Singin in the rain

Rainy season... check.

Tornado season... check! check!!

But does it bother this girl? Not at all!!

It's just a little water ;)

I love the rain!!! I don't know why rainy days always have a sad, depressing connotation... I guess books and movies always play into the whole pathetic fallacy bit, but rainy nights give me the best sleep! And I'm not one who stays cooped up inside when it's pouring... I have 5 pair of galoshes and a pile of pretty umbrellas :) And currently I'm on the hunt for a good raincoat, because even the best and biggest umbrellas can't shield you from the oklahoma winds side swipin' ya...

But come rain or shine, how cute are these?!?!?

Bella Umbrella has the most beautiful parasols, I want one so bad!

Click to see her site, such cute stuff. She's located in Seattle, WA.

All images from bellaumbrellas.blogspot

Don't they make the sweetest photography props? I just love them!
Check out her blog as well, I especially love the photos with girls holding all the different colors and styles.
I haven't thought of raincoats since I was like 7, and had one from a trip to Knotts Berry Farm (which up until recently I thought was actually called Snoopy Land). I swear I should have been British... I could handle annual rainfall quite well I presume!

So obviously I had to link one of my favorite Glee moments to this post
The wonderful Umbrella/ Singin' in the Rain Mashup video on youtube
And yes, even Mandy Moore's version of Umbrella is one of my ring tones, it's so good

A Little Flag Banner

So many babies... so many gift ideas...

I love personalized baby stuff, especially for cute names that aren't easy to find stuff labelled with! And yes pink does seem to be the overkill color for little girls rooms, but I do like bold, sweet color schemes, and I couldn't resist this new designer print, thought it would be fun to use for letters :)

I loved this! I ironed on each letter to hot pink felt, so it was easier to sew on and had some weight to it. Also because I wanted the letters to pop a bit off the polka dots. I was going to use a lighter pink felt, but I was digging thru my fabric bins and used what I had. And I backed each triangle with felt as well, so it wouldn't curl up.

I love my trusty pinking shears :) Forgive me, the pictures aren't great, I'm a lazy crafter that takes pictures with my phone... It was fun and easy, just a Lotta repetitive steps...

My new find!

I finally cracked. And got some Toms. I still think they look like silly watersocks... but when I found one of my favorite little boutiques custom paints them in your choice of colors, I couldn't resist!

Super easy. I chose a peacock color scheme. She just tossed greens, blues, and purples all over, with tissue stuffed inside the shoes to keep them clean. And tada! Ready in 20 minutes! They had some really cute red ones, with white and gray all over for OU games.