Homemade Planner

So my brain feels a little fried since school started again and my hubby finally went back to work (ha ha).  Trying to get back into a routine is a relief but I'm also struggling to get it all together again - chalk it up to having kids!  Well I love to write things down in a planner, I've been doing it since high school.  Since being a stay-at-home mom though I haven't found the right planner for me. To many "appointment" spaces and not enough "to do" spaces.  To solve my problem I made this planner page today:
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I printed a "cover page" with a calendar for the month of September. Then I printed the planner page (included in the download) on the back.  I then printed it on the front and back of 7 pieces of paper to give me enough days for the month (does that make sense?).  I took a cute piece of cardstock, cut it to size (8.5 x11),  folded it and all the pages in half.  Then I sewed right up the fold line with my sewing machine.  I folded it in half again to re-crease it.  Rounded the cover's corners with a punch and ta-da (as RJ would say) my custom planner for the month.  I'm going to make one of these next.  I'll probably have it printed and bound at my local copy center... I think they would make cute gifts too.

a new skirt for cecily...

made from the other vintage pillow case.

New dress

I've been thrifting a lot lately trying to find vintage sheets for our trailer.  I found these satin-ish pillow cases and had to make a dress for RJ.  Mom helped me, which was great cause this material frays super easily.  I love how it turned out.  I need to make matching bloomers tomorrow.

tis the season....

i've been craftin...

my fall tablescape and a new swag for

over the guest bed.

New Necklace

This was a birthday gift - our cousin Betsy made it...she has some cute necklaces so check her out!

Prima Ballerina

Anna and I threw a ballerina birthday party for her 3 year old CC. We took a lot of inspiration for the party from here.  We made the decor and ballet shoe cookies and Anna made the cupcakes.  We found a super nice guy and home depot to show me how to cut PVC pipe, which we used to make the ballet bar and backdrop for our "stage."  We had a "ballet lesson"  and then let the girls perform.  It was so fun and they all seemed to enjoy being prima ballerinas for the day!