Logo

Check out the logo Shannon helped me with.

Little Bitz Of Love

Ok...so it's decided...I'm doing it. I'm going to open an Etsy.com store to sale my clippies, bows, bow holders and any other crafts I feel so inspired to make and sale. Shannon is helping me out with a logo and the name we came up with is Little Bitz of Love. I will create another blog to show them off in addition to etsy but right now I'm going to make a bunch up so that I can get my site going. We'll see how it goes.

Aggh

So not only did we find out today that the tree is dead...but this afternoon our tv died. I JUST WATCHED TV WITH ALLI THIS MORNING....agghh anyway. So onward and upward.

Some good news though...I reposted our desk on craigslist and we FINALLY have a buyer. Then we also posted our entertainment unit on craigslist because the tv will be getting is flat screen. So we got a tv stand that it bolts to since our old unit won't work. Hope to make out even on the entertainment unit and the stand we just bought...

Unexpected job offer....

Yesterday I had an unexpected job offer. Paul (former boss at Baptist) texted me and told me that in September they would be opening a lab in Murfreesboro. For two years, Paul had been teasing me with this possibility and said he would put me on days. That was before we had Alli...of course I wanted that then. So when I put in my letter of resignation in December, he made sure to ask me if I was still interested in something on days if Murfreesboro ever opened up. I told him, make me an offer and we'll see. Well...he did. They want me to work PRN days in Murfreesboro running the MSLTs. MSLTs are day studies that follow overnight studies. They are used to further diagnose a sleep problem if the overnight PSG shows no sleep problem. That is why this job would be considered PRN. Even though they would schedule me to come in to work, if the overnight PSG showed the patient has sleep apnea, for example, then they have already diagnosed the sleep problem and the MSLT would not be needed. In that instance, I would be called off and would not go into work. Paul said he wants to run MSLTs one day a week, two at the most. I'm assuming my hours would range from 7am to 5pm roughly. While I love being a stay at home mother...and would change nothing about it...I have been thinking about ways that I could help Ben bring in some extra money to get us out of some debt. If we didn't have the debt...I wouldn't even consider the job. So Ben and I have talked about it and I think we're going to do it. I would be home before Alli goes to bed for the night and she would be staying with her Grammy Smith. Marilyn has graciously offered to watch her for us and I know it will be special bonding time for them! If ever this job begins to interfere with my role as mom, or if I feel that it isn't in Alli's best interest...then I will quit. But for now, I will use it in the effort to put us in a better position financially. Heavenly Father has always taken care of us and for that I am grateful. Ben has been so blessed to be given the amount of work to compensate for my not working. Hopefully now I can get us out of debt quicker and he can soon slack off how much he has to work. So we'll see how it goes.

Family mourning...

Our family is in mourning today....our weeping cherry tree is dead!!! oh so sad! We loved that tree....took good care of that tree...and now it is dead. Ben thinks it got root rot...or something. I don't know. Sad day. very sad.

Clip Holder

Today I made a clip holder for all of Alli's new ribbon clippies...I took a wooden plaque I found at Michaels and painted it white.Then I added her monogram lettering

I still have the paint from when I made Alli's lamp shade. It worked perfectly!

Next came the ribbon....and whala, it's done.

Clippie and Ribbon overload

I think it might be safe to say that I've been very preoccupied (obsessed) with making bows for Alli this week. I talked to Shannon about it some and once she saw how easy it was, she became very obsessed with researching them as well. She and I have downloaded so many tutorials to see what kind of fun things we can make. Below are some that I have made with a very simple bow on top of the clip. These are cute but not my favorites.These are my absolute favorites. These are bug bows!! I've made a dragonfly, butterfly, bee and lady bug. So stinking cute!
Another angle of them to see their cuteness.
Here are some more small clippies with hand tied bows. Then below them is a basic covered clip with a flower applique and a rinestone center. Cute cute.
This is my next project. Before I get much further making bows and clips for Alli, I'm going to have to make her something for them to be kept on. I could buy one of these but this will also be super easy to make. All I need is to find some kind of decorative wood piece. I will paint it white. Stencil Alli's monogram ASL and then use the left over paint I have from making her lamp shade and polka dot the wood. Then add ribbon hanging down and WHALA! So here is the next thing I'm debating. I like making them and they are super easy....so I've debated whether or not I should try making them to sale on etsy.com. The only thing is that there are probably 100s of other people doing the same thing, so I don't know if it is worth it...Also there is another girl in a neighboring ward who makes adorable big bows like you can see above in the bow holder and I don't want to compete with her locally. She does make some clippies but I think she primarily makes the bigger bows. Anyway, not sure if it's worth it. Right now its more or less to handmake things for Alli. What do you guys think?