Fun In Georgia

Secret Message Bracelet

 Want to send a secret message to the one you love, family or friend?

 Here is a great way to sneak a message into a bracelet. 

When they wear the bracelet, it will always remind them of you.

Sugar Skull T-Shirt DIY.

 Crafty Chica, Kathy Cano-Murillo has a new line of Day of the Dead crafting amazingness! 

If you have not seen it you have to go and check it out HERE.

When I saw this iron on Skull applique I had to make a Shirt. Not only does Kathy designs her own craft line, she runs a Blog a Youtube channel and is a full time Mother and Wife. She is an inspiration to everyone around her.  FYI, it's available at select Michaels stores and will also be able to order online through iLoveToCreate.com and Amazon.com.

Glitter plaid

 I really loved the look of causal plaid with Gold Glitter,

I saw this sequin plaid shirt on Pinterest and I could not wait to recreate my own version.

 Below is my inspiration.

  VIA

Now let me show you how easy it is to re-create using Tulip Glitter and Glue

Rhinestone Choker

 I love simple elegance, not too fussy but makes a statement. 

I have been looking  for a choker like this forever
but could never find anything close to what I had pictured in my mind.
 I finally had to make what was in my head,
and Aleene's  jewelry and metal glue made it super easy to create.

Bananas with Dark Chocolate, Coconut/ Peanut Butter Spread and Toasted Coconut.

 Watching what you eat is probably one of the hardest things to do, especially if you are and on the go and never home.  I am the biggest sweet eater. I always love to have something sweet after I eat a meal.  Giving up sugar was one of the hardest things to do but I knew I had to cut sugar from my diet because it is just plain not healthy.  I needed to make better choices and really after the first few weeks it gets a lot easier.  It seems like your mind gets clearer and you are calmer, not so emotional.  Well that's how it effected me anyway.  Fruit has been my saving grace. I now grab a piece of fruit when I want something sweet and I have to say it works.

There are some days that fruit alone just does not do it.   This little concoction I made up has helped me on those rough days. It is just the right amount of sweet to satisfy me and believe me when you really are needing that little extra decadence this will work.

To date I have lost about 11 pounds and that is something pretty remarkable for me.  I have been trying to get past a certain weight for about 2-3 years and nothing has worked. This little diet I am doing has been the first time I have seen any true weight loss happen and I could not be anymore thrilled. I  have just a few more pounds until I am at my goal weight,  but like I have said before, this is a marathon not s sprint so maybe by Christmas I will have reached my goal.

I really wanted this to be a lifestyle change.

This Peanut Butter, Chocolate Banana with toasted Coconut is delicious

 and satisfying. Eat it as a snack or as an after dinner treat. 

I try and use  Organic Dark chocolate, bananas and coconut when available.

It will definitely help when you feel like grabbing that pint of ice cream.

The Black Cat T-Shirt: DIY

 My Latest DIY for I Love To Create

Tutorial for the little Black Cat Shirt

HERE

Have a Beautiful Day

Love to you All.

Anne

Gold and Black, Sequin Shirt DIY

 I just love sequins. The sparkle and shimmer. 

 They are so mesmerizing to look at.

 Clumping them together gives an even  more mesmerizing effect.

I made this top with an Black Hanes T-shirt, some of Tulips sequins in Gold and Black 

 and  tulip fashion glitter bond, or Aleene's  Quick Dry Fabric Fusion.

The sequins have made this inexpensive tee look like something you bought for much, much more.
 

Oh yeah, did I mention it is completely no sew.

Color Block No Sew, Fringe Shirt DIY

 This Shirt was made because of my Tee shirt scrap pile and the many

 Fringe shirts that I searched for on Pinterest.

Many of the fringe shirts I came across where  just cut out of one shirt which leaves your colors limited. I thought it would be nice to color block a fringe shirt using two different shirts. Super exciting  if you have a favorite Football team. Like Garnet and Gold or Orange and Blue.   These are Carolina Tar Heel colors which is pretty appropriate since my Family roots are from there.
 Another great thing about this shirt is it is completely no sew. My personal favorite.
 I found this half used white shirt from another project that  I had done and this poor blue shirt that was faded in the front, a match made in heaven. A great way to recycle.

Today I hope to finish this post and go outside to enjoy the beautiful Sunshine and Air.

there is just something different about the way the Sun hits the earth this time of year. I think even if I didn't have a calendar I would know that it is September. 

It just feels different, you know what I mean?

I had a fabulous day with my Mom and Grandmother Polly on Saturday.  My Mom and I meandered through Marshals and I found an awesome Teal Kate Spade crossover bag for Fall.

 My Grandmother gave us a list for the Grocery Store so we headed there to pick up her groceries.   After that we  picked Polly up and took her to have Coffee at Dunkin Doughnut
 (Our favorite meeting place.).

We took a selfie. Did I mention that she is 99 and will be 100 on October 13. Big Party is planned.
Then Grandmother mentioned how she wished she had some Liver and Onions so we went and picked her up some for her dinner (eww), then me and my parents went to dinner.

more Selfies with the Parents.
 All and All it was a wonderful day spent with the people I love.
I am really so very Lucky to have all of these wonderful people in my life.
Thank you  parents for being so awesome.

Ok let's go make stuff.

Warm Banana Bowl.

 I hope all of you are having a wonderful, relaxing Sunday.
This Warm Banana Bowl is something I have been eating lately for my first meal. I hesitate to call it breakfast because I don't usually eat until around 11am- 12pm  for my first meal.  I know lots of people say you need to eat earlier but I just can not do it.  As long as I can remember I have never been able to eat earlier than that and it works for me so that is what I do. 

 I have replaced my oatmeal with this for the time being because I am watching my carbs pretty closely ( Fruit carbs are an exception.)   It's is warm and nutty with a tropical twist. On this particular day I added some  brie cheese I discovered which adds just a touch of a creamy flavor to off set all the sweet, sort of like a little cream or milk but even better. I am sure there are lots of other things you could add to this bowl like cranberries,

 sunflower seeds and shredded coconut, the possibilities are endless.

This banana bowl is really quick and easy,  great for that crisp 

Fall morning when you want something more than just  cold cereal.