Modeling again.

Well it is only a cell phone pic and Mom's camera doesn't take the best photo's but how cute is this costume that Mom made her friend Karen for her dolls? Of course, I tried it on for Mom. (yeah that is torture, Haha, NOT! I love clothes.) It is Uhura's dress from classic Star Trek. Suitable for Halloween. 

Umm... Mom? Where is my Halloween costume? (I can always be Merida from Brave.)

Dad loved it but he is a Trekkie. Once he took Mom to a Trek Con. She said it was interesting. They also went to Star Trek the experience in Vegas on their Honeymoon. (Mom liked that a bit more.)

Well I have Halloween on the brain. I know what Avery is going to be he bought his costume when he was back to school shopping, he is going as Bumblebee from the Transformers. I can be Merida and Rose can be a Native American. Andy can be a Jedi and Kendall can be Darth Vader. Katie needs a costume though. Hmmm, guess Mom will need to work on that. Ryan wants to be something inanimate again. He likes to win costume contests. Mom made him a soft serve ice cream cone and the game Operation so far that won him contests. I think he did win for the Native American costume that Poppa and Mom made him. He looked so cute in that. Ryan was also a Lego once that mom made. That costume was recycled though.

I think Mom has to top her last few costumes so she best get her thinking cap on. 

I'll post a photo of Ryan when Halloween rolls around. 

Have a great Labor Day weekend everyone!!

Love, Beth <3

Andy turned 7!

Andy and Avery turned 7 on Thursday. We had a little party of the family all ready when Avery got home from school. The girls and I wrapped Andy's gifts.

We posed after we wrapped them. Katie, Emily Rose (standing) and I. I love what is in the box on my lap. So CUTE!!! (that will be a post for another day)

We got all ready and hid behind the wall to surprise him. Then we sent him up to get Andy and he brought down some of the other kids, Joey and Blue.
(Baby Jaguar photo bombed this also, haha just noticed.)

Mom made Andy some pajamas that are red and cowboy print and found him a cowboy hat. We also got him a few toys some mystery pack action figures and a My Little Pony. He had a great day and loved his gifts.

Avery got his My Little Pony Train he was dying for. I think he is going to buy himself Canterlot Wedding set  with his birthday money because it is the only thing that is out that he does not have other than the play sets he missed because they were not out for long. Mommy learned that the hard way that she needs to get that stuff as soon as she sees it.

Poppa gave Avery his one gift early, his swim fin, and he got a watch and The Lorax.

Then we all went to Friendly's for dinner since Avery didn't want any more cake. He had cupcakes at his birthday party and at school. (Poppa was sad he wanted more birthday cake. Avery is not a cake person though.) I love Wattamelon Sherbert, so you know what I had.

We had fun with our birthday boys. He hugged us all.

I hope someone gets me some shoes for my birthday. I love shoes.

Well gotta run,
Love,
Beth <3

Beach! Woooooo

Wow we had a great weekend, Rose, Katie, Emily, Kendall, Andy and I got to visit Kanani and we gave her Mom the new bed we made. The boys and I got to go to the beach. I have been waiting all summer to get to the beach. It was lovely.

We are sitting on the blankets soaking up some rays. I want to go back soon. I felt like such a beach babe in my swimsuit with my blonde hair. Wish I had some tan but that didn't happen. Mom used SPF of 90 on us all. She burns bad, and is a bit over protective of our skin.

I am a happy girl.

Love ,
 Beth <3

How Mom and I built the bed.... Kanani themed

Over the last few weeks Mom, Ryan, Poppa and I began a project. We built a bed for our friend Kanani. Here is the finished bed. OMG soo cozy. Wish I got to keep it.

Here is what we did.

We found these tiki plastic shot glasses at the dollar tree. Originally we thought that we'd leave them clear  and use the 4 blue with maybe some led lights, well... that plan changed when we shopped for the fabric. We found pink orange and magenta hawaiian print fabric, so the blue legs were not going to work.

We painted the glasses with Nutmeg brown apple barrel paint. Very thin coats, and it took about 3 layers to cover the plastic parts. 

We then sanded and painted the board we got at AC Moore that was 12x 24.

 and we clear coated all the legs and the board when the brown paint was dry.

For the headboard, we used Modge Podge fabric and we used cutouts from the scraps of fabric and bonded it to the wood we chose for the headboard. I only wish the board we chose was a bit bigger.

After the fabric was well attached we coated with Royal Coat but regular Modge Podge would work as well. I had Royal Coat at home. Mom did not think that it was building fast enough because we were looking for a high shine, like a wood surf board with a decal look. So we coated it with two coats of Polyurethane.

Mom made the bedding in a similar fashion as I did the bedding for the crayon bed I did make one change, and I made a quilt for this bed in replacement of the blanket.

I helped by testing the merchandise. (lol)

Poppa cut a dowel that fit tight in the end of the shot glass and Mom and Ryan glued the wood to the plastic with a glue that required contact a store brand of contact cement. 

After we had that done, on both the flat part of the leg at the top (aka the part you drink from ) and on the bottom of the bed we glued and made the contact adhesive work, we only did 2 of the legs at a time so the glue did not set up too quick on us.Poppa screwed the legs to the bed. We covered all the screws with some tacky glue so they would be more smooth on the top .

Mom also made some under the bed storage boxes. To learn how to do this go here. Super easy project. Your humans might like this project for other things, like themselves. 

Kanani and her mom loved it. Kanani couldn't wait to try it out.

If you build a bed in a similar way show is we'd love to see it/

I love shopping....

Hi Everyone, I am taking a quick break from Birthday Party Prep with mom to shop. (My brother Avery's birthday party is on Saturday.)

Click all the purple links to see what I am looking at.

I am a girl. I love to shop and I love clothing. I just found a gorgeous (but out of my little budget) slip I would love to own. I think that it would make me feel so grown up. The Slip is available on Etsy.

I found a winter coat that I would love. I love the look of a shearling coat. How adorable is this?

Ohh my friend Kanani would love this dress. This is so her. (see, not only shopping for me, lol.)

Ohh so edgy, this outfit is me. I do see my self as a mini fashionista.

I just found the cutest summer skirt that I know my younger cousins would absolutely love. It is very affordable. Cute, Cute, Cute.

Ohhh I want to buy this baseball outfit for Andy. He has a bat, ball and glove, and cleats already. How cute and NOT PINK. Love it!.

Well, I need this! It has my Bonnie on it. (We have a real Scottie Dog, and she is nice to all of us 18 inch kids, she has not chewed any fingers or toes.)

Snoopy! I love love love Snoopy. I think I would mix this up though. I'd wear the T with jeans or a jean skirt and I would wear the pants with a white shirt.

Well mom needs to print some party stuff so I have to get off her laptop/

Bye and happy shopping!
Love,
Beth<3

Contest....another contest

I am a faithful follower of

Karen mom of three's craft blog

and I thought that you'd love to enter her latest contest. 

It is an outfit from 123 Mulberry Street.

Get the details here.

Say Hi to Jillian her (doll)  guest blogger for me.

Contest....check it out

Wow, I'd love another sister. I would like Kaya to be my sister, or Julie, Ivy, or Rebecca. I'd also like the doll known as number 24 for a sister, and Caroline is so pretty. McKenna is almost my twin, we'd be so cool together... oh wait what? Darn these guys would cost a lot of money to adopt. Wish we could get them all.

Want a chance to win one of them? (I'd tell you that the Elizabeth American Girl doll is the best and you should pick her but she's retired. I was Elizabeth in my former life. I had the fancy gowns, pincurls, Felicity... ahh I was so beautiful when I was new. Now I am living a modern life as Beth and I do love it here. Those Colonial gowns were restrictive.)

If you would like to win a doll go to The Doll Wardrobe Blog  and read the rules. Enter if you're 18 or get a parent (or two) and a grandma, aunt, uncle, grandpa. neighbor, anyone who loves you to help you out as it is one entry per person.

I think I would pick Kaya. No, Julie, Ivy? Well I guess I should stop the self torture as to who I would add to the family first.

Go, Enter!

Love,
Beth <3