Stitch Fix September

I love it when my Stitch Fix arrives at my door! This time I kept 2 things!

This shirt was super soft and comfy, but I did not like the pattern.

They keep sending me shirts like this, not my favorite fit. 

I was on the fence on this one, but decided it would have to be ironed every time! 

These were the winners! The gold necklace is very versatile and is a simple statement piece.  The cardigan is super comfy and not too hot. 

Flower Pot Costume

It's that time of year! Costume time! I've been making Abbey's girls costumes for 4 years now! This year the big girls wanted to be witches, but we talked them into these adorable flower pots! 

I got all of the materials at WalMart for about $30! 

I drilled a small hole in the bottom and then used the jig saw to cut the bottom out of this plastic tub.

Then I cut apart the bunches of flower and gorilla taped them to the sides.

Then I put ribbon thru a few holes I drilled to make it wearable! 

Vivi was soo excited to try it on!

Be Royal

For the first time since 1985, the Kansas City Royals are in the play offs! Shirts are flying off the shelves. I decided to make my own! A little Silhouette action, and I had a shirt for under $5! 

Even though I'm lacking in the sleep department, it is so fun to be a "baseball city" right now! 

Baby E's Room: Nautical Sea Monster Nursery

I'm SOO excited to finally share this post! I've been waiting for my niece to get here, so I didn't spoil her big name reveal!  July, I flew out to California to help my sister decorate her nursery for her little girl. She wanted a nautical sea monster theme, and I think we nailed it! 

Frames are from Goodwill, Anchor & E, and Octopus are from Hobby Lobby.

Barrel that we turned into a hamper. Barrel is from a store online, and netting is from Michael's.

The dresser and ships wheel were garage/estate sale finds. Lamp is from Target.

They got married on a boat and this sign was there. I recreated it using reclaimed wood, vinyl, and an octopus my sister had bought. 

This E started out much different, but it was on sale, so my sister bought it. Once I had taken off the old embellishments, there was a huge hole. I made this octopus using buttons from my grandma's house that my sister had. I printed off a coloring book page, and hot glued the buttons in it. I then used the Silhouette Cameo to cut out the outline in card stock.

Her favorite peek-a-boo bear from Aunt Joanne.

This rug is sooo soft!

This is what the gallery wall looked like before I painted the stuff. 

Pink Dresser

My sister is an expert garage sale/estate sale shopper. She texted me a picture of this dresser that she found at an estate sale.  It was perfect for the pink dresser I had dreamed about for Little G's room. It was $150. But, it would go half price at noon. She decided to risk it and wait until noon. A little before noon she came back, and it was still there. She sat on it and waited until noon. Another lady was stalking it as well, so Becky just kept waiting. She even went a little early to the register and said she wanted to take this dresser and the one that matched it. She snagged them both for $120. 

The drawers are huge, and the top is perfect for a changing table. 

She bought a can of Annie Sloan Scandinavian Pink Chalk Paint, and when I arrived in Cali, I got started! We wiped it down and took off the hardware. That was all the prep that it needed! 

It took 2 coats of paint, but it turned out awesome! 

Nursery Reveal is tomorrow!

Front Porch Makeover

How I wish I would have taken a picture of my sister's front porch before. It had a bike, gas can, cooler, hose, leaves, and a few dead plants. With a new baby coming she needed a spot to rock the baby. I wanted to make it a welcoming spot for her and Grandma to rock.

Lots of cleaning, sweeping, and moving stuff was involved.... but after that, a run to Michael's, IKEA, and Marshall's and it was ready to go!

Previously, there was no wreath at all.

IKEA table painted with spray paint.

Friday Funnies

I haven't had a Friday Funny in a while!

Today we were doing a salt water experiment. We had to write out the scientific method, starting with a question, research, hypothesis, etc.

I did this lesson with 2 classes. These were my favorites:
~Miss Cremer, we live in the middle of Kansas, how are we going to get salt water?

Me: Class, what does a hypothesis always start with?
Most of the class: IF!
One child: H!