Not a fab gardener? No problem. Get bulbs!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of iBulb for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

When my husband and I bought our first house there were no flowers in the yard, just old dated bushes that needed to be torn out.  So tear them out we did, and I was left with a big bed of dirt ready for me to make fabulous....... and then I realized........... I'm no gardener!  

Not only am I NOT a gardener, but I had no desire to be pulling weeds and digging in dirt during all of my free time.  I headed to my local garden shop for a solution where I found BULBS!  I picked up tulips, iris, and lilies and had glorious dreams of gorgeous flowers with zero effort on my part.  

I could not have been happier with my choices.  It took a little while for the iris' to take off, but the tulips were gorgeous and the lilies took off like wild fire! Lilies come in lots of colors, grow quickly and are really reziliant.  I live in Wisconsin so flowers are batteling the elements at my house.  Now that we bought a new house I'm thinking lilies are a MUST for my new yard.  I also think bulbs give you the most bang for your buck to stretch your landscaping budget the furthest.  Every year the flowers got hardier and the flower bed more lush with zero effort on my part.  I'm still no gardener!

Maybe my favorite part of having bulbs is being able to cut them and bring them inside for gorgeous arrangments like these.  With bulbs I don't feel guilty cutting them like I do with other flowers that I don't feel are as hearty.

 

Perhaps the best part is how easy bulbs are to find.  You can get them pretty much anywhere even if you live in a small town like me.

Need more inspiration?  Check out iBulb Lilies on Pinterest! 

New favorite patterns! Ready for baby

My favorite part of pregnancy?  NESTING!!!!  I've been busy creating lots of goodies not only for the little girl we are expecting, but for all the baby showers I'm attending in the next couple months.  Now if only it would warm up outside.....

I  am loving these sandal patterns I found on etsy at this crochet pattern shop.  I've been making these little flip flops like crazy!  But these gladiator sandals may be a new favorite.

I also found, probably my favorite sewing pattern of all time, via Pinterest recently.  I can't stop making these "Bapron" bibs using the free pattern from Craftiness is not optional.  Here are just a couple of the ones I made up this past weekend.

I've been mixing my fabrics with some great vintage bias tapes.  I love the combination.  That middle fabric is a new favorite of mine too that I picked up on my most recent trip to JoAnne Fabrics.  They have some GREAT stuff in right now!!!!

.........................On this dreary day.......................

Keeping things fresh, with SCOPE!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of SCOPE for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

As a photographer I'm always giving my clients direction on posing and expression.  Which means I'm getting close, maybe even touching them to help them into a pose.  So fresh breath is extremely important to me!  Brushing alone doesn't always last and gum just seems unprofessional during a shoot.  So I am testing out the new SCOPE flavors!  

Mouth wash can be torcher right?  It stings your tounge and sometimes tastes horrible.  Well the sting of the tounge for me is something I chalk up to being effective, but the taste!  My new SCOPE tates fabulous, has minimal sting, and gives me long lasting fresh breath!  It's the SCOPE "Outlast" which promises to give you fresh breath up to 5 times longer than brushing alone.  You can also get the "Dual-Blast" which gets rid of strong orders like garlic and onion while killing 98% of bad breath germs.  And of course you can get "Classic" for fresh breath and 99% germ killing.

After trying the outlast I love how fresh it leaves my breath.  I feel confident in getting close to my client giving me  Fresh breath & courage, 1 oz at a time!  I also love that it's easy to find at my local Walmart!  So get fresh people!  Be sure to Like Scope on Facebook!