Pillows...Pillows...Pillows

So, this is what has been occupying my free time. I have found a hobby that I must admit is addicting. This is the story. My good friend Emily has these great pillows on her couch that just screamed to me...meaning I love them. So when I moved and kept my same "brown" couch I knew I had to spice up our "earth-toned" house with color (Don't get me wrong I LOVE my house, but I LOVE color more than the average person). Thanks to so many helping, we have painted the kitchen YELLOW and I have decorations accenting it and now the pillows do that too. I have fallen in love with sewing. I'm not a perfectionist and the best part is these pillows don't require an expert. The lines are intentionally crooked and the patterns are crazy. That's why I loved them. I just thought of what I thought would be cute and I'd start cutting and hope it turned out the measurements I wanted. I picked tons of coordinating fabrics and non coordinating fabrics and tied them all together.

Here is my first pillow (the small one propped up against the plant). Then the other two larger pillows in the making.

This pillow was one I did make a mistake on, but now one would ever know, because the prints and lines are just crooked. I love it!

The other fun about these pillows are the fronts have the prints and patterns and the back would have one of the solid coordinating prints.

I told you they were crazy!

Don't be alarmed I still have to sew up the bottom on them (hence, the not a square shape!) I just couldn't resist showing you all my new found love!

There are some earth tones to help hold all the brown colors together in the room. But then out comes the RED, YELLOW and TURQUOISE BLUE. I even used a few embroidery stitches on my new sewing machine...Some worked...some didn't! But either way, it looks so cute.

Thanks to all who helped. This really is SO much fun!!!

Another one bites the dust...

Let me introduce you to some of the most fantastic ladies in the whole world! These are some of my old roomies from Utah State University. We were able to get together to celebrate the upcoming wedding of Camillle...the gorgeous one in tie-dye. :) (*Becks - we were bummed you didn't join in on the fun! And to Missy who lives TOO far away to join in the fun.) But you were GREATLY missed.

Camille, Me, Desiree

Miss, you will get a kick out of this story. So did you know that Des has "bee's?" Did you know that she has a booth at a Farmers Market selling honey? Did you know that she has been attacked by bee's while "harvesting" them? Did you know that she is getting chickens? Well, let's just say you missed a wild night of hilarious Des stories. We are insisting that she shows picts on her blog to update us all on her adventures in bee raising, chickens, and nothing other than singing with teddy bears in her backyard!

Stevo and Emma

Me & Des

Emma, Sarah, Camille

Desiree, Me, Sarah, Emma, Camille, Stephenie

I must admit I lucked out with some of the most talented, inspiring, spiritual ladies as roomies for college. It was a great night to catch up on life for all of us. Thank you ladies for being such great friends and being sincerely interested in all of our lives. It was so fun to hear all the different talents, jobs, careers, mothering stories, etc. Camille is our dancer, she has the grace and elegance that I would dream to have. I had to have her do a few dance moves for me because I used to love coming home to Snow 302 to see her dancing all around. Des, as I mentioned above is just a pure riot to be around. She is our little "farmer" now! She has a little boy now and you can tell she just LOVES being a mom. Sara is simply beautiful, inspiring and the most famous of all! She sings, does concert after concert, records cd's, and has the most beautiful baby girl. She is one inspiring gal www.sarahsample.com. Emma has always had a great smile. She just makes you happy by being around her. She has become a wanted home decor lady- she's super talented. It was so fun to listen to her stories of decorating. Man, I need her to come visit my new house to give me tips! She's even doing Camille's bouquet...where was her talent 8 years ago when my wedding needed serious tips? Oh, well! Stevo is a the next in line with the kiddos like me. She has two girls and they are beautiful. I am SO happy she has joined us back in Utah. I missed her too much when she was in Cali. She's a genius and a nurse...I couldn't be happier with having her back!

Anyways, it was a GREAT night to just soak in all the wonderful friends I have been blessed with. Thanks for sharing in the great night together. It was fun to think how far we have all come. To all graduate from college! Even though several of us married off early on. It's just great to reunite with dear friends to find us still living the faith. I love it!...Missy I hope you know I took the time to post today just for you! Even if I am about a month behind on all my other posts! Enjoy. I even took the picts just for you- We miss you!!!