution: Spray paint (Of course!) and a paint pen. I think these little darlings transitioned from November to December beautifully!

They really aren't as white as they look in this picture, they are actually more of a cream.

Yes, I do my spray painting on top of the dog pen, but it is the absolute perfect height. Don't worry, I only use it when the dog is out.

I might add some greenery around the bases to make them look a little more like Christmas.

P.S. Does anyone else feel the need to spray paint things when they are stressed? It was either this or buy some new fake nails because I have bitten mine off.

Anywho...just wait 'till this week is over and I'll go into Christmas overdrive. Can't wait to get back to projecting, baking and enjoying this wonderful holiday season with the people I love most!
Hope you are all having a wonderful week and enjoying all of your beautiful Christmas decorations!

XOXO

Ramsey

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Stressed Spelled Backwards is Desserts!

OK...no need to tell me more...looks like chocolate for dinner tonight!

Sorry about the disappearance but I have to tell you, its not over yet. One word EXAMS!!!

This is me for the next week:

Thats right...wired on coffee and pulling my hair out. (Gotta love college!)

Anyways, back to the books, hopefully I'll be able to post some Christmassy goodness sometime after next week.

Wish me luck!

Love from me,

Ramsey

Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!!!

I thought I would share a little Christmas cheer from around the house with you guys since I've been in the Christmas spirit since about October!!! (yea, I don't really speak in exclamaitions all the time I'm just addicted to exclamaition points for some reason).

Anywho, here is the mantle. I think we should add a big mirror behind the three wisemen because it needs some height, what do you think?

And the dining room table.

And here is the Christmas Tree, we used all gold ornaments last year, but decided to add some lime green this year and it looks AMAZING!!! So pretty! Sorry,the lime green doesn't really show up in this picture.

Here is an up close of the sparkly green.

And if you are in the mood to get crafty and make a few ornaments of your own, here is a great recipe:

What ya need is:
2 cups flour

1/2 cup salt

3/4 cup water

cinnamon

Before I start, let me just say this makes a LOT of ornaments.feel free to cut the recipe in half if you are only looking to make a few. Also, this is a great project for kids! Its not really messy and is fun like play dough.

So alls ya have to do is mix the flour, salt and water together and add cinnamon (or nutmeg, or allspice) as desired. Now just go for it like a bull rider at a rodeo. Use some cookie cutters and personalize your creations as desired. Don't forget to add a hole to hang by. I sprinkled mine with extra cinnamon because when the lights from the Christmas tree warm the ornament, it gives off a yummy scent. Place ornaments on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes. Cool and add some pretty ribbon.

Hope you enjoy your ornaments! By the way, everyone does look at you funny when you are crawling around the Christmas tree with a camera trying to get a close up, I'm sure you can picture it and yes, it looks ridiculous.

Thanks for reading!

Love until next time,

Ramsey

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A Season for Giving

Today after church, me and my mom decided to go and see "The Blind Side." The movie is about a wealthy couple (Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw) who takes in a homeless boy and helps him to become a football star who goes on to play both college and professional football. The movie really made me think about the ways in which we are capable of helping those who are less fortunate. God gives us physical, spiritual, financial, and emotional gifts not to be used for our own personal benefit but for the benefit of others. God does not call us to be selfish and hoard our gifts, but rather to spread them and in doing so, spread His love. God calls us to love one another regardless of race, ethnicity, size, gender, or social status. Through our love towards other people on this earth, we are showing love to Christ.

Romans 12:3-8 (NIV)
"For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully."

I think that the Christmas season is a good incouragement to remember to give. Give of your time, your leadership, your talents, and your prayers. Give financially, physically and spiritually. Remember that you are greatly blessed and that God has called you to bless others. I highly encourage you to see the movie if you have not already!

Love,
Ramsey

From Junky to Funky

My sister has been wanting to redo her room for some time now and we finally got around to doing it! She has the coolest personality and she wanted to do something different with her bedroom to match. With nothing more than a little (okay, well a LOTof) paint and a few accessories, we took the room from kid/tween to studio apartment/lounge.

Before the walls were a pale green color and the whole room just had a cluttered feeling with posters and memorabelia EVERYWHERE. The idea was cute but it was definately time for an upgrade.

View from the door

Here is the new look!

One wall is cement gray all accessories kept simple in pink and black.

2 walls are an awesome shade of apple green. LOVE LOVE LOVE this color!

The other wall is dark magenta. (don't be stupid and anxious like we were! PRIME!!!) The 3-wall combo looks amazing! LOVE the records on the wall! We also did away with the headboard to give the bed a more loungy look.

Here is an upclose of the fab black chandelier that we bought for 1/2 price at Hobby Lobby ($25!) and Handy Manny(aka my boyfriend, Dusty) hung it for us.

So what do you think? Isn't it amazing what a little paint can do?

Now I'm off to Gainsville to go watch this

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GOOOO SEMINOLES!!!!!
P.S. I still love you Gator fans too!

XOXO
Ramsey

Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Giveaway

I thought I'd share some pics from Thanksgiving of my wonderful family who I am very thankful for!!! We definately stuffed ourselves with AMAZING food, but hey, we worked it off putting up Christmas decorations. (Yes, I'm sure you are totally not interested, but I am stalling to make you wait on the giveaway...wouldn't want it to be anticlimactic now would we?



Me and Mr. Awesome Boyfriend (Do I get brownie points for this?...jk he really is awesome!)

Me and me lovely mommy




The ladies (Me, mom, and sis)


Me and my gorgeous sissy







Lots of LOVE

Dad missed out on the pics cuz he was carving turkey.



Here are the DEVOTED shoppers this morning at Target...I AM TIRED!!! However, I did get some good shopping done. I'm almost competely finished!!! I'm soooo excited, I got Mr. hottie a recliner sorry, MAN CHAIR (imagine that said in that big booming voice over that you hear on commercials). He is really excited/mad at me for getting him a big present/excited to get it early and break it in watching the game tomorrow!





And now, for what you've all been waiting for!
The winner is.....drumroll please......dadadadadadadadadada.......CHERI from Its So Very Cheri!!!Congrats!

Everyone else, thank you so much for entering and I promise I'll be having more giveaways soon!
Come back and see me tomorrow, when I'll be posting my sister's awesome room transformation!
Hope you had a Happy Black Friday! (or at least didn't get trampled on your way into Walmart)
Lots of Love from me,

Ramsey