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!

What do do with a Giant Spool???

I saw a couple BIG WOODEN CIRCLES on the Free section of Craigslist the other day

& quickly called my little brother to go and pick them up for me in his truck.

I thought they would make AWESOME clocks!!!

They are the ends of a big cable spool, sort of like this(without the middle section...it is just the circles)...

They WOULD make unique clocks...

IF they didn't weigh a million pounds each!

Seriously, they are SOOOOO HEAVY, 

there is no way in the world I could hang one on a wall!

I saw this ADORABLE idea at Design Sponge, to turn it into a table...

But it would not be a cute kid's table like that one, because they are SO HUGE.
I'm thinking maybe a big "Picnic Table" for our Family Ranch.

My husband is thinking they need to be firewood.

Any other ideas on what I could do with them???

Baby on Board!

This blog has fallen by the wayside a bit recently & that is because my normal

"blogging time" aka nap time...

has been replaced with exhaustion!

The GOOD NEWS!?!

The exhaustion is a result to a NEW BABY coming my way!

Some of you may know that I have 2 ADORABLE boys

& it is a good thing me & my hubby make 'em so cute...

because we are having ANOTHER BOY!!!

I'm hoping to tackle some fun BOY projects over the next several months & hopefully I will find the time to post them on the blog...since I'm pretty sure AFTER I welcome this adorable little boy, 

my life will = CHAOS

and WHO KNOWS if I will ever find time to blog again!?! ;)

After googling around for some fun BOY DIY projects, I'm excited about tackling some of these...

I think I need a stock of WHITE ONSIES with ADORABLE TIES for church each week!

This WHALE is adorable!

I NEED to learn to make BOW TIES, because this is a must have!

There are SO MANY adorable burp cloths out there...

it is a shame they just get spit up on!

These fabrics are ADORABLE. I love the argyle...

Okay, so this is "girly" but I love how the NAME IS "framed" above the crib & might just have to copy!

I want to make one of these BANNERS for his nursery!

Oh! I like these framed INITIALS above the crib too!

Do you have any BOY tutorials that you are willing to share with me!?!

I have a lot I want to do before JULY!!!

Paper Star Wreath

I LOVE this  STAR WREATH idea that Brandy posted on her blog, Gluesticks! 

I can also see it in red, white & blue scrapbook paper for the 4th of July & Christmas Paper for December...so CUTE & EASY...and potentially FREE if you have scrapbook paper handy!!!

THANKS for sharing Brandy...
Check out her blog for some amazing Creativity!

Pablo Picasso

This is going on my TO DO LIST for my preschool room before school starts!

I love this idea, thanks SUPERMOM!

Such a cute way to display their art!!

Silverware Idea

LOVE THIS!!!

Idea found at DESIGN SPONGE

Desk

Finding a cheap corner desk is going on my TO FIND list.
It would be PERFECT for our office!

Corner desks are SOOOO expensive & are usually ugly. 

Check out this corner desk I saw at Chocolate Sundaes!

I'm in love with what she did with her cheap find...

Brassy Apple

I just came across a blog that I've never read, called Brassy Apple 

& I already LOVE it!

Check out this UNIQUE gift idea that is super easy to make in Wordle...

she also shows you how to make this headboard & it is the easiest headboard tutorial I have seen floating around blog land...

She is also an amazing seamstress...check out this before & after(with a GREAT tutorial)...

I just love sharing all of the creative projects I find, that I want to tackle one day!

Alphabet Art & AVON

Check out this cute Alphabet Canvas Idea at The Fickle Pickle...

Also...did you see my newest sponsor???
Tiffany with AVON...over there on my sidebar.

Tiffany is one of my favorite people in the entire world! She is a mom to an adorable toddler PLUS 5 month old boy/girl twins...yes THREE kids under 2 yrs old! She is an incredible stay-at-home mom & is selling Avon on the side for extra money. Order through her website & support her!!

(If you live around Mesa, AZ...she will DELIVER so you don't have to worry about shipping)

Sailboat & a Clock face

Look what Beth made at Stories of A to Z!
Check out her tutorial HERE
This is definitely going on my to do list!

And you KNOW I love a good clock so when I saw this at U CREATE, I was thrilled!
Check out this HOW TO on a beautiful rustic Clock Face, inspired by Pottery Barn at Lemon Tree Creations

ABC Wall

Are you kidding me?
This might juts be the cutest ABC idea I have ever seen!
Check it out at How Does She ?

This is going on my TO DO list for the preschool room...

FHE Chart

Another item on my to do list...
luckily I can put this off for a few years, because my kids are a little young for this still.

Pedestal Birdhouse

I haven't browsed Craft Blogs in awhile, because lets face it...I barely have time to read a couple of my friends/families. But I took a few minutes today & browsed around. I always see a million things I like, but every once in awhile something really stands out to me.

Today, it was this Pedestal Birdhouse...

Tutorial Found at RedHeadsCraftMoreFun

I think this would be a fun Spring Craft. I am also imagining a million other things besides a birdhouse, that I could stick up on a pedestal.

The wheels are turning...

Rosette Tutorial

I've been wanting to do a rosette headband & found a great tutorial HERE

Board it up!

After posting about wanting to do Board & Batten, I had a reader give me some great tips & we have been emailing back & forth since! Her name is Amber and has done Board & Batten in a couple areas of her house. Her blog is private, so she invited me & did a little tutorial & after seeing what she has done, I love the Board & Batten idea even more now!!!

Check out her little boy's room...

and girls bathroom...I think it looks SO GOOD...no INCREDIBLE & I know I can tackle this project on my own, so I'm excited to get started!

Amber also showed me a link of an idea she did in another one of her bathrooms.
She put a board across the wall & screwed pegs into it! Simple enough for anyone & I LOVE the completed look.

Check it out...

I'm putting this on my to do list for our bathroom.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AMBER!!!
Glad to have met you through the blogging world:)

Little Girls Dress

There are MILLION little girl's dresses out there that are absolutely ADORABLE.
But sometimes one sticks out that I just adore.

If I ever have a girl, I'm making her this dress...

I LOVE the pockets
&
I LOVE the big buttons

Diaper Wreaths

These are going to give the adorable DIAPER CAKES a run for their money...

I LOVE THIS IDEA, -found HERE
go check out Staci's site...I am new to her site but like her already because she has a great name! ;)

How cute would that be on the front door for a Baby Shower???

Pink Dress

Check out this dress on this Etsy shop

It is ADORABLE!!! And reasonably priced!

I don't think it could be any easier. Looks like something even I could make!

I think I'm going to turn some old pillow cases into dressed like that...doesn't it seem like that would work??? Just cut a strip off for the drawstring tie & hem the top. I'm going to try it!

Home Idea...

I just saw this TONIGHT...and I'm DYING to start this project in my own house...

I just need to decide where??
But I LOVE it.
Check it out at Frugal Home Design




Post Edit:
I haven't been able to stop thinking about this idea...
I have been wanting to do THIS in my eating area in the kitchen...but now I want to do this Board & Batten idea...it will be cheaper than buying Bead Board & I LOVE the look!
Can someone please go buy me some MDF so I can start this project on Saturday???

Picture this area with the white Board & Batten 2/3 the way up the wall & the top of the wall painted GREEN to match the rest of my kitchen...
Just gotta get my husband on board...and batten...haha:)

Bead Board Shelf

I just found THIS BLOG tonight & I'm already in LOVE!

This is her front door...how could I not be in love?!?

Check out what she did to this room with BEAD BOARD WALLPAPER...yes, WALLPAPER & 2 RAIN GUTTERS!?! Are you kidding me!?! I think I need to do this in our new playroom. I have been looking all over the place for shelves for kids books & I LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea!
Read about the room transformation here.

It reminds me, in a different sort of way, of Layla's from Lettered Cottage dining room idea that I fell in love with the instant I saw it.
Stay tuned, I WILL have a shelf of some sort in my home in the future...whether it is for kids books or home decor items. I LOVE IT!!!