Pinterest recipes are a gamble.  Many of them say that they are delicious and super easy to prepare … but after a few (hundred) fails, I no longer believe they are good until I have made them myself.  I have even started a new Pinterest board (Pin This, Done That: Recipes) to keep track of my successes!  I thought it might be nice if I shared my successes … to save you the trouble!  These have all been given the thumbs up by me and/or my family!  I am completely addicted to the Roasted Veggies with Garlic Cream.  I only roast veggies with coconut oil now … they are SOOOO good!

1.Taco Bake (pin/source) 2. Spicy Fish Taco Bowl (pin/source) 3. Creamy Tuscan White Bean Pasta (pin/source) 4. Cheese Puff Pull Apart Bread (pin/source) 5. Roasted Veggies with Garlic Cream (pin/source) 6. Cauliflower Soup (pin/source)

Follow my recipe successes on Pinterest here!

It is starting to warm up in Texas which has me thinking about fresh flowers, warm days and lots of time outside.  I have been sporting my winter uniform of black yoga pants, long sleeve black tee and running shoes for the past 4 months.  The time has come.  It is time for me to peel off my black yoga pants and put on something pretty.

What started all of this?  Recently an email popped in my inbox from Shabby Apple.  I started paging through their website and couldn’t stop.  So many feminine, vintage-y dresses, skirts, jewelry … the list goes on.  Shabby Apple was offering a $50 credit to spend on their vintage clothing.  I am drawn to all things vintage, especially vintage clothing.  I thought about keeping it for myself … for a long time. Happy for you, I decided to share this great giveaway with my readers and fans of Modern Frills.  A thank you,
of sort, for supporting my little business!

I have been loving dresses for Spring and Shabby Apple has a lot!  All pretty, girly, perfect … and yes, vintage!

1. black dress 2. nautical stripe dress  3. blue and white dress  4. pale tan dress
5. aqua and tan dress

And for my favorite accessories …

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If you are like me, you have scrap fabric leftover from projects.  Stripes, prints, solids … a slew of random fabrics that you love but don’t know what to do with.  Here are a few fun, easy DIY projects that are perfect for all of your leftovers …

1. Fabric Bandaids via The Pink Couch 2. Fabric Flower Pots via Under The Sycamore

3. Fabric C Clamps via Under The Sycamore 4. Quilted Cards via A Beautiful Mess

5. Heart Patches via Modern Frills 6. Keychains via Living with Punks

I have had 2 of these bins laying around my house for a couple years.

In the past, they had been used to store toys.  When we changed up a few things in my son’s room, they were no longer needed.  I tucked them in the top of a closet hoping one day I would figure out a new purpose for them. A couple weeks ago, an idea popped in my head … customize them.

Materials:

• fabric bins … I purchased mine at the Container Store several years ago.  They have similar available now.
• fabric scraps
• fusible webbing
• letter stencils  … I made my own by tracing letters I printed on my computer.
• Iron

This project is easy and doesn’t require any sewing.  For both of my bins, I decided to spell out “STUFF” in fabric letters … as these bins are great for all of the random bits that kids have strewn around their rooms.  Follow the fusible webbing instructions here when creating your letters.  Don’t be scared of fusible webbing.  It is simple and very easy to use.  Once you have your fabric fused with the webbing, trace your letters in reverse to the paper side of webbing.  Once traced, cut out your letters.  After heating your iron, peel the paper off of the webbing and place on your bin.  Follow the instructions on the fusible webbing packaging to iron your letters on the bin.  (tip: The bin was a little awkward to iron on.  I used a piece of cardboard on the inside of the bin to have something hard to press the iron up against … and to save my hand from getting burned.)

I made these bins for 2 of my favorite girls who were celebrating birthdays.  It is a great gift that works for almost any age … mine were for a 6 year old and 12 year old!

I recently came across this blog post over at brianna rose.  Love how she explains so simply the process of making your own facebook buttons … making one’s page pretty!

Here’s my before …

My Etsy Shop button and Pinterest button are blah and boring.  And now …

Just a mini facelift, but I love the way it looks … so much more fun to look at!

Happy Monday!

Valentine’s Day is creeping up and I am not ready!  Ava looked on Pinterest with me and these two are her favorites …

via here and here

and

via here and here

They are both easy and adorable!   Now she just has to choose ….

Lucky Star tee by Modern Frills

Now … for some luck in 2013, you might want to order one of these for the little in your life:)  Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day and every day.  I have a couple other new designs that I will be adding this week, including an especially sweet slice of watermelon!

I have a bunch of side projects I am working on right now, including …

• a chalkboard version of this sweet saying for my girl … because she really does have us all under her spell!
• my version of a Smashbook inspired by the uber creative momma behind Jacks & Kate.
• and a couple sweet birthday gifts for my niece made using some fabric scraps from my ever growing pile.

I promise to share these projects in the coming weeks!

(For the Buyer: top left, top right, bottom)

(For the DIYer: top, bottom left, bottom right)

Just when I feel like I am getting caught up with everything around me … up pops Valentine’s Day!  I am not quite ready to decorate as there are a few sprinklings of Christmas still laying around, but I am already thinking about what sorts of crafts and sweets we will be making.  And what is Valentine’s day without a cute tee …

I have already shared these two …

But here is another take on the heart tee, done in blues and greens …

Thanks to Letter B Photography for the beautiful photographs … and the super cute model!

Happy Holidays … from my family to yours!

My etsy shop is currently closed for the holidays.  I will also be taking a blogging break until after the new year.  See you in 2013!