Monogrammed Wreath

A friend of mine is celebrating her birthday next week so I thought I would make her something special. I found some scrap book paper that I fell in love with and then had to figure out something to do with it. I decided to mod podge it to a letter and then use it on a wreath. The cream and natural rosettes worked well with the navy blue and it just came together. I hope she is enjoying the wreath and it gives a warm welcome to all her guests!

What Are We Doing This Week?

I cracks me up when I get a call on my cell phone from my family asking me where I am...Really? So the three times I told you I was going out to dinner with friends, you didn't hear me? Ha! To help solve that, and get everyone one on the SAME page, I created a family schedule. I use it to write down who is going to be where on each day. This one uses scrap book paper on the inside of a frame. Then you just use a dry erase marker on the glass and update each day of the week. I hung this right by the garage entry door (the entry and exit place for everyone in the family) so it's easily accessible...and no excuses for not seeing it. I hope it works!

Chalk It Up to Good Times

I wanted to make something fun for my parents retirement party and thought barware would be a good place to start. I thought it might be fun to decorate a wine glass for mom and and beer stein for dad using chalk board paint. Luckily for me G had some on hand! I found some really nice glassware and then used painters tape to make boxes on each of them. It takes about three coats of the chalk board paint to coat the glass well. You then have to let it set for twenty-four hours. The key to the whole project (ask my sister, she knows from experience...) is to score inside the painter's tape before you take it off. If you don't the paint will peel right off! Then write your message of choice in chalk and enjoy! Just add wine (or beer)!

The Infamous Kit Kat Cake

While hanging out on Pinterest one day, I found a Kit Kat cake. I asked my son if he would like to have something like this for his upcoming birthday, and he of course screamed, "Yes!" A few weeks had gone by and it was time to prepare for his birthday and I had forgotten about our little Pinterest conversation. I was asking him what kind of cake he wanted for his party and he gave me a look like, "Are you kidding me?" I get that look a lot from my children so I didn't realize what he was talking about. He soon reminded me about the Kit Kat cake! Like everything else, I had to make it my own...so I added the M&M's on the side for color (oh, and the fact that I ran out of Kit Kats)...It was a huge hit and we have never gone without birthday cake leftovers before!

Gallery Wall

Mom wanted a gallery wall to display all her grandkid pictures, so she gave me a call. I walked around her house collecting items I wanted to include, and by the time I was done we only had to purchase three things: a key, a C, and one frame. I then arranged the items on the floor and got them to work together. To hang everything a little easier, we cut large paper bags and created one large canvas. I then put it under the items and traced them out and measuring for the hangers. Then we hung the canvas on the wall and hammered the holes, since we had marked them all. Finally, we hung the pics on the nails and adjusted anything that is a little off. Love it!

Nothing Says, "I Love You," Like Your Name in Breadsticks

For my children's birthday, I always let them pick what we're having for dinner and try to make it special. We go out with the extended family, but I try to make our family dinner something fun for just us. This year my son wanted breakfast for dinner with waffles, eggs, sausages, and strawberries. I thought I would add something different, so I added some breadsticks but used them to spell out his name...

Pottery Barn has Nothing on Me!

I saw some adorable eggs in the Pottery Barn catalog and thought, I can make that! I found wooden white eggs at Hobby Lobby and took a sharpie marker to them. I mimicked the font and dotted it like it looked on their eggs. Then I found a great pot, filled it with moss, and headed to G's house for a stick from her trees. I found a great one that would support the weight of the eggs once I tacked some twine to the the top of them. It's a great neutral conversational piece that matches with any decor!