crafts. messes. how fun.

sadie and i did a little valentine's day crafting today. and by we, i mean me.she did help me clean up the little foam hearts...kinda. well, she handed a few to me. we made this cute little garland for her play kitchen. i got a container of foam hearts in the dollar spot at target last year, and remembered to break them out this year before … [Read more...]

play time

this is sadie's favorite new game...line up the play horses on top of the stable. it's so cute. my dad made me the stable, along with some fences, and stalls, when I was a little girl. i was QUITE horse crazy. we recently pulled it out, and sadie loves it.i made some place mats for sadie's play table the other night, quick and easy! some muslin, … [Read more...]

ruffly heart shirt tutorial

want to make a sweet valentine's day shirt for your little one? even if she doesn't smile in pictures? then, read on!Click below for more details!for this shirt, you'll need:one t-shirt fat quarter of material, or large scrapsewing machine disappearing ink pen first, cut two strips of fabric 22x2 inches fold them in half lengthwise, and sew 1/4 … [Read more...]

couldn’t help myself…

plan on seeing many more pairs of shoes. ;) … [Read more...]

crafting, for hope.

you've probably heard about craft hope'setsy store by now...what an amazing way to help the haiti people. they've raised over $20,000 already for Doctors Without Borders. they're accepting donations again in a few weeks, and i'll be planning on donating some onesies, but for now, i did my part by purchasing a super cute, fun, and EASY mary jane … [Read more...]

movin’ around

there's been some shifting in the christian household over the past few weeks. what with the baby coming in about 5 months, we needed somewhere to put said baby.so. we booted rory into the kitchen/family room, and got him this super nice desk off of craigslist to make him feel better about losing his man cave. although it wasn't so much a man cave … [Read more...]

more felt food!

pizza with the works! bag o' chips! (used a piece of clear vinyl for the front, i love how you can see the chips! … [Read more...]

currently…

...drying out from errands this morning. it's been raining almost non stop for 3 days....starting to feel the ittle bitty baby kicks..love that!...tired....cracking up at sadie. she likes to play in her closet with the doors closed. then, when i come to check on her, she gives me this LOOK, and shuts the door. (mom! go away) haha....slowly … [Read more...]

corsage shirt

i've got this white maternity shirt that had a little stain near the collar. darn! not really. it was the perfect candidate for a makeover! so i went digging through all my bookmarked projects and found this cute tutorial for a corsage tee. found an old tank top in the refashion pile, cut it up, and 15 minutes later...had this! cute no? (ignore … [Read more...]

it’s a…….party!

if you're dying to know what we're having (boy or girl), skip to the end if you must.if you can stand waiting til the end of the post, continue reading about our "baby gender reveal" party! this party almost didn't happen! i had been planning it for a few weeks, and had my ultrasound scheduled for this afternoon. (friday) well, i get a call … [Read more...]