Since I got a sewing machine for my birthday I have been pretty stoked to do a little sewing!!! My mom put me right to work over spring break and we "whipped" out this quilt . . . I sewed and sewed, she pressed and sewed and finished it off for me!!! I love how "pioneerish" it looks! I also "whipped" out a flower pillow for our living room . . . although it may be a little too fru fru for our motif . . . (yes mom it is a coppery gold) I thought that it turned out pretty good! 
We have been doing a bit more crafting at our house . . . last night for young women's we made more hair bows . . . I wish that I had taken pictures of the girls creations!!! They were mega cute!!! Another fun project I found was a burlap sign that you can print out on your computer!!! It totally worked . . . I have tons of freezer paper if anyone needs some . . . it is a bit pricey to buy for one project so come and take some off my hands and save a little $ . . . check out the Sign Instructions, and the Savior Subway Art Layout.
I also made a valentines heart to add a little festivity to our house . . . I have gotten lazy about decorating for the holidays the past year . . . so this is it for now . . .
I made a few more flowers and headbands . . . they are just hanging out if anyone wants to snoop through my stash . . . you are welcome to them . . .
I also had to share the BIGGEST flower bow that I have made to date . . . large and in charge kids!
I had a little craft day with two of my AMAZING neighbors yesterday . . . I made another paper wreath AND found a darling frame at the DI to put it on . . .
A few jazzed up hats for my nieces . . .
and a few mangers . . . also Jenna here is a photo of how I made the other paper wreath . . . . just tear the paper and glue, glue, glue . . . THANKS Alycia and Whitney for coming over!!!
My Aunt called me a few weeks ago and heard that I had face booked a request for an old window . . . and she answered my plea!!! She and my Uncle are renovating my grandparents house and she had a window from the garage that she said that I could have! I think my heart lept with joy when I saw it! Layers of paint, peeling, rusty latches . . . loved it!!! I just gave it a scrub and made an antique paper wreath to hang on it! I have been torn all day deciding where to hang it and it finally landed in our master bedroom (it looked great in EVERY room). Thank you, thank you, thank you Elaine!!! 
I have a metal saying hanging in my living room that would look kickin' above it . . . another decision to make . . . I am going to make a few more smaller paper wreaths for another room . . . I love how it turned out too!!! I bought some OLD books at DI that were hammered and tore one up and folded and glued the paper onto a foam wreath. Really easy . . . just takes a little time. My boss has an old door that I have been drooling over . . . but Toph just looks at me like I am crazy . . . it would be a super cute headboard!!! Hmmm . . .
Dear GIANT grapevine Christmas wreath that I made my freshman year of college . . . thank you for waiting so patiently in storage . . . in a black garbage bag collecting dust and being crushed by the other holiday items for so many years only to now make an appearance as three separate crafts so many years later in my stress driven pre-Thanksgiving cooking crafting craze. I am glad to finally have put you to a new use . . . including a giant star . . .
a smaller Christmas wreath . . .
. . . and three grapevine "fir" trees that remind me so much of the story "The Three Trees." 
Chris has been sick all week and being the giving, sharing husband he is . . . has passed it along to me . . . although I have been stomach sick to . . . poor guy . . . Now that I think about it I believe it started to come on after he went golfing last week . . . hmmm . . . coincidence?
My Young Womens class was in charge of our activity last night and for weeks now the girls in YW have been asking me to teach them to make flower barrettes and headbands . . . so last night we finally got out the glue guns, ribbons, feathers, beads, and material and went to work!
I wish that I had brought my camera to take pictures of the girls creations . . . but it didn't happen . . . so all I have is what I made . . . before and after the activity.
The girls did a great job and we made (and cleaned up) quite a mess! I have plenty of leftover stuff if anyone feels inspired and wants to make something!
Some of the flowers I made are pretty big and will most likely end up as pins and who knows what else . . . . I love the headbands! The feathers are vavoom, vavoom . . . plus some of the headbands are animal print! It was way fun! Our YW rock!
We in the Liechty home finally succumbed to using the infamous ocean breeze blue paint and brown glaze to do a few projects with . . . a wreath wall hanging and 3 picture frames with the family proclamation, the articles of faith, and the ten virtues. So I guess we feel pretty hip . . . or something. Actually almost every time Toph comes home our walls and furniture have been changed somehow . . . poor guy . . . just can't keep up with his wife's crafts and "flips." We are trying to go through all of our "storage stuff" . . .that is the stuff at our home . . . not all the goods at my parents house still . . . we continually get rid of stuff, just about as fast as new comes in. Our office officially looks like an office now . . . as for the guest room (currently named "the mess") it is progressing.
We managed a quick trip up to Logan last weekend for our nieces baptism and I was pretty pumped to have my Westlife CD arrive in the mail in time for our road trip. Toph was not as excited as I was to listen to their kickin' tunes, but I figured I more than made up for it listening to his choice of the AC/DC Iron Man 2 soundtrack . . . lovely dear, but the boy melted my heart playing Uncle Kracker's new CD . . . love the song "Smile!" Anywho we had a great trip! Thanks NLC! (Northern Liechty Clan) for the good times! Love you guys! AND if you haven't heard of Westlife check them out. They are from Ireland and I LOVE their tunes! (I am sure that my sisters will like them!)
A few weeks ago Toph won an official world cup soccer ball online . . . along with a load of other goodies . . . including an Addidas gift card and a case of powerade . . . so that is pretty exciting for us lowly college kids! Other than that we look forward to Halloween and am loving this amazing fall weather. I promise to do a post this week on the Open Pantry kiddles . . . it will happen!
I won't lie . . . I have been in my pajamas all day and it has been wonderful! It has been a while since I have had a day to get caught up with no outside demands for the day. I got SOOO much done! I have had all the Harry Potter movies going all day while I have worked and crafted and cleaned and decluttered and reorganized etc . . . and it has been SOOO nice! 
I have no idea why I hang on to some things . . . like boxes . . . as in boxes for picture frames, figurines, candles, all sorts of things . . . I had an entire closet FILLED with boxes and I finally got rid of them and am oogling the space left behind . . . I think I was saving them for when we move . . . but they were pointless for the most part . . . so Toph will be thrilled . . . also this week I made banana cupcakes with Nutella frosting . . . so my freezer is now filled with frosted goodness of the remaining cupcakes after sending a plate home with Chris' buddy for he and his roommates. . . so if you need a cupcake and have no nut allergies come on by anytime!
Nutella Frosting
I need this sign in my house!!! This week I have been canning like crazy! I ordered a basket of veggies/fruit from bountiful baskets along with a case of mango's . . . thus there was a plethora of goods to utilize to make jams, salsa, jelly, etc from. Now added to our jars from last year are mango-raspberry jam, which I made with my Beehives this week (um, the best stuff ever!), mango jam, nectarine mustard, salsa, mango salsa, and cinnamon plum jelly. Stop by and take a jar or two!!! We also have apple butter, apple sauce, canned cherries (yeah no idea what I am going to do with them, but they are in my favorite jars and look nice . . .), strawberry-rhubarb jam, and I am sure that I have forgotten a thing or two. . . The peach butter I made last year went fast, as has the sweet onion jelly (although there is one still sitting patiently on my parents counter). I think I can handle another round or two. I want to make chow-chow and chili sauce still . . . but need good tomatoes . . . so we will see what else ends up in our pantry! Needless to say I LOVE canning!
Reading "Undaunted" by Gerald Lund . . . and boom . . . my Great-Great-Great Grandfather (C.J) Christopher Jones Arthur is in it . . . as himself . . . he was made the bishop of Cedar City in 1877, became a Patriarch in 1893 and was the 4th Mayor of Cedar City . . . my grandmother in the picture is the lady seated with the child on her lap, Jane Condie Arthur.
Can it be that summer is almost over once again??? NOOOOO!!! We in the Liechty home are not ready to surrender to the demands of school (well I'm not . . . Toph is going year round and hasn't had the luxury of a break . . . sorry luv) and the gray, wet, cold, snowy, slippery days of winter! The little bits of stress seeping in caused me to have a craft attack today . . . as you can see . . .
We have had some great times this summer though . . . so I don't feel inclined to sit here whine but rather remember the awesome times that we have had . . .
Today Toph and I went and saw "Dinner for Shmucks" . . . funny but it had some less than desirable stuff in it . . . When I got home I just felt like crafting . . . crafting . . . crafting . . . here are a few things . . .
This L is screaming for a little more love . . . we will see what I find this week . . .
Yeah I saw the pattern for this 3-D star wreath and had to make one . . . even though nothing in my house is blue like this . . . Bran if baby Dylan wants this for his nursery it is yours . . . this photo really doesn't do it justice . . . you are the only one I could think of with blue in a room in your house . . . anywho anyone else wants it . . . it is yours . . . it took me way to long to cut, fold, and glue these stars to rid myself of it . . . it really is cute!
We had fun celebrating the 24th of July this year by gathering for breakfast with friends and family before settling in to watch the parade!
This year our Stake President wanted all of the wards to do a float . . . and ours rocked the house!
I am ueber proud of the Young Men and Young Women who participated! You are all awesome!!! I was more than thrilled to cheer you on!
We seriously have an awesome ward and the Young Women are just over the top amazing!
