KIDDO DIY: FANCY KICKS.

I love doing DIY projects with the kiddos & I think this is one of my faves. The girls had so much fun making them & Lucy says she's "going to wear them everyday for the rest of her life, even when she's a grown up." Don't worry, I didn't burst her bubble & tell her that her feet are going to grow.

One more neat part about the shoes: Nathan & I took a sharpie & wrote little love notes to them on the bottoms...just in case they need to be reminded how much we love them when they are away from us, but cleverly hidden so as not to embarrass them at school.

We picked up the shoes on sale for $10/pair & they used 6 packs of sparkles ($3/pack). All in all, you're looking at roughly $40 for two pairs of super awesome shoes...a heck of a bargain if you ask me!

Have a beautiful weekend, friends!

Cheers,
Savannah Marie

SOME PRETTY THINGS.

I like to reserve Sundays for my "some pretty things" posts because Sunday is my favorite day of the week. Sometimes we have the girls and sometimes they are with their other parents. Sometimes the hunk is away with the band, but usually not. Usually, he's home & we get to do things that we don't usually get around to during the week. I like to go to the river or the farmer's market or stay at home and try out new recipes or do crafty things. Sometimes we catch a Sunday afternoon movie. Whatever we do, Sundays are all about being together around here...and I love that.
Here are some pretty things that made me smile today.
Cheers,
Savannah Marie

photosources: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I.

Monday Report: Weekend in Review

Hello, lovely ladies!
Hope you guys had a great weekend. We had a super chill, super awesome one. Plenty of relaxing & down time. We typically travel with the band on the weekends, but they had the weekend off & we stayed home & caught up on a bunch of things on our "we need to get around to that" list. We also had THREE kids this weekend. This is the first time we've ever been in charge of more people than us! My best friend let us keep her sweet girl Saturday night, so we had three little ladies! Good times.
Here's the weekend in pictures. Wanna instagram with me? Find me: shopebv.
Cheers,
Savannah Marie

Initially, the weekend was looking grim.

I love leaving the hunk love notes. I also love the new sheets my mama gave us for Christmas.

He may help with my crafts projects, but he's still totally manly, see?

Lucy & the ipod.

Presley & the ipod.

Got our car all cleaned out.

Finally got rid of the Christmas tree. A little late on that, sure.

Caught up on some crafts. Can't wait to share the DIY on these with you guys.

A QUICK HELLO.

Hello, laaaadies!
Happy Monday! I'm on my way out the door, headed to today's photoshoot. We are shooting tons of amazing vintage pieces today! Can't wait for you to see them later on this evening. In the meantime, I thought I'd share two little sneak peeks.
Cheers,
Savannah

one. a look at tonight's vintage shop update.

two. a sneak peek at this week's diy project. check back later this week for the finished product & step by step instructions.

diy: decoupage train cases.

happy thursday, friends!

i came across the cutest idea this morning via ModPodgeRocks & jane's apron. i love decoupage & i am dying to try this particular project out. maybe even take a few down to EBV-birmingham eventually. i have long loved vintage train cases & this is just almost too much cute! decoupaging is super easy...give it a try!

for this project you will need: a vintage traincase, pictures to decoupage (our favorite things to use for decoupaging are magazines, catalogs, photos, postcards, travel brochures, vintage wallpaper, & dried flowers), decoupage medium (we recommend this one.) , a popsicle stick (to smooth wrinkles & remove excess glue), foam brush (to spread glue), scissors, tweezers (helpful for placing small photos), & a damp rag to wipe up excess glue.

steps:
1. make sure train case is clean.
2. cut pictures.
3. arrange pictures before you add glue.
4. use a generous amount of glue.
5. use popsicle stick to push down pictures & smooth out excess glue.
6. once all your pictures are dry, coat item completely in decoupage medium.
7. continue to add the medium until you get the desired result. just make sure you keep adding it until pictures are smooth.
8. be sure to let it dry completely.
9. while you are waiting on your traincase to dry, CLICK HERE! to go check out all the awesome vintage auctions ending tonight at ebv.
10. enjoy! (your super cute new traincase & the vintage dress you bought while waiting on it to dry.)

i love you guys! have a beautiful day.
cheers,
savannah marie