How To:DIY Super Easy and Cheap Animal Necklace

I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.Miles Davis

Omgosh I have been wanting to share the DIY for sometime, lets face it...what has been holding me up was actually finishing it lol. I did the first half nearly 2 weeks apart from completing the entire necklace.

Yes Yes if you are on Pintrest how many times have u seen these cuties made as keyrings, and etc. I loved it when I saw it and knew exactly what I wanted to do when I scored this eraser dinosaur pack for $1 from target on clearance.
You may not know this about me, but I love DIY stuff and crafts. I have not had much time to really get back into it since North was born,but slowly but surely I have found my supplies still packed up from when I moved to our new place...sad. I scored a laptop table from goodwill this week that is just the right size for doing some crafts,jewelry in particular. So lets get to the good stuff shall we?

Thrifting Thursdays:3 things to never buy from the Thrift Store

Welcome to another Thursday Edition of my thrifting tips.... I love thrift shopping,used shopping,flea market crawling whatever you may call it. I have been doing this for some years now. I am no expert or guru,but I have been there done that on many used things and wasted money is wasted money no matter how much something cost. Here are a few things I chose to not purchase used for various reasons. Of course in the end it is your choice and based on your perception of the item, but use this as a helpful guide for thrift shopping. The second installment will be the 3 things I always buy from the thrift store, lookout for that next week.

Flower Cowgirl

"There are only two things that are better than a gun: a Swiss watch and a woman from anywhere. Ever had a good... Swiss watch?" -- Red River

Its Saturday..... I had plans today to enjoy some good music and food trucks on the lawn in town this evening, but I have been up since 3 am with North who is running a fever and sick with a tummy virus goign around...lets just say this post will be a quickie. Moving right along....this is a redo ootd, recycle...shall I say. I havent looked at this dress in 2 years, seriously, but I always loved it.

Text Me

People have entire relationships via text message now, but I am not partial to texting. I need context, nuance and the warmth and tone that can only come from a human voice.-Danielle Steel

Nothing like the Beach

Hello and Happy Sunday lovely followers

I have been really busy since going on vacation two weeks ago. I have been bursting at the seams to share all the pics with you all. We decided at the beginning of the year we would go on vacation near my birthday. I decided to go to myrtle beach,