8 Months!

Happy 8 Months to my sweet baby boy! Mommy & Daddy love you so much! Hugs and Sloppy Kisses! MMMMWAAAH!!!! 

Bathroom Makeover Part 1

We have been living in this house for a year now. There has been a plan in the works to fix up the bathroom from day 1. But being busy with a baby and my husband working long hours, so many projects fall by the wayside. The bathroom by far needed the biggest upgrade. The floors and counter are fine, but the vanity, mirror and lights are so bad, broken, boring and blah, and in major need of going away...  FAR AWAY! 

I had purchased a new light fixture at Macy's on clearance and a new shower curtain. But now we need a new mirror, a fresh coat of paint on the vanity, new drawer pulls, rug and curtains. 

I can't wait to post pictures of when it is all finished! 

Yes, the door is broken and all but one light is burned out. 

This a sad looking bathroom. :(

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Hearts & Pom Pom Garland

I love any kind of garland. I see pretty garland all over Pinterest and I want to make ones similar to it. This project is so simple. Just a few materials and within minutes I made some simple hearts and pom pom garland.

Materials:

1. Craft Pom Poms (I found mine at Target recently in the dollar bin)
2. Scrapbook Paper
3. Metallic Paper (I used Duck Tape brand sheets of duck tape)
4. Heart Shape Cutter
5. String

Cut out as many shapes as you would like, using a variety of papers. One by one string them on your string until you like the length of your garland. 

Follow the same way with the pom poms. You could also alternate hearts and pom poms and that would look pretty cute too. 

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Embroidery Hoop Love

This is a really simple project I made using a few craft items I had lying around! 

• Embroidery Hoop
• Scrapbook Paper
• Metallic Paper (I used a sheet of Duck Tape they sell at Micheals)
• Square Letters
• Duck Cloth
• Heart Cutter

I placed Duck Cloth over an embroidery hoop. Then using all the little hearts I had cut out, I  hand sewed them one by one going across the fabric. Then I glued my letters on the cloth. It's a quick project to make when you have a few extra scraps and hoops around. 

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Favorite Children's Books

Now that we have a child in the house we are obsessed with collecting all our favorite childhood books. Both my husband and I love to read and that is something we want to pass along to our children. So I was thinking about the books that stood out to me the most. The ones I would read at home or the ones the teachers at school would read to the class. I picked 5 books and one book of poems that kids of all ages love! 

The Monster at the End of the Book - Sesame Street

How can you not love Grover and his fear of a certain "monster" at the end of the book. At every turn of the page you bring Grover one step closer to the end of the book. This book is wonderful because you feel like Grover is interacting with you, yelling, pleading, begging you to DO NOT TURN THE PAGE! My brother and I would read this book over and over until we had it memorized. Does Grover encounter the Monster at the end of the book? The results will make you smile... and Grover too! 

Harry and the Terrible Whatzit by Dick Gackenbach

"When his mother goes to the cellar and doesn't return right away, Harry shoves aside his fears to search for her and confronts the terrible two-headed Whatzit." I seriously think I checked this book out of the library every time for a year! We bought this recently and when I read it, I still was in love with it! The illustrations are awesome and you'll love the encounter Harry has with the Whatzit! 

Miss Nelson is Missing!  by Harry Allard 

"The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a substitute." When Miss Nelson has enough of her class, her "substitute" steps in and makes the kids' life miserable! When I first heard the story I too, along with the kids kept wondering... where did Miss Nelson go? 

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina*

"Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity."
Who doesn't love a story about a cap peddler trying to get his caps back from a bunch of monkeys?! Rumor has though that more recent printings of this book have slight alterations. If you can, buy one of the first editions. 

Miss Piggle-Wiggle series by Betty MacDonald


"Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle lives in an upside-down house and smells like cookies. She was even married to a pirate once. Most of all, she knows everything about children. She can cure them of any ailment. Patsy hates baths. Hubert never puts anything away. Allen eats v-e-r-y slowly. Mrs Piggle-Wiggle has a treatment for all of them." 
I fell in love with Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle in the first grade when my teacher used to read her stories right before lunch. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle always finds ways to help children without them even realizing they are being helped. 

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Who could forget, Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who would not take the garbage out??? That poem along with so many others were my favorites growing up. Little witty poems about unforgettable characters and funny rhymes! And along with this book there is also A Light in the Attic which is equally amusing! 

Knit Cloche Hat

I was going through some old blog posts and I discovered this hat that I had posted about three years ago! I'm pretty sure this is one of the last things I have knitted, besides a few scarves here and there. 
Knitting  is so therapeutic and calming, and it makes me wonder why I ever stopped? I'm thinking about having a weekly blog segment about knitting along with tutorials and tips. But along with all the other projects I would like to work on (and chasing a baby around!), I don't know how much time I will devote to this. Something I would definitely like to try though... 

This Knit Cloche Hat Pattern I found at Zakka Life and it's by far one of my favorites to use! 

Knit Cloche Pattern

Easy to make Flower Embellishment I added.

Me... three years ago! :)

Gratitude Journal

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Now that it is a new year, I think that also means time for new attitudes or should I say new Gratitudes. I don't think of myself as an ungrateful person, but I do think I am not as grateful as I should be. That is why I think starting a Gratitude Journal would be perfect for me. 

I got this idea from Cassie over at her blog Primitive and Proper. She made some super cute gratitude journals that were very inspiring. 

I looked around my house for things I already I had on hand to make a journal.

 I had a journal I had never used, but I didn't like the cover. So I took the cover off and turned it around! 

For Christmas I got some coveted Cath Kidston Washi Tape. And I also had some peel and stick glitter letters laying around. 

I placed strips of washi tape over the journal until it completely covered the journal. Then I added the stickers. 

Very simple, yet something that will have an impact in my life everyday. 

There is always something to be grateful for in life! 

Rejoice Always, Pray Continually,
Give Thanks in All Circumstances.  1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18

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