2012 June

What I Wore Wednesday

June 20, 2012 23 Comments

Hello friends!
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SUMMER!!!

Let’s celebrate with a few random outfits, eh?!

So… the way I usually work this What I Wore Wednesdays is when I think about it and have the time I take a few pics of my outfits. That’s why these posts are so few and far between.
I get a lot of inspiration from the other ladies that share WIWW posts… So I think it’s fun to share mine to make me feel a little more accountable for trying. So here you go… I tried. haha.

Curled my hair! I don’t do it very often… hubs prefers it straight, and let’s be honest. It’s faster to straighten it. haha.
You’ve seen those capris here before… The pink ruffle top is from Stage.. couldn’t find the exact one, so here’s a link to all their ruffle tops. You’re welcome. haha.

So excuse the bags under my eyes or whatever was going on there… sheesh! haha. The point I’m trying to make with this outfit, is I just adore the earring and ring set I won from The Posh Daisy awhile back… and I am SO STOKED to say I will soon own a Posh Daisy hand stamped piece, since I won Cerrisse’s big birthday giveaway!
Can’t wait to show it to you dolls! WHOOT!

Rosette Crochet Headband c/o Stitch Sense Designs -> Still loving my headband!
My one and only headband I might add… So I’m rocking it like crazy! Thanks again Nadir!

If you follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc… I’ve shouted from the rooftops how excited I was for this beauty to show up in my mailbox!! She’s from Gathered & Sown… such a cute shop, via a BelleChic deal email…

Gotta love a pretty ruffle purse on Sale! Whoot! I’m thinking she needs a name? Any suggestions??

Have a lovely rest of your week dolls!
Oh, and have you entered our June Group Giveaway yet??

Linking to these fun parties by the way! Hope you’ll check them out!

Filed Under: Fashion, What I Wore Tagged With: Accessories

Stenciled Welcome Pillow

June 19, 2012 31 Comments

Hi there lovelies!

Today let’s make a Stenciled Welcome Throw Pillow!

My living room is decorated in a western theme, mostly browns and tans.
I thought a team roping throw pillow would be fun, and it was, but the space was screaming for some more COLOR! Turquoise in fact.
{Remember talking about this here…?}

Materials needed:
Envelope pillow cover – I use this tutorial for all the pillow covers I sew.
Fabric paint or craft paint (the team roper pillow was done with craft paint!)
Stencil – I designed the Welcome and the cowboy boot (purchased through the Silhouette store) on my Silhouette software then cut it out with my Silhouette in vinyl to make my stencil.
Paint Brush

I sew the envelope pillow cover to make the face of the pillow, but stop before sewing up the sides.
This makes it WAY easier to stencil and paint!

Peel and layout your stencil on the face of the pillow.

Then fill the stencil in with the fabric/craft paint, very carefully, with the paint brush!
I leave mine to dry at least overnight before sewing up the sides of the envelope pillow cover.

Viola! Your very own stenciled throw pillow!
I could make these all day! So fun!

Adds a nice pop of color to my otherwise fairly plain living area, don’t you think??

Thanks for crafting with me today lovelies!

Linking this here and here and to these.

P.S. Hope you enjoyed this post! If so, we’d love if you’d follow along!

Filed Under: Crafts, Home Decor, Tutorials Tagged With: Craft Paint, Fabric, Silhouette, Vinyl

Fancy This Features #80

June 18, 2012 10 Comments

Hi friends, Kayli here! I hope your Father’s Day Weekend was as fun as ours! Kassi came up with a nice little crowd and we got to visit and eat and play. It was pretty much wonderful. The link ups this week were also pretty wonderful! Here are some of my favorites:

Miss Connie from Path to Wellness shared this Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe that looks AMAZING. I love muffins guys. I think they’re incredibly underrated and might even go so far to say that I’d take a good muffin over a cupcake any day. Yeah. I went there. {Shhhh…If you’re really quiet you can hear jaws hitting floors for miles.} Bonus? These have a healthy twist that keeps carb guilt to a minimum. (:

Next are these completely adorable Musical Fairy Wands by Victoria at vixenMade. Dudes. These are so stinking cute and they remind me of how much I loved ribbon wands when I was little. They’re a perfect little craft for summer!!

And to mix things up… here’s Kassi’s favorite from the link up this week… Kassi here -> So Kayli has been trying to get me to try Fruit Pizza for months! This recipe from Melanie at Bear Rabbit Bear looks and sounds delicious! Ok, Kayli… I’m sold!

Here’s a featured button for you ladies mentioned above! If you were feature on our Facebook or Twitter pages over the weekend, we’d love if you grabbed a button as well!

Have a happy week lovelies!!!

OH! And be sure to enter our June Sponsor Group Giveaway! Lots of AWESOMEnESS up for grabs!

Filed Under: Features

June Sponsor Group Giveaway

June 17, 2012 21 Comments

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and dads to be out there!!!

Especially to our dad! Shown here with Kassi at her wedding. WE LOVE YOU DAD!!!

Today we’re celebrating by launching our June Sponsor Group Giveaway!!!
One lucky winner will receive……

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Take 20% off this week at Nikycole using code TRULYLOVELYJUNE!!!

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Enter using the Rafflecopter form below and good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: Sponsored

A few of the sweetest ladies on the web….

June 16, 2012 2 Comments

Happy Saturday pretty friends!!!

Remember June’s Sponsor Spotlight theme? – Don’t you think June is a great month to get to know a little more about the lovelies on our sidebar? I think so too!
So I’ve asked our sweet sponsors to answer a few basic questions so we can get to know them better!
Hope you’ll take a second to see what you have in common with these lovelies, then click over and make a new friend!

Today we are pleased to introduce you to our Large Ad Sponsors!!!

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A little about Lindsay… “Hi! I’m Lindsay, wife, momma, crafter, jewelry maker and the girl behind Little Mudpies. I have always loved jewelry. I recently opened my Etsy shop and I could not be happier! Creating jewelry has always been a passion of mine. I also have a little blog where I share my adventures as a momma of two little boys, my crafts and creations, an occasional recipe or tutorial. Stop by and say Hi sometime!!“

Be Lindsay’s friend:

* Blog * Twitter * Facebook * Shop *

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According to Alyx… “I’m Alyx – wife to Mike, bookworm, cyclist, designer, grad student, pillow hog, blog addict, etc. etc. We just made the move from Germany to the US, and are back in the grand ole state of Nebraska. I’m a die hard Husker fan, and live for college football Saturdays. I live by the motto “Every Day is a New Adventure,” hence the blog name. Obviously.“

Kick it with Alyx:

* Blog * Facebook * Twitter * Shop *

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Take it away Meghan… “Hi! My name is Meghan & I blog at They Call Her Meghan. I’m a newly 20 something Christian who loves life. I think the small things in life are often the most important, and I try to have my blog reflect my love of those moments. I’m going to school for court reporting, and I won’t pass up a movie marathon with my “little” sister Mady. I always love meeting new people and following their stories, so stop by & say hi!“

Join Meghan:

* Blog * Facebook * Twitter *

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A few words from Jenny… ”I am a wife, a mother of 2 and a flight attendant. My blog is about fashion, beauty, travel and my life in general. I love any activity involving the outdoors and I’m always looking forward to my next adventure! The attached picture is my husband and I in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.“

Meet up with Jenny:

* Blog * Facebook * Twitter * Pinterest *

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A little about Clara… “I am a free-spirited loving person who puts 100% into everything! I married my sweet husband when I was a Junior in College and we are looking forward to married life outside of college now! I blog about our life and adventures with our dog Sox, as vegetarians, and everything you can think of!“

Kick it with Clara:

* Blog * Facebook * Twitter * Pinterest *

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According to Katherine…“I’m just an Italian girl married to my Irish hubby and we have been blessed with our daughter Kaylin and son Braden, and of course, our Bulldog Dozer. I absolutely love my life, I’ll never know what I did to deserve it, but I’m eternally grateful. I love to laugh and smile and use my blog to share my attitude. I love the beach, I’m a tank top and flip flops kinda girl and I adore having a glass of white wine with my girlfriends. I’ve recently opened up an Etsy shop! My most recent creations are yummy chocolate covered oreos, drizzled with colored chocolate with custom favor tags. They’re perfect favors for any party! Oh and I think the ladies at Truly Lovely are just amazing! {You know we had to highlight that fact! }
The pic attached is of me and my hubby, it’s my fave because you can really tell how in love I am with this man!“

You’ll want to be friends with Katherine:

* Blog * Shop * Facebook * Twitter *

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Hope to see you back here tomorrow for our June Group Giveaway!

Enjoy your Saturday!!!

Filed Under: Sponsor Spotlight Tagged With: friends, Sponsored

Fancy This Fridays 80 + Blog Angels

June 15, 2012 33 Comments

Happy Friday!
I love being able to say that… I love it when Friday is here, don’t you!?

So today before we get to the Fancy This Fridays link up… Let’s talk Blog Angels, shall we? It’s a project for the month of June, put together by Rosie and Katlyn. The basic premise is you were either invited to participate (thanks Rosie) or you joined up to be and get a “Blog Angel”.

The whole thing is anonymous, so I don’t know who my ‘angel’ is and my person doesn’t know that I’m their ‘angel’… But through the month of June you’re supposed to try to help your partner out by sharing their blog, doing something nice for them blog/Internet wise, etc. etc. All without them finding out who you are.

So this is the halfway point link up… Let me tell you, it’s hard to find ways to help out without giving it all away! Especially if you get assigned to a blog that pretty much has all of their stuff together! BUT I’ve been trying!

I’ll be honest too… I hadn’t even thought about who Truly Lovely’s angel might be. I was so busy trying to think of ways to help out the blog I had been assigned… Then I had an email exchanged with Rosie awhile back and she asked if I’d been trying to figure it out… From then on I started watching… But nope. No idea who it is! I have noticed a few new friends sharing my posts via twitter… Blog Angel? Is that you?? haha. All will be revealed on June 30th…

Until then…. Anyone have any fun ideas of ways to help out another blogger without them knowing who you are??

Onto the linky!!! So… what have you fancied up this last week? We’d love to see!!!!

Fancy This Fridays Rules:

1. Please link directly to the project post on your blog.

Not the blog itself.

2. Please link only your OWN posts.

We prefer to see what YOU have been up to… not someone random.

3. Please grab a button and display it somewhere on your blog. On your sidebar, on your posts, on your linky party page. We aren’t picky!

4. We would LOVE if you would comment on at least one other link.
Just pop over and say “Hello, coming by from Truly Lovely”, or something more clever… You know.

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Thanks for linking lovelies! Have a lovely weekend!!!!

Filed Under: Fancy This Fridays Tagged With: friends

Bloggie Bestie: Lauren of Warm & Fuzzy

June 14, 2012 10 Comments

Hi there pretty friends!
We have a brand new Bloggie Bestie to introduce you to today!!!
Lauren of Warm & Fuzzy

She’s here to share a fun DIY idea with us!

Take it away Lauren….

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Hello chickies! I am so thrilled to be hanging out with all of you today!

Kassi was so sweet to invite me to be a “Bloggie Bestie” this week.

When she emailed me, I{ JUMPED} at the chance!

I had a lot of projects that I wanted to get done and since Kassi had invited me here this was the perfect opportunity to get a start on one of them.

I pinned a few projects and this one was really needed in my home.

So here today I am going to share my DIY Personalized Coasters & Cup Holder.

With a little help from my hubs {he used the power tools}

I was able to complete this project in two days, only because I had to let the paint dry over night.

First I gathered my supplies. My paint, I wanted that {Pottery Barn} look to the paint so I used “colonial red.” I purchased the handles, two of them, and the tiles, one packages, from home depot. The board my husband made for me. It was pre measured to fit the handles and the tiles we bought. He even put two little feet on the bottom to make it stand off the kitchen counter, these would prove problematic later.

I took the board outside. Shook up the paint can and went to work. Please excuse my painting skills.

I have none.

My hubs even made this makeshift hanging thingie so that I was able to get a full second coat on the board all at once. I let the piece dry overnight. See those little feet I spoke of earlier, we had to unscrew those so that we could add the handle, them screw them back on. No biggie- that’s because I wasn’t the one using the power tools

Hubs made hole for the handle screws on each side with minimal help from me- I mean someone had to take pictures right? Then it was complete or so I thought. We thought it was to plain. So I decided to add some vinyl. Open upped my computer, picked a font I liked, and chose the letters for our first names: Daddy, Mommy, Eli, and Ben. Cut out my vinyl. Slapped it on. Rub it real good. Peel off nice and slow.

Ta Da! as my boys would say! We had a personalized cup holder with coasters! Its very simple to make if you have some extra wood lying around and someone handy with power tools as well.

Thanks to Kassi for letting me hang out here today. I hope to see many of your fabulous faces over at my space! Stop by and say hi!

Blog: Warm&Fuzzy

Twitter: @warmnfuzzyblog

Facebook: Warm & Fuzzy’s Facebook Page

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I’m over at Lauren’s place sharing a fun post too! Hope you’ll pop over and say hi, then take a gander around her blog! She’s has some fun posts you won’t want to miss!

Thanks so much to Lauren for swapping with me today!

Have a lovely Thursday dolls!!!

Filed Under: Bloggie Bestie Tagged With: DIY

Market Tote and Clutch Set

June 12, 2012 22 Comments

Since Mother’s Day is long gone for 2012 and we’re actually approaching Father’s Day, I decided it would be safe to share the gifts I made for my Mom and Tammy (hub’s step-mom).

I have really been enjoying sewing lately and was excited to create a handmade gift for each of the mothers in our life!

I sewed two zipped clutches based off this Michelle Sewing Pattern. The only difference in the two was the color of the zippers. One was black, one was white.

I also made my mom a market tote using a Market Tote Simplicity Sewing Pattern.
I was excited that the black paisley fabric and purple floral accent fabric paired so well together!
The lining of both the clutches and the market tote was the purple floral.

Inside each clutch I also included a brand new Layers by Scentsy shower gel for an added surprise!

These were so fun to make! I really enjoy giving handmade gifts!
Hopefully they were as gladly received as they were lovingly made!

So what about you? Do you like to sew? Enjoy gifting handmade?

Happy sewing lovelies!

Linking this here and here and to these.

P.S. We’d love if you’d follow along! Thanks new friend!!

Filed Under: Gift Ideas, Sewing Tagged With: Fabric, Mom, Sewing

Fancy This Features #79

June 11, 2012 10 Comments

Hi there! Happy Monday!

So, did you see we announced the winner of Laura’s giveaway….

If that’s you… check your email!

This week we have a FUN giveaway going on from Lena of Mom to Memphis and Ruby! So, click on over to enter that one if you haven’t already!

On to this last week’s features!!! Remember we pin every feature that’s shared here to our Featured on Truly Lovely board. To follow along click here.

First up, how fun is this doggie raincoat from Heather of Heatherly Loves! I’m thinking BOTH of my dogs need one… They hate the rain!