I had this idea that I was going to do one more grand Halloween post and be done with it. But then I started thinking about all that said post would entail, and it sounded really….long. So today you get the last of the pumpkins–specifically our trip to the pumpkin patch plus the big pumpkin carving–and then this weekend I’ll … Continue reading
Given the finished project that I just showed you here, you might be a little surprised by my inspiration, which is a giant pumpkin painted black. Yeah, they don’t look much alike. I really liked the idea of one big pumpkin sitting on a chair, but I wanted to do a big white one instead of black. Mostly because … Continue reading
I showed off my Halloween tree the other day, but today I bring you….the rest of the top of the buffet! I’ve been having fun switching out the stuff on top of the buffet seasonally…it’s such a big surface, and I never really knew what to do with it before; having permission to get all theme-y with it makes it … Continue reading
We were supposed to see fireworks Wednesday AND Thursday nights. But then it rained. A lot. For forever. So we didn’t see any. We could hear them from our house, though. Which is, I suppose, something. Here was our alternate plan for a rainy 4th: 1. Make cookie cake2. Take pictures of baby in red, white, and blue outfit3. Have … Continue reading
I’m always on the lookout for crafts even I can’t am unlikely to screw up. So when I came across these super cute pinwheels awhile back on Circusberry, I pinned them immediately: Circusberry ….and then, a couple of days ago, I did something even better: I actually MADE some! Crazy idea, right? You pin something and then you make it. … Continue reading
Saturday we did all our our Easter prep work. Like the egg dyeing. And my trip to Target to get the last minute egg dyeing kit. Some time last week I thought maybe I was going to find some amazing homemade egg dye recipe to make with the kids. Then I looked up recipes, and the first one I read … Continue reading
That’s right–Easter decorating week is nearly over! Back to our regularly scheduled tween room redo (with maybe some gardening action thrown in!) after this. I’ve seen a ton of silhouette art around lately (it occurs to me that most of my posts could be Pinterest Challenge posts, really), so I decided to throw some into the Easter decorating mix here. This … Continue reading
I continue to decorate for Easter. Those who saw this picture (or a similar one) on Instagram: ….will observe after this post that I’m getting pretty close to the bottom of my giant pile of Easter decorating stuff. Today we deal with eggs, the natural follow up to bunnies, of course. See that funny white candle holder thing? I picked … Continue reading
I think there’s some sort of ancient proverb that says something like, “She who starts 14 projects all at once at the beginning of the weekend will have trouble finishing even one of them by the end of the weekend.” Yeah. Back on Friday, I was very proud of my ambitious plans and all the stuff we were going to … Continue reading
I broke out my big present today because it’s my new camera and I NEED it for tomorrow morning. Oh my goodness; I’m in love! It’s not a huge upgrade…I had a Canon Rebel XT, and I went with the Rebel T3i this time, opting to stick with a more affordable body to leave more room in the budget for … Continue reading