Sicky Poo...

Hello my fantabulous followers. I am here to let you know I am still here and I promise to get to your links from Super Crafty Saturday as soon as possible. All day I have been in bed with food poisoning so I have not had enough energy to be on the computer. I am hoping I will feel better tomorrow so that I can get to them! And tomorrow look forward to a tutorial I put together for you. Thanks for being such fantabulous followers!

Trading Tuesdays: {Simply Designing}

Hello my fantabulous followers. Today you are in for a treat because we have Ashley from Simply Designing here with us! She has put together an amazing tutorial just for you readers! So here is Ashley:

Hello!!  I am so excited to be guest blogging here at One Crafty Mommy!  I always love a good blog swap! 



Isn't this just a great blog?!  I am so honored to be here and I really hope I don't mess it up :-)



I am Ashley, the face and voice behind Simply Designing!  I am fairly new to blogland but am loving every minute of it!  I am an interior designer and a floral designer.  I own my own business.  I also love to dabble in crafts, baby / child items, sewing, baking, cake decorating and a variety of other things.  I love finding ways to make my life more SIMPLE! 



I enjoy keeping busy and I have a list a mile long of "projects" I want to do.  And I love posting about my projects on my blog!



In addition, I am a wife to a wonderful husband and a mom of a 3.5 year old spunky little girl and a sweet cuddly 6 week old little boy!  So much fun!



Oh.  And in my spare time (ha!) I am attempting to open an Etsy shop.  It is a slow process for me, but I am enjoying that too.



Ok.  Now.  On to the GOOD stuff! 



I am so excited to be guest posting here today.  I am actually going to show off a tutorial that I have not posted on my site!  So this is new to you, followers of One Crafty Mommy, and new to my followers of Simply Designing!  What a fun day for all!



Today, I am going to show you how to make a very very SIMPLE TuTu and a fancy matching hair accessory!  Seriously.  This is so simple and there is no sewing involved!



It is easy to make, inexpensive, quick to finish and it is sure to make any little girl squeal with joy!  What a great project!






Here is what you will need:



(1) hair elastic / pony tail holder

(1) elastic headband

approx. 60' of ribbon  (I used ribbon that was 1.5" wide)

scissors and a measuring tape / ruler

For mine, I used two different ribbons but you can use 1, 2 or even more different ribbons, you will just want about 60' in total length.






Ribbon TuTu:

• 
  
  Cut 24 lengths of ribbon, each about 2' long (I angled the bottom of my ribbon).
• 
  
  Put the elastic headband around your legs to help keep it in place while you work. 

(nice photo huh? :-)

• Tie the ribbons on the elastic headband so that both "tails" are about equal in length.
• If using different ribbons, alternate them.
• Continue to tie all 24 ribbon lengths on the headband. 
• Voila!  Your TuTu is done!

Ribbon Hair Accessory:

• Cut 10 lengths of ribbon, each about 1' long (I angled the bottom of my ribbon)
• Tie the ribbons on the elastic pony tail holder so that both "tails" are equal in length as above.
• If using different ribbons, alternate them.
• Continue to tie all 10 ribbon lengths on the hair elastic.
• Voila!  Your Fancy Ribbon Hair Tie is done!

Your final step?!?



Let the special little girl in your life squeal with joy and become the prettiest fairy / princess / ballerina ever!



Well, that is all for now wonderful One Crafty Mommy readers! Thank you so much for letting me come and share my tutorial with you.



Be sure to stop by my blog, Simply Designing, to check out One Crafty Mommy's blog post! (And feel free to poke around and check out my blog while you are there too!)



Happy Designing!

That is so cute!!! Thank you so much Ashley for being here today and sharing that adorable tutorial with us! If you want to check out what I made head on over to Simply Designing and while you are there see all of Ashleys amazing ideas! Enjoy!

Butterflies and Blossoms

Hello my fantabulous followers! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend with your family and an awesome easter! I will make this short and sweet because I want to get back to the festivities as well. Please don't forget to link up your projects to Super Crafty Saturday if you haven't already done so. Due to the holiday weekend it will stay open later until Tuesday 3:00a.m. PST.

Just in time for Easter Amanda from Nibbles Skribbles has created an amazingly cute kit called Butterflies and Blossoms.

This kit is perfect for the adorable easter pictures we will all be taking this weekend! It is on sale here and here! And here are my layouts:

Super Crafty Saturday 5

If you’re a new fantabulous follower, every Saturday we get together to share our newest creations. It could be just about anything crafty- a project, artwork, scrapping...anything you are proud of! At the beginning of each week I will choose some of my favorties to feature and it might be you!

I was so excited last week when we had 40 links!!! Now this week let's aim for more! I have so many fantabulously creative followers and would love to see what you have been working on!!! Now due to the Easter weekend anad everything we get busy doing, I am opening the party early (Today-3:00p.m. PST) and keeping it open later (Tuesday-3:00a.m. PST) which gives you amazingly crafty followers a full 84 hours to submit your projects! And did you know you can submit more than one project and it does not have to be from this week. It can be anything you have done that you are proud of! Now this week I am trying the new popular link list so you can all let me know if you like it! I can't wait to see what you come up with!!!

On a side note...If anyone would like to do a blog swap with me, please e-mail me at onecraftymommy@yahoo.com. Now on to the party!

Some Simple Rules:

1. Link to your specific post, not the main page of your blog.
2. Include a short description of your creation and the name of your blog.
3. Grab our party button so everyone can get in on the fun.
4. This link party will start at 3pm Friday and end at 3am Tuesday PST.
5. Have fun!!!

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Fashionable Friday: Easter!

Good Morning, Ladies! Amanda here! Happy Good Friday to you all! Easter is approaching us this weekend and you deserve an easy, effortless and not to mention, fabulous outfit for the day!

Forever 21 Cross Stitched Maxi Dress $29.80

A floor-length dress with beaded embellishments and lightweight material is an excellent way to keep up with the kiddies while maintaining your feminine charm.  The silhouette works for everyone's shape...yes, you ready that right: works for everyone's shape! Why? As I mentioned before, empire waist dresses flow away from the body, accentuating your shape in all the right place. ;) 

Old Navy Crochet-Trim Cardigan $29.50

Add a white crochet-Trim cardi to the mix for an instant church-ready ensemble- or if you're a little chilly.  It's soft, simple and adds instant style to any outfit. 

Forever 21 Skinny Belt $4.50

Trend Alert! Add a skinny belt over your cardigan at waist-level is a fairly new trend.  It's awesome and fun new way to add more pizzazz to your outfit- with a bonus slimming effect. To read more about belts and slimming effect see "Fashionista Belts: The New Clothing Jewelry!" 

Heart Shell Necklace $5.80

A soft pink and gold necklace will do the trick with this outfit because it is subtle and feminine.  The dress has beading at the neckline, so it's important to keep your jewelry simple.  Otherwise you'll end up with two objects trying to compete for attention, which becomes very distracting to the eye. 

Charlotte Russe Metallic Braided Flat Sandal $9.99

Comfy and beautiful- not to mention- a great neutral to tie into your overall Easter look.  Again, the dress is the main show-piece, anything you add to it must be neutral and subtle in which it will only enhance your look without overpowering it.  Polish your toes in Easter pink and you're ready for Easter Sunday with the family! Enjoy <3

Blog Swap: {Keeping It Simple}

Hello my fantabulous followers! Today is such a treat because you all get to meet the fantastically talented Kaysi from Keeping It Simple. She is so creative and inspiring I was honored to do a blog swap with her! And here she is:

Hello everyone! I am super excited to be here with you today!! Shannon is so talented and I truly enjoy looking through her blog and finding so many great ideas!

Let me introduce myself, I'm Kaysi

from Keeping It Simple.

Here are a few things about me:

I am the mother of three boys, ages 5, 3 and 1

I have been married to this hottie and amazing man for 6 years

I love chocolate!!

I love color, green is my favorite but brown and blue are up there

I like to keep things simple, not overdo them

When I get a spare moment, I love to craft or look at crafts

I enjoy singing and dancing

Each day of the week, I have something different.

Motivate me Monday, that's where I have link party and you get to show me all the cute things that you have done.

Tutorial Tuesday, I give a tutorial of a craft that I have done

Whatever Wednesday, this is my day that I put anything up.

Scrapbook Thursday, this is the day that I post a scrapbook idea or give a scrapbook tip

Fridays are the days that I do Blog swaps with other bloggers.

Here are a few things that you can see at my blog:

Season Decoration

A Dry Erase Board

Cookie Sheet Calendar

Washer Necklace

Ribbon Bow Tie

You should stop on by and see what else I have!!

Thanks Shannon for doing this swap with me, it's been fun!

Isn't she amazing?! I swear I have so many of her projects bookmarked on my computer she should have her own folder! Make sure you head on over to Keeping It Simple and check out all of her amazing crafts! Enjoy!

Look Forward To..

Hello my fantabulous followers! If you are new here, welcome!!! Please stay and craft awhile with us!

I feel like I have been a bad hostess to you! I have not done a craft on here is quite some time now it is just sad. Instead on "One Crafty Mommy" it should be "One Lazy Mommy." I swear I have had no motivation lately but do not fear, because I'm back!

I have so many things in store for you I am bursting at the seams with excitement! First up we have an amazing blog swap tomorrow with an amazing blog. I won't tell you so you will all have to come back and see for yourselves!!! Also make sure to check back tomorrow for our weekly Fashionable Fridays from the amazing Amanda! If you have not checked out her blog yet you need to head on over and see the amzing ideas she has for you!

Also look forward to some amazing projects that I have seen around the blogosphere and are going to attempt and some I have come up with myself along with some amazing new digital scrapbooking kits for my CT teams! And for your viewing and guessing pleasure I will give you a small and I mean small portion of the things that you have to look forward too! As always thank you for being such fantabulous followers! Enjoy!!!