down memory lane...

this is a project caitie and i did last summer.

pre-paxton!!

we had fun doing it and it's something i'll keep forever.

i need wall coverage in her room, we'd never done any hand/foot prints so i thought "exactly what we're going to do!"

we bought two 2 packs of small canvas, 50% off of course!
picked out pretty paints and got to work!

we painted the canvas and then took her feet put them on two and then the other two canvas we used her hands. we wrote the date on the back and then hubs put hangers on them and up they went.

so simple yet so meaningful!!

when she outgrows them, they will be mine!!

so sad, she starts PRE-K in less than a week.

where does the time go?!?

i will be linking up to these parties found here!

goodbye dora, hello polka dots...

so of course my daughter loved dora, so what did we change her nursery over to? dora, of course... did you get my past tense... LOVED?? yes we are so over dora, so we are redoing the room again, a big big girl room. =) no more dora! hoorah!!

so we start with this dora night light.

{i appologize again for bad photos, remember i craft after bedtime}

i didn't want to get rid of it because it worked perfectly. it was just that ugly cover {no offense dora, we've just had enough of you!}

so i got to thinking... what would be the easiest way to make the night light awesome again??

MOD PODGE... my newly found love of course!!

so we whipped out the mod podge, our choice of paper, scissors, pencil, and sponge brush.

and this is how it turned out...

{again remember the reason for the bad pictures}

it was such an EASY project!! i would do it again in a million years. can you tell what theme we decided to go with? stay tuned to see how her room redo goes! it's still very much a work in progress though.

lets look at the pictures one more time...

yep, i'm satisfied!! hope you all have a wonderful tuesday!!

i'm linking to these parties:

1.the idea room

2.between naps on the porch

3.making the world cuter

4.the girl creative

5.sumo's sweet stuff

6.the diy showoff

7.super stinky boys

8.crafts keep me sane

9.tools are for women too

10.mad in crafts

11.avid accents

12.it's so very cheri

13.reinvented kb

14.today's creative blog

15.craft edition

16.all thingz related

17.new nostalgia

18.the gypsy corner

19.silly little sparrow

20.coastal charm

21.creativing a house of grace

22.life in my pj's

23.women who do it all

24.bargain shopping paradise

25.santa's gift shoppe-all year round

26.nikki's nifty knacks

27.creations by kara

28.the trendy treehouse

29.the thrifty home

30.life in the pitts

31.my backyard eden

32.we are that family

33.sew much ado

34.someday crafts

35.me and my bucket

36.blue cricket design

my thriftin' goodies...

so i've been a little MIA. i've been sick. strep. ick.
yep, missed THREE days of work. i barely missed that when i had pax. {okay so i kid} but seriously i'm going stir crazy. i have the boy home today so that should keep me busy... he's crawling... dum dum dum. he's doing good, not getting into too many things. i already have the cabinets locked from caitie {those are a must} so he can't get into that. i have caught him chewing on magazines and trying to play the wii. =)

i finally took pictures of all my goodies from saturday and i wanted to share.

{minus a few things, my daughter likes junk as much as i do. go figure. ha}

      {a new wooden wreath still wrapped in plastic for .50}         

{a wooden and glass stand $2 for one $3 for the other}       

{a plastic tray .50}

{a pretty pillow case for .25}

{lots of glassware, none over .50}

{lots of pretty frames $1 a piece}

{this coffee/side table $10 and 25% off that. i love it, sean said it was ugly. i hope i can make him eat his words!}

AND

my favorite...

{wire bird cage $3, hadn't even put it on the shelves yet! SCORE! now where to put it?}

{caitie was very happy about her purchases too. haha}

the salvation army had their books on sale so i got three hard backs for .25 a piece. i also found a brand new bag of spanish moss for .50, i was super excited for that. i got a long piece of lace that looked like a table runner but figured i'd do something pretty with that. i also got a pair of shoes and a couple of toys for pax. all under.... $25!!! what a cheap day for shopping!!

i cannot wait to start on these projects when i feel better!!

where is your favorite place to find deals??

happy thursday!

caitie's polka dot mod podge letters

so last night after buying my first bottle of mod podge i got to work.

we bought my daughters name in wooden letters four years
ago (yep she's four, i'm old)

they were white and looked beautiful in her nursery.

when we did her big girl room we took them down and

never put them back up.
i am planning a redo on her room

and thought this would be the perfect first project.

these were my supplies:

(minus the scissors and pen)

step 1: clean them.

step 2: figure out what paper you want where.

step 3: trace your letters.

step 4: cut them out. i used scissors, probably

much easier with an exacto knife (which i need to buy).

step 5: cover your letter with mod podge and lay

paper over it smoothing out all bubbles.

step 6: put a layer of mod podge over the letters and let dry.

(step 6)

step 7: repeat step 6 if you wish.

step 8: enjoy them!!!

(finished project)

what do you think??

(boring white letters)

(just awesomeness!!)

yep it's love. even from caitie!! she says "thank you mommy!"

it was so simple, if i can do it, so can you!

i can say now we will be doing MANY more of these projects!!

happy almost friday! =)

i'm linking to these parties:

1.house of hepworths

2.somewhat simple

3.thrifty thursday

4.the shabby chic cottage

5.chic on a shoestring

6.remodelaholic

7.fingerprints on the fridge

8.decor mama

9.fun to craft

10.shabby nest

11.simply sweet home

12.toddler awesome

13.my scrappy gifts

14.the hills are livin

15.a little lovely blog

16.funky junk interiors

17.i am along for the ride

18.tatertots and jello

19.tidy mom

20.kojo designs

21.its a hodgepodge life