A funny read

A freind pointed out this blog on Facebook and this womans is HILARIOUS!!!!

Seriously you have to read the post about the metal chicken and insomnia!

Here you go! http://thebloggess.com/

Enjoy!

Fun & Easy Recycled Teacher Gift

With the end of the school year approaching fast, I needed to get my teacher gift done for my son's kindergarten teacher. She is the best teacher ever, I am so sad that my kids are done with her!

I had these old metal TV trays, I took all of the legs off, jut knowing I could make something fun. 

Step 1. Tape the edges using FROG tape. 

 Step 2. Paint 2-3 coats of chalkboard paint over the metal. Let dry in between each coat.

 Step. 3 Trace the curved edges, and use mod podge to adhere paper. I used it on the bottom and over the top to seal it.

 Step 4. Embellish! I added ric rak and used hot glue for the buttons in the corners.

 Step 5. Use a crop-a-dile to punch holes for the ribbon to hang it.

Step 6. Make cute coordinating magnets!! 

Tomorrow I am going to let Zach write on it himself and write her a letter about his favorite things he learned in Kindergarten that I will attach with the magnets! 

Growing

Spring is finally here and all of my flowers are starting to bloom!

My tulips are in full bloom, I love all the colors I planted last fall.

Begonia's for the front porch, it is what my grandma had on her porch every summer. 

 This is the Orchid that I have had since December, I can not believe that I have managed to keep it alive this long! It is blooming like crazy right now.

Happy Spring!

Mothers Day Gifts

Happy Mothers Day to all of you Mom's out there!

I spent some time last night making gifts for my Mom and Mother in law. Hopefully they don't see this before we go and visit! 1st one is photo cubes. These were made with wood blocks that were 3.5 x 3.5. I used mod podge to adhere the paper and the photos. The photos were printed on card stock, otherwise they would smear. 

 Once dry I sanded all of the edges, rubbed with brown ink, and embellished!

 I had all kinds of fun little cut out and words that were perfect for the cubes!

 Next gift is this photo shadow box. I basically made a scrapbook page and put it in this beautiful shadow box frame that I bought at Michaels.

 And last was the gift that I received from my wonderful boys! A Lisa Leonard Design!!! If you have not seen her work, be sure to check it out! She makes beautiful things!! I love this necklace and it is perfect to wear everyday!

Have a wonderful Day!!!

Jayda turns 1!

 Took pictures of my sweet niece Jayda tonight! I can't believe that she is already 1!!

Online Sale!

Happy Spring! It is time for some spring leaning, so
Everything in my ETSY shop is now 25% off!!!!!

Just enter the code HappySpring25 at checkout and you will get 25% off!!

Thanks for shopping!

A fun reason to re-do your closet!

So one of the best perks at my new job is a little something called sample sale. Twice a year we get to shop all the samples of clothing that we have received. Well last week was my first sample sale, and let me tell you, it was AMAZING!  20 minutes to shop, people who take your items to the checkout as your arms fill up, and it was so organized and well put together. In my 1st 20 minutes I was able to fill 9 large shopping bags! We were also able to go back after work hours and at lunch! 

So after I hauled my 14 bags of clothing home I realized I had no where to put it all. 

I do have a nice size closet, but the hubs and I share it, and my side was already pretty full. That's what happens when you work in retail! :)

So I decided to clean out the work/junk room. 

YIKES! Amazingly I found a space for everything! 

Time to paint.

This room is 5 x 9. We went to Home Depot and bought a bunch of shelves, and then I filled it up!

I love this wall cling that I bought, it fit perfectly over my little dresser. 

I even still have some space left. I love that I can have all my cloths out for all seasons, especially in Northern MN. You never know when we may need to pull out the sweaters! 

Now there is just one more item that I need for this room, other than a mirror, 

how did I forget to buy that??? 

But this is what I really want.

I just may need to order it!