I enjoy beautiful, simple decor. I don't enjoy paying a lot of money for it. At this point in our lives, there are many more practical items that we need to spend our money on other than cute chalkboards or hand-painted wall art plaques. A friend of mine took a second job as a stock associate at Pottery Barn simply to get the employee discount. Once he … [Read more...]
DIY Kids Wall Decals Tutorial–Ninjago
The Scrugglets share a room. When they were babies their room was done in a neutral jungle print. The walls were painted a nice light yellow. I used the same crib, bassinet, and travel system for both of them. Then they graduated to toddler hood and became Disney fanatics. Again this was pretty easy. Their room was painted a nice glossy white to make cleanup easy. For … [Read more...]
A pretty diy decoupage flower pot for our spring lettuce
At the beginning of spring, Pea and I started some lettuce seeds in an egg carton. You may remember it from this Easy Peasy Seed Starter Project for Preschoolers post. Well, it turns out that Princess Pea is quite the gardener! My dad's green thumb skipped me but popped up in my daughter. She remembered to water the seedlings every day and enjoyed watching them grow. We … [Read more...]
Lego Ninjago Easter Eggs
My son is a Lego addict. I am sure it is because he loves to build and fit things together. Or maybe it's because it's something he enjoys doing with the Hubs--or maybe because he likes to hear my shrieks of pain when I step on them in the middle of the night. Anyhow, Legos are probably going to be around in my household forever. One of his favorite shows is … [Read more...]
DIY Easter Wreath
This year the kids and I made our first "from scratch" wreath ever! I have been mulling over several DIY Easter wreath ideas I've seen on Pinterest. We ended up incorporating some of the elements of our favorite wreaths in one simple wreath that is all our own. I knew from the beginning that I wanted to do a wrapped yarn wreath--mainly because I have three Extra Large … [Read more...]