I love FREE things!

I have about 5 minutes to myself. Both kiddos are sleeping and the hubs is at a movie with his brother. So, I wanted to share something I came across the other day, Printable Alphabet Bunting

from Ruffled. I love the idea of being able to download any letter to make up your own banner in minutes! I printed out READ to hang above the rocking chair in Rileys room where we read to her everyday.

When you download, make sure you notice there are sometimes several options per letter so you can mix and match! Have any other free downloads you want to share?! I'll take 'em!

Enjoy!

Not Just a Bag!

See that ugly looking bag on my dining room table? And yes, I do all my crafting on the table. I am constantly wiping chunks of hot glue off of it! Lord, please bring me a craft space, amen. Ok moving on. Every time I pulled the car into the garage Riley would yell, "Mommy, your purse!" Finally one day I looked up and saw this bag on the top shelf. I have a mustard color purse that looks alittle similar so I totally get why she thought it was my purse. I pulled it down one day to see what was inside....golf balls! Go figure. I asked the hubs if I could have it and of course he sure, "Go ahead, it's lined with fur, maybe you can make something out of that." Well, to be honest, the fur grossed me out, so I cut it out and threw it away. And started making these little flowers out of the bag. I l.o.v.e them! This one has an alligator clip on the back so I can either wear it on my clothes or in my hair. I also bought a plum colored purse at the LuLu's Outlet sale ($3.00) only to get it home and realize the zipper was broken! Bummer....But I cut that up the other night and made flowers similar to this one. Next up, headbands of course! My friend Stephanie made these embellished flip flops and I may just have to invest the $4 for the shoes and use my left over leather to embellish with these bad boys! Happy Weekend! I am thrilled my husband is coming home tonight after almost 3 days of being gone. Hopefully Mommy can get some sleep!

What We've Been Up To!

We have been mighty busy around here. Playing in the creek, driving all over town looking for Toy Story toys, finger painting in the backyard and spending endless hours staring at the most gorgeous, smiley, happy baby boy! I feel like life is going by in lightening speed and I am just trying to soak up every minute with my two little ones. I have even found a little time to get my craft on. I have been working on a baby shower for a special someone who reads my blog, so pictures will have to come after! =) Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

A Must Do!

I have been going gaga over this laundry room transformation over at Show & Tell!

I was thinking, why can't we do that? The ongoing problem in my laundry room is that we throw dirty clothes on the floor until there is a full load. The baskets under the washer and dryer is genius and so cute! Right now the room is grey but I plan on stenciling this pattern in a lighter mustard color. Worst casw is it doesn't turn out and I have to repaint it. Because I spend so much time in here (it also is our pantry) I want it to be nice and cozy. I don't think we'll ever get around to putting a chandelier in there but it's a nice thought huh? Anyway, I would like to get this done by the end of the summer, wishful thinking? Maybe!!

Please go over to Show & Tell and check out the rest of the makeover!!

This and That

I love this picture of Riley and I. It was taken on my 25th birthday. I still wear that shirt and it happens to be one of my favorite! I get so many compliments on it that I thought I would make a similar one but with a plain white tee. I bought the OP shirt at Walmart for $3.50 and bought the fabrics there as well, most of them costing me $1.50/yard. I love the feel of the shirt and of course the price so I must go back and get more colors. I really enjoy embellishing shirts and after being at TJMAXX this morning, I have many ideas in my head.

I have really been wanting to buy a pair of plum color sandals so this shirt inspired me to go spend a giftcard I have had since my birthday. Yes, I have had a gift card in my wallet for shoes for two months and haven't spent it yet! Now thats discipline. Actually, I was just waiting until I could reach my feet to spend it! Now that the baby is born, game on!

Avery Update: He is soooo yummy! I am smitten! He loves his mommy. He smiles already which warms my heart (and it's not just when he poops!) He is allllllll boy! He makes really loud grunting noises when he sleeps, sometimes it's cute, but at 2am, not so cute. He rarely cries. He rocks the mohawk and makes it look effortless. I am obsessed with my little man!

A place for my pretties!

I have had this oval shaped frame for some time and just haven't had the time or the imagination to do anything with it. Until I saw this post by a wonderful blogger named Disney. Isn't that such a great name? And she is equally as darling! But I was so bummed to visit her blog yesterday and see that she is hanging up her blogging hat for now! She is going to keep her site running so we can all check out her amazing tutorials!

I wanted a place to hang my favorite necklaces, although I only really wear the one with all of our initials on it. I just love being able to represent my family on my neck =) When I look in the mirror, it reminds me of how blessed I am! Anyway, I just sprayed the frame, sanded it a tad and added a burlap and 2 muslin rosettes. Then I just used the wire that was on the back to hang the picture. I love it and so easy!

Slightly Overwhelming!

Yesterday I went into Rileys closet to get her a dress and was so overwhelmed at the amount of clothes in her closet! Alot of them didn't even fit her anymore! So what was suppose to be a 5 second pick out a dang dress, turned into an hour and a half of organizing her closet. Since we were stuck at home all day (Riley is sick. Yes, I said sick and I have an 11 day old. Oh yeah, and she didn't go to bed until 2am lastnight.) I figured it would be a good time to tackle the project. All her winter and bigger size clothes went up top and her summer stuff down below.

My husband doesn't get me sometimes but I always have to have "projects" going or I am going to lose it! I didn't even take a picture of the organizing I did in her dresser, now that was a biggie!

Some of her stuffed animals may have disappeared in the process, I'm just sayin. =) And to my sister Amy, see all the piles of clothes? Those are coming to your house next!

Happy 4th of July!

Today we ventured out for our first real outting (besides walking to Safeway 3 days after Avery was born, big mistake, I hurt for the rest of the day!!). We went to the 4th of July celebration in the park. I have to say, I was slightly disappointed that there wasn't more for Riley to do. She of course had to do the bouncy house and then we walked over to Caper Acres so she could play some more. This afternoon, everyone but me took a nap (go figure!). Avery woke up every. stinkin. hour. lastnight, so I think I am at the beyond tired stage. You know, the one where you can't sleep you are so tired? That's ok, he is so worth it!

Hope you all are having a nice relaxing holiday weekend!