Fun Team Vinyl

I had a friend order this University of Utah vinyl from me the other day and I loved how it turned out so I thought I would share it with you.  She is making them for Christmas gifts for her friends she is dorming with how cute huh?  I know it is late for Christmas gifts but this is defiantly something you could do all year with any team!!

I thought I would give you an update too.....we are having a little girl!!!  I am so excited my daughter will have a sister.  Every girl needs a sister, I know I love having one, my brothers just don't quite cut it all the time...ha ha!

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!!!

Do it yourself Christmas ornaments

My tree all the past years has been lime green and orange....yes I know odd colors but I get them at an after Christmas sale for so cheap.  I decided this year I wanted a Green and Red tree.... my orange ornaments are big ones....So I decided to spray paint them, glitter them and add rhinestones!!  You could really do this to any ornament as long as it has a smooth surface so the glitter and paint will stick!!

here is before....

I just used a spray paint that will stick to plastic

Once the spray paint dried I sprayed the ornament with a spray adhesive and sprinkled my glitter.  For glitter I found that the brand Sugar Coating worked the best.  Once the glitter was all over I sprayed it again with the spray adhesive to hold the glitter on a little better.

 I then added my rhinestones.  The believe above I purchased at a scrapbook store and for the star i just put them on like that myself!!!

 For this fun one I got double sided adhesive tape...again from the scrapbook store and added white glitter.  I love how much it added...and it is different!!

ENJOY!!!!

Christmas Crafts....

I have been a slacker...But I LOVE these wood crafts at Mary Berry!!  I love the simplicity of them but they are still so cute!!!  I will get working on mine soon!!!!

Photo tips....part 2

One of my favorite things to do it mix up the angles you take pictures from.  It can add some great dimension as well as a new look on a photo.

This photo is taken from standing over the subject!!  This is my little Princess, I just love her

 I love how this one turned out from behind, it really tells a story!

This one is taken from the side....I have to say this kid is so so so cute!!!

 I love photos taken in the distance that are not posed but straight on.  Sometimes a "in the moment" pictures tells more than a posed one!

Easy Last Minute Ideas

Here are some super fun easy Fall decorations for last minute decorating!!

Holiday Photo Tips....PART 1

I LOVE to take holiday pictures.  Probably for the fact that everyone is together and so much work goes into the prep and of course cause they are so so so fun.  I have taken a love to Photography, it is so fun to try new things and see what the result is!!

For my first tip:

Don't be afraid to Zoom in on the subject.....(now this doesn't always have to be true) but it can make a much more personal photo with less distractions.

 I know my child really really loves Santa...we will hope for different this year!!

You can check out my photography blog too if you would like!!

Christmas Gifts....

So I can't believe it is already this time of year......WOW!!!

I thought I would share a few ideas for neighbor gifts or anyone really.  I don't know about you but I love to make gifts that are inexpensive but that people will actually enjoy and use.  I have had so much interest in these items I thought I would post them again!

 So here are the first 2 ideas:

I am selling the vinyl for these too if you are interested send me an email

A Baby's Hands dimensions are 6 inches x 13 inches $7 shipped 

Christ Subway Art is 8 inches x 8 inches $6 shipped

WINDOW!!!!

I am back!  I feel like I have been gone forever.  But I am feeling much better...not normal but better.  I can handle this!  So I have had this window in my garage forever so I decided I needed to use it....I love the simplicity of it and how much it adds!!!  Don't mind my husbands speakers.......they are always his touch to the decorating!!

Slacker and MOST Questions Answered!

I am so sorry I have been a Slacker!!  I am PREGNANT...and I am not a well pregnant women...so it has been survival lately!  But I have had quite a few questions...so I thought I would at least answer those right now!

For the Gospel ABC Book I can't actually give out the images because I got them from a friend that has asked that I only distribute them to the ward.  However she did get all the pictures from LDS art and here is the run down with some of the harder pictures.

A is for Angels
B is for Baptism
C is for Church
D is for Daddy
E is for Eternity - picture of the temple
F is for Family
G is for Grandparents
H is for Heavenly Father - Joseph Smiths First Vision
I is for Isreal
J is for Jesus Christ
K is for Kneeling - Christ in the Garden
L is for Love - Christ with Children
M is for Mommy
N is for Noah
O is for Obedience - Christ calming the waters
P is for Prophet
Q is for Quiet - Child Praying
R is for Resurrection - Christ with Mary at Tomb
S is for Scriptures
T is for Tithing
U is for Utah - Pioneers coming to Utah
V is for Vision
W is for Word of Wisdom
X is for eXaltation
Y is for You
Z is for Zion - Enoch

As for the Porch Stand I don't have instructions or anything for that matter at this time.  I am working on that and I will post it as soon as I get one made up!

Thank you to everyone for their comments and sweet emails!  I don't always write back but I do read all of them!!

A Sneak Peak at my Daughters Room

This is her room before...

And below is a start of the NEW room....you could call it my idea of shabby chic.

 I decided to redo my daughters room mainly because I have had so much fun finding old CHEAP furniture and redoing it!!  I love how it all turns out too!  

Sorry I don't have before pictures on all of them.

Before

After

 I actually found this piece at the DI Thrift store for $7 .... this is the piece that started all the refinishing!

This was my great grandma's head board... I just white washed it...I LOVE IT it is so beautiful and just what the room needs.

I think there needs to be this picture in there too...and possibly a real one too!!  That is if I can convince the husband that his 2 year old daughter needs a chandelier in her room...I don't think my odds are very good.  HA HA

Charm HOLDER!!!

Back

So I have been making these cute charms!! And they were getting thrown in the jewelry box .... They needed a house of their own. So here is my solution....Jewelry Picture Frame! It was so so easy. I found a frame I hadn't used for years and painted it black, drove nails into the back, and wrapped wire around it!! Told you super easy!!!

Bottle Cap Alphabet

I have really really wanted ALPHABET magnets for my fridge. My friend JENNIE inspired me, with her bottle cap addiction.....if you buy 300 of something it is considered an addiction right?? Ha Ha. So I decided I needed cute bottle caps for my fridge! The best part is they are super easy!!

all you need is

Bottle caps

Glue Sitck

Paper

Letters

Magnets

Diamond Glaze

Jennie actually had a 1 inch punch I used to cut out the circles which made it super easy. Glue the circles in REALLY REALLY GOOD, add your letters and put on the glaze. After they are dry just apply the magnets to the back and you have super cute fridge magnets!!!

He is now 30!!

Well the party turned out good! I couldn't decide between the wreath and the topiary so I decided to combine the two. And actually I think it was the conversation piece of the party...ha ha!! I ended up making 125 mini cupcakes...they were so good and it worked great to feed people. Plus it only takes 2 cake mixes to make that many!

Yes I know the Party was at the beginning of the week and I am terribly slow to update...but man I have been busy! TODAY was super saturday so I have been getting ready for that....the items I made to come!!

happy 30

So My hubby is turning 30 next week!! So I decided he needed a really really big party so I invited everyone I could think of to come for cake and ice cream! So instead of making a huge cake I thought it would be easier to make mini cupcakes with lots of frosting!! I have a cute video below from You tube. I love this decorating Idea from Ready Set Create and how does she...so that is where my planning has stopped....any other ideas???

Super Saturday

So I am in charge of our Super Saturday this year...well every year! So I thought I would share what we are doing!!!

BOO

I wish I could take credit for this cute sign but I can't! I actually saw it at QUILTED BEAR and thought it was so cute I had to have it...and I had to share my cute new halloween item!!! I LOVE HIM!!

Don't forget to check out the FALL link party below!!

VINTAGE HALLOWEEN

One of my REALLY good friends is an interior decorator...and she always has the cutest house and decor....and YES she is VINTAGE!! So after going to her house I was inspired to create some vintage HALLOWEEN decor. And I think it is safe to say it was the easiest ever! All I did was found a cute picture on the web printed it and put it on a 1 x 10 block board. WOW so EASY! Also while I was at her house, we crafted and made these Pottery Barn inspired chalk board rocks...SO FUN!! Thank you JESENIA!!!!!

COUNTdown To.........

I really really have wanted a fun countdown for every holiday or birthday or vacation or whatever for my sweety...but I didn't have 10 of them. I have had this addiction with chalkboard paint so I decided to paint the front top and bottom with the chalk paint so I could make the countdown be for anything I wanted!! I believe I have solved my problem!! HOORAY. All you need is 2 4 x 4 x 4 blocks and 2 2x4x7 pieces of wood some paper, numbers, and chalk board paint...so easy and fun!

Don't forget to check out the fun Fall Link party Below and link up!!!