Framed Art!

Lucas brings home a ton of pictures from school, I love them all of course but have to choose the ones to put up! I do have some on the fridge but I loved this idea for my laundry room!




I just spray painted some old frames I had, I wanted a fun color! I love this blue!



Hung up the frames with a couple of nails.




Then hung the clips with some nails also. I think it's pretty cute! Now I can fame some of Luke's art work and change them out often!

This project cost me a total of $2 for the clips! I had the frames and the spay paint! Yay! Go me!

I more than likely will not be blogging next week, I am going to spend my days with Lucas, visiting friends, being lazy, going on a trip, eating good, and having fun!

Have a great weekend!

My week in pictures!

Cutest Little Debbie cake stand ever! Ha!


My little sunflower seedlings!




Made a Shabby Rag Wreath.

Luke had his first ice cream cone!

Invites are out for the shower I am throwing! Only 2 more weeks to get everything done! Yikes!


Lucas playing outside!

Lucas playing Peek a Boo!

Luke's first encounter with a june bug, he named him Landon (his best friend at school, ha!)

Have a great weekend!

Random Phone Pics!

Have I said how much I LOVE my iPhone lately!? Well I do! I love having a phone that takes an OK picture when I need it because I have never been one to carry a camera around and with a funny 2 year old I am always needing to take a picture of something and I am so glad I'm not missing anything! Not to mention Instagram! I am so hooked! As you can tell, ha!
Even have Brent talked into getting an iPhone, now that's something! Ha!



Last night Brent walked into Luke's room and told me to come here and this is what I saw.
All his cars (that he could find) were lined up in his book case, looked like a used car lot or Papaw's house ;)



Another thing that I have discovered! These cups, I've been seeing them everywhere for a while now and just didn't want to shell out the extra money. I usually can't use the same cup twice without putting it in the dishwasher ( I'm kinda a weirdo about it) but when I went to Wally World last week I spotted them and they were pretty cheap so I snagged myself one and one for Jessica so she won't have to use her old styrofoam cup at work anymore, and I will say I love it! Yesterday I drank twice the amount of water I usually do because I could just fill it up instead of taking a ton of bottles with me! So this morning I filled it with sweet tea instead of being tempted to stop for some! So much cheaper and easier!
Why didn't I think of these?! :)





Last week Nester was talking about map art, you know when you get an old (or new I suppose) map and wrap it around a canvas? Well I got to thinking I could do that but I'm not into maps so I thought I would get a poster size picture printed out and wrap that around a canvas! So I did and here is the out come!



I love it! The only thing I will try to change next time is the luster of the print I'd rather it not be so shiny but honestly the shine shows up way more in the pictures it really doesn't look this shiny in real life.



A top of my newly filled hutch!


I think the hutch is DONE! For this season any way. Yay!



This is how Lucas fell asleep last night, so sweet!


Hopefully you noticed the sucker in his hand!


Had to get another. This Instagram is so neat-o!



Sleeping toddlers are the best ;)

Happy Wednesday!

Party Time!

A food Party that is!

Friday night I hosted a Tastefully Simple party at my house and it was so much fun! I love having people over and using all my fun dishes! And the food was so yummy as always!



A few of the dips we tried.

The best beer bread ever!

Everyone's Favorite! It is served with "Twisty Grahams" a graham cracker pretzel, so so good!

I really enjoyed everyone who came! I had a small group but I think everyone had a great time! Including the 2 year olds and the dogs! Only at my house ;)

I can't wait for Kristin's and Miranda's Parties in the next month!

Had to post this:

I am making my friend's little girl a dress for her shower and I am so excited! I worked on the bow to match on Saturday and it is done! So now I have to start on the dress, hopefully I can get it done this week/weekend!

My very first bow :)

Weekend Round-Up!

What a busy weekend we had! I guess spring and summer brings that out :) Friday evening Desiree and I cooked up a storm for a little craft fair my good friend Miranda put on! We had baked potato soup, creamy chicken and wild rice soup, muffins, cookies, and drinks for sale at our booth on Saturday. There wasn't a huge turn out but food ALWAYS sells so we ended the day pretty good. A lot of my friends and my sister in law was there so it was a fun day! Desiree and I at our booth, aren't we cute! After the craft fair I loaded up Lucas and Chloe and we headed out to the race track where daddy was! We got there just in time for dinner and to get to bed. Sunday was race day! We had a blast! Brent won 4 rounds!! That is a big deal! I was so happy for him, he had been getting pretty discouraged. It was a beautiful day! I even got a little sunburn :) Yesterday Lucas and I stayed home. He wasn't feeling very well and I needed to catch up on lots of house chores. Brent gave him one of his racing magazines and Lucas was so thrilled he ran into his room and this is how I found him 20 minutes later! He looked at that thing all night! It is so cute how into the racing stuff he is! I've got another busy week this week. Wednesday evening I'll be in the Nursery, Thursday is bingo! And Saturday I am having a yard sale at my house!

New Nephew's Baby Shower

Brent and I will be getting a new little nephew in January! I could not be more excited! I think I am almost as excited to see Waylon as I was to see Lucas, it's a different type of excitement but I cannot wait! I really didn't know if I would ever get to be an auntie! Kristin, Brent's sister didn't know if she would be able to have any babies and my brother Shaun is very involved in collage and not really looking for girlfriend, I don't think. My bother and I didn't have cousins growing up so I am also very excited for Lucas to have that special relationship!

Kristin's baby shower was Saturday I knew I wanted to make something extra special for her! I love making diaper cakes but hers had to be over the top! And I wanted it to express her personality; funky but modern and stylish! So without further adieu my masterpiece!

Ok I know it needs some explanation... The bottom is a huge box of diapers I wrapped in wrapping paper tied a ribbon around it (with some help of some hot glue of course) and the "W" is a wooden cut out I got at Hob Lob and spray painted white. Next layer is a hat box I found and glued some wooden feet to it. It was full of some baby stuff that I found the most useful with Lucas, I also spray painted those little feet. The top layer is a can of formula I decoupaged with scrapbook paper. With a sock monkey around it! Brent specifically asked for a sock monkey to be on it. Lucas' "Mr. Sock" was a life saver when he was little sometimes it was the only thing that could calm him down.

So there it is! I loved making it and cannot wait to make another! (hint, hint to a few girlies)
The shower was a success Kristin got a ton of great, useful stuff! I could not be more excited for her and our family!

Kristin, my mom and I at the shower.


Desiree and I at the shower.