snapshots from lately

My sister tried out a new braid on my hair... I love the way it turned out!

Over the weekend, I went on a little trip to the mountains & we got to see some horses!

We also explored a really pretty historic ranch that is being restored... more photos of that coming soon!

Field of sunflowers  //  Ice cream sandwich

Last week, my church had our Vacation Bible School, so it was a really busy week!!

It is a huge blessing to be a part of VBS every year, even though it is pretty exhausting...

My sister & I taught the 1st & 2nd grade class & they were a lot fun! 

Of course, they loved the bounce house!! :)

Chocolate ice cream with banana slices & chocolate shell... my favorite! 

I finished this blue bow headband last week & I am working on a coral one now!!

I will be adding them to my shop soon...

{hairstyle} the gibson tuck...

i recently discovered how to create this victorian hairstyle, the gibson tuck.

there is a really great how-to video (and photos) on this blog...

check it out, it's pretty easy to do!

today is a lovely fall-ish day... chilly, grey, & rainy outside! yay!!

it doesn't rain much here, so i am enjoying it!

has fall hit where you live yet?

hope you are having a good thursday!

:)

short hair.

so... yesterday, i got 11 inches cut off my hair! wow!!!

it has definitely been an adjustment... but so far, i am liking it!

(i think i will like it even more when it grow out just a little bit...)

:)

i will be donating my hair to beautiful lengths, in memory of my grandma, who passed away from cancer 6 years ago. also, for my other grandma & my great aunt, who have battled cancer & both lost their hair... here is a photo of me & my sister with them (taken in 2009). they both had chemo at the same time & here they are wearing their wigs... they are so special! ♥

a summer haircut...

over the past year or two i have been growing my hair out & now it's long enough to donate!! yay!! i really want to do something good with what God has blessed me with & since summer time is almost here, i definitely need something fresh & summery!! so lately, i have been checking out photos of the "long bob" style... here are some celebrity styles that i really like...

i am hoping to get the cut done sometime this week...

i will share photos when i do!!

:)

inspired by: braids

here is some pretty inspiration for your monday...

over the weekend, i bought one of these braided leather bracelets from something monumental. awe, they are so pretty.... i got one in teal, even though i really wanted one in every color!!

lately i have been so inspired by braids!! right now i have pretty long hair, so lately i have been enjoying braiding it more... soon, i will be cutting it (to donate) so i only have a little while left to enjoy it this long! it reminds me of when i was little, because my grandma always used to braid my hair! :)

anyway, i recently joined pinterest, which helped me to find all of this pretty inspiration... so fun!! (be sure to check out the rest of my "braid" themed pinterest board.) these are such pretty & "grown-up" ways to wear braids...

& i love this really cute idea from martha stewart.

i will definitely be trying to make this pie crust this summer...

hope you all have a lovely monday!

:)