Valentine's Day Necklaces {Red and Magenta}

I thought with Valentine's Day coming up I should have a red flower necklace to wear.

 {sorry the pic is SO blurry! camera has been acting up!!}

  While I was at the fabric store I found this magenta fabric that would match perfectly with a pair of magenta tights I found on clearance for $2.97.  {Wait til you see what I wear with them!}  I was so unbelievably excited!!

So now I have both colors in the shop ready to find a home.

{Remember, if you email me your order, you won't be charged shipping :)}

{See this blog post for the specials I'm running}

www.hautedebdesigns.etsy.com

www.hautedebdesigns@hotmail.com

Heart {Snow} Flakes

I wanted to find something cheap and easy to do to decorate my house for Valentine's Day.  I also wanted it to be kid friendly, and this is what I found:

Isn't it the cutest thing ever? 

They're called Heart Flakes, and I learned how to do them from the February issue of Family Fun Magazine.  

If you don't have a subscription to the mag, here's a tutorial on how to make them:

 You can use a piece of origami paper or cut any paper you like into a 5 7/8" square (which is what I did).

 Next fold your paper in half one time,

 two times,

 and finally a third time.

Then fold over the small tip to the longest side of the triangle.

{excuse the horrible photo skills I have :)}

Trace a heart shape onto the paper making sure you don't cut off the tip or cut through to the folded side.

 Then you'll have something that looks like this.

Open it up and this is what you get!

After your 4 year old tells you to make more, you get this :)

We had a lot of fun making these Heart {Snow} Flakes, and I hope you do too!!

Friday Confessional

I'm linking up with Glamazon and Mamarazzi today for my free weekly therapy.  You should too!

*It has been painfully cold here in old ABQ

*I know like 60% of the rest of the country is having the same freezing temps, so I should stop whining, right?

*Well, it's like -22 degrees cold here

*That is C-O-L-D

*I have never lived in that kind of cold before!

*I grew up in sunny CA

*Lived in ID for 2 short years

*Then in LV for 12 years, and in case you don't know, it NEVER gets that cold in LV!!

*So what does the ABQ school district do?

*Cancel school

*What?

*Yep, I had all of my kiddos home this week

*I'd like to say that I had a great time with them home from school ALL week

*Well, it wasn't that bad

*It's been kind of nice {surprised myself by saying that!}

*Especially since my oldest is a built in babysitter {!!!!}

*I just hate the fact that this prolongs his school year :( {boo!}

*Anyway, back to the canceling of school

*Yes, they canceled school T-F because of the "freezing temperatures," "not being able to start the school buses," and because of a "NM gas shortage"

*Do they know that the rest of the country is freezing and with 20 ft. of snow and they still go to school?

*Guess not

*Oh, and I also enjoyed waking up to NMGas Co. turning off our gas yesterday morning because of their "gas shortages"

*They did turn it back on, but thanks for the notice guys!

*So last night I made the boys wear two sets of pajamas and hoodies to bed

*You know, just in case they turned off the heat again

*I am happy to report that they didn't {whew!}

*Other than that, I've been having fun doing crafts and dealing with a screaming not quite two year old

*Isn't that what life as mom is all about ;)

Flower Necklaces

I just put up my flower necklaces in my etsy shop.  

{Sorry it's taken so long (to all those who have been asking).}

Please feel free to order through my etsy shop, but if you'd like a discount {or if you live in ABQ and don't want to pay shipping} please just email me at hautedebdesigns [at] hotmail [dot] com with your order.

Here are the specials I'm running:

*BOGO 1/2 off {discount off lowest priced item}

*Buy 2, get a third necklace free {lowest priced item}

*Buy 3, get a free subway art {of your choosing} free

*Refer a friend {and they make a purchase} get $2 off your next order 

I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of your support and accolades.  I have such a fun time doing all of this.  And you know what makes it even more fun?  Doing it for people like you :) 

**If you find fabric that you'd like a necklace made out of, I'll make each one for 1/2 off** 

 

I Love Days Like This {psych!}

So for the last many, many, few days this is what I get to deal with all day:

Isn't life so hard?!

{Maybe for the mom!?}

All Dressed Up

I don't think I've ever been this cold in my life! It's like -22 here in ABQ and I'd say that's pretty cold for a LV girl. 

So, today I'm not looking too cute.  My goal is to stay warm and comfy.  I wasn't going to link up with this fantastic lady, but I decided why not? Gives me something to do in this frigid weather where anyone who goes outside is loco in my book.

{And, let's be honest, I changed right out of these clothes into my pjs ;)}

 I had to throw this pic in so you could see the a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e yellow shoes with ruffles{!}.

 jeans: AE Outfitters, sweater: Lands End Canvas, cami: Target, shoes: Target, necklace: Lands End Canvas (I think, or AE Outfitters {can't remember})

Isn't this the cutest necklace? If I had photo skills you would be able to see the cuteness of it much better. I guess you'll just have to trust me on this one.

Hopefully next week I'll be in a better mood to wear something that's actually cute and figure flattering {if you can call it that on my fat bod}.

Wicked!!

I was lucky enough to get a ticket to see Wicked last night. 

Yes, it was wickedly awesome :)

I wanted something cute to wear to show my love for the play.

So, I whipped this up in a few minutes. {Get it, black and green?!}

Cute, huh?!

I've never linked my projects to another blog, but I thought, "Why not?!"

So go check out Whipperberry {one of my favs}