Two Pretty Little Skirts

Jul 16, 2009

Thumbnail Thursday - TOP o' the Mornin to Ya!

Last weeks photo winner was Mama Mel! Take a bow girl, you guessed right...

Mama Mel said... "It looks like a spool of thread or string. "
Go check out her sweet blog, I promise you'll find something yummy :)
So she's next on the photo list and here is what she contributed...

Hint for todays pic:

The tops were featured on the show Seinfeld.

The first person that leaves me a comment with the correct guess will get their very own picture with link back posted up for next weeks Thumbnail Thursday!
To participate in Thumbnail Thursdays on your blog, grab my button to the right and add your name to Mr. Linky for all to see.
Dont forget to leave me a comment and tell me your participating!
Happy guessing!

Jul 15, 2009

Vandalism Times Two

Has my neighborhood become just another statistic?
One week ago today, my husbands car was broken into. You may remember it from my previous post.
Last night someone did it again. This time the doors had been locked and they broke the window. There was glass everywhere! Nothing was taken, not the cash he'd left in the console, not the CDO's briefcase on the floor. Nothing was touched!

The officer that came by said they'd had all car windows broken at the Farmers Market, directly behind our house.
Since the shooting at the Market a few months ago and now vandalism to cars there and to our car, which could be totally unrelated buy c'mon its a little to convenient dont you think, I feel very unsafe in my quiet little neighborhood anymore.
I am so upset.... How can someone find it fun to bash in car windows costing the owner hundreds of dollars? I don't understand how people think vandalism is funny, but yet they do it all the time.
I really hope karma kicks in here and whoever it was gets what they deserve times 100.

Jul 13, 2009

Mondays Randomness -WANTED! Butter and Garlic Salt

To serve with my 20 lb lobster.

Ok its not really mine. Wouldnt it be tasty with some garlic and butter tho? MMMmmMM.
The girls and I took a trip to the Virginia Living Museum yesterday, he? was part of the aquatic exhibit. This picture does not do this guy justice. He is longer than my whole arm! Pretty crazy huh?

Jul 10, 2009

Fridays Fabric Finds- Anna Maria Horner

Flowers are a a must in fabrics this year, the bigger the better.
Orchids, wildflowers, leaves, you name it. Throw in some geometric shapes, dots or tiles to match and you have yourself a beautiful palette fit for a king. Or in my case, 2 princesses.
3 hours and one nap time later I came across this beautiful collection of fabrics. Honestly, I couldnt tell you how I missed these. My fav out of her collection are these...

"Drawing Room" ~ Anna Maria's first home decor fabric collection

Anna Maria Horner is a full time mommy slash blogger slash designer of some simply scrumptious fabric palettes and clothing patterns. Here is what she has to say about her "Drawing Room" collection....
"My ideas about designing fabrics specifically for the home (though clothing and accessories are invited to the party as well) were affected by notions of an era that we don't know well, a time when parts of the home were off limits to allow for some untouched sophistication. But also what does it mean to settle a home in the midst of nature, forcing some architecture into an overgrown natural setting? What forms happen inside the home that marry these two notions beautifully? What parts of nature and what parts of architecture do we keep? Where do we begin to notice the inherent architecture that exists in natural forms and how does architecture become influenced by the natural world? These are all questions I asked myself and answered as I saw fit throughout the forms and images in this collection."

Sew Inspiring.

She also designed the "Garden Party" collection that can be found in quilting weight cottons. These are equally gorgeous and can be found in her online shop as well as the "Drawing Room" collection.

Her fabrics are also available for purchase in many brick and mortar shops throughout the U.S., Australia, France, Germany and the U.K.
I hope you enjoyed the fabric eye candy as much as I have ;) Happy Friday everyone!

Jul 9, 2009

Thumbnail Thursday - Something to Hang By

AACK! It didnt post when scheduled this morning. Whats up with that?

Yay! its my first Thumbnail Thursday!
Ok, I'm going to make this one easy so y'all can get the idea of how it goes.
Here's the first picture.
HINT- Its all about the title.

Jul 8, 2009

I've Been Honored with an Award

I'm sooooo late getting this award up. This summer is running away quickly!
Thank you Squirrel Queen for honoring me with yet another award! Y'all should go check out her beautiful photography if you havent already. She captures nature like no other ;)

The award reads "o teu blog merece ser filmado" which is Portuguese and translates to "your blog deserves to be filmed".

What to do:
1. Post it to the blog and link to who gave it to you.
2. Choose 5 life situations that could be repeated in slow motion and explain why.
3. List up to 8 blogs and let them know you've given them the award.

My five life situations in slow motion and why:
The first time I held my daughters after giving birth. I never want that feeling to end.
Everyday between 1pm and 4pm. Naptime never goes at snails pace.
Any and all sewing time...I never do seem to get enough.
Summer and Fall. These are my favorite seasons, so full of life and activity.
Opening up the new Ottobre Design magazine. *drool*

I would like to pass this award to a couple of new blogger pallies:

Life As I Know It
5 Little Monkeys
Chalk It Up!

Jul 7, 2009

Vandalism- All They Found Was Some Change

We have a pretty slow neighborhood compared to most. Usually there is no crime in our little cul de sac. Ever.
We've left our garage door open overnight before and nothing has gone missing. Occasionally I'll run out of the house and forget to lock the front door and everything is in tact when I return. Not anymore.
My hubby's car was broken into last night.
Right. In. The. Driveway.
Good news, nothing is broken. The door was unlocked so they had easy entry.
More good news, they only took the change and a couple of dollars. He doesn't leave much in his car.
The bad news. By process of elimination, we think it was our next door neighbors teenagers based on what wasnt taken, wallet with credit cards.
We've caught them in our backyard at night before using the girls swing set. Obviously the talk with mom n dad did no good.

To Robber:

with Love,
Our Family

Talk about feeling... Violated.

What would you do?

New post on Thursdays

THUMBNAIL THURSDAYS ARE HERE!
Since so many of you were wondering what the picture was for this last SWS, I think that would make a great weekly post.
This Thursday I'll post a close up picture of something random, with a hint of course, and y'all can have fun guessing what it is.
The first person that guesses correctly gets to use their pic next! Along with their photo for that week, will be a link back to their site.

Grab my button and add it to your blog. Lets see how many we can get to play!

Jul 2, 2009

4th Of July SALE!

Happy 4th of July SALE!

20% off all Bibs N Burpies in stock or custom ordered.

Buy one item or ten, shipping to the U.S. is only $4.95 (48 states only)

PLUS

if your total is $45 or more, shipping is FREE!

Also, check out our Whats on Sale page for more great deals under $20!