A Little Knitty

Meet Hailey... I met Hailey last year and am thankful that I can consider her one of my talented friends! She is a phenomenal photographer and owner of Bella Chic Photography & Boutique  and she is now our family photographer (whether she likes it or not) because she is able to capture awesome photos like this... And this... And... When the almost 2 year old was not thrilled about the process and it was COLD!!!! Hailey got it done quickly and I am beyond thrilled with the end result! Not only is she an awesome photographer, but she has really great style and just launched a new Etsy store called  Leighty Bug Boutiqu e (named after the little baby girl that will make her debut later in the year...and might I add she is the most adorable preggo ever!) These could not be cuter!!! So now it's time to play a fun game of 10 questions with Hailey....and go! 1. What did you want to be when you were little? I can't really remember what I wanted to be when I was little, but I do rem...

I adore Pinterest (no surprise there, huh?) it introduces me to brilliant ideas like this one... Seriously! So brilliant when you have little kids (and I enjoyed it too!!) my two year old got a lot less messy and since she had a little "handle" she didn't drop as many pieces!  From now on, this is the way we do it!  

I have been working on marketing today...A Little Knitty is now on Instagram!!! Find us at @alittleknitty

Today is the official last day of school in our school district, but the preschool has been out for nearly a month. And ever since they let out, my son starts the day with one question... Is today my kindergarten day??? This is gonna be a long summer!! So I came up with the genius plan to do a paper chain to count down the days until Kindergarten! Note to self...next year come up with this plan in late August to save a lot of time and work! :) I tried to get the kids to help with the chain, but they weren't feeling it. So, I got them set up with a little craft and I got down to business (there will be a side note about their project below) Evidentially lazy once again trumps my type A personality, because printing them and cutting on a paper cutter would have been ideal...but I'm letting my hair down! ;) There is the finished product! All crazy and disheveled...but N loves it!! If we wanted it to last more than a day, we had to put it up high, out of the way of the two foot tod...

I live in exercise pants.  (Psssst...that isn't me....hahahahahahaha I can't breathe!!!) At first it was because I was actually in the gym every day, so I felt like I earned the privilege to grocery shop in them. But lately I'm just lazy and they are sooooo comfy!!! How does the person at Walmart know if I just went to the gym or not? Ya, that's a bit of a joke because I'm still one of the better dressed patrons at Walmart! ;) When I was little I remember asking to go to a "fancy" restaurant like Olive Garden and being told no, we were in jeans and needed to be better dressed to go there. It really used to be that way. Now you go there and 99% are wearing jeans (including me).  So here is my thinking...do you think exercise pants will soon replace jeans as the go-to pants? Cuz that makes me a little happy...but it probably shouldn't. Just in case...I just bought some new adorable boot cut exercise pants on groupon! 

I find furniture makeovers soooo cool...but so far all of mine suck a little! The headboard and side tables look adorable but I used the end table a little too soon and the top was a little tacky and now my cell phone is rocking a little white paint (I was going to edit that sentence, but instead decided it was brought to you by the word "little") My painting of a dresser (that I'm turning into a tv stand) is just a mess and I'm too embarrassed to even post photos!!! It is an awful disaster actually!!!! At this point I have to sand it down completely and start over, or sell it and cut my losses. However in its current state, I would have to pay someone to take it!!! Lessons learned... #1 use gloves, unless you want to look like you murdered someone! #2 know which way the wind is blowing #3 if it starts running, don't apply more paint! (I know y'all are saying "duh" but I thought it might even things out) #4 be patient (hahahaha, me patient???) #5 put...

Did you know that you can buy paint samples at Lowes? You can pick any of the trillions of paint chips and they will mix it up for you and it is a whopping $3! In case you were wondering...that little sample will paint a wall this big... and NO more!!