owl be there for you

Thanks to a little more Pinterest inspiration, I worked on this little guy today:


Woah, mom, you made this?! That is totally amazing. Even the dog wants to play with it!


And, I don't know how but, it tastes delicious...I approve. You're the best.

making an impression

Pinterest will be the death of me. My right-brained self yearns for daily creativity, so I tend to have 18 different projects rolling around up there until I actually find time to get them out. This one has been bothering me for well, since the bebe was born. I wish I had stopped to get impressions of her little 1 week old feet, but 3 month feet will have to do. I'll do them again at 6 months, a year and maybe two or three years. Then it will be complete! Even though it's just the beginning, it's a pretty darn cute piece of art:


Inspiration for this project came from here. I actually outlined bebe's feet with a fine tip art pen and labeled the age along side. The feet were a little too light and blurred {do you know how hard it is to get a 3 month old who loves to kick to stay flat footed for a few seconds?} and I wanted a little more distinction. Anyway, I'm happy with everything about it. Here's to creative ways to track little memories.

what's that smell?

It's not to say that I have a stinky home, BUT there are a few more scents now thanks to all the diapers and burp cloths hanging around. So when I saw these pop up on Pinterest I had to give them a shot. Of course, I spent way too much on lavender oil for the project, but now that I have it, the cost will be significantly lower for future jars. This is the one in the bebe's room:



These air fresheners are incredibly simple to make, and in general fairly inexpensive. I paid $4 for a four pack of small ball jars, $2 for a box of baking soda and different prices for the essential oils, depending on where you buy them. I had tea tree oil already and splurged on some lavender oil. At first I wasn't impressed with the smell of the fresheners, but once they settled and were placed in their appropriate locations it was nice to walk into a room and have something that wasn't overpowering and pungent like a plug-in or a spray.

This one is in the laundry room now which is great, since that's where I keep the dirty diapers. It used to smell like pee when I opened those double doors and now it smells like lavender. Fabulous!


This one is in one of the bathrooms:


And here's the tutorial on how to make these. It's nice to display some of my cute scrapbook paper while having an actual useful purpose. I will definitely be making more of these. Two nostrils up!

yummy yummy in my tummy

I've made these twice so far and they're a big hit. They're so easy to make and don't usually last long around here so I'll be making a double batch next time. And they're no-bake, score! {Oh, and I add more peanut butter to ensure stickiness...}

put a fabric on it

I'm starting to attack everything with mod podge and fabric. I'm starting to worry for the dog and the bebe. Here's a silver tray that had slight rust on the top, so I covered it with some fabric. Now I like it better:

a new life for a recycled box

How easy is it to create your own simple cheap storage? As easy as reusing a lovely cardboard box. I admit, not all shoe boxes are worthy, but this eco-friendly box that held an organic cotton bunny, was just the thing for some cute storage. All I did was add a couple of grommets, a bit of rope that came with the bunny, and I have a cute little box for bebe's cute little hats.



And here's that adorable little bunny and a sneak peak at the living room redo. It's been about creating as much storage as possible for a growing bebe and all her diapers/pajamas/burp clothes/blankets/toys/books...you see why we needed the storage?? The trick was creating something clean and useful without becoming overpowering.

organize it pretty

But not just pretty, it's a huge space-saver. I had to do some touch-ups to my kitchen door the other day, and I had a heck of a time getting the rusted shut cover off. I saw a tip a while back and decided it was time to implement it. So I bought some plastic mixing bottles from walmart for $2 a piece and filled them with leftover room paints. I labelled each container with the color, finish and room details using the new Martha Stewart kraft labels from Staples. Now I have an easy way to grab a color for quick touch-ups and those nasty cans won't be knocking around in my basement work bench anymore...

time stealer

This little girl has been keeping me on my toes. I have those good days where she's happy and sleepy and I get lots done, but there are definitely those days where she's not tired at all and I get nothing done. But my favorite days are the ones where she's happy and squirmy and full of smiles for me and her daddy: