Looky!!!!!!

Today I was featured at The Crafty Crow!


Go check it out.... I must figure out how to keep better track of where and when I am featured somewhere. It's like cleaning the bathroom. Something I think about but just keep putting off!

My Front Door

At long last I was finally able to attack my laundry room this weekend.

If your home is anything like mine the garage door is the front door.

No matter how hard I try everyone uses this as the main entrance into our home. And it was not a pretty site!

We used it for a dumping ground. I have to admit I had already picked it up before taking these before pictures.

I went with a custom green that I had scanned, from a sample of fabric, at my local Lowe's. I was nervous about what it would look like when dried. But, it really did turn out nice and I love it. The door got a new coat of black and is still waiting for a second coat.

Drumroll... this is the first thing that I have EVER sewed. I had three yards of fabric just waiting to be put to use. So I decided to sew a nice skirt for the workbench area. It got a bit tricky {not working with a pattern} trying to get the pattern in the fabric to match up. But all in all it worked out pretty good.
Now onto the kiddos bath room...I'm thinking a nice shade of green {smile}.

{pneumonia}

Well Hannah won... that is she one at the first kiddo to miss class ,this year, for being sick.

It's inevitable this time of year. Allergies are at an all time peek. And regardless to our ritual drug takin' one of us is bound to get sick. This time it was Hannah, again.

Almost to the day last year when she was diagnosed with walking pneumonia we where back at her pediatrician. However, this year, being a year older ,she is able to take the pill versions of the antibiotics rather than the liquids. HALLELUJAH!!!!!

We almost did a happy dance right there in the office. Visions from last year's "white" liquid still were to fresh to even think of.

So my blog has suffered this week. I do have to put the children first {smile}. I am just thankful it wasn't my hubby who got sick this time around.

Yikes...It's Monday!

Boy... was that ever a fast weekend! I hate starting my week out when I feel like it's all I can do to keep my head above water.

Wanted to share with you a few "finds" that I found and did a little touching up to.

Sorry that I don't have any before shots to share. I hadn't planned to share these but my little canon was returned to me this weekend and thought I'd put her to work.

I had some random frames picked up at Goodwill over the past few weeks. They have just been sittin' in the garage waiting on their calling. So I got out my spray paint and fixed them right up.

Printed off a few quotes {using some downloaded free fonts} and walla! Got this great idea over at Twice Remembered.I liked it so much I did a few for Hannah's room. Yes, I know that I need to reprint the Cutie Pie picture. But it just didn't get squeezed into this weekend.
Here's a small canvas my daughter found at Goodwill last week. We liked it just the way it was and all for $.90 cents!
Don't you just love Poppies?

Bulletin Board Makeover

I found this nice bulletin board at Goodwill a few months ago. It had been doing a great job hanging in my closest displaying all my bobbles.

But it was just a bit bland and boring.

Nothing a little bit of spray paint and sharpie can't fix!

I first sprayed the frame and pushpins black and let them dry for about half an hour. Then I came back and brushed on a brown paint I had in the garage. But it still needed something. That's when the burlap table runner that I had made came to mind.

One end had been damaged {by an overactive crafting child} so I cut out the middle and tacked it on. I did this while the paint was still a bit tacky to the touch. This helped adhere the burlap to the cork board.

Used my handy dandy sharpie to add the No.5 and hung it back in my closet.

It's been a great way to see all the necklace's and some bracelet's that I have. However, i noticed in these pictures {still using the old camera} that I need to do a bit of touching up on the inside of the frames. But not bad for the original $1.00 that I spent on the bulletin board.

The Great Watermelon

This spring we really ventured out when it came to garden planting.

{Note to self- leave kiddos at home when visiting Atwood's next year}

We have always grown our standard tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, bell pepper and onions. But this year the kids really wanted watermelon, cantaloupe and peanuts. So I buckled in pure desire just to check out and get home. We planted one random watermelon plant, one cantaloupe plant and two peanut plants.

And a few weeks ago we picked our very first watermelon! This one little plant has, so far , produced 8 large watermelon. The cantaloupe plant has given us 12 cantaloupes and the peanut plants are drying in the garage as I type.

Here they are loving on thier first melon.. Sometimes I am glad that I "give in" and listen to my kids. They have learned and enjoyed our garden more and more with each passing year. But let me tell you one little watermelon plant can take over your entire garden. Leason learned to till and larger row for them next year.

Days of the Week

I know many of you have seen this all over blog land.

But, it has been one of the best free printable downloads I have done.


We started at the end of school last year and just implemented it again. I can not stress to you what a time saver this is. I printed the pastel labels for my daughter and the bright labels for my son. I printed them on card stock then ran them through a laminar.

Picture from Living Locurto

We goggle the weather on Sunday night and the kiddos help choose their outfits for the week. I iron and hang them back up under their designated day. No more "disagreements" in the morning on what to wear.

I owe a BIG thank you to Living Locurto. She has a creative and fabulous site you must see.