Wake-Up Wednesdays

Since Wake-Up Wednesday is a about doing kind gestures and making someone elses day better than it was I would like to start off with Thanking my husband for everything that he has done for me and our family the past 4 1/2 years. He is amazing and I could not ask for better. (I know he won't be reading this but its ok!) I LOVE YOU HONEY!


This challenge started last week and there has been two challenges so far. The first week was make something and give it to someone you don't know very well. Well, I didnt do good on this challenge. I did do a good deed for someone that was in need so that was my wake-up wednesday.

This week we were suppose to give others compliments. I tried to do this more than I would have any other days and it went pretty good. I didn't have anyone get super excited but I think that I did make a few people a little more happy than they were before the compliment.

OK, this week the challenge is to write a letter to someone that has touched you, inspired you, or helped make you who you are today. I will be writing a letter to my mother. Not only did she do such a great job raising me but she has helped me as an adult more than I could have ever imagined. Her and my step dad have done so much for me and my family and it was stuff that they did not ever have to do. I know she will be so happy to get this note but I also think she will think I am a little crazy cause I am not a sappy sappy person.

I will let you all know how this goes and would love to hear about anyone else joining in on Wake-Up Wednesdays!


Wake-Up Wednesdays
This is a great idea from a fellow blogger at I am Momma - Hear Me Roar. Her blog is one of my absolute favorites and you will see that I link back to her blog a lot when trying new craft ideas! I could sit around and read her blog for hours, o wait I have!!!

Ok so here is what will happen on Wake Up Wednesdays. She will post a service idea/suggestion on her page and then you have the week to complete that. I will be posting about my experience and what we did here on my page and I will also comment about it on her page.

This is not bragging about the good things we did but to show people that we not need to only think about ourselves but others also. It will inspire us and I hope to inspire others to do good deads also!!!

Check back on Wednesday to see our first service idea and how we will complete it and make somebodys day a little brighter!

HUGS, The Douglass Family

A treasure around your neck!

I absolutely love making these photo necklaces for people. To me they are a special treasure around one's neck. Any picture can be made into a necklace. I had a lady contact me to ask if I could make her little girl's one of their daddy. Their daddy will be getting deployed and she thought her girls would love having their daddy around their neck too remind them off him. I think this is precious and makes me proud that I can touch lives with these. These make great gifts too, my mom has many different ones of her grandchildren and love wearing them! I love wearing my kids and family around my neck!!!

New Project!

I recieved my new American Girl doll headbands in the mail this weekend! I knew that tons of little girls would love to have a headband for themselves and a matching headband for their favorite doll! These headbands can be made in any colors and bows can be added to them!!!
Here is the first attempt at the matching headbands!

They turned out sooooo cute and every little girl would love to have a set!!! My girls love them!

If you have any questions on how to make them please leave a comment! Thank you, Brooke

Third Birthdays Are A Blast!

I wanted to share another applique shirt idea that I did! My youngest child (Bella) just had her third birthday and when I would ask her what kind of birthday she wanted her response, everytime, would be "PURPLE!!!" So we did a purple birthday cake and I made her a purple outfit!!! I think it turned out perfect!!

Here is a picture of her birthday cake we made. It was our first attempt at fondant icing. I will try another cake like this for my daughters 9th birthday in July!!!


Here is Bella's purple third birthday outfit!!!



My best friend's little girl just had her third birthday too. She wanted me to make her a number 3 shirt and pigtail bows. This was very last minute so she just went home and found a t-shirt that I could applique on and then I found some fabric and ribbon that would be perfect for it! Here is what I came up with!



If you have any questions on my applique shirts or the cake I would be happy to answer them!!! Thank you for reading and following!! Brooke

Week #2 of ME!!!

Today was a crazy day and I am so sorry I am just getting to blog. I don't have any fun crafts or tutorials to share. The day flew by and I did not get much of anything accomplished. So today I want to share my second week of ME!
Tonight I am going out with a friend that I have lost touch with. We are going to dinner and a movie. I am way looking forward to chatting with her and hopefully getting our friendship back that we once had. I will tell you guys all about it this weekend!!!

I couldnt leave you without a couple pics!!!!
Here is Bella on the first day of preschool!!! She is so big and was so happy to go!!!

And here she is after we got home from pre school and she got into her sisters play make-up!!! She was loving her new look!!!