Halloween Subway Art Giveaway

Want a shot at winning this INCREDIBLE Halloween Subway Art?!?

It would look PERFECT in my Halloween Decor, so I'm crossing my fingers;)

Check out
Two Little Love Birds Vinyl Design

& even if you don't win, keep them in mind for future vinyl projects...not only do they have the CUTEST ideas, but INCREDIBLE and I can vouch for her QUALITY as well!

Baby Quilts

I'm due in 5 weeks! CRAZY!

AND...I have had both my boys 2 weeks early, so if that happens again, I could have a baby in 3 weeks! 

WOOAHH! Reality is setting in & I have projects that I want to complete before this baby boy arrives, so I need to get movin'!

I really want to make this baby boy(still no name) 

a blanket & love the following 3 ideas...

I love this SCALLOPED EDGED BABY QUILT & ZABERRY even does a complete tutorial...

Check out this quilt & you get to use all those random scraps that you don't know what to do with!

Check out the tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew!

I love the simplicity of this quilt & the edge is RIC RAC, which I adore.

Sew Much Ado shows you how to make this blanket...

Now...which one do I want to make for this bouncing baby boy!?!

OR...do you have any other quilt ideas/tutorials you can send my way???

Please do...SOON...because I need to decide & start sewing ASAP:) 

OH...and I'm a BEGINNER, so only easy tutorials please!

The Vintage Lemon

Every now and then I sneak a peek at this blog, because Marci is always doing CUTE CRAFTY things with her house or for her darling baby!

I was excited to stop by today & find out that she just opened an ETSY SHOP 

called the Vintage Lemon...

and it is ADORABLE!

 Check out this gorgeous RING!
AND she is doing a promotion right now & you can get it for $4.50! That is a STEAL!!!
Check out her blog for details!

Go check out her ETSY shop today!!!

Spring Peeps!

My cousin Joyce emailed me a Blog Link to a DARLING Peep Craft, 

that I just had to share!!!

Hop on over to Greetings from the Asylum & check it out!

 At first I thought they were REAL PEEPS...but they are STYROFOAM!!!

Which makes me love it even more, because it will stay good year after year!

Tanya gives a FULL TUTORIAL on her blog, go check it out & you can make yourself some PEEP DECOR TODAY!

"Book Gutters"

I 1st saw the fabulous idea of turning Rain Gutters into Book Shelves at one of my favorite blogs, Stories from A to Z. Check out this CUTE room...

Thanks to my cousin, Joyce, I was directed over to the blog, "MVP's of Mesa Town" this week & guess what I found!?!

A different look, still using RAIN GUTTERS as book shelves!

Hop on over to her blog and check out the BEFORE & AFTER of this reading nook...I LOVE IT!!!

I LOVE THIS IDEA & want to adapt it in my Preschool/Playroom...

very soon!!!

Valentine Inspiration

I love February. It is one of my very favoritest months!

And I can't believe it is NEARLY HERE!

I need to get some Cutesy Valentine Decorations up in my house...ASAP!

I honestly haven't looked at a single creative blog(sorry!) in months & I have been MISSING IT so much!

I could make some excuses, but it doesn't really matter. I blog because I ENJOY IT & I hope to find more timeto be able to do so!

Today I decided to browse around for some Valentine's inspiration & I would be selfish if I didn't share my finds with all of YOU!

Stay at Home Artist makes this AdOrAbLy simple doily garland that I fell in love with!

My favorite is the teeny tiny paperclips...

The Mother Huddle posted these Chocolate Love Notes, complete in the cutest embroidered bag!

I could put a garland in every room, because I love them so much!

Check out this Fabric Heart Garland over at How About Orange...

This adorable heart has CARDBOARD underneath? Adorable & doable!
Check out the tutorial at A Little Tipsy!!

Red Heads Craft More Fun made this RED BURLAP Valentine Decor that I immediately FELL IN LOVE WITH IT!!!

Beth over at Stories from A to Z has a collection of AMAZING VALENTINE MANTELS...you have to go over & check them ALL OUT! I love every single one!

I think this one, from Sunny Side Up was one of my favorites...

Have you posted a VALENTINE'S project lately???

I'd LOVE some more inspiration!!! Please leave a link in the comments if you have a project you are willing to share!

Inspiring with Bead Board

I LOVE to blog, because I find SO MANY INSPIRING people out there with CREATIVE ideas that they are willing to share, and then I get to turn around and COPY THEM;) 

Well, it was such a FUN SURPRISE to learn that after I posted about making these "Beadboard Key Racks"...

a few readers decided to make some of their own!

Check out Carrie's she made for her daughter's room. I LOVE the knobs she added to hers!

Check out her post at My Creative Escape's!

and a reader named Kellie made these ADORABLE ones & emailed me the pictures...

Cheers to an inspiring 2011 for everyone!

Be inspired...

or inspire someone else!

But let's all KNOCK OFF those expensive ideas floating around everywhere & MAKE THEM BY OURSELVES:) 

Now get Craftifying!

Jesus & Manger

I came across an ADORABLE blog today called a 

Lemon Squeezy Home!

Most of you probably have it on your reader, but if you don't, you need to! I just glanced through and LOVED everything I saw!

She had this Baby Jesus & Manger tutorial and it is so cute, 

I had to share!

Dryer Vent Pumpkin

These PUMPKINS are SOOOO cute...
check them out at La Force Be With You!

and they are made from DRYER VENTS! Can you believe it???

paper bats

Check out these adorable PAPER BATS at
Everybody Loves Raymond...and Kat

She even gives you the template for them.
I LOVE this Halloween decor idea!

Pretty Pretty Dresses...and Suits

My sister sells

GORGEOUS little girl DRESSES

& ADORABLE little boy SUITS!!!

Check out Pretty Pretty Dresses & get your "Christmas Attire" for your kids early.

They are top quality & only $35 for any dress/suit!

Spa Party

I LOVE when new people join the blogging world! Check out the ADORABLE Spa Party that Angel Shoe Strings gave her daughter!

I know I'm going to LOVE her blog, because she is REAL...I love how she admits when things don't go exactly as planned! 

Welcome to Blog World...

and now I think I need to plan my own spa party;)

Ally's Attic Fall Decor

My sis/sis-in-laws/mom had a Craft Night last week

(we are going to attempt to do this more often!)

& I wanted to show the results of our night! All of our wood was ordered directly through 

Ally's Attic

check it out...she has some CUTE CUTE stuff!

We ordered all our wood unfinished & then each of painted the day/night away, taking our own spin on the things we saw on Ally's website & they all turned out great!

My sis-in-law Amy's HARVEST Blocks...

I LOVE the colors of paint she used!

and she made this cute Frame that night too & had me cut out Spooky in black vinyl! She plans to make a different page for several different holidays & then she can just switch it out, VERY clever!

My sis-in-law, Julie made Harvest blocks as well(I think she made 5 sets to give away as gifts!)

& I love how she embellished one block with scrapbook paper...

And then because she is a SMARTIE PANTS, she had me cut vinyl for the opposite side & then painted them Christmas-y colors & now they work for 2 holidays! The Harvest blocks came with the cute pumpkin & then she found this adorable Santa on Ally's Attic & painted them to coordinate with the Believe Blocks. 

The recipients of these ADORABLE double sided blocks are going to be very happy Julie!

She also painted these WITCH letters & they turned out SO GOOD! The Glitter was HER IDEA & I think it makes them a million times cuter!

My projects included this Thanksgiving Turkey, which I plan to hang on my front door!

I decided to add scrapbook paper to the feathers & like how it turned out...

and I also made the Witch Letters!

I just LOVE the detail that Ally does in these letters, the witch & the cat are so stinkin' adorable...

It was such a FUN night & I can't wait to add these to my Holiday Decor!

Check out Ally's Attic...a GREAT PLACE to order Cute Wood Decor!

Linking up to the FALL DECOR LINKY PARTY over at The Idea Room

Paper Pumpkins

Check out these adorable PAPER PUMPKINS!

Tutorial found at Make Mine Lime

And I LOVE her idea to make them Christmas Ornaments with Christmas-y scrapbook paper!

A Drip Pan & a Dog Bed...

Last weekend, we were relaxing at a cabin & my husband brought me the morning paper & said, "Look!"

And what did I see???
This article

Erica is a TALENTED designer, who is also a good friend with my sis-in-law, so we get to cross paths from time to time & I felt so cool to KNOW someone that was in the PAPER!

She has some GREAT DIY TIPS to share in the article, including...
customizing your curtains,

re-covering a lampshade, 

making artwork with song lyrics,

painting wall stripes

and making an ottoman from a dog bed.

Wait...hold up, did that article just say she made an OTTOMAN from a DOG BED? 

she sure did & I am in LOVE with it!

using a WATER HEATER DRIP PAN...

& a ROUND DOG PILLOW...

image source

she created a beautiful piece of furniture!!!

Erica writes a decor blog, called Tart House. 

***Add her blog to your list of daily reads, you will NOT be disappointed!

And if you live in Arizona, you can hire Erica to come make your house beautiful!

Don't live in AZ???

She can still create a beautiful digital room board for your home...

PS. Be prepared to fall in LOVE with Erica's style & sense of humor from the 1st post you read...