Race for the Cure

Oh 4:30 is so early!!!  But up I was Saturday morning and headed to meet for the Race for the Cure.  Genia (my future MIL), Crystal (my future SIL), and a friend of theirs from work, Terri were off to do some racing at 8:00 AM! 

(Genia, Me, and Crystal ready to start)

We had a great time.  I did not have such a great time Sunday morning.  You would have thought I had never walked in my entire life!  

The Race had a great turnout (18,000) and raised a lot of awareness and money for the Susan G. Komen foundation.

Along the way Ronald McDonald was spotted racing and the Chick-fil-a cows were there to cheer us on.

Hope to make this a yearly tradition!  Next year maybe I should walk some beforehand. 

Wedding Plans

Wedding plans are coming right along smoothly.  In the past week we booked our location, set our date, booked our reception, got our invitation copy ready and got the majority of vases for the candy bar.

We are getting married October 24!  We chose a Botanical Gardens location.

Last week I got to have a great visit with my parents and grandparents.  Us ladies did a little shopping at T.J. Maxx and had a blast.  Love you all!

Checklist for this week:

Meet with florist options

Start looking at dresses

Look up location approved caterers

Finish wedding party (Will!)

Check with Rental companies

Might as well do all that I can while I have the time...

Have a great day!

Ashley

Bargain Find!

Friday I went down to the Dogwood Festival (local Arts & Crafts).  On the way to town I saw a side-of-the-road sale.  You know those that don't qualify as garage or yard sales...just side-of-the-road sale.  Well being unemployed and all I wasn't pressed for time so I decided to stop.  They had beautiful flowers for sale and lots of odds and ends.  As I was searching for new crafts to do I came across this:

(notice it is already in the back of my car)

A small bench that someone has graciously already taken the bench seat off of.  I carried it around for a few minutes trying to find whoever it was that I was needing to pay. 

$5 dollars later I had a new bench to paint and recover.

I already had the paint and Wal-Mart was having its Fabric Sale that day too.  Could this all be a sign?  Off to Wal-Mart I go...and find this for a $1.50/yd and all I needed was one yard:

So cute fabric to match all the bright colors of the office.

I started the project on Friday night with a little help from my wonderful fiance.  Here he is pulling the billions of tacks someone put in this seat.

Watch for completed $6.50 project post coming soon....

Ash

Flowers...Help!

Anyone know what this is????

**UPDATE**  Just met with the Florist.  She says it is a piece of sod with trimmed grass wrapped around a floral wreath with "s" rings.  I am hearing a DIY bell in my head!

Wedding Blog!!!!

I didn't want to turn my craft blog into a wedding blog so I have started a new blog, Journey from Miss to Mrs. I plan on documenting our planning experience and thought this would be a great venue to get additional ideas and advice. This wedding has lots of DIY and crafting going on! All you followers and my good blog friends go on over check it out, leave advice, and follow that one too!

New Week

  WooHoo for a new week.  I am excited and have lots to do this week.  I have three job leads to tackle and several craft projects!  I have seen lots of new craft ideas lately.  Some are wedding related and will be featured on my new blog for our wedding ideas and designs.  

  This past week we have purchased several items for the wedding (some DIY supplies) and I can't wait to share pictures!  Right now everything is just thrown in what was my home office.  I plan on cleaning the house tomorrow from top to bottom and maybe rearranging that room to be my craft room!  And finding some type of storage solution for all this wedding stuff.  It is so exciting but I have a feeling that storage might be an issue.

  I hope everyone has a great Monday and I hope to have some new pictures soon.

Spring Craft Time

Crafting again...

I thought I needed some new Spring decor.  I went over to the Dollar Tree and got all the supplies to make the following items.  I think they both turned out great!

$15 bucks = tablescape and wreath....not too shabby!

Have a wonderful day!

Ash

Wordless Wednesday

I am agreeing with Gavin's attitude today...Is it seriously only the middle of the week????  HeLp!

Spring Swap

I participated in a Spring Swap earlier and am being such a slacker posting about it.  Jenny at Simply a Family sent me a wonderful box of goodies.

Thank you so much Jenny!!

Happy Spring!

Ash

He ASKED..I said YES!!!!!

We are ENGAGED!!!!

Friday night, I was surprised with a perfect proposal from a perfect man with a perfect ring!

I am so thankful and excited that I met Will.  He is truly the ONE for me and my complete match. Our whole relationship has been amazing.  We are so excited to be on our way to Husband and Wife! We spent this weekend relaxing and enjoying telling our family and friends the news....and a lot of Smiling!  I think I still have a grin stuck on my face :)

Cute Cute Tote!!

I got a package this week!!!  Missy at Simply Red sent me this great bag she made out of a placemat!  So talented that one...

She held a Craft it Forward post awhile back and I was one of her first three commenters.  I am just thinking of all the things I can carry in this cute bag!

Thank you Missy!

Happy Crafting!

Ash

Decorating a little more...

When my friend Kara came up last weekend, we knew we were going shopping.  Well Saturday morning we woke up to a minor blizzard outside.  We decided to go anyways.....like all shopping women!  Leaving the house, I made a comment that I was looking for a table to fit under this awkward art niche in the hallway.  Well what do you know....second place we went...SCORE!!!  I just love it and the tiles on top match the tiles on my glass coffee and end tables....that was just the tables way of saying I need to go home with you.  Working with a few new things and some old...here she is making her blog debut (I am sure she will be on here much more with different Holiday decor!).

What do you think?  Personally I just love it and yes I realized after I took the picture that she needs to be adjusted to the center! :)

Happy Saturday!

Ash

Lamps, Lamps, and More Lamps

I have a new obsession...Lamps

We have a store here that is basically a wholesale buyout warehouse.  It is awesome!!  I just love it.  For you local ones, I am referring to Oops in Tonitown. 

This past weekend my good friend Kara came up and spent the weekend.  We stopped at Oops and she ended up buying these great lamps.  Well I thought and thought about it and they would look wonderful in the Master bedroom and spare bedroom.  

The Master is done is blues, greens, creams, and browns.  Don't you just love this lamp??

The Spare bedroom is a "hunting/lodge" theme.  This lamp almost looks woodgrainy (I think I just made up a new word).  I love it!

Also found this one for the bar in the kitchen...Cute!

(Please ignore the dirty kitchen in the background)

The best thing of all.  Oops has these huge lamps (the first two) and they are a steal!  These would regularly be $70-$100 a piece.  They are at the warehouse for only $21!!!!  The last one I bought at Hobby Lobby at their 1/2 off lamp sale for only $12.  I was so excited.  I just love how a lamp lights a room!

Have a good day!  Happy Friday!

Ash

Laid off...Any leads?

Hello blogger friends...

I am writing this post today to ask for any help and prayers you can send my way.  I got the call this morning that my office was experiencing more lay offs...well this time I was included.  I have until the 14th till I am unemployed.  I think that all will be ok and God has a better plan for me.  I know He will not let me fail (or sleep on the streets).  This just came as a huge shock.  I didn't think I was completely safe from being laid off but I felt as if I had some security for the job that I do (no one else know how to do and the only person that did resigned last month).  

I am looking forward to what is in store for me and can't wait to see what is going to happen. Like the tagline for my blog - "Life is ever-changing and new adventures are always around the corner."

Now on to the plea for help.  I work in sales, marketing, and advertising.  If you know of any job openings or leads in the NW Arkansas area please email me at atumlison@aol.com.  I would appreciate any leads or prayers.

I also have an Etsy shop, SimplyAsh, if you wouldn't mind passing on the word to friends that might need a custom canvas.

Thank you all!

Ashley