The vlog that made me prematurely gray

Okay so I actually already had the grays but seriously doing this vlog almost made me go off the deep--end. Normally I re videos with my FlipCam and edit them in Camtasia (amazing software and only $99 for Mac users, $300 for PCs boo) but I decided to use my Canon 60D since it is much better quality. Well...turns out it imports as a .mov file which is extremely hard to convert to an mp4 and Camtasia won't upload .mov files. Long story short....this took forever to put together, I used a sketchy service to convert the first half to mp4 and it left a water mark. Oh and you will notice 12 minutes in, we change clothes! That's because my nifty camera shut off after 12 minutes on the tripod. 

Wow that felt good...to vent about this dang thing. We had fun doing it though! Sorry if our answers are long and drag on, I would have trimmed stuff down in Camtasia but I don't even want to go there. I realized I am pretty long winded but hey...at least Ernie is cute (and yes we have tombstones in our formal living room).

Part 1

Part 2

If you made it to the end...I commend you! I should have made a huge announcement at the end or done a surprise giveaway to see how many people actually listened :). I sound like a little girl on camera. And Ernie sounds like a pig :-)

So a question for you bloggers....what is the best way to do a vlog? I don't like using the camera on my laptop and love the quality of my 60D but hate the mess it makes. I am on a PC too (and have no interest in switching to a mac). Thanks!!!

Rosette tutorial

I found myself pinning tons of flower and rosette tutorials and finally told myself "Stop pinning! Start making!". I ended up finding this video and it was so informative and so easy. I wanted to be able to make cute rosettes without having to bust out a needle and thread. Here are some of the ones I've made

My video tutorial

(sorry the video is so small, is there a way to make it larger?)

Here are some pictures to guide you through the tutorial

1. All you need is fabric, fabric scissors and a glue gun. The thinner the fabric, the easier it will be to make the rosette.

(Fanning is my maiden name)

2. Cut 1.5 inch wide strips of the fabric. The longer the length, the bigger the rosette will be. I made mini rosettes and cut the fabric about 12 inches long.

3. Fold one end of the fabric hot dog style in half and in half again. Secure with a tiny hot glue dot. Roll the first 2-3 inches of the fabric (that is folded) to make the bud of the rosette. Secure with hot glue.

4. Now you can get creative. Fold and twist the fabric around the bud and secure with hot glue every 2-3 folds (watching the video will help you understand better). Once you are out of fabric, hot glue the tail end of the fabric to the back of the rosette.

Here are my finished products

 I am hosting a bridal shower on Saturday and thought the rosettes would make great bows

You can use rosettes for so many different things! Here are some ideas:

-Headbands

-Necklaces

-Pins

-Bags/pouches

-Gift wrapping

Question for the day: have you actually made any of the crafts you've pinned on Pinterest?? Or are you a serial pinner who hasn't made anything?