God Bless America

I needed something for my door. I think I saw the idea on Pinterest.
Picked up some wooden stars at Michaels, covered them (I did this step twice because I didn't like the first round) and cut out the letters with my Cricut.

Father's Day

Father's Day is right around the corner!
I made a few cards. I saw this style and thought they were the cutest. I just used some Scraps I had. Fun!

I found this free printable and knew I wanted to make it for my father-in-law. I printed it out, painted the wood and tacks and ModPodged over it.

Happy Father's Day

So I found this great short tutorial on the Kimbersen Blog
http://kimbersenly.blogspot.com/2011/06/fathers-day-gift-idea-motivational.html
What a FANTASTIC Idea!

So I followed her directions and created my own in PowerPoint. I uploaded to Snapfish and it should be here in a day or two. Super Simple, Super Thrifty.
Total cost $2.99.
That's my kind of present!

Name That Sign!

This beast is the reason I need one of those super duper Cricuts. All the time I would have saved if I could cut on a 12x24 mat. I drool everytime I see one on sale.

So I have no desire to do another one of these any time soon, but none the less, I'm okay with how this turned out. It will make a nice wedding gift for my BIL's friend.

Spread Some Love

Just a little V-Day prettiness.

Our Room Needs Help

My master bedroom always seems to be at the bottom of the totem pole as far as decorating. The last time I loved my bedroom was right before Sadie was born. about 3 or 4 days before I was due, I suddenly had the urge to completley re-do my room. At 9 months preggers I decided I would paint the entire room. This was followed by hanging up some art, wall shelves and re-arranging all the furniture. My dear husband thought I was crazy. We've lived in a couple different homes since then, and I've changed the color scheme since then. I wanted our room to be about us, me and Aaron, so I wanted to add some things that were just us.



I saw something like this on etsy.com. I think it was a silver key chain, but I loved the idea. Your anniversery date was highlighted by a heart. I just went to my trust MS Word program and spit one out, printed it on some nice paper and I was done!

With some nice matting, I hung it with our engagement and wedding pics.

Man I use to look good. I wonder if I will ever be that skinny again?

It's My Turn!

My day has finally arrived!

For I don't know how many years I have been making signs for the teachers at my nieces' school. My SIL and her friends usually give them to the teachers for Christmas. Then the teachers started ordering signs for themselves, and then they would order signs for other teachers. There is a little elementary school in Corona keeping me busy!

So with Sadie being in Kinder this year, it was finally my turn to make a sign for her teacher! But I decided to venture outside the box, the teacher is Mrs. Lamb, so I couldn't resist doing something with a sheep or lamb involved. After going through many ideas, I decided to cut out the silhouette of a sheep and put her name on it.


It's a little simple in comparison to some others I've done recently, But I was out of time and out of ideas, so it works and the teacher loved it.

Thank you Mr. Andy for giving me a woodshop tutorial and assisting in the cutting, you are the best!

More Teacher Signs

I've been working hard! I love my SIL for her confidence in my crafting. She always keeps me busy this time of year. I finished these three signs last night and shipped them to SoCal this morning! I wish I could have fit in that box too. I'll just be grateful I can see the sun here today!

I make many of these signs every year and they are ever evolving. I decided to change it up and use some of my fav handmade flowers this time. I love making these flowers.

Spreading Christmas Cheer!

So I gave you a sneak peak of the christmas monogram sign I made the other day and I promised you more. Here they are! They are so much fun to make. I love all the different styles of christmas paper available to use. I love giving personalized gifts. I hope everyone enjoys them!

so i gave you a sneal peak of the Monogram sign i mad

Gobble Gobble!

Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving! We enjoyed spending time with family! I volunteered to make place cards this year for dinner. I was inspired by some I had seen on the web. Everyone loved them!

I Love Myself a Monogram!

My SIL found this in some catalog and sent it to me thinking I could re-create it. She was right!

It's not an exact replica, but it turned out pretty swell! I made it a 6x6 because that is the size wood I already had on hand.

I gave this one to my in-laws. My SIL and I thought they would make fabulous friend or hostess gifts for the season, so I'm working on 8 more. I'll post when i finish them!

Fall Decor

So nothing extremely fascinating here, just wanted to share my Fall decor with y'all!


I made my little Give Thanks sign.

And I made my FALL last year.

Can't wait for Thanksgiving! Remember what you're greatful for!

Pool Fun

This was a fun one!

I love the way it turned out. I got some inspiration from etsy, but made it my own.

Hello Utah

Some of you may or may not know, but we recently moved to Utah. It's beautiful here, but a BIG adjustment, at least for me.

Anyhoo, because we're not in our own house yet, my crafting has been slow to say the least. But I have had time to do a few small projects.
Like this beauty. My SIL wanted a name sign for my adorable nephew. I wish I had a picture of him so you could appreciate his cuteness. But the cute sign will have to do!

I was very pleased with how it turned out, I just wish it had been bigger. It was supposed to go above the crib, but by the time it was finished and hung, it looked pretty pathetic in the large space.

Nonetheless, I loved the colors and the beadboard. It was fun to do, I may just have to make one for Sadie when I do her room!

EAT again

I literally finished this project the day we were packing the truck to move. I procrastinated so long, that I actually didn't have the time to assemble the finished project. So I handed all the pieces over to my SIL and she got it done.



EAT seems to be the thing to put in your kitchen right now. You've seen my version, which I still need to adjust. But this isn't about me, my wonderful sis-in-law wanted something for her kitchen. Together we came up with the idea for her EAT, and thought it may add a touch of something to have it framed.

So I gathered my supplies and went to work. I covered the letters in the paper my SIL picked out. Bought some beadboard at home Depot and had them cut it to size for me. Bought the frame at Goodwill, sanded it down and painted it. I finally got around to painting the beadboard before everyone showed up to pack the truck.



I believe the credit should be given to my brother-in-law for gluing the beadboard in the frame and attaching the letters. I thought it turned out really cute.

Hairbow Holder

As with most girls we started to have quite the collection of hairbows and flowers. I tried organizing them a million different ways, but it just wasn't working for me. I googled "hairbow holders" and was amazed at all the cute ideas out there. This is what I liked best.

I made it to match my daughter's bathroom. It turned out better than I had hoped! I thought about adding some bling, but decided simple was better for this project.

(Simple is SO NOT my usual trend!)

Valentine's Day Sign

I wanted to make something cute to hang on my door. I found a sign I like and decided to re-create it for my own door. LOVE IT!

Thought I would put these up. They make fun gifts for teachers and are pretty simple to put together. Between my dear SIL and her friends I think every teacher at that school has one.