2013 Recap

Happy New Years!

I'm so unbelievably grateful for 2013

Some highlights:

Started this blog

Purchased our house

Remodeled our house (started anyways)

Met the amazing Tana & now assist her at Mom's Best

1 1/2 years of marriage to my love

Met amazing people 

Shared ideas & collaborated with talented people &webistes

Learned how to use that silly camera of mine

Explored new talents

Laughed a ton

Made tons of memories 

And now to start it all over, how grateful i am for opportunities,creativity, & relationships.

Bring on 2014.... I'm ready!

see more images for the new years party

DIY MUGS

Merry late Christmas!

Christmas was so good & love spending time with family

But now I'm on to New Years & I'm planning a fun New Years Eve party

Check out this DIY tutorial I made over at Mom's Best

plus a FREE cheers template!

Make these fun mugs for your guests to take home as party favors 

all for less than a $1, crafty & fun party favor, the best of both worlds!

p.s. stay tune for a fun new years eve party shoot

THAT"S A WRAP

finally finally done & wrapped! 

I made these giant yarn pom-poms & tied them to gifts

phew, somehow Christmas shopping seemed overwhelming this year

I'm a firm believer that everyone should have 

an amazon wishlist BEST invention ever

Follow me on Pinterest

FIREPLACE BEFORE & AFTER

after

& just how beautiful is that fireplace?

my amazing dad built this amazing fire place for us..

i'm just smitten with it & yes every season it get decorated!

here's what was here before...

 see that mirco-mini fireplace on the wall?
kind of by the door? don't see it.. worry I didn't even realize we had
a fireplace when we bought the house it was just "there" before

oh don't worry we demo'd that half wall too

before

CHRISTMAS LITTLES

Did you perhaps head on over to Mom's Best

 to print these little tags out and make this cute calendar?

if not you should! Make this for the last few days before christmas..

 it's not to late! & please do buy those little deer for christmas

trust me you'll use them on everything!!

DIY advent calendar

First let me say how much of honor it was to be featured in
Babiekins Magazine, an entire spread to my self, someone pinch me, please.
Check out this advent calendar over at Mom's Best Network,
pssst, check me out monthly I contribute!

such an honor to be featured!
and to be able to participate in helping Tana at Moms Best
gather products to be included in each themed gift guide!
be sure to check out Babiekins & Moms Best
it's absolutely adorable!

check out my Advent calendar over at Babiekins & Moms Best gift guide!

SUPER HERO KIT

 

hey there, a little super hero kit is fun for everyone right?

no matter little kid or big kid, for your young womens this year

we're doing a little "super hero" gift exchange.

 the limit was $5 so I had to get a little creative 

& my young women loves captian america!

You can make this little mask with some glitter felt & elestic

& I cut out some starts with the same glitter, glued them on hair tie 

& attached them to fingernail polish & I also made a little cape for the lip balm.

I found the make up bag at the dollar store & cut and glued some glitter felt

& maybe I'll throw in some tick-tacks as "Super Hero" vitamins

ta-da one super hero kit for $5! 

print the hero mask here. For more super hero masks to print click here.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

Happy Birthday to a very special lady,

my mama, that's right its her birthday soon &
we love big birthday celebrations around here!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

So here's to a wonderful lady that loves 

and takes care of this family of ours, we love her.

 be sure to check out Tiff's shop over at Paper and Pleats

for these cute tags! she has the absolutely cutest shop!

A VERY MERRY TARGET CHRISTMAS

  / 1. / 2. /  3. / 4. / 5. / 6. / 7. /  8. / 9.

who doesn't like target?

check out all these christmas items, 

they will surely get you in the christmas spirit

and better get entirely affordable for your christmas budget

I have my eye on that cute little globe  & it's only $12!

you only get to decorate once a year so why not go all out?

follow me on pinterest for all my winter & christmas inspirations 

Thankful

Since its the month of thankful-ness I have so much to be grateful for.

Here's what I'm Thankful For.

1. My hubby, this is the hardest working man I know

he makes me laugh everyday. I'm thankful for his determination.

2. My family, seriously I know everyone thinks they have the 

BEST family, but I promise you I really do.

3. Modern medicine, since my hubby was diagnosed with MS,

I'm thankful for the medicine that slows down his body's relapses.

4. My happy home, I do love my little gray home on the corner,

I just love spending time with the hubs remodeling it.

5.  My education, I'm thinkful for the schooling I received in design,

it's opened my eyes to a new world that is so inspiring.

6. My knowledge of the gospel, I'm so thankful for 

being raised in the church & for the gift of eternal families.

7. My love for christmas spirit, I inherited this from my mama,

she would listen to christmas music in july- no joke.

8. My wonderful creative parents, I inherited there unique creativity,

I'm so thankful for that, I grew up in my mom's craft room with a 

hot glue gun in my hand..& christmas music playing.

GENDER REVEAL

today we're throwing this baby its first party.

& I made this sweet little topper for this babes first cake!

I purchases the deer from Sweet Estelle on etsy & than painted them lime & pink

we're thinking my sister may be doomed to just girls.. we'll find out!

you can print these easy DIY clouds here via HGTV

trust me you'll want to keep making more & more because there so cute

go to Mom's Best Network to see more pictures from this party! 

happy gender reveal-ing!

 

go to Mom's Best Network to see more pictures from this party!   

BABY ITS COLD OUTSIDE

 

1. /  2. / 3. / 4.

I need all these winter staples.

including those glossy red hunter boots. 

 because suddenly winter hit iowa here last week & boy

 was it a harsh reality.... 

I think i'll be adding those boots, scarf, & mittens 

to closet this year

AND THAN I GOT CARRIED AWAY...

   

  

and than I proceded to the basement where I thought in my head,
"yeah every room should be decorated for Christmas" that way it's really cheerful,
and than i proceeded downstairs, where we just recently remodeled & finally bought furniture.
so maybe I got carried away but it's christmas & everyone just loves this time of year....
the last picture on the right is a finished photo of our finished board & batten,
check out of basement before pictures
it was pretty scary & sad down there in the basement but it's starting to come together

happy christmas decorating!

CHRISTMAS CHEER

I've started decorating for christmas, 

I know, I know, it not suppose to happen till after Thanksgiving

but I absolutely can not help my self... goodbye pumpkin & welcome christmas

Yesterday my nieces helped me decorate the tree & they are good helpers, 

Their little Christmas spirit is just what we needed around here.

& than the night ended a dinner date with the hubs, buying & installing new blinds,

and hanging fresh green garland around the house.

scroll down just a bit further to read more about this easy DIY deer christmas box.

I just love christmas! 

p.s. since there are first photos i've posted of our home since we've remodeled
check out Our House [Before] Tab  to see what we've been so busy working on......

DIY Christmas Box

I've started getting my christmas craft on..

Somehow I just cant help my self around Christmas time.

Here's what you need to create this christmas goodies box:

an old index card box (I found mine at a thrift store)

Little deer + gold spray paint - $3.99

Little bottle brush trees - $1.99

I painted by box white.

Than painted my deer gold

& painted my tree a blue color.

Than glue doted my figurines on top.

If you have kids it would be cute to put a new goodie in the christmas box

everyday & have them open the box everyday for a surprise!

here's another view.. 

follow me on  pinterest