Blog Makeover!

   I'm super excited and happy because I finally finished designing the new look for the blog. I'd been working on it for a few weeks and I really wanted to have it done for January 1st, but everything was too crazy here to make any progress. The first things to be ready were the little doodles from the header. They've been sitting in my computer for at least two weeks but last night I finally had enough concentration in my mind to finish it and make it public for my readers. In case you don't come here often or don't remember what it looked like you can see it here:

Changes I made:

• I've been wanting to have scalloped borders for a while so I went for an eyelet lace look for my background.
• I love colors so I obviously had to include all my favorites.
• Instead of my Halloween Picture I'm using my cartoon portrait by Rachele from The Nearsighted Owl that I think goes perfect with the design.
• I don't have any idea where the chair idea came from but I love how it turned out and of course I had to include my kitties (more about them soon).
• I took off the vertical separator lines from the design and the little frame around the images.
• I also made some changes in the columns.

What do you think?

Fabric Crush Monday #14

Scrap Grab Bag by Keyka Lou | Available here

   How pretty are Keyka Lou's pattern samples? I bet that in order to achieve such cuteness she goes through an extensive search of the prettiest fabrics available to combine with her awesome patterns. We all know she succeeds. So why don't give this scrap pack a chance? From the picture I think there are gorgeous and rare prints that can be yours for an awesome price. Go check it out!

Portrait by Rachele from The Nearsighted Owl

By Rachele

   When I found out about this portrait I stayed looking at it and smiled for a long time. I mean, it is super cute plus it was very unexpected and it seems to be inspired on the picture from my About Me. It was part of Rachele's latest giveaway, a very cute game that she came up with called Guess the Sponsor. To participate you had to leave a comment with your guess of who were the sponsors showcased in the portraits; beside the awesome portraits she provided a little bit of information about the sponsors and links to their respective blogs. I feel very lucky to have been part of this giveaway and one of The Nearsighted Owl's sponsors. What are you waiting for? Go see her awesome blog.

My New Colorful Hair!

Before

   This last two weeks have been so crazy in my life that I hadn't even had the time or the mood to blog. One of the things that happened in this period of time is that I went to a hair salon and got my hair cut and dyed colors in some areas. I'm SO in love with my hair right now it's not even funny. There are colors to choose from, pink, purple, blue, green and the colors that are getting mixed up from washing and fading. I know that some people do this kind of things themselves but my hair is too black and I have to get it bleached professionally, so I finally decided to do it and here are the results.

After

   What you see here is just a sample of the colors, there are some hues that are hard to capture in photos.

Some Cute Clutches!

   I wanted to share with you these clutches that I made last week. They were made with cotton fabrics and poly-resin snaps.

    I have to say that I'm super happy, these babies sold like we say here in Puerto Rico: "Como pan caliente con mantequilla" = Like hot bread with butter. I only have one left, the one with bears. I used a Japanese cotton-linen blend fabric for that one, it has the right weight for these clutches and I love it.

Fabric Crush Monday #13

Vintage Fabric Fat Quarter - Gold and Yellow Daisies - Reclaimed Sheet | Available here

   I already bought the sofa that I told you about in the last post (pictures coming soon), it is brown so I started to buy things to go with the new decoration for the living room. Turns out that everything started coming together perfectly for a 70's inspired decor, I'll use brown, orange yellow and avocado green. I bought these vintage sheet fat quarters to make cushions for the sofa. I'm still not sure if I'll make a patchwork or if I'll just make plain regular cushions. What do you think?

   Remember to click through the links in the captions in case you are interested to buy from this seller. I must say that I recommend her so far, my order was shipped withing 5 hours of purchase. That doesn't happen everyday. I'll keep you updated with the condition of the fabrics when they arrive.

Vintage Fabric Fat Quarter - Gold and Yellow Daisies - Reclaimed Sheet | Available here

Home Improvement - Living Room Inspiration

   I'm very happy because I'm finally going to be able to make a few improvements to my house. I'm starting with the living room and today I'll go pick a sofa and a love seat. I'm leaning towards brown so I thought I'd search a little bit of inspiration to have an appealing aesthetic in mind when I choose my new furniture. Then I thought I'd share it with you in case you are in a similar situation and needing inspiration.

Via

   I'll be taking pictures of the progress and sharing it here too, but don't hold your breath, I still have no idea when I'm going to be finished.

Via

Wish me luck and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!