Git R' Done

 It seems like I always have a long, ongoing list of projects to do around the house.  It is never ending.

  

The other day I was in the mood to get a few done!  

This mirror was first.  I recently repainted the frame and it was seriously just sitting on the floor for weeks.  I am happy to report it is up on the wall, hanging happily!

Next was a pile of necklaces that needed to be fixed.  There was  about 10 necklaces that I haven't been able to wear because they just needed one little ring to make them wearable again.  YAY for new jewelry!

Check out my new headboard I scored for $10.  Yes, it might fall on me in the middle of the night and smash me because I miraculously managed to attach it myself.  Who knows how well I did at that job... so far it seems to be holding up =)

Next is this sucker.  The boys need a new dresser SO bad.  They have been using the one I bought 6 years ago for Ryker from Walmart.  It sucks.  The entire top drawer is missing ha.  So tacky!

This baby has been sitting in the shed all summer.  I have stripped all the paint off and I just need to finish it!  I am to indecisive on a the color to paint it though.  It feels like such a "permanent" choice... partly because there is no way I am going to go and strip it again!! It is a good and sturdy dresser though and I adore the big handles.

 Hopefully I will get to show you it all cute and finished soon!

Oh Valentines Day...

I have mixed feelings this V-day....

Happy, sad, silly, mad... let's leave it at that =) 

 I adore this day o' love partly for the decorating possibilities!  This has to be one of the funnest holidays to make and buy stuff for.  I love it! I got so much inspiration from Pinterest this year. 

In addition to my vintage valentine display, I whipped up these babies....

 I have to be honest.  I totally made them last night.  I had all the supplies for weeks and never got around to it.  I was DETERMINED to finish them, even if it was just for one day.  At first I hated them and I was going to quit.  I kept going and tweaking them a bit and now I love them.  I think the color combo is perfect too.  I wanted them to match the convo hearts in the jars. 

I found this darling valentine idea for my kiddo's classmates HERE.  Aren't they sweet little "love bug" cards!?  They were so quick and easy.  We even made his teacher a special valentine.  He said she hates spiders so we glued one in a jar and poked holes on the top to make it look real. 

 Hope your Valentines day was super sweet! XOXO

Simple and Sweet V-Day Backdrop

I love doing themed photos of my boys.  When I saw this blog post I knew it would be perfect for a backdrop as well as decor.  I couldn't get the link to work for the actual post but if you go to her DIY section you will see it =)

 It is pretty simple.  All you do is cut one inch strips from construction paper and staple them together.  I hung my heart chains on a rod in front of a white blanket and had my little man pose away.

 I think theyturned out so sweet! They make the cutest deorations to hang around the house too.

Quick Party Hats

 How did these babies almost escape my bloggy mind?

Ok, so this isn't really my idea.  I found the idea via Ruche.  

Can you say simple!?  I did mine with some scrapbook paper and crepe paper I had on hand.  I used a lot more hot glue then sewing.  All I used my sewing machine for was to gather the ruffle, which was made from cheap crepe paper.  It worked like a charm too! 

 I made these hats for New Years Eve. We had a little day party with some cousins =)

I *might* just have to make me one for my birthday next month!

Project PJ Pants

 I did it!! I managed to make 3 pairs of Christmas pj pants for me and the boys this Christmas.  I have always wanted to have a holiday pj tradition and I am so glad I squeezed these in with the craziness of Christmas. 

There is nothing too creative about them.  I used basic pj bottom patterns and clearance fleece.  I think adding tops would have been a pain in the butt so I kept it simple :)  I even managed to use the leftovers to piece together some for me... look at my legs in the above photo, you can totally see me hack job HA!  I love working with fleece though, it was like sewing into butter.

This is quite possibly my favorite Christmas photo ever =) I am extremely pleased with my self timer skills! We all look so happy... happy until those dang wall tracks kicked my butt in the photo below!

 Off the subject here but, did anyone get those wall tracks??? OMG worst decision ever.  I swear I read the directions and I STILL didn't leave enough room on the left side to fit in one of the tracks.  I was SO mad.  I ended up crying.  The boys didn't really care that I just wasted 7 wall strips. SEVEN wall strips that don't come cheap and that I would have to get more of before the track could work right. Grrrrrr!

Long story short, I hit up after Christmas sales the next day and picked some new strips up.  Today I tackled the tracks again and won :) Thank goodness. 

Pretty Presents

Eeeek so excited for Christmas to be here!  I am crossing things off my "to do" list like crazy.

Wrapping is DONE!! I can't believe I wont be spending the wee hours of Christmas Eve wrapping. Ahh, feeling so accomplished :)



I did extra pretty packaging for my family presents. I didn't want to spend too much time making them fancy but I did want to make them special.  I used whimsical wrapping paper from Joanns and the rest of the supplies were from thrifting trips.  I even let my 5 year old practice his writing on the name tags.  He did such a good job.  I love his cute letters, you can't buy a font like that :)

Sorry if the sun in the pictures is blinding you.  I am having fun playing with light in photos these days.

Sweet Scrap Tutu

THIS was one of my first "pins" via Pinterest.

It wasn't a tutorial, just a photo of a DARLING little girls scrap fabric tutu.  I fell in love!  Had to make one!  Since I have no little girls of my own I jump on opportunities to make gifts for girls.  This year I get to exchange Christmas presents with my brothers family.  They have 3 girls and another on the way.. WOOT!! You know what that means... it is a scrap tutu factory over here! 

I am making 3 different skirts with 3 matching skirts for the Disney Princess dolls the girls are getting from Santa.  They are going to be SO cute.  I am using lots of vintage sheets and pillowcase fabrics that I already have on hand.  One of the best parts to making these was picking out all the fun fabric I FINALLY get to use!  These sheets have been sitting in my closet forever, it felt so nice for my scissors to meet them. 

I can't wait to see them wearing them.  I already made both my boys try them on so I could see how they looked... that didn't go over so well =)

Busy Bee

I am SO stinkin proud of myself this week.  I got so so much done.  I shipped of a load of hats EARLY... that is pretty unheard of. I made 5 out of the 10 new items I want to have in the store for this January, February and March.  Found and ordered supplies for the others!  Seriously so happy.

Since I finally had a little down time I managed to bust out some fun stuff.  I rarely ever find time to craft for myself anymore, there is always to many other things to get done.  I am sure you all know how that game goes. Anyways, I had a dinner party to go to and I really wanted to wear a pair of grey sweater leggings with my high boots.  Do you ever plan your outfit around one thing like that?  I always do!  I thought this dress (shirt??) went cute with it but it was so plain.  I had to spice it up.  Soooo, I plugged in my glue gun and gathered a bunch of cream colored scraps and pieced together this belt---

Eeek! I love it so much.  I miss wearing my own creations :) Oh yuck and please don't look too hard at the first photo... my boys are disastrous when they brush their teeth! 

Our Mario Bros Gang

Can you tell I like "matchy matchy" costumes :)

This is what me and the boys are dressing up as this year. 

MARIO, LUIGI and PRINCESS PEACH!

The outfits were super easy to put together thanks to the Savers thrift store :) 

All the little details were made using felt and fleece then hot glued on. Can't get better than that right!?

I am excited to blog hop and see what everyone else is wearing this year!  Maybe get an idea for next Halloween.

Painted Pumpkins

FINALLY crossing this project off the list!

What do you think?  I think they have the creepy thing down ha ha. 

The only question now is where to put them.  Here they are on top of a bookshelf.  It works for now. 

One of these days I will have to show the rest of my Halloween decorations.  I am loving the fall time theme!  So fun :) I don't want this season to end. 

Will I ever get sick of the smell of  my pumpkin spice candle?  I think not!

Pleasantly Surprised

Lately, I have been including a free gift with every single order I receive.  I want to make everyone feel like they are opening up a gift when they get a package from me in the mail.  I have spent many nights playing around with my supplies trying to come up with something sweet that would work for this project.

I came up with this....

Aren't they all so cute lined up?!  These particular bow headbands are made from felt.  Maybe I will try fabric or even lace next... and maybe on a bobbie pin for the adults :)  SO many possibilities.  Yay for surprise freebie gifts!

A little of this, a little of that.

Hi friends! Sorry it feels like I have been a little.. Ok a lot...  MIA the past few weeks.

I am super excited for the weekend!  My littlest guy turns TWO!  We have been planning a "Gone Fishin" party for him.  I told myself not to go all out this year but I couldn't help it.  There is a TON of cute stuff to be shown off soon... can't wait.

 I also made a bunch of these little flowers and thought I would share.  I am using them in my packages for a cute little touch.

They are from a pack of pre-punched paper!  All I did was punch them out and glued em together.  They would be cute as a banner or other decoration around the house.  I got them at JoAnn in the scrapbook section.

I am SO excited to share these too!! I love them all so much.  They all remind me of some kind of vintage, whimsical daydream :)

Ahhhh so pretty! 

Have a lovely weekend.  I will be back with birthday pictures. YAY!

My friends are lucky!

Today I am going to a friends baby shower.  I went all out on this little guy.

Exhibit A:

 I have an obsession with matching :) Everything *must* flow.

The crochet goodies.  A Romeo hat, matching booties and a sweet little rabbit rattle... it doesn't really rattle but it was super cute ha!

I wish I could have shoes like these in the shop but the truth is they take SO much time, more than a hat if you can believe that.

This blanket is made from men's flannel shirts and backed with the softest stuff I could find.

I really love it and want to make one for my boys.  I saw the tutorial HERE and tweaked it a bit.  It is a great gift for little boys and somewhat fast/simple.

My mom did the entire trim for me, thanks Mom!

I used the scraps from the shirts to make these jammie pants.  The bottoms are made from the sleeve cuffs.

I can't wait to see her open it all!

Boho....or No no??

My cutie patootie neice had a birthday Monday. 

 I ended up making her a "boho" styled hat with a few different clips she could use with it.

I really love the whole slouchy hat look on adults, children and older babies.

DO YOU?