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Fancy This Features #9 & An Award

January 31, 2011 5 Comments
* Don’t forget to enter our SCENTSY GIVEAWAY!! –> *
Only 2 days left to get entered!!!
Another new week already!?!?
It’s time to share our faves from last week’s Fancy This Fridays link up party!!! We had 36 link ups last week!! Exciting, right?? :) Well we think so!
Before we get into that though… Sweet Stephanie from Red Berry Crafts made our weekend! That lovely lady chose us to receive the Stylish Blogger Award!!! THANK YOU STEPHANIE!!
Steph is new to blogging but has some fabulous ideas!! Like this wall vinyl she linked up this week! It’s one of Kassi’s FAVE songs!! Cute, right?
You HAVE to see this AMAZING Tangled cake from Meghan at Domestic Sugar! Look at the detail on this lovely!!
We are so impressed with it!!!
Check out this super cute Calendar from The Crafty Girls of Crafty Girls Workshop. You can change out the pictures each month… LOVES!
And since it is the LAST day of Organization Month, check out this lovely idea for craftily organizing your stuff from Hani at Craftionary!!
Thanks to all you linking lovelies for linking to Fancy This Fridays last week!
We can’t wait to see what you come up with this week!!
For those that were featured, we hope you’ll grab a Featured on Truly Lovely button to share on your own blogs! The buttons link right back to this post, so you readers will be able to see exactly what was featured!
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Don’t forget you only have 2 more days to enter our first ever giveaway for $15 in FREE Scentsy from Kassi’s Scentsy Site!!
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Filed Under: Fancy This Fridays, Features

Fancy This Features #9 & An Award

January 31, 2011 5 Comments
* Don’t forget to enter our SCENTSY GIVEAWAY!! –> *
Only 2 days left to get entered!!!
Another new week already!?!?
It’s time to share our faves from last week’s Fancy This Fridays link up party!!! We had 36 link ups last week!! Exciting, right?? :) Well we think so!
Before we get into that though… Sweet Stephanie from Red Berry Crafts made our weekend! That lovely lady chose us to receive the Stylish Blogger Award!!! THANK YOU STEPHANIE!!
Steph is new to blogging but has some fabulous ideas!! Like this wall vinyl she linked up this week! It’s one of Kassi’s FAVE songs!! Cute, right?
You HAVE to see this AMAZING Tangled cake from Meghan at Domestic Sugar! Look at the detail on this lovely!!
We are so impressed with it!!!
Check out this super cute Calendar from The Crafty Girls of Crafty Girls Workshop. You can change out the pictures each month… LOVES!
And since it is the LAST day of Organization Month, check out this lovely idea for craftily organizing your stuff from Hani at Craftionary!!
Thanks to all you linking lovelies for linking to Fancy This Fridays last week!
We can’t wait to see what you come up with this week!!
For those that were featured, we hope you’ll grab a Featured on Truly Lovely button to share on your own blogs! The buttons link right back to this post, so you readers will be able to see exactly what was featured!

Don’t forget you only have 2 more days to enter our first ever giveaway for $15 in FREE Scentsy from Kassi’s Scentsy Site!!
AND
Thanks for reading Truly Lovely!!! Like us on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/TrulyLovelyBlog
Filed Under: Fancy This Fridays, Features

Meet our brother, Brent!

January 28, 2011 3 Comments
So you know there are two Laney Sisters… Kassi and Kayli!
But there are also two Laney Brothers… Yep! Brent and Toby.
So today, just for fun, we would like to introduce you to BRENT!
He’s a SUPER fun guy!!! And a REAL cowboy!
Brent, personal photo taken by Kassi
I gotta say when I was a little tyke, he was my favorite friend. I never really had a BESTIE when I was little since we lived in a small town. There weren’t a whole lot of little girls around that were my age to befriend.
So… I played with my little brother, Brent. And we had LOTS of fun.
We built forts out of blankets in the living room…
They never looked this good though…
We made elaborate plans for the day we were going to run away from home… Not that we wanted to run AWAY from home… We just wanted to go on an adventure. Like really elaborate… Once we stock piled mom’s watermelon seeds so that we could grow watermelon to eat on our big adventure… haha.
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We rode horses at our Papa’s.
Watched Nickelodeon at our Granny’s. 
And each got to pick a movie during the days home with Mom.
I always picked Heidi… Which Brent HATED…
But I got tired of watching Davy Crockett everyday too!! 😉



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 Now we’re all grown up!
Brent is going to be one of my fiance’s groomsmen in our wedding.
But he is still a SUPER fun brother!!
And we still hang out a lot when we can get together!
Hope you enjoyed meeting another of the Laney bunch! :)
Maybe someday soon we’ll introduce you to Toby…
Until then…
Do you have any fun memories with your siblings from when you were younger?? We would love to hear about them!
If you write a blog post about it and share the link we PROMISE to go check it out!!!
P.S. Our Fancy This Fridays Linky is happening RIGHT now… Just scroll down to link up your lovelies from this week!
 

P.P.S. I linked up that cool picture of Brent with his rope over at The Album on For the Love of Blogs!! :)
You can check that out here.
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Filed Under: Family Tagged With: Brent

Fancy This Fridays Edition #9

January 28, 2011 8 Comments
* Don’t forget to enter our SCENTSY GIVEAWAY over there -> *
The winner will be chosen Wednesday afternoon!!
Happy Friday Lovelies!!!
It’s time for the 9th Edition of Fancy This Fridays!!
It’s been a wedding crazy week in Kassi land!
Kayli has been busy with basketball games every weekend here lately!
She’s the boys’ team manager. She takes stats, in other words, and travels with the team… The coach is one of the leaders from church and he asked her to do the job. And she really enjoys it. :)
So that’s a quick update on us!!!
SO…. What little lovelies did you come up with this week??
I can’t wait to see!!!
I’m right in the middle of a whole lot of Silhouette cutting for our Save the Dates for the wedding… So I’ll post about that soon!

The hubs to be did buy me a Silhouette remember?
He’s a sweetheart! FYI… :)

Til then… Link up your lovelies here!!
It doesn’t have to be a craft!!! We wanna see ANYTHING that you have fancied up!!

Our faves will be featured on Monday as always!!

There’s only a few rules to this linky party…

Fancy This Friday Rules:
1) Must be your own project
2) Must be linked to that project’s specific post within your blog,
not the blog itself
3) Grab our party button so others can party too!
4) Share some linky love with the other participants, by visiting and commenting on their projects as well! We ALL love comments!!


Thanks for linking lovelies!!
And please enter our Giveaway while you’re here…
It’s at the top on the right hand sidebar! –>
OH… and if you haven’t already, please check out Jana of Giggles, Glitz & Glam… She was my blog swap last week… I thought I had one scheduled for yesterday, but it didn’t pan out… So Jana’s button is gonna be up another week! See it… Over there… —>
If anyone is interested in doing a Thursday Bloggie Bestie Blog Swap with me, that would be awesome!!! Just shoot me an e-mail at !

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Cross Stitch Pillow Cases

January 27, 2011 9 Comments
I haven’t posted anything crafty lately because most of my crafting energy has been focused on one lengthy project…
Cross Stitch Pillow Cases

I have been embroidering since I was 4 years old.
You know when you hear people say that you’re thinking, “Yeah right…”
Well, really I was. I have proof!
Our Granny taught me to embroider when I was just a little tike.
I have some pot holders that I made for her when I was 4.
She gave them back to me a few years ago… They’re rough. :)
About what you’d expect from a 4 year old girl. But I’m still kinda proud of them, so I saved them of course.
Anyway, this last Christmas my Nana (the other grandma) gave me a set of pillow cases with a cross stitch pattern on them and some thread.
Embroidery is one of those things that I tackle with a huge project, take a long break and then do another huge project awhile later. So I finally got around to those pillow cases! And their done!
Anyone can do a cross stitch. It’s so easy. Let me show you!!
Simply start with a set of embroidery hoops. You can get them for a couple bucks at any craft store. A pair of decent scissors. An embroidery needle.
An embroidery pattern. In this case, the pillow cases… And some thread.

First cut a long length of thread. Pull two strands from your thread (more than that is too thick usually, save the rest you’ll need it later if it’s a very big project.) Then thread your needle.
Now tie a knot in one end of the thread.
Place your pillow cases in the embroidery hoops at the point where you want to start stitching. You can’t see it here, but the side of the pillow case with the pattern is sandwiched between two hoops to hold it taut.

Start your stitching from the underside of your hoops. Then stitch a little cross or X following the pattern. They KEY is to follow the pattern as neatly as possible.

When you reach the end of your thread tie it off, again on the underside. Keep all knots on the inside of the pillow case where no one will be the wiser! 😉 When you’re ready to switch colors, again just tie it off on the inside.

This tutorial may have been unnecessary because it’s so easy and there’s
instructions on the package if you buy the pillow case sets…
But it’s what I’ve been working on, so I thought I’d share!

So what do you think??

I know they’re not the most popular style… But I have some that my Granny made me that I will always cherish. And I think they’re pretty! 😉

Plus they take forever to finish… So as a gift, they are a lot of work!
My mom crochets an edge on all of hers… Adds a little something I think. Except I don’t really know how to crochet…
Any other ideas to spruce up the opening?
Or do you think they’re lovely as is??
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Filed Under: Crafts, Sewing Tagged With: Cross Stitch

Kassi’s Craft Cave

January 25, 2011 8 Comments
This weekend I stayed home for the first weekend in quite awhile and did some much needed house cleaning and organization!!
I don’t think I’ve mentioned it yet… but the hubs to be and I are currently living with his dad in the house that he grew up in…
Long story short I got a job in a nearby town and it’s the perfect solution for us until we can find a place of our own…
My soon to be father-in-law has given me free rein to move furniture, clean up, organize and otherwise do as I please with most of the rooms in the house… YAY!
SO this weekend’s project was the catch all water heater closet tiny room. My crafting stuff and wedding stuff was pretty much starting to take over the bedroom closet and let’s be honest… the floor…
So I decided to turn the catch all room into my Craft Cave! When you see how small it is, you’ll understand the reason behind the term cave! :)
So here it is… Before.
This stuff shown here in the hallway was all sitting right in the middle of the floor before I emptied some if it out so I could get in there!!


See what I mean by catch all!!!
That’s a heater, air mattress, empty boot, hat and Scentsy boxes…
You get the idea… 
Here you see the pile of storage boxes… That lovely water heater… and a glimpse of a real treasure…
 The antique blue glass cabinet my moms-in-law discovered at a yard sale!!
NOW for the AFTERS…
I threw out some trash, broken and unrepairable items, vacuumed, etc…
And now…

You can see I moved that little vanity desk that was in that corner, hung up a little shelf I found buried in there, that sweet horse painting :)… and stacked the storage bins in one area.

Here you can see the vanity desk and chair become my sewing desk space. That cute window mirror got hung up to add a little dimension!
It’s got some real potential! I can’t wait to make it over somehow…

So what do you think of my, at least cleaned up and organized Craft Cave??

I would like to spruce it up in the future, maybe with some paint and a new rug… but this will work for now.

And how cute is this little cabinet??

It’s holding my sewing box, wrapping paper and a few books for the time being. Sorry I didn’t get a better picture of it… Had to crop another one to get this one…

So let me know what you think?? Any decorating suggestions that I could do on practically NO budget?? :)

I’m linking up to Sassy Sites Operation Organization here.

Check it out and link up your organization projects before the end of January.

I’m also linking to A Home Made by Kiki’s Organization Post link up!
Check that out here.

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100 Followers Celebration Giveaway

January 24, 2011 37 Comments
OK friends!!! We’ve been promising our very first giveaway at Truly Lovely…
And finally here it is!!!
We’ve surpassed 100 followers and we are just thrilled that you lovelies want to spend even a small portion of your busy days with us!!!
To celebrate, we are giving away a $15 credit to Kassi’s Scentsy site!!!
You can choose whatever you want to spend it on!
If you haven’t already heard of Scentsy, they are electric warmers, NOT BURNERS, that warm some amazing Scentsy wax.
The warmers come in three sizes; plug-in, mid-size and full-size.
Heavenly Plug-In Warmer
Enchanted Mid-Size Warmer
Wrangler Full-Size Warmer

They can be used in places where traditional candles can’t go such as classrooms, offices, hospitals, etc. And you can leave them on all day long without worrying about fire hazards!!
The wax comes in over 80 delicious scents.
Home Sweet Home and Christmas Cottage are some of my favorites for the current season!
Scentsy also carries Antibacterial Fragrance Foams for clean hands!
Room sprays in every scent!
Scent circles for the car in every scent!
And for the kiddos, Scentsy Buddies!
Cuddly stuffed animals with a yummy scent pak inside!
SO… This is your chance for $15 of Scentsy! Your choice!!!
There are several ways to enter!!
Please leave a comment for each entry completed.
Must be a Truly Lovely follower to win! 
1. Visit Kassi’s Scentsy Site, then come back here and tell us what you would purchase with the credit if you win.
2. Tweet, facebook, or blog about this giveaway and come back and share the link with us. One entry for each. Here’s a pre-written tweet just for you!
“I just entered to win Scentsy from @kassarie of Truly Lovely”
3. Like Kassi’s Scentsy page on .
4. Follow Kassi on Twitter
Thanks for entering our FIRST EVER giveaway!!!
And especially thanks for being a follower of Truly Lovely!!!
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Fancy This Features #8

January 24, 2011 3 Comments
Ah… Monday, Monday!
That means another Feature post from Fancy This Fridays!
Thanks to all you lovelies who link up week after week!
You know who you are! And you are AWESOME!!!
This week our first feature is this adorable Mr. & Mrs. pillow from the ladies at Sassy Style: Interior Redesign! I’m right in the middle of my summer wedding planning, so how could I pass up this lovely symbol of the married couple!
And they used cutout vinyl for the stencil!
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They also share how they made that cute ruffled pillow on this link as well!
So check that out too! FYI: It’s made from a throw!!!
Rosettes are taking over blogland… But they’re so lovely how could you resist whipping up a few!! Check out this lovely rosette necklace from Jenna at The Mommy Diaries!!! Love it!! Aren’t the pearls a nice touch?!?
And just in case you’re wondering how to go about making some lovely rosettes, Miss Ami at AliLilly shared a Rosette Tutorial!
She also made up some super cute Valentine’s rosettes, so check those out while you’re visiting AliLilly!!

There you have it! Features the 8th Edition!!!
Thanks for linking up all your lovelies ladies! We really enjoy looking over all your fabulous ideas! It makes it hard to choose just a few to feature!!!
For those that were featured this week, here’s a button we hope you’ll share on your blogs! It links directly back to this post, so your readers can come check out YOUR projects!!!

Can’t wait to see what you amazing ladies pull off this week!
See you Friday for another Fancy This Fridays!!!
Until then… Stay tuned, we have our FIRST giveaway coming up this afternoon!!!
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CSN Stores Review!!!

January 22, 2011 2 Comments
I am so stoked to announce that I am going to be reviewing a product from CSN stores soon!!!
Have you heard of them!?!?!
They carry practically everything you could ever imagine you might ever wanna buy!! They have over 200 online stores that carry everything from:
Stylish Handbags
MiMo Handbags Vintage Cami Handbag in Mushroom
Swing-n-Slide Newport News Wood Complete Play Set
To amazing Cookware!!!
Cookware Sets
Needless to say I am thrilled to have the chance to review an item from their stores!! If you haven’t already, hope you’ll check them out!!!
Stay tuned for my review coming up soon!!
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Fancy This Fridays Edition #8

January 21, 2011 5 Comments
Happy Friday Lovelies!!
We can’t wait to see what you’ve been Fancying Up this week!!!
We wanna see your design projects, your recipes, your Valentine’s Day decor, ANYTHING that you think is Fancy!! 😉
Link them up here!!!
Stay tuned later today, Kassi has a fun announcement to make!!
Until then, show us your Fancies!!!


There’s only a few rules to this linky party…
Fancy This Friday Rules:
1) Must be your own project
2) Must be linked to that project’s specific post within your blog,
not the blog itself
3) Grab our party button so others can party too!
4) Share some linky love with the other participants, by visiting and commenting on their projects as well! We ALL love comments!!


Don’t forget to check out this week’s with Miss Jana of Giggles, Glitz & Glam! She makes the most DARLING tutus for baby girls! You WILL love them!! :) When you do please leave her some blog lovin’!!

And if you haven’t yet, I guest posted over on Jana’s Glamorous Finds series yesterday! You can check that out here!

Thanks for linking lovelies!!!

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