Maybe Matilda: Five Favorites and a Whole New Look!

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Five Favorites and a Whole New Look!

Have you noticed my blog's new look? My little sister, Bekah (an advertising/graphic design major at BYU), is amazing and gave me a makeover. She very subtly mentioned one day, "So do you . . . uh . . . do you like how your blog looks?" Kind of reminded me of the husband's, "Is that what you're wearing?" So discrete. But hey, if she's gonna offer, I'm gonna hit her up for free design work! 

Another of her many talents is sewing nagging my mom to sew for her! They were inspired by my crazy cat lady thrift store dress makeover and did a little makeover of their own on a less-than-lovely thrift store dress.
Thrift Store Dress Redo @ . . . doesn't everybody have a craft blog?
 Isn't she cute? I love the after--they shortened it up a bit, added little cap sleeves, and tied a ribbon around the waist. Nice! And courage in the face of awkward pictures must be a family trait . . . I'm looking back at my dress makeover before pictures, and here are Bekah's . . . we must both be missing the dignity gene. (Bekah, however, possesses the highly desirable body-of-a-Barbie-doll gene, and I'll never forgive her for that.)

I never knew you could spray paint shoes! Oh, the possibilities! How adorable are those flats?!

 I love green and purple together--they were actually my wedding colors--so of course I'm crazy about this necklace! And isn't that rosette neat, with the chain twisted in?

Jen was invited to Jessica's Pattern Remix Series at Me Sew Crazy (seriously, coolest series idea ever: take an existing pattern/tutorial, change it up, make it yours!) and created this incredible dress, inspired by a Shabby Apple number. It looks a-freakin-mazing . . . even better than the original!

Now that I'm gazing at that lovely dress, I'm not really sure I should be looking at something like this (I'd like to be able to fit into dresses that I sew . . . ), but really? Chocolate chip cookies, cookie dough ice cream, hot fudge, and whipped cream? Be still, my beating heart!

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15 comments :

  1. BonnieMay 28, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Thanks for featuring me! I'm so flattered! Grabbing a button :-)

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  2. Jenny, aka "Jengerbread"May 28, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    I like the new look!

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  3. LauraMay 28, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    love the new look (although didn't find anything wrong with the old look!).
    thanks for sharing all those great creative ideas!

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  4. Kelly @ Run With GlitterMay 28, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Love the new look.. I'm needing to do something with my blog very soon!

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  5. RachelMay 28, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Um, hi Rachel, it's me Rachel! As you may already know, you are rather fabulous. I gave you the versatile blogger award. Add it to your collection. :) Go read nice things about yourself!

    http://pleasedaspunch-rh.blogspot.com/2011/05/7-burning-questions-about-me-answered.html

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  6. elizabethMay 28, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    Loving the new look!!!

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  7. Heart and HavenMay 29, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    The dress you made is so cute. I like it with the cap sleeves you added.

    I don't remember anything wrong with the old look, but the new website look is fabulous!

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  8. Me and My Pink MixerMay 29, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Thanks for featuring my Cookie Dough Freeze! Hope you are enjoying this nice long weekend :)

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  9. CarannaMay 29, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    I love the new look!! What a cute dress make over, I love it - I might have to go see what in my closet could be re-made!

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  10. AnonymousMay 30, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    The Dress Redo is great...it's a whole new dress! And your features are always the best!

    ~Edi from http://memoriesforlifescrapbooks.blogspot.com
    (Blogger still won't let me login and comment!)

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  11. emily.May 30, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    i'm in mexico for the summer which means i can't cook or sew for 4 whole months.

    i'm bookmarking all my favorite american things now so when i finally return i can get started on my "summer" to-do list.

    rest-assured, i bookmarked pretty much everything on your site! you are just so cute! :)

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  12. KatyMay 31, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    Lucky girl! I wish I could find someone to redesign my blog, especially as cute as this!

    Thanks for your sweet comments on my blog. I'm a new follower of your blog as well. (:

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  13. HaleyMay 31, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    I am totally jealous of your new look, I need someone to design something for my blog...it's just plain pitiful. :(

    But, love the new look!

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  14. vanessaJune 1, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Love the new look of the dress and I HAVE to make the cookie dough freeze!

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  15. HalleboseNovember 10, 2013 at 12:59 PM

    The cookie dough ice cream is worth it ;-)

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