Repurpose-It!

 I've been inspired lately to "repurpose" items instead of throw them away. The other day I took an empty pamper box, covered it in fun fabric, and had a brand new, personalized Teddy Bear storage box for Abigail's bears.

  Two years ago Pete and I took a trip to Destin FL. We got matching T-shirts. My shirt, a Lg, fit me quite snuggly in every way at the time. Now after losing almost 60 pounds it hangs like an over sized night shirt and I wouldn't be seen in public wearing it! But it holds too much sentimental value to just donate to Goodwill. I started cutting and stitching, before I knew it there was a complete T-shirt makeover!
            

Burlap Explosion!

There is a million things you can do with burlap but I will share just a few that happened in my house over the past few weeks. Thanks to my dear friend Misty who has a mountain of leftover wedding burlap and to a very long boring winter, my kitchen and a few other areas got a makeover.



rustic and elegant





My "sun room" corner of the kitchen




a spot of tea




table arrangement



lamp stand



new love and old books




a touch of characture




who loves peanuts?




makes me smile




 beauty in the simple things



of brothers, a baby, and railroad tracks

BROTHERS,

             Two of my favorite brothers braved wind and weather to come see me in Timbucktue KY.

Roland all set to ride

Phil cool as can be

It didnt take long for her to love her long-lost uncles!




 BABY,



this little lady loves the leaves



RR TRACKS,

It's hard to believe, but my little Peanut is 10 months old already! This was her photoshoot today:



fun DIY baby room decor

Here is what you will need:  

Cardstock

scissers

3 dif sized lids

tape or glue stick

a pencil

Here is what you do:

Trace the lids on your favorite cardstock

cut around penciled outline

How it comes together:

select 3 different color circles

place one piece of tape connecting all three

(on the back and front)

Or if you like, use glue stick

center a photo on your "back-drop"

then taking the leftover scraps of paper,

 cut off the corners and use them to paste on your photo for a cool "photo-corner" effect

                                                                     A step farther:

                                                     with more of the remaining paper scraps

                                                      trace smaller circles using the smaller lids

                                                      cut around outline

the finished project:

tape/glue the smaller bubbles together in threes

place them ramdomly in the wall between the large collages

use single small bubbles as fill to obtain a fuller look

And WHA-Laa! a whole wall is now fun and personal!



Just for Grandma and Mimi, All about Abigail

Abigail's favorite game is to be chased. As it turns out, it entertains her daddy and uncle Glenn too!



Sooo Big!

                                                         She wants so badly to walk!

 


Watching a DVD and drinking apple juice



Uh-Oh! Mama caught me!

Mama's little monkey

Kisses for Daddy

Beauty in Design

These darling designs can be yours! Just message me and I would be happy to custom make your little cherub a ruffled frock.