Banner + Notecards Giveaway!

I am in the process of adding some fun new things to my Etsy shop soon. I am having so much fun creating fun felt banners!  In honor of this I have decided to give one away + a set of 15 personalized notecards.

You can enter below through Rafflecopter. I will announce the winner on my Facebook page when the contest is closed. The winner should contact me through the contact tab within 24 hours to claim their prize :) 

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My Visit to Magnolia Market

I use to spend all my free time watching  shows like Say Yes to the Dress. Soon after I got married the next season of life kicked in and I find myself watching HGTV frequently. 

I have recently become obsessed with one of their newer shows, Fixer Upper. There are so many things that I love about the show and the fact that it is filmed in Texas is the cherry on top. 

The show follows a husband and wife duo, Chip and Joanna Gaines, as they transform their own farmhouse and other homes in the Waco area. The team makes miraculous transformations and have a fresh industrial-farmhouse style. 

This weekend my husband offered to take me to Waco to visit their store, The Magnolia Market, and see one of their homes. I was thrilled about our random road trip to Waco to spend the day.

The market was a small space filled with Joanna's industrial-farmhouse style from head to toe. I was able to snag the last shirt they had in stock with a cute little goat on the front. I love the way that Joanna incorporates a lot of greenery when she styles the homes on the show so I purchased two artificial spring wreaths and a few faux succulents.

While we were in Waco we drove around and found a few of the houses that were featured on the show in the Castle Heights area. 

When I got home I was not sure what I was going to do with the two wreaths. Sunday after church we stopped by JoAnn's and I found a cute frame with chicken wire on it and thought they would look cute over it. I snagged two and painted them later that night and tied the wreath in front of it. It is simple but I am very happy with how they turned out.

If you have not seen the show, watch it! You will instantly fall in love with the Gaines family. I can't wait until the next UT game my husband wants to go to so that I can make a pit stop by Magnolia Market on the way. 

Laura's Big Day

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My cousin, Laura,  just got married Saturday evening. It was a beautiful ceremony at the Athens Country Club. I had the opportunity to take her bridal portraits at my parent's house a few months ago and I am so excited that we can finally show them off. She is a beautiful girl inside and out and I am so happy that she is finally Mrs. Hayes. 

Thanks for letting me have fun and be a part of y'alls big day. Prayers for you both for many, many years of happiness, love, and laughter!