It might just work...

Ok...so I know I mentioned my sister's baby shower coming up....and if you know me, you know that I almost never have an exact plan for ANYTHING! I usually have a basic idea, but then I just let my impulses and creativity run wild and just go with it! This post is one of those ideas...not even sure if it's gonna work...but I'm gonna post about it anyway...

I have a bazillion "yarn balls" that we made for my wedding. I had everybody and their mother (sometimes literally) working on these suckers for months before the big day. Now to say "yarn ball" you're probably thinking..."what on earth was she smoking when she decided to hang yarn from the ceiling at her wedding?" I don't blame you...but check these suckers out...this is what I'm talking about when I say yarn ball...

They really were beautiful! Here's a pic of them hanging from the ceiling. This pic was taken while we were still working on putting the room together.... :)

Thanks to Amy Wilson for the pics! I swiped them off of her Facebook! :)

So anywho...the yarn balls will be so cute at the shower! I had planned on using them....and then I saw this from Positively Splendid....

I posted about flowers similar to these, here, that I found on Craft Snob. But seeing them made out of burlap just made my head spin. How cute are they? And how much cuter would those yarn balls be if I attached a few of these guys to them before hanging them?? Picturing it in my head...I can't even speak. Good thing I can still type....

What if it doesn't work?? What if the burlap is too heavy?? Have no fear...we can always make paper flowers like these from Elise Blaha...

The vision I have in my head is a take on this light fixture (that I've always been in love with and will hopefully own someday when I have a house with a room that can handle it) from IKEA.

Obviously, they won't look exactly like this...but this is the idea...I want a version of this...not this exact thing. Ya know? My inspiration, if you will. :)
I am dieing as I sit here because I'm so excited to see how perfect they're going to be. At least I hope they'll be perfect. If not, whatever, they'll be dumb and I'll figure something else out. :)

On another non-related note...look how cute this earring holder is? Same chick from Positively Splendid...she used one of those adorable flowers on it, too...I may need to make myself one of these....

Baby shower-to-be

My little sister's baby shower is coming up. I'm REALLY excited/nervous about it. If it's going to be everything I hope it will be then it's going to be something to call yo momma about...but if not, it's gonna flop. One extreme or the other. I need the following things to pull this sucker off: my husband and his tools, HER husband and HIS tools, my father-in-law and HIS tools, good weather, DRY ground, good time management, and my mom and older sister's help (CHECK!). So...pray for all of those things (esp the good weather and dry ground!) and then be expecting a post with loads of cute pics! That's my post for the day...sorry I'm boring.

Yummy Ranch Chicken

E-A-S-Y recipe comin' your way! Seriously...if you can't cook, you can make this! All you need is a crock pot and 3 ingredients!

• Chicken breasts (As many as you'll need to feed whoever you're gonna feed! It can even be frozen!)


• 8oz. cream cheese


• 1 packet dry ranch dressing (you know...that powdery stuff you buy to make veggie dip!)

Throw it all in the crock pot and cook it on low for 8-ish hours....or on high for 4-ish hours. It's DELICIOUS and the easiest thing EVER! I usually cook up a little orzo to serve it over and maybe a salad or just some steamable frozen veggies. My husband thinks I'm a gourmet chef....bless his heart. ;) Let me know if you make it! I KNOW you'll love it!