My First Sewing Project

Ta Daa! Here is my first sewing project: a monogrammed throw pillow for the living room! The back is in a matching fabric to the B. It took me forever (1hr) to cut out the B and sew it on, but the actual pillow was a sinch (15  minutes tops). There are a few mess ups if you look close though...im working on perfecting the art! The colors look better in person.  I am hoping to branch into headbands as well :) maybe i will have my own etsy shop someday... someday far away. Any ideas for a creative name for my shop?

Book Worm Chic

Now that im not a student (this is the ONLY time in my life i can remember being able to say this) this is what i want to do to all the craptastic books i was forced to read...

ok. so i wish i could do this :) Lisa Occhipinti is a New England-based artist and designer with an insanely gorgeous and super creative series of book mobiles. I am jealous of her designs! Check her out on etsy!

Mixed Emotions

After 3 years of graduate school at Dallas Theological Seminary, I will be walking the aisle and shaking Dr. Bailey's hand to thank him for my Master's degree in Christian Education and Family Ministry. Out of all my graduations (high school, WOL, Liberty, DTS) this is BY FAR the most rewarding.... and scary. There is a big world out there... are they ready for what's about to hit them? It's Katie Bowman and she is about to take the world by storm! 

May 9th here i come!

Picture courtesy of Lowry Lou on flickr.

We're Famous!

ok, we are not really famous. but this fun site www.photofunia.com has lots of backgrounds you can insert your picture into. you can even be on the cover of Vogue :) I had lots of fun playing on the site, hope you do too!

Party in My Mouth!

It's my Birthday week and I could NOT have a better husband in the gift giving department...ok in the all around department. I have been whining for a Sprinkles cupcake for about a month now. My super fave is chocolate with coconut cream cheese frosting...YUUUMMMMY. If you have never had a Sprinkles Cupcake, you are missing out on something special. I dont know how they do it, but they make one intense cupcake! Anyways... Adam surprised with a dozen cupcakes last night!!!! I got to try one had never tried before....the peanut butter cupcake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing and sprinkles....SOOOO GOOD. Almost as good as Adam Bowman.....but not quite :) I do love him. Gosh. 

Anyways...i also want to give a shout out to Jenna Woestman who wrote me one of the single most sweetest cards ever, and the girls in my small group who made last night super special. I love you all more than you realize!

Now, go get yourself a cupcake :)

New Math

I need to brush up on my math skills :) Look at the whole collection here.

Someday I will...

Sew! I got this amazing sewing machine for Christmas, my mom just sent it to me in the mail though( she has been holding it hostage in Florida, who knows what she has been doing with it) Anyways, she just mailed it me so i could do my sewing projects over Spring break, but alas, spring break was spent in bed :( You should feel bad for me.  Now it seems I wont have time to sew until May 10th (the day after i graduate with my MASTERS!!! I'm dancing in my chair:)

Anyways, here are the fabrics I picked out. They go well with the liv

ing room color scheme, and i wanted them to bring some POP into the room. I have lived in my apt for going on two years and little changes here and there keep my life interesting.

...and here are some of the cute pillows by meringue designs that have inspired my thinking. Mine wont be quite as bright and prob wont be quite as cute either. Maybe i will supplement my work with one of their little beauts!

and so I will probably be starting these soon....I hope to atleast have one or two done before May when mom comes out(Note: i was exaggerating about not sewing until May, but only a little). I want to be able to show them off to her and Nanna :)

Now off to finish up some Amish friendship bread!