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DIY Doll Storage

2013-03-27T10:06:00.002-07:00

Does your children's room ever look like a bomb went off in it? Oh, that's only me? Well, that's okay.

Since we're being honest here, our girls room looks like this probably 5 days a week. No joke.

THEY.ARE.MESSY.

Our two year old likes to try on 1897356198579578 outfits a day, so she literally yanks every item of clothing out of the dresser; puts on every.single.dress up costume they own, and then discards it on the floor. Yeah, you get the idea.

Add toys, Disney dolls and jewelry to the mix....it makes for a disaster area.

So yesterday, I decided to conquer the room. I filled up a gigantic rubbermaid with toys that they don't play with, and put it in the trunk for the goodwill. 4 bags of clothes also joined the toys in the trunk.

Once the room was deep cleaned and looking excellent, I still had the issue of not having anywhere to store their bigger dolls. If you remember, I already built something to store their stuffed animals, but I was at a loss on WHERE to store these dolls that would still be accessible to them.

So off to Pinterest, but no luck. All I saw was the American Girl doll storage, and that was just for one--I needed storage for more than that!

So I sat. And looked around their room. And kept thinking. Then I spotted the dead space under our 3 year old's toddler bed, and had the light bulb moment! I can build a custom drawer type storage to fit them all under there! WOOOHOOO!

I measured, looked around the garage and decided I could use material I had on hand. I took 1x4s and cut them down to 1x2.5 inches instead, so that with an inch gap between my two frames the total height would be 6 inches.

I built the first box according to my measurements I took under the toddler bed.

Then I built the second one.

I attached them with some scraps that came off my cut 1x4s--4 of them, one in each corner.

Then I realized that the current mdf sheet I had in the garage wouldn't work! So I ended up cruising to Home Depot to pick up two drawer pulls and a 1/8" thick sheet of MDF-my total being $9.11. I came home and attached my bottom and drawer pulls, and I had a super cool Doll Storage!

I am tickled with the finished product, and so proud of myself for coming up with an awesome, CHEAP design--all on my own! Which is a huge accomplishment, because, well, organizing thoughts in this head is a near impossible feat!

Hope this project inspires YOU to do AMAZING things!

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Spring Wreath!

2013-03-21T11:33:00.002-07:00

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!

It's SPRING!!!

And we've got weather to show for it--forecast shows 76 degrees today!

I just LOVE spring.

So naturally, I had to make a spring wreath. I did a little hunting on pinterest, and found some inspiration for my wreath.

I used flowers and ribbon I got from the Dollar Tree about a year ago, black letters I picked up at Michael's for a buck a piece and glittered them up, strung them with jute across the front of the wreath and it was done!

Super simple, yet gorgeous don't ya think?!

Oh course, I had to share my fresh painted front door--SO DRAMATIC! I love it, my door was so blah and dingy before. Now it looks like a completely different door!

The color is Red Delicious by Glidden.

HAPPY SPRING!!!!!

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Lime Green To The Rescue!

2013-03-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

I love beach cruisers. Sure, we don't live by the beach. But we can DRIVE to the beach. And then I can ride my beach cruiser all over the beach! Or, just around my neighborhood. Whatever tickles my fancy.

So I got this beach cruiser a few years ago for $75 at Walmart.

It was ALRIGHT, but I wanted a pretty, FANCY beach cruiser.

So I decided to buy a can of Rustoleum's Key Lime spray paint at Home Depot for $4 and went to town!

I disassembled everything except for the pedals and handle bars, and I wrapped those in plastic and taped them off.

After a few coats of primer, key lime and a clear automotive enamel, we put it back together and I squealed in delight!

I.LOVE.IT!

I actually left the rims the original color, but I like it and think it adds character to my bike! Besides, it would have been a PAIN to try and tape each and every spoke.

Not bad for under $5!!! Now I'm gonna cruise away, making people GREEN WITH ENVY! ;-)

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!!

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San Francisco Fun!

2013-03-13T14:59:00.000-07:00

So Hubby and I got the opportunity to go to San Francisco the last weekend in February, and BOY, was it fun!!!! We both had never been, so we were super excited to sight see and just spend the weekend in a beautiful city kid free!

We spent Friday night through Monday morning there, and we STILL didn't get to see everything that we wanted to see! But we can visit again, and totally plan to--WITH the kids!

Here's some fun pictures we took from our wonderful weekend away :)

Pier 39

Alcatraz

Prison Yard (yes that's the golden gate bridge back there!)

The great escape!

Golden Gate Park

The "Full House" house! It's a little different now :)

Palace Of The Fine Arts

If you're going to San Francisco, here's my recommendations:

Must DO-

Golden Gate Park- This park is AMAZING. We were staying right down the street from it, so we were able to just walk there. It's just a gorgeous park that stretches for 3 miles, with a botanical garden, a carousel, paddle boats (that I would HIGHLY recommend renting, just 19 an hour and so fun) and amazing scenery. It's no surprise that this is rated one of the most beautiful parks in the states.

Alcatraz Tour- Hands down the best part of our trip! I had bought my tickets on their website weeks in advance (it is recommended by the website that you do this, and was so glad I did..when we went to check in, they were sold out of tickets for the next two days! So if you're wanting to do the tour, buy the tickets in advance online!), so we were amped up to go see the world famous Alcatraz Island! It was surreal--so beautiful, and yet really sad. There were amazing views of the city of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, but I'd rather not be a resident there--LOL! The self guided audio tour was awesome and so rich with history told by old prison guards and inmates. We will definitely be going back to S.F. specifically to take this tour again only with our boys in tow!

Golden Gate Bridge- It was so incredible driving across the actual bridge that I've seen time and time again in the movies! It is MUCH bigger in person, and just constructed so beautifully. My favorite picture is the one that my Husband took of the bridge with the sun setting on the rolling hills. Amazing.

Palace Of The Fine Arts- This was free, and I definitely recommend checking it out at night-it's lit up and just takes your breath away. That's all I can say on it--you gotta see it for yourself. GOR-GEE-OUS!

There is probably 21093473847562435 other things that can be seen and enjoyed in S.F., but there wasn't enough time! So if you can stay longer than 3 days, DO IT!

Oh San Francisco, how I love you! I will come back again and we can continue our love affair, I promise ;-)

Oh Disneyland, how we love thee!

2013-03-01T06:00:00.000-08:00

March already?! Are you kidding me?! I honestly can't believe it.

So if you haven't noticed. I talk about Disneyland. Alot. And that's because we GO. Alot.

We have had annual passes since March 2012 (so we're coming up on our expiration date in a few weeks). It was kind of expensive, but we have never had them before and so we went for it.

And let me tell you, it was THE BEST investment we have EVER made. Our children enjoyed every visit, and I know we'll forever cherish the year of 2012 when we got to go to Disneyland 23094834059743986 times. Well, at least it SEEMED like we went that often.

Every.Single.Time we went was like it was the first time for our toddler girls, age 3 and 2. They light up the second we get on the tram, and the light doesn't seem to flicker until we are leaving the park to go home.

Their favorite thing seemed to be the parades. Our boys never cared for the parades (now 13 and 9), but the girls squeal and shout at each princess passing by, elated that they got to see their beloved princesses!

We celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, and the holidays--boy, did we have a blast!

Tired Girl

Our Anniversary visit

Love this one! She was NOT crazy about the ferris wheel at California Adventure. With her Auntie!

So thank you, Disneyland. Thank you for the great fun and memories!

All opinions are my own; I was not compensated by Disneyland for this post in any way.

When Sinners Say I Do for $1.99!

2013-02-05T17:40:00.002-08:00

Friends!

When Sinners Say I Do by Dave Harvey

I just saw on Amazon that this AMAZING book is on sale for $1.99 (kindle edition)!

I can personally recommend this book, we're going through it right now and it is AWESOME! Whether you're engaged, newly married or have been married for 20 years, this book is for you!

Not sure how long it will be on sale for, so pick it up NOW!

Rainy Day DIY Necklace!

2013-01-25T15:42:00.000-08:00

Hi friends!

Today it's been raining, which isn't too common here in Southern California. So I took advantage of the indoor weather, and decided to make a necklace inspired by a gorgeous piece I saw on Pinterest!

My oh-so-cute FREE Fabric Rose Necklace

Ok, so here's how to make it!

First, you start by making some Fabric Roses. I use a glue gun, twirl strips of fabric around the bud, gluing a couple of times here and there.

I then placed the roses how I wanted them to lay on a piece of felt and traced around them. After tracing, I cut on the inside of my line, so the felt would be slightly smaller than the actual rose necklace.

I hot glued them onto the felt, and added two pieces of ribbon to the felt.

I made two cute little bows, and hot glued them on the ribbon (note--I originally was going to tie them onto the ribbon, but I couldn't get them to "sit straight" so I decided to just hot glue them on!)

And there you have it! A super cheap, super easy fabric rose necklace!

Seriously, I made it with materials I already had on hand, so it was basically FREE!!! WOOOHOOO!!!

Happy Friday!!!

Valentine Burlap Banner

2013-01-16T16:32:00.000-08:00

Hellllooooo everyone! How is the New Year going for you?

We're doing great! I'm excited to see what this year holds for our family--new years are always so much fun!

So today I want to share with you this cute, simple banner I made.

My mantle was looking so pitiful after I took down my Christmas decorations. So I threw some stuff together, and left it alone. But the more I looked at it, the more I kept thinking that it needed SOMETHING extra....

Since Valentine's Day is coming up, I thought this would be PERFECT!

I printed out letters I found over at the delightful Shanty 2 Chic blog, and found some burlap remnants.

I cut out my letter triangles, traced the triangle with a slight overlap onto the burlap and cut out burlap triangles.

Using some twine, clothespins and my letters, I put this sweet banner up and BAM! Just what my mantle needed.

I noticed after taking these pictures that the bottom of the triangles were separating from the burlap, so I fixed that with my little ole glue gun.

Lovin' it!

It's a New Year-2013

2013-01-01T21:55:00.003-08:00

I don't make new year's resolutions. Simply because, I KNOW I'll never keep them. Lose weight, stop drinking Diet Coke (who would even WANT to do this?!), 32498732985723 projects for the house--you know, THOSE ones. I just don't go down that road.

We rang in the new year watching a redbox movie and listening to illegal fireworks going off around our neighborhood (FANTASTIC, I KNOW!). I really wasn't feeling the new year vibe.

Probably because this has been the hardest year of my life.

So as I laid in bed at 1am, trying to fall asleep, I decided to make a "commitment" for this new year. No resolution; no goal--a commitment.

I am going to commit 2013 to PRAYING FOR OTHERS MORE. I was totally convicted by the fact that I pray so much for myself or my current circumstances. But I'm not faithfully praying for others. And I NEED TO. Prayer is SO powerful, and definitely meant to be used for others. So there it is! I'm excited for the challenge, and look forward to seeing what God is going to do around me in other's lives!

Like I said, 2012 was by far the hardest year filled with a horribly painful trial. God has been refining me, and shaping me through it--most of the time, I've been struggling against it. But over the last month or so, I've actually been THANKFUL for the refining. It is helping me to see that I so needed to be walking a totally different pace in my walk--the way I was walking just wasn't cutting it. One area I'm working on is just living DAY BY DAY.....any more than that overwhelms me. That's just how I am.

Yesterday morning, I was reading 2 verses that really stuck out to me--

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No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Philippians 3:13-14

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WOW! This totally hit home for me. It applies to many areas in my life, and circumstances that occurred in 2012.

So this will be my verse for 2013. Oh Lord, help me live for you and allow this verse to penetrate me to the very depths of my soul!

Happy New Year, my friends!

May the Lord bless you abundantly this year, and may this be the year you grow closer to Him more than EVER!

DIY Gift Bags

2012-12-21T12:04:00.004-08:00

Almost Christmas! So excited! :)

Here's some gift bags I put together for different family gifts! They were super easy--I picked up a few two pack of bags at the Dollar Tree, and came up with some ideas for the front.

Cute Cute Cute!

I used scrapbooking paper, construction paper, jewels, dyed doilies and sticks--everything I already had!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Laffa Bread Recipe

2012-12-19T05:00:00.000-08:00

Howdy!

Today I want to share with you a DELICIOUS recipe I found for Laffa Bread.

Laffa Bread is a thick, soft flatbread. It is usually used to dip in and eat hummus. I absolutely LOVE hummus, and Laffa Bread is the perfect bread to eat it with!

So here's the recipe!

Laffa Bread

*7 cups unbleached bread flour plus another ½ cup in case the dough is little too sticky

*1 package dry rapid rise yeast

*2 tablespoons sugar

*1 teaspoon salt

*4 tablespoons olive oil

*3 cups of warm water

Combine the dry ingredients. Add the oil and water. If using a mixer, mix with the dough hook until the dough is very smooth, soft and elastic. If making by hand; after you add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients, mix by hand in the bowl for a few moments until well combined and coming together. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about ten minutes until smooth and elastic.

In all cases after the kneading, place the dough in an oiled bowl and loosely cover with plastic wrap. Then cover the bowl with a tea towel and place it in a draft free warm corner so the dough may rise. In about an hour, when the dough has doubled or more, punch the dough down. Divide the dough into 10-12 equal balls, and then roll the balls until smooth. Place the balls on an oiled cookie sheet. Cover them with a damp tea towel and let the dough balls rest for about ten minutes. Resting makes the dough easier to roll out.

Pre-heat a grill pan to medium. I found that the large non stick grill pan was the easiest to work with. Take a ball of dough in your hands and flatten it out on an oiled wood surface. Roll it out with a rolling pin or use your hands. Make a circle about 12 inches in diameter and place the Laffa on the hot grill surface. When you see the edges looking dry and the bread is poofing up turn it over. Laffa only takes a few minutes to grill. Place the finished Laffas in between some kitchen towels to keep warm.

YUM YUM YUM!!

Christmas Card Door

2012-12-17T16:51:00.004-08:00

So our house isn't the biggest. Sure, there's smaller houses. But it's a hair under 1500 square feet. So most of the time, I'm trying to come up with creative ideas on how to store and display things without taking up too much room.

That's when I came up with my Christmas Card Door idea!

I wrapped my entryway closet door in a cute wrapping paper found at Target, and then hot glued twine on the inside of the door. Add some clothespins, and WOOHOO! You have a perfect spot to display your Christmas cards.

Now if I could just get a few more, I could fill up my whole door!

SUPER easy fabric ruffled flower REFASHION!

2012-12-09T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hey friends!

Almost Christmas....16 days to be exact! Can you believe it?! Have you got your Christmas shopping done? Cuz I SURE haven't! YIKES!

So today, I want to share with you this cute little revamp I did on my 2 year old's shoes.

It began like this.

Went out to pick up a few things at the stores. Crowded as HECK. Went to Target to look for tennis shoes for her, because she's growing out of all her converse (side note--we like our kiddos to have fashionable shoes--doesn't need to be expensive, just cute. I mean, cute kids need cute shoes right?!), so we took a looksie. Target didn't have ANY cute girl tennis shoes. They DID, however, have some cute BOY tennis shoes. When my husband showed me a pair, my first thought was NO!!! Then, I considered for a moment--If I got these shoes, I wouldn't have to go to....dun dun dun.....THE MALL on a Saturday afternoon. I would be done looking for tennis shoes for her, if only until I have the strength and energy to put in another round of shopping to find some cuter ones. And THEN, the thought crossed my mind....I could REFASHION these and make them CUTE! So we bought them.

Holy Moly, aren't these CUTE or WHAT?!

Let's do a before and after:

Here they are. In all their "boy glory". Although super cute pattern. But very BOY.

ANNNNDDDDDD....

AFTER!

SQUEAL!!!!

Look at these sweet little toddler tootsies! Oh, how I love them!

The tutorial I followed for the flowers is this one from Ruffles and Stuff (Disney, HOLLA!)

Only I added a small pink circle in the center and a pink button :)

Very cute, chic and just plain AWESOME!

Do you agree?

Do you Advent? We DO!

2012-12-01T20:53:00.002-08:00

We have never officially celebrated Advent before. But this year, when I came across this advent focused book Good News For Great Joy by John Piper, I was DELIGHTED to download it and start the advent tradition!

So each day starting tomorrow leading up to Christmas Eve, we will be reading from this book! The layout is super simple, dating and titling the chapters for a daily devotional reading.

You can download it onto you computer as a PDF, or you can download it as a EPUB file which is formatted for readers like the Nook, Sony Reader, and Apple iBooks (iPad, iPhone, iPod).

It's also available for us kindle users in a MOBI file.

How to transfer EPUB file to Nook

How to transfer MOBI file to kindle

PLEASE join us as we start this tradition tomorrow! We are so excited to see what Jesus is going to do in ALL of our hearts these next 23 days!

So, you in?!

LET'S DO THIS THING!

Giveaway Time!

2012-11-27T05:00:00.000-08:00

It's that time again!

With the holidays around the corner, this would make a perfect gift or even a nice piece in your home for your guests to oogle over!

This scripture plaque comes with a sawtooth picture hanger affixed to the back, and the scripture is from Proverbs 22:6! LOVE IT!

Giveaway will end December 10th at 11:59pm! GOOD LUCK!

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PrintRunner.com Postcard Review

2012-11-25T19:04:00.001-08:00

Hey everyone! Can you believe it's almost DECEMBER? What in the world?! Where has the year gone?! It's really flew by for me.

Today, I want to share with you all how AWESOME PrintRunner is!

Back in May, I did a giveaway of 100 customizable 5x7 Postcards from PrintRunner. I received 100 postcards in return, so I was so excited to get started and design away!

PrintRunner makes it so easy to design your own cards! I used Gimp to make my template, and then uploaded it. Within minutes, my customized card was uploaded and ready to order!

I wanted to do a simple postcard that I could send to anyone, letting them know that I'm thinking of them.

When they arrived, they were EXACTLY what I wanted! I love them!

PrintRunner is extremely affordable! They do Banners & Signs, Business Cards, Calendars, Greeting Cards, Postcards, Stickers and even CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS!

So go over to PrintRunner and check them out!

I am thankful for...

2012-11-02T10:25:00.004-07:00

November. Is it REALLY already November?! Did the year fly by for anyone else? Sheesh!

Halloween....it was fun! The kids all dressed up and we went trick-or-treating. Lots of candy-which is GREAT for Me! LOL!

Ok, so today I want to share with you something we're doing for the whole month of November. When I saw these AWESOME "I am thankful for" printables over at Crafty Confessions, I KNEW I had to print them out right away for use! This is a great way to get your children thinking daily about the blessings in their lives, whether small or big. I laminated them and decided to hang them on the fire place, which is in the family room--we're always in here, so we'll be seeing them and being reminded of our blessings several times a day! I LOVE IT.

My children's ages are: 12, 8, 3, and 2. You can figure out which belongs to who-LOL!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Mega Swagbucks Friday!

2012-10-19T07:00:00.000-07:00

Do you use Swagbucks? I DO! And I've earned $50 in Amazon Gift Cards in 8 months! Don't believe me? Well look!

See? And there's days where I don't even use it at all-so when I'm consistently using it, I'm sure I could get nearly $10 in Amazon Gift Cards a month. If I'm not making sense, well here's the bottom line:

You use the Swagbucks search engine, and you get FREE gift cards of your choice! It really is as simple as that!

I LOVE using amazon for kindle books, so it's PERFECT for me!

The best way to win Swag Bucks is to use the engine for genuine search and discovery. Doing a ton of searches, or clicking on search results, will not increase your chances of winning in any way.

What I have found is that you can generally win a maximum of 4 times per day. Searching over and over typically will not produce better results than just searching naturally. To be honest, in my experience you will almost always win some bucks within the first 5 searches everyday. If you are lucky you might win again in the next 10 minutes or so, but you are usually better off searching a few hours later, maybe around lunch time.

Friday is "Mega Swagbucks Day" meaning you have a chance to win very large amounts, maybe even a 1000 swagbucks in one search.

I also subscribe to SBCodez Facebook, where they instantly post any code that comes up so that's extra codes on TOP of your searching. Awesomeness!

So what are you waiting for? Sign up under me and start earning giftcards! I promise, it really works! :)

As for us, we're heading to see a certain....MOUSE today.....

WOOOHOOOOOO!

Happy Friday All!

10 Minute Jewelry Holder

2012-10-16T13:16:00.002-07:00

Ok, so it's no secret that I love necklaces. And I needed a place to hold my necklaces. But....it got a little crowded. Would you agree?

(Excuse the quality of my pictures, my lighting is a little wacky in there!)

After brainstorming and perusing Pinterest, I came up with this idea!

I spent a total of $7: I bought a 6 foot round dowel, which is cut into three 2 foot pieces and some screw hooks!

Now I have so much room, I'm thinking I need to expand my necklace collection!

Hee Hee.

DIY Tombstones!

2012-10-11T13:00:00.002-07:00

Hi everyone! We are finally getting fall weather over here, PRAISE THE LORD!

So naturally, I've been getting in the fall mood. Usually we don't decorate for Halloween, except for our carved pumpkins, but this year I wanted to do a little something so I bought a few decorations and then decided to make some tombstones!

So here's a quick little tutorial on how to make your own tombstones!

I used some leftover MDF I had, and traced out 3 tombstones.

I cut them with the jigsaw, and then sat and admired them, crookedness and all.

I then painted them, cut out some funny names with my cricut and then hand painted the pictures on!

I attached them to some wooden stakes, and had some awesome, ridiculously inexpensive tombstones! Super cute, if you ask me!

Meet Firmoo--Quality Glasses At An Affordable Price!

2012-10-03T09:54:00.001-07:00

I don't wear glasses. My sweet Husband does, and even my kids! But let's be honest here--sometimes, glasses are a great accessory to add to a great outfit! YEAH, sign me up!

When Firmoo contacted me to review a pair of their glasses, I was all about it! They have hundreds of styles to choose from, and I had no problem selecting a SUPER cool pair that I thought would look just right on me!

When my package arrived, I was tickled pink with the nifty hard case that my glasses came with, along with a soft pouch and a soft cloth enclosing the glasses!

I put them on, and fell in love! SO CHIC!

Why choose Firmoo.com?

Here at Firmoo, we offer over 300 styles of affordable and stylish frames for you to choose from. Customers even can buy 8 pairs of different eyewear on our site instead of only one pair at the local retail outlet or mall with the same amount money. Different clothes, different mood, different glasses every day, sounds interesting, huh? And if you don’t want to rack your brain to think it over which style suits you most, we offer Virtual Try-On System that helps you see how you look with our glasses or sunglasses. You even are able to use your own photo to try our eyewear virtually, and also you can share your awesome try-on photo on yours and Firmoo’s Facebook wall and see what your friends think of it.

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Harvest Blocks

2012-09-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

So I did these a few weeks ago, and LOVED the way they turned out! Seriously, it was so super cheap! I used the scrap 1x4s in our garage, some fall scrapbooking paper....and my handy dandy CRICUT to cut my letters!

Cute right?!

(ignore my papers tucking out of the basket, lol!)

Love me some Harvest blocks!! :)

Mickey Mouse Birthday Party!

2012-09-04T12:12:00.004-07:00

Our youngest turned 2 in August, so I decided that since she LOVVVEEESSS Mickey Mouse, we'd do a Mickey Mouse birthday party! I wanted to keep it minimal because this summer has REALLY worn me out...but less worked out to be more, in this case.

Here are some pictures of the decorations!

The cake and cupcakes were made by an AMAZING and talented friend, aren't they GREAT?!?!

Super simple decoration: a painted clay pot, tissue paper and mickey mouse cutouts glued to skewers!

The banner was made out of mickey mouse cutouts from posters! Really cheap, and oh, so cute!

The cupcake stand is made of plates and painted candle holders!

The princess herself! She had a wonderful day!

Laminate Flooring-Halfway Done!

2012-08-03T06:30:00.000-07:00

Well hello there, friends!

Here we are, in AUGUST, which means that it's almost my favorite season of the year-FALL!!!! However, that ALSO means we've zoomed through the summer, and the break is coming to an end. Boooooo.

We are going camping for the first time as a family Thursday. I must say, I'm slightly nervous. But I've read quite a few blogs with camping tips on them, so I believe I'll be a little more prepared and ready to conquer tent camping. And, if all else fails, I'll just hop in my parents' 31 Ft. RV next to us. HAH! Camping with 2 toddlers will be a unique experience, that's for sure!

So we've been slaving away the past week trying to get our laminate floors in. We're halfway done. The living room and most of the hallway is done; next is the dining area and kitchen. Oh Lord, have mercy on my knees!

Here's a few pics of our progress-I'm LOVING how it looks. When we're finished, I'll post before and after photos....the tile we covered up (yes, you heard that right: we put laminate OVER TILE) was hideous. JUST HIDEOUS.

We still need to add the molding all around the walls, but we LOVVVEEE the way it's turning out! It looks great....and SO MUCH BETTER than the tile. But oh, you'll see. YOU'LL SEE.

So it's back to work this weekend!

Happy Friday everyone!!

A Sweet Girl's Birthday

2012-07-23T16:02:00.001-07:00

Hey guys! I promise you all, I'm reading blogs....just not updating because I'm out there, doing 1290437325894723984723984 things at once! Summer seems to do that to a person.

This past weekend, we celebrated our sweet daughter's 3rd birthday! She's our girl with paralyzed vocal cords....if you haven't read her story, you can read it HERE.

She had a BLAST. I decorated her table....It always seems like pictures never do the finished product justice: it's one of those, you had to be there, things.

Here's her table-

The picture was an engineering print from Staples, $3 and some change! I put it on insulation board, and painted the edges.

The "3" is also insulation board, covered in glue and pink glitter.

The sticks are spray painted yellow, and decorated with yarn pom poms!

Paper lollies in the front.

Painted table cloth

Painted vases.

All the works.

I'll have to do a post about the vases, FROSTED GLASS Spray paint is ahhhhhhSOME!

It was a HAPPY BIRTHDAY, indeed!

Now it's time to plan my next daughter's birthday!

(They're 12 months and 10 days apart. FUN FUN FUN.)

Keep cool, blogging friends!