Monogram madness

I'm done for a while with this little craft project, but you can just get started.

Here is what came in the mail today .... Vinyl letters

Michelle from Impressions in Vinyl sent these to me.  The envelopes I have gotten from her all had a little lagniappe vinyl tucked in with all the goodies.  Winter I got a snowflake and this one I got a tiny bird house vinyl.   Thanks Michelle, for the little something extra.

Here is the how to...

Step one.... pick your item

Step two.... don't do this you peel back the hard backing.  The letters will stick to either, you want them on the light paper side.  Then center them exactly where you want them to go, no going back if you are off center.

You rub with the stick that Michelle includes with your vinyls.  Get air bubbles out and peel off paper.

VOILA!! Tadaaa!

Wow, I am impressed with myself!  Pat self on back and ...

Then go crazy...

on buckets, won't this be fun at the holidays.  Any red holiday will do.  July 4th look out!  Let's fill it with some cool slices of watermelon!

On Lynn's watering can..

All took about 15 minutes to complete and I am enjoying them already!
Platter is plastic, clearance at Walmart $3.00
Bucket from Round top flea market, $5.00, but free beer and margarita's at this booth, so the bucket came with a margarita!  Real deal.
Watering Can Tuesday Morning, $4.00

I really am impressed! (with vinyl impressions and me) if I do say so myself!

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Coastal Charm, Blue Cricket Designs, Bloggeritaville, Strut your stuff, Life as Lori, The Virginia House, My Romantic Home, Jenny at Alphabet Thursday

What did you do last weekend?

Here is my past weekend at a glance....

Friday Noon to 4:30

Begin work on wedding flowers for Ooohlala Floral

Made two altar arrangements, two head table arrangements, a huge crystal vase filled to the brim for the guest table, oh yeah fourteen table arrangements.

4:30 to 8:30

Refresh makeup and head to Richardson, TX for dinner with my niece who flew in from Paris and my Mom, Karl and Chris, Joanie, Corbin and Sydney were there.  Did I mention it is also my niece Sydney's High School graduation weekend?! Sydney in red.

9:00 to 11:00 PM

Still Friday night, remember.  Back in Coppell and now make one bridal bouquet, five bridesmaid and one junior bridesmaid bouquets.  Place in water and head to bed.

Saturday, 7:00 - 10:30

12 corsages, 15 boutonnieres and wrap the bouquets with ribbon.

10:30 - 1:00

Shower, hair, makeup, dress for Senior Luncheon for Sydney.  Drive to Richardson ( 25 minutes ) arrive 15 minutes early to get to visit with the hostesses, eat, leave her present and say good-byes.  Drive back to Coppell to load the Durango with the wedding flowers.

1:30 - 8:30 (is it still Saturday, yes!)

Load the flowers, drive to downtown Dallas, unload, set up, attend wedding (friend's daughter), enjoy visiting and eating wedding cake, gather flowers afterwards for Lagniappe Project.... head home.

Sunday, 11:00 - 2:00


Lagniappe Project, see here

Wonderful volunteers arrive at my house to help re-use the previous days wedding flowers and then we delivered them to a local nursing home.

4:00 Sunday

Head to Richardson, yes third time this weekend.
GRADUATION for my niece Sydney, dinner with family and then ceremony at 8:30 on Sunday night, yes you read that correctly.  Dallas area has so many huge graduations you take the large venues when you can get them.

11:30 PM Sunday night home
Weekend over! 
What did you do this weekend?


Oh almost forgot... two loads of laundry, folded three, math doesn't add up does it?  You know... the one load left in the dryer has to be folded before you can put in the wet load.  Makes perfect sense.
I love my life!

Graduation - Three more

Mine are all graduated - High School and College now attending all the nieces and the nephew's.

St. Joseph's Academy - Rachel and Kelly - my nieces

It was pouring down rain when the girls waited outside afterwards to throw their caps in the air.

It was great, we traveled to Baton Rouge for the first round.

Relaxed around Baton Rouge on Saturday and then Sunday a party at the Abadie's and their beautiful home.

Then round two, two weeks later in Richardson for Sydney's, my niece.

Richardson,  JJ Pearce 

Crazy cousin moment.

Uncle Chris and Melissa moment.

Party at Joanie's and an 8:30 ceremony on Sunday night that got out at.... 10:30, not too bad.

The Dallas area has so many huge high schools that have to share event locations that 

can hold everybody.  So times can vary wildly.  Too much fun, next high school graduation in six years, my nephew William in Baton Rouge.

Our hearts with pleasure overflowed!

My volunteers!  Norene, Jane and Melissa.

We re-purposed wedding flowers and then delivered to an area nursing home.  St. Joseph's Village.

Please see Lagniappe Project or Ooohlala Floral for details and more pictures.

I was featured!

My first time ever, thanks Maryann at Domestically Speaking 

For the blue change of color on the summer backyard chairs.
Now I really wish I had moved that hose from behind them before I snapped the picture.  Very natural looking picture, don't you think.  That is usually where the hose is anyway!

Here our a few other new additions to the backyard

This little frog was found at The Red Door in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Isn't he perfect sitting by the pond.

Please continue to pray for the Gulf States.

This plant is blooming at the edge of the pond.  They come back every summer. Not sure what they are because they were a share plant from someone else's pond.

Have a wonderful weekend.