watercolor video {not me}

Seriously. I could watch this lady paint all day long. Amazing.

Etsy!!

I'm so excited to say that I {FINALLY} have a listing in my Etsy shop!!
If you want to take a look you can always check out the link on the right :) I hope to be updating it regularly!

what to do with...

an old typewriter?

 

Drop us a note when you come over! 

It is so fun to go retro with a message... and also makes a wonderful CLACKing sound :)

tufted headboard {pinterest love}

I am so thrilled with how this tufted headboard looks in my guest room! The room still has a ways to go before being done, but this headboard has set the stage.
Okay, pinterest love!! Who doesn't love pinterest? It's such a great way to keep track awesome ideas seen online and find them later! I also love pinning what friends pin :)
This was a pinterest find and relatively easy project completion! My sweet mom was in town for the tufting part and her hands came in very handy for helping press in the buttons while I staple gunned. Moms are so great!!! They will help you with just about anything! Thanks Mom :) 

If you'd like to know more about how to make a tufted headboard for yourself click on over to Little Green Notebook and read all about it! Great blog!!

Also, if you'd like to follow me on pinterest click here. I'd love to follow you too!

napmat! napmat!

My mommy brain must be warped... every time I say the word napmat I have the urge to say it twice and to the Dora backpack tune... "Napmat, napmat....."Ahhh, such is life and it's phases :) and this is a fabulous phase!!

So with Bubs beginning preschool this Fall I decided that I would try my hand at making his napmat. Upon googling some sort of directions the first (and best) one I ran across was Jenny Garland's tutorial. Here's the result...

 I had a wonderful, local monogrammer put his name on the front and it's perfect!

 Button closure... 

extra special because I found these in my Nana's stash of buttons :)

Comfy cozy and just what the Bubs loves... baseball!!! and texture :)

 Yey!! He's a fan!!

If you're on the prowl for a custom napmat - where you get to pick your own fabric and colors for your little preschooler- send me an email! I just may have it in me to make a few more!!

corks {from a vase... to a board}

Corks in a vase is what they have been until now. Now they are USEFUL!! and I am loving their usefullness :) Now that they have been glued into a frame I can use it to SEE my bobbles and jewels and might be more likely to throw one around my neck every now and again. If there is anything that tempts me it's accessories. I will choose them over clothes any day because they are so fun!! The problem is that then they have always lived in my jewelry box :/ not fun. So this has become my solution..... visibility on the wall.

I happened to have a frame that fit the bill and just glued in the corks crisscrossed. The top had a little room to spare, so voila! champagne corks worked great on their end... and they also double as bracelet hooks. niiiiiice :) I love being organized!!

Lotsa these corks bring back fun memories too, so it's all the more special :)

And then check out this cute gal... or guy?... waiting to have her? neck filled... So, there is more visible storage. And it's fun to look at!

So, there it is folks. Cheers!!