Thank you Pinterest

Pinterest is what all the cool kids are doin'!!  It's the latest craze and, in this case, its ok to go against the old saying 'would you jump off a bridge if everyone else did?!?!' Yes, jump, take a look, get sucked in like many of the people I know!! Pinterest is basically like an online catalog/blog where you can browse for practically anything!! If you are looking for a recipe, type it in and Pinterest collects all the 'pins' that have a reference to your search and presents them to you.  You then click on the picture that looks most like what you want and it will take you to a link where you can get a recipe!! If you are trying to decorate your child's nursery, type it in.  Table setting, type it in.  Birthday party ideas, type it in. I will never have to stress about my non-crafty brain thanks to pinterest! Ok so I needed a centerpiece!!

Here is my November craft!

Carve out a small pumpkin making sure you pick a pumpkin that sits pretty evenly on a table so your centerpiece doesn't sit crooked! Insert a plastic cup inside. The cup that will allow you to water real flowers (if you choose to make this with real flowers) or protect your silk flowers from pumpkin goo so you can re-use this next year!

Get something like this to arrange your flowers with:

Stick your flowers where you want them:

After you are done arranging, place the block of floral styrofoam in the cup and...TA DA.....

It was perfect for Thanksgiving!  Side note, the carved pumpkin only stays fresh for a few days so this is something you will want to make close to the date in which you need it.  Rotting, soggy pumpkins are not pleasant at the table!!

I am two for two this holiday season!! I am gonna go for a trifecta and craft in December....stay tuned!

5 month old little chubby ghosts

I love looking at Pinterest!! If you read this blog you know I am a novice when it comes to crafting so I do a lot of 'repinning' on Pinterest with the hopes I actually try out the things I pin.  October and November have made me feel abnormally crafty so here you go!!  Having a new baby also has made me want to mark each holiday with some sort of evidence of Jackson's growth. 

First you need a pair of these:

Then I painted a small canvas black and smothered those little feet in some washable white paint and with the help of my mom pressed his feet onto the canvas.  I truly thing this part requires 2 sets of hands.  Babies are unusually strong....sometimes I am SURE Jackson is stronger than me.

I added the eyes by dipping the opposite end of the paint brush in black paint! It made it super easy.  I used orange puff paint to write the greeting

Notice the cup of coffee....I think that should be added to your list of 'supplies'.  I added little ghost heads to the corners because they felt bare.  I don't like empty space.

Then it needs a ribbon to hang it with.  I used some old ribbon I had laying around the house, it happened to have wire boning but any ribbon would do.  I attached it using a hot glue gun.  Don't forget to date the feet prints on the back.

And finally here is the finished product!!! This was fun and I just LOVE his chubby little feet!!

Happy Crafting!

I GOT CRAFTY

I am not a very crafty person.  I like crafts, I just don't do them very often.  I read a ton of crafty blogs and have a ton of crafty friends and one day I would like to be as crafty as them!! My good friend Whitney has a wonderful crafting blog that I LOVE to look at, she thinks of everything.  Can I be like her one day?  You can see how fabulous she is here: http://franklyspeakingtoo.blogspot.com/.  So, in my nesting state of mind during the last months of my pregnancy I decided I was gonna get crafty. 

Can I take a short moment to praise that 'nesting' time....I would have never done this project without that insane need to clean, make and organize.  I wish I felt like nesting all the time but the baby is here now and that fabulous nesting hormone is gone.  With that said, this may be my only blog post that has a craft theme!! HA 

It was time to put all my blog reading to use and try something of my own!! I had an empty wall in my sons room and did not know what to put on it.  I couldn't find anything I liked and if I liked it, it was naturally a billion dollars.  I saw this idea of 'Scrabble Tiles' on a blog I read and knew I could do it!  *I do not remember which blogspot I saw this on so I can't reference it.*

First I arranged my inspiration ( I love Scrabble)

I had bought canvas (2 pack of 8X10) that was on sale coupled with a coupon at Michaels (goal = saving $)

Painted them with left over paint that we used on the walls in our house (remember I am saving $$)

Got my CRICUT on with some vinyl that was specifically made for the CRICUT.  This vinyl had adhesive backing that made the application to the canvas easier.  I borrowed the CRICUT (saving $) and used another coupon for the vinyl at Michaels (saving $) 

Cut my letters and their 'point values'

Measured to make sure they were all 2 inches from the bottom of the canvas

Peeled the adhesive backing off and place the letters onto my canvas based on the measurements.  Then finished each Scrabble tile with Mod Podge - Matte Finish

Let dry and then hung them (well my husband hung them)............TA DA!!!!!

It was the perfect addition to Jackson's sports themed room! I am so proud that I crafted.  That feeling of accomplishment is probably why people who craft, love to craft....what satisfaction!!  I hope to get my craft on again soon.....no promises though.