A twirly skirt for the birthday girl!

My sweet little Harper turns 7 this Thursday.  7!  Such a little lady now rather than a girl. I made her (and little sister) a twirly skirt for her disco dancing birthday party, which we held in our church basement.

I know its such a cliche, but where does the time go? She went from diapers and chubby hands and bottles to pierced ears and miniskirts and lip gloss in what seems like no time at all. Do you know that song by Harry Belafonte, "Turn Around?" It makes me tear up everytime I hear it...

"Where are you going, my little one, little one? Where are you going, my baby, my own?
Turn around, and you're two...

Turn around, and you're 4...

Turn around, and you're a young girl, going out of my door."

Happy birthday to my sweet, beautiful, confident, big-eyed, freckle-faced Harper Elizabeth... I love you more than I can say.

Thrifty Easter Finds

I LOVE decorating for Easter. Perhaps not as much as Christmas, but it's a close second. The cheerful  colors and bunnies and chicks brighten the dreary Seattle spring days. And if you haven't noticed yet, sometimes (ok, a lot of times) I like what others may consider tacky. "Tacky" makes me smile and makes me proud that not many others--who may have better taste-- have it! Since my youngest, Georgia, was born around Easter, it's even more reason to love the season and DECORATE!

I thought I'd share my Easter decoration finds with you... all come from Value Village or Goodwill, of course.

Any my favorite tacky Easter decoration.... wait for it.... a glowing fiberoptic Easter bunny head wreath!

I love these vases from my Grandma...

And even though they are unrelated to Easter, my new (to me) leopard couches from the Salvation Army!

And finally, here is a birthday banner I made for Georgia using Barbie fabric scraps, felt, and bias tape:

Happy Easter Season... here's to fun decorating!!