Vegas Baby!

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

I can not believe it's June and I still need a sweater here in Wisconsin.  This extra long winter has me daydreaming of warm vacation spots but my budget doesn't excatly allow for a huge splurge.  Lucky for me Southwest Airlines Vacations offers some pretty amazing deals and I have my eye on Vegas baby!

Vegas is the prefect adults getaway.  Whether your traveling with girlfriends or making it a romantic getaway for two, there is always something to do in Vegas and there is no better way to see it than leaving the kids home with grandma and grandpa!  The last time we visited Vegas I was 7 months pregnant (poor timing for me, but it was for a wedding so I couldn't exaclty control it).  Although I still had a ton of fun and there is plenty to see and do without partying too hard, but they call it sin city for a reason!

You probably didn't even realize you could get vacation packages through an airline, I know I didn't.  I assumed I would have to use a travel agent or spend hours online scouring for deals.  But Southwest Vacations always has the best Las Vegas Vacations. 

Southwest Vacations offers discounts on well known hotels like Excalibur, Rio, Bally's and more. Some deals even include food and beverage credits!  Sign me up! Not to mention your bags always fly free with Southwest Airline Vacations so you don't have to worry about packing to many fabulous shoes or bringing home all that loot from the amazing Las Vegas shopping! 

If Vegas isn't your thing Southwest Vacations offers packages to over 80 destinations and can arrange flight, hotel, car rental, show tickets, attraction passes, tours and more!  Have you been to Vegas?  What was your favorite show?  I'm off to call Southwest Airline Vacations, see you in Vegas! 

 

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.......................