The Boys Room

A kids room that's clean is a rare occasion around here. So I thought I would take advantage of the situation and take some pictures of the boys decor I have been working on over the last couple months since we have been in our new home. Moving is never fun... and although we have done it over a dozen times over the last couple years, it never seems to get any easier. I like to put up as many paintings and decor as I can in the first week after moving otherwise it never gets done. (I have boxes and frames in stashes around the house to prove it)

Karsten's side of the room.

These button letters were made by my super talented friend and I totally LOVE them!

I still need to make another name sign for Thomas' side of the room.

The "Book Nook"

The frame says "They are Children of God". A good reminder for me. 

I love how it has all turned out. It is never clean and always well used. Which seems to be the way things are around here. 

More updates on the house to follow as more areas of the house stay clean long enough for pictures!

Lace? Yes please!

I have two little boys... and soon I will be having a little GIRL!!! I am so excited! I finally get to start trying out all these cute diy projects I see all over pinterest. The options are endless for little girls. And everything is adorable!

I have piles and piles of cute girly lace in my fabric box. So I thought it was time to start using it. It's amazing what a little piece of lace can add to an outfit!

I was inspired with a post by my talented friend over at "Sew Much Ado". She always amazes me with her sewing skills!

 

She of course sewed the shirt too... but I am not that good. So I bought a onesie. But check out her post here if you like to sew because I think the shirts are A-dorable!

Anyways,

To start, all you need is a baby onesie and some lace. (And a sewing machine and thread of course)

Start by folding the edge of the lace over the neck of the onesie and sew along the neck to secure it. Make sure it is tight . Your onesie will be inside out for this part.

Once you have the top of the lace secured, turn it rightside out. You can start pinning the rest of the lace down the onesie, cut to the legth you need and fold it under at the end. (at the bottom)

Originally I planned to sew it legthwise but that didnt work. Because the onsie is so small and you have to slip it over the end of the sewing machine (so you don't sew the frint and back together) it was easier to sew it width wise. I stitched it muitiple times across the width of the lace instead and it worked well.

 

I followed the pattern on the lace and stitched everytime there was a more solid part.

 

 

This is what it looks like from the inside.

 

And the final product! As you can see I am not the best at sewing and it isnt centered on the onesie. but maybe I meant to put it that way... anything goes these days!

 

 

So excited to start dressing this little GIRL!

No More Untied Shoelaces

I don't know about you, but bending over and tying up shoelaces is one thing I really don't like doing. With my 4yr old starting pre-K this year I thought I would do his teacher a favour and not make her tie them either.

All you need is:
- an old pair (or new pair) of shoes
-  a pair of scissors
- elastic

I had this elastic kicking around the house. I bought it at Walmart for like $2.00

Start by cutting a generous piece of elastic off. You can estimate how long it needs to be by feeding it through the shoe. Make sure you cut extra so you can tie the knot.

 

Tie the first knot on the inside of the bottom hole. This way it will be hidden. Weave it through and then tie another knot at the top on the inside.

 

You want to leave the elastic loose enough that it can stretch when the foot goes in but not too loose or it will look saggy.

Doesn't it look so much better than that ratty old shoe lace?

 

Your back will thank you!

Chalkboard Labels

I have been seeing these adorable chalkboard labels for jars on pintrest and etsy. So I thought I would make some for myself. I looked through my stash of "cute things I have bought but dont have a purpose" and found a couple cute jars that use to be filled with buttons. They are now filled with sugar!!

 

I printed the labels on my home computer on regular printer paper and then glued them onto the jars. You could also print them on sticker paper.

 

 

Leave your email below if you want me to send you the file of lables. I can change the words if you have other items you are wanting!

Recycled Farm Yard

By 8:15am this morning I was already out of ideas to entertain the two littles. So, we pulled out the recycling bin and gathered all the boxes we could find. Recycled farm yard here we come!

Ok, so maybe I got a little carried away decorating the buildings! But if you are going to build it, might as well make it cute!

 



 

 

We hit up the dollar store for farm animals.

 

He likes it! Really he does! haha

The Tea Party

I was asked to host a bridal shower for my amazing sister-in-law a few months ago. A tea party was decided as the theme and I was sooo excited about decorating! We had a lovely time hanging out with family and friends.

 I made the Welcome and Bridal Shower signs out of reclaimed barn wood. Super cute right!



 The  food table turned out exactly how I wanted it! With the help of my mother in law and my mom and lots of amazing thrift store finds, we were able to create the perfect table setting.

Our menu included:

Scones

Clotted Cream

Grandma Mary's homemade raspberry jam

Mini egg salad sandwiches

Chocolate dipped strawberries

Fruit Kabobs with homemade chocolate sauce

Mini tea cookies

I loved our tea table! So colorful with all the different tea cups. We used tetly herbal tea because they had a meaning for every flavour like warmth,  clarity, calm, relaxed etc. Made choosing your falvor a little more exciting!

The perfect party for the perfect bride to be!

a high tea BRIDAL SHOWER

My sister-in-law is getting married this year and I am SO excited for her! I am throwing a bridal shower at my house in a couple weeks. We will be having a tea party! It will be adorable. I can't wait to decorate and take pictures and share them with you. I designed this invite for the party.

Stay tuned for some amazingly cute tea party pictures!!