Manly Father's Day Plaque

For Father's Day this year, I wanted to make something special and I came up with this. I love this saying and really wanted to use it in a piece of décor that was somewhat manly. I found a tutorial on printing on burlap at domestically-speaking.com and got real excited about this! I ironed freezer paper onto my burlap and cut it into an 8 1/2 x 11 piece. It fit perfectly into my printer and printed great on it! I did have to push the paper through a little myself to get it started, but it worked! I was so excited until the top frayed a little more than I had wanted it to :( I just stained a piece of wood and hammered these cute brads onto it to hold it all together!

We hope you had a great Father's Day, Dad, and were so excited to be able to spend it with you this year! We love you!

Weding Invitation!

My cousin Kim got married in June to a wonderful man, Brett, whom we all love! I ended up designing her wedding invitation and I really love how it turned out! I wanted to share it with you! Here is the front:

 Backside:

We are so happy for you guys and love you tons!

Paper Medallion Bouquet

The end of Preschool was quickly approaching and I didn't have anything special for Cali's teachers. Cali had them for 2 years and they are good friends of mine, so I wanted something really special for them. I found this idea on createcraftlove.com and they turned out super cute for her to give her teachers! The website has all the instructions and they are super fun to make!

 You just take a strip of fun paper and fold it like an accordion and glue it on a stick! Then you take your wooden nickel and add a cute circle of paper on top of that and you're done!

 Cali wanted to make them with me and she did these all by herself! She is such a little artist!

 Here she is with all the flowers for her teachers!

A special thanks to her teachers, Mrs. Lisa and Mrs. Sham, for 2 wonderful years of learning and growing for my sweet baby girl! You ladies are awesome!

The Hive Boutique

Some friends and I love to go to The Hive Boutique together! A friend of ours, Melissa Quiggly, throws it at her house seasonally, a few times a year. She makes and sells the cutest stuff and has other vendors that come with things to sell as well! Check out her stash! You can also follow her at hollyhocks-honeybees.blogspot.com

Some of my friends I go with :)

 This is my stash I came home with this time! It is so much fun to decorate for SUMMER! Thanks for the cute stuff, Melissa!



Summer Pilllows!

I usually like to make my own pillows, but I found these turquoise ones at a local boutique and loved them! I really wanted a yellow chevron pillow to go with it, so I found this fabric at Hobby Lobby and snatched me up a pillow form while I was there and made this pillow cover! I love how the two colors compliment each other so well! Welcome Summer!

Sink Display

I have been trying to decide for a few years now what to display behind my kitchen sink, 'til I found these beautiful turquoise dishes at Tai Pain and fell in love! I LOVE the look it gives my kitchen and the whole space it is in! Especially when my Peonies are in season!

I don't know what it is about this color that just makes me smile :)

A Forgotten Project, Oh my!

I don't think I ever posted this one, but I made these Roman Shades for my Craft Room and I love how they turned out! I found some GREAT instructions on making your own custom Roman Shades on http://brownpaperpackagesep.blogspot.com! They really weren't as scary as they seemed and I am already making plans to make more for other rooms in my house!

I love when I'm in the middle of a project and my husband gets as excited about finishing it as I do! He got all the supplies, and together we got it all finished in one evening! Not bad! Thanks Paul!