Lovin' it.......

I can't tell y'all how much I'm lovin' my Silhouette Cameo! I found these awesome serving trays the other day, and since we're such big ROLL TIDE fans, I knew what I'd have to do with it.

I love how fun these are and the endless possibilities I have now! WOW, these would be super great Christmas presents! I can do these in any color combination (just make sure that you have either red or blue in it, as that's the only two colors of serving trays I can get right now! LOL!). Great for High School football parties too!

Thanks so much for stopping by! If you'd like to see how much these are, please feel free to stop by my ETSY STORE . Are you ready for some football?

Make your own plates ~ Another Dollar store craft

These plates were so much fun, and super-duper easy to make too! I bought 2 ceramic plates at Dollar Tree the other day....thought this would be a fun weekend craft for Ms. M. and I to try out. I've seen these on Pinterest before (I know, who hasn't, right?) and was a little skeptical on how they'd turn out (the markers not washing off). Well, I was delightfully surprised!

As you can see, Ms. M. is at the table with all of our supplies: plates, sharpie markers (in a ton of colors!), tape for our home-made stencils, and that's it! (Oh my, oh my, this would be so much easier with a Silhouette! LOL!....Santa, can you hear me???????)

All we did was figure out ahead of time what we wanted to do. Just beware, once you've marked on the plate, you can't erase it, so we were pretty careful :)

I wanted to do a monogrammed initial plate for my soon-to-be initial wall in our bedroom. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.

I wasn't sure of what Ms. M. had decided to do, but I LOVE what she did!

This is a great idea to do with the kids, especially when it's 98 outside, with a heat index of 110! It didn't take us long to make them. After you get done with your art, place in a 150 degree oven for 30 minutes and they're done!

Great idea for a grandparent would be to outline the kids hands on a plate, have them color it and date it! I love the monogram plates too....very frugal idea for a dinner party and will only cost you $1.00 per plate!

I can’t thank y’all enough for stopping by and taking a peek into my little craft world! Please be sure to leave a comment, I love and read each one!!! I'm sharing this decorating idea with the following link-up parties:

CraftOManiac
TaterTots and Jello
Uncommon Designs
Savvy Southern Style
The 36th Avenue
Five Days, Five Ways
French Country Cottage
I Should be Mopping the Floor
At the Picket Fence

Summer Beach giveaway.........

Happy Friday to everyone!

I hope y’all have had a great week and have an even better weekend planned with family and friends! I’m looking forward to this weekend! Soooooooo, to help kick off the weekend, let’s have a giveaway, shall we?

“What can I win?” you say. Well, what about your choice of one of these:

Or one of these:

For the hat:
You’ll have your choice of white, pink, navy, tan or brown. It comes with a three-letter monogram in your choice of thread and font (found HERE )

For the beach tote:
You’ll have your choice of lime, pink (not pictured yet), royal blue, red or yellow. It will come with either a big, fat initial, or a smaller set of 3 initials. See the above linky-dinky-do for the fonts to choose from.

“How do I enter to win?” Well, my dears, that’s super duper easy! For your first entry just say “HEY”! Yup, that’s it……just a small little “hi” will do it. Now for extra entries, you can do these things:

Like my SouthernTraditions page on FB

Follow me on GFC or Linky Tools, or both!

PIN anything in my Southern Traditions 2 Store and come back and tell me what you Pinned.

Follow me on Pinterest

Blog, FB, tweet about this giveaway

Be sure you leave a separate comment for everything you do for more chances of winning!!!!

This contest will go through May 11th at midnight CDT. Good Luck everyone!

What's new......

I've been busy trying to find something new to sell :) Well, I found it!

Curlz font

These hats are all the rage this year for the beach! Cute, floppy, personalized, fashionable, but most importantly, will help keep those damaging UV rays off of your face! I've loved getting a great tan each summer, but now that I'm getting older, I've noticed the damage those rays can do over time. I'm making one of these cuties for me this summer!

Black Jack Font

BoysRGross font

Walter font

Monogram Font

These are also great Derby hats! With the Kentucky Derby coming up next week, then the Preakness and Belmont Steaks (you know you need one for all of those Derby Parties!!!!) you'll be the hit and envy of the event!!

Hmmmm, don't need one for a Derby party? How about to garden in, or a hat to match your game day outfit for your favorite college football team? These would be super cute with a vintage scarf wrapped around it as well.

For now, they come in white, tan, brown, navy and hot pink. Each of these colors are only $20 with your choice of font for the 3 letter monogram. Black is available too, but for $25. Each will ship Priority Mail for $8.00. Please go to my Southern Traditions2 store to order yours! Or, you can just purchase one through here!

Colors

White $20.00 USD Hot Pink $20.00 USD Brown $20.00 USD Tan $20.00 USD Navy $20.00 USD Black $25.00 USD

Monogram Initials

First name Last Name Middle Name

Be sure to include your intials (first, last, middle) font that you'd like from HERE and thread color. If you have any questions, please either leave a comment or feel free to email me at torritom@juno.com. As always, thanks for coming by to see what I've been up to! Have a BLESSED weekend!

Blessed..........and a Giveaway

Blessed. Here’s Merriam-Webster’s definition of the word:

1 a: held in reverence : venerated b: honored in worship : hallowed c: beatific < blessed visitation>
2 : of or enjoying happiness; specifically: enjoying the bliss of heaven —used as a title for a beatified person
3 : bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune

A couple of verses from the Bible:

"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:3).

“ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3).

I feel truly blessed! Here are just some of the reasons I feel this way…

I’m a child of God, and He loves me, even with all of my faults 
My Husband is pretty awesome! He puts up with my craziness and loves me anyway!
My kids…… enough said!
I’ve got a roof over my head
Heat in the winter and A/C in the summer
Plenty of food to eat (too much maybe?)
Great friends and family
Super customers that keep me busy and make me smile!
And so many more reasons……..I could go on forever!

So, because of this, I’d love to giveaway a set of kitchen towels! You’ll have your choice of color, either white, brick red, black, cornflower blue, sage green or tan. With the white kitchen towels, you’ll get two of those with your choice of thread color and font for monogram. With the colored sets, you’ll get one kitchen towel and one matching pot holder! As always, your choice of thread color and font.

For your entry, all you need to do is just tell me how you feel BLESSED!

For additional entries, please feel free to share this link on your blog, tweet, facebook, or pin it!

~ Like my SouthernTraditionsBoutique Fan page (top right corner of the blog) on FB for another Entry.
~ Follow me on Pinterest
~ Pin any of the items in my Etsy Store
~ Follow my blog on GFC
~ Sign up for my newsletter (3rd button on top right hand side of blog)
~ Add my SouthernTraditions2 Etsy Store to your favorites.

PLEASE BE SURE TO DO A SEPARATE ENTRY FOR EACH THING YOU DO! That way you’ll have more chances! I would love to get to 500 FB fans, so if we do, I’ll give another set away as well! The more entries, the more giveaways, so help spread the word!
*****This giveaway is open to US and Canada only please :) ***** Pin It

New fall/Halloween appliques available

I've been busy trying to get some samples done of my new Fall/Halloween appliques.



You have your choice of font for the initials. Will not be done on this type of orange dot, but one that is similar.



CUTE CUTE CUTE!!! Your choice of initial and name under it. I've got a super cute orange fabric with spiders that will be used for this. Can also do another color in solid if you'd like ;)



LOVE this! Comes with your choice of initial, then name underneath.



Who doesn't love Candy Corn? All I know is I need to stay away from the real thing this year, as I can eat a whole tub in one sitting! LOL! This sample is done in Tinkertoy font, but you can have your choice as well.

If you are interested in any of the above appliques, please leave a comment with your email addy and I'll get in touch with you for special pricing!

Feel free to go HERE too. I have a lot more appliques listed.