marching along

Wow what a busy month March has been! The times flies. I haven't blogged for a whole month! I am not sure if this will become the new norm but if so I am happy to still update "Tulle and Felt" on a month to month basis ;)

It is now my most favorite season- SPRING- YAY! And it has actually been feeling like it with the sporadic rain and moderate sunshine. I am happy :) And so blessed by what God has been doing in my life:

I am moving! Tomorrow actually! It came up quick and was pretty unexpected. I love when the Lord leads you in a direction that is totally awesome and out of the blue. After 2 1/2 years the dear Dandelion Home will be no more. All of us ladies felt like we were ready to move on and at the same time a couple (who are a precious couple) of my dear friends needed a roommate! So with that me and the Kulagas (Dave & Rita and their childrens Isaiah & Laila!) are renting a lovely and peaceful haven in Citrus Heights. It is perfect for us! And one thing I am very excited about? This will be the first time I have my own room in FOUR YEARS!! Haha, 4 1/2 to be really exact ;) Living in close quarters community has been such the blessing and I certainly don't regret any of it, however I am really looking forward to having a little more quiet space. But not too much quiet space because I will be living with friends and their precious kids which I know will be way fun!

bedroom inspirtation from Anthro


I am going to paint my room something like this shade of coral, wee!




One of my long time and super sweet heart friends Vanessa got married on the 10th! It was such a beautiful wedding and if we are Facebook friends I am sure you saw lots of pictures. However here are a few of my favs:


Us ladies out in front of the church :)


The Ceremony!



Beautiful bride!

Kiersten and Laurin were such fun dates, we had a blast and my favorite part was bursting into tears when I caught my first peek of Vanessa and her Dad waiting to proceed down the isle. Oh and when her Dad cried giving his speech, and well actually I had a lot of favorite moments ;) I am most happy to see their love and happiness together! Ok and another favorite moment- EK, the Mother of the Bride and also my dear friend, out on the dance floor! Haha, I love that lady :)


I spent time with my brothers this month which seriously is one of my all time favorite things in life! And not only did I get to see them and spend time with them (and my nephews!) individually but I got to see the 3 of them all at once! It may seem like no big deal to some but for me since we 4 are very rarely in the same geographical location I was blessed! James, Ryan and Jack are their names and I love them so! Here we are all together:



And my nephews are SO precious! This auntie does wish she wasn't a 3 hour drive away. However whenever we do get to spend time it's the best. This visit Rain was such a cuddle bug! We had some good bonding time :)


Here is a dress I made at me and Rita's weekly "Craft Nite"

I need to take in the back a bit but overall I was pleased with the outcome :)

Lastly it's not earth shaking news or anything but I am officially a blonde again, haha ;) I really enjoyed my red hair but I couldn't keep away for long :) Laurin bleached the top of my hair and it's quite bright- I really like it!

I took this picure after work one day, I was diggin my do ;)


I am really enjoying this time in my life. I am so excited about this next season with the move and starting up school again soon. Also I really am loving my job, I feel so blessed getting to work with the girls and everything else it entails! Wow Papa does know how to bring it ;)

Anywho that is all for now...Happy almost Easter!

tee-of the-week

In a previous post I had mentioned my desire to start a new project this year, one where I refurbish a new tee/sweatshirt each week. Being the 9th week of the year I have not completed 9 projects in a "one each week" time frame but I still have been keeping in step with the heart of my goal by refurbishing the old t-shirts I have had lying around! Here are a few favorite ones that I have completed so far: This top was just a run of the mill item from Charlotte Russe that I got at FreeStyle. The problem was there was a little hole on the top which for being so small was still pretty noticeable. So I covered that side with rick-rack and voila! It reminds me of something from Anthro now. (Just because of the big detail, not to toot my horn or anything ;) ) I also swapped out the buttons for some colorful ones to make it more fun.
This has been one of my favorite tee shirts for a few years. The problem is though with favorite tee shirts is they can really get worn out! This one had those annoying holes that thin tees get right where it hits the belt area of your jeans (do you know what I am talking about??) and also a couple smudges and stains from I don't even know what. Anyhoo I had this cool table runner that I thrifted and was waiting for a proper purpose to use it for. This was an easy fix - I just sewed a section of the runner right down the front and covered all the boo-boos! Haha now I can wear this tee again and not feel grungy. :)

This V-neck was already pretty worn out when I bought it from FreeStyle's half off rack. But I figured for $4 I could bring some new life back into it! To distract from the "balling" fabric (another annoyance of cute but cheap/thin clothing) I added some feminine details - the flower applique, ribbon around the waist to tie it and therefore giving it a different shape and then some lace on the sleeves. It's a nice updated basic that I have worn a few times already!

This project I was especially excited about. I saw a similar sweater at FreeStyle a few months back and thought to myself "Eh why buy that when I could make it myself?" But how many times do we crafty ladies say that and never actually complete the project? I found this grey sweater on sale at Target for $6 and thought it would be perfect for the job! It's nothing TOO fancy but still I am pretty pleased with it. I can stay cozy with it's soft material and oversize fit but still have some femininity happening. Here is a close up of the detail I did:
Here I am wearing the sweater, pardon the facial expression- I think the sun was in my eyes ;)

I have been wearing alot of this fuchsia color lately! It just keeps grabbing my eye ;)

I re purposed this discarded bulletin board from the girl's home that I work at. The fabric was in a batch of free materials I got from Sierra College's fashion closet a couple years back. I am glad to see it being used and am excited to hang this piece up at work! I attached the x's of ribbon so that pictures or whatever can be displayed on the board, this project was fun and easy :)




Photo collage I made with the Valentine Laurin gave me. It was a reminder of what I felt God was saying to me last month about this time in my life: Enjoy the season! And so I am :)

In closing me and my friend Margarita have opened up an Etsy shop! Nothing has been posted just yet but I will be promoting soon once we get things rolling. That is all for now :)

last day

Last Friday, January 20th, I worked my last shift at FreeStyle Clothing Exchange. A manager for 2 3/4 years and employed there for almost a total of 5 years, this job has been a significant part of my life! Bittersweet as it came to a close, I had a revelation that sounds a bit like it's out of a greeting card (probably because it is)

An end is the price you have to pay for a new beginning.

Pretty simple but a healthy reminder to me why I was feeling like I needed to move on. The cool part about leaving my job at the store is that I left on such amazing terms! I would even say the last 6 months of my employment there was the best. The staff throughout my whole job was always phenomenal and I enjoyed my job more and more as time went on. It was a really fun experience. Why then, you may be asking yourself, would I choose to leave?

About a year and half ago it was really on my heart to start working with kids, youth and families but I wasn't sure fully how to go about it. I started to go back to school for this reason but in the midst of it I still had this yearning desire to be involved with kids presently on a daily basis. Working in customer service was a great avenue for this kind of daily people interaction but I still was hoping for more. Making the decision to leave FreeStyle wasn't an easy one, like I said it was so much more than a job to me, but with God's grace I was able to go forward boldly and now I am starting my dream job in just a few days, working with teenagers at Koinonia Foster Homes!

A few months ago FreeStyle became more closely involved with Koinonia by sending donations to one of the girl's houses and collaborating with other events/fundraisers. Last month my former employer and dear friend Elizabeth and I had the pleasure of delivering a check to Koinonia which was the end result of our Christmas Fundraiser we did for the girl's houses.

I love this picture because it represents the store getting to reach out to the community but also here I am with my former employer and also with my new one! The Lord really blessed me with this new opportunity and has made the transition process not only peaceful but enjoyable. I love it when the Lord puts something on your heart and then totally makes a way for you, even though it took much patience on my part haha, yay! I am very excited to be on this new adventure :)



Also I had a birthday last week, woot woot! (It has been a very eventful few weeks!)
This year I was really hoping to keep it simple and not only did I get that but I also felt so blessed, loved and cherished by my friends and family, aw! My lovely friend Margarita made me a delicious salad and soup dinner followed with an all organic carrot cake because she knows those are all some of my favorite things to eat! (What a babe) Most of my close friends were there and we just had a fun night talking and spending time together. The next day Kiersten and I went for a hike and it was a gorgeous day out! We also had a fantastic time just talking and hanging (can you tell that is what I enjoy most?) while powering through the trails. "We are women, hear us roar!" ;) Pictures:




















Beautiful friends :)



My amazing cake!



the end :)