Tree bark quilt

Made my first quilt today! Pretty proud of myself so I thought I'd share a picture or 2. Front:

Back: 

4th of July Firework Cake and Cupcakes

Sometimes you just need to bake things. It's like peanut butter for your soul; and if you know that movie reference, we're gonna be bffs. ;-) Well with baking comes decorating when you talk cakes and cupcakes. And honey, I love to talk cakes and cupcakes! My family reunion is this weekend so we will be attempting to drive up several mountain roads for 8ish hours with our 9 month old little girl. Fun stuff. Anywho I made a cake and several cupcakes for the occasion. Here's some fun pictures! 

No sew tutu!

Hey all! I thought I'd share some knowledge I came across about how to make a no sew tutu with step by step with pictures included. First thing is first, decide what color scheme you want to follow. I've found the more colors the better so I'd advise a minimum of 2. For Addison's tutu I decided on 4 colors of tulle since its for her 1st birthday party. You also need to pick a ribbon since this is essential for the "no sew" part and allows you to let the tutu grow a little with your little one. These are the colors I picked and my ribbon: 

The most tedious part of the process for me was cutting the ribbon into strips. I cut each ribbon into 2 inch strips. 

Don't worry if they aren't perfect - no one will know, trust me. The next step is to measure your little one's waist with the ribbon and add another foot and a half for the bow. You can always cut off a few inches later when it's all done. The easiest way to put the tulle strips on the ribbon is to tape the ribbon ends to the top of 2 dining room chairs. Then just go to it and start adding the tulle to the ribbon. 

Honestly I forgot to take a picture of the actual tying part but you can tie it how you feel comfortable. I used a loop knot: take the tulle folded in half and place the ends at the bottom behind the ribbon and the folded top above but still behind the ribbon. Bring your left hand up and pass the ends through the "loop" and pull it tight and secure on your ribbon. Keep adding strips varying the colors so it looks like this. 

And tie tie tie until your arms are numb.

At some point I thought trying not to sew was crazy and I should bust out my Brother but I foraged on. And ended up with THIS! 

I promise it is so fun looking and cute! I pulled the pink strips up to the top after this picture and is so girly. So run off to Hobby Lobby and get started!