Stay tuned, I hope to start posting more of my fun projects!
Showing posts with label pinterest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pinterest. Show all posts
Thursday, June 12, 2014
It's been awhile....
So.....life has been so crazy that it's been awhile since my last post. Like, over a year type of awhile! Let's not dwell on that! In the past year I've been getting in touch with my crafty and creative side. Thank goodness for pinterest! Here is a little something I painted yesterday.
A friend of mine sent me a similar flag painted pallet that she saw on pinterest. Since I live at the lake I have been making and buying coastal decor. I love this twist on the American flag! The pin my friend sent me had only one starfish, but that resembled the Texas flag a little bit and since I live in Oklahoma I couldn't chance that!
Stay tuned, I hope to start posting more of my fun projects!
Stay tuned, I hope to start posting more of my fun projects!
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Projects with Parker
If you'll remember, one of my goals for this year is to do a fun monthly project with Parker. So far, I've managed to keep this up! In February I was inspired by a picture I saw on Pinterest. I had visions of making one for us, as well as the four grandparents. However, three failed attempts before we finally made this one, I said, "Forget it!" However, I love the end result (pun intended), so much that it is still hanging on the inside of my front door.
This month as I was loading up on Easter basket goodies at The Dollar Tree (my new fave store...everything really is only a dollar!) I spied this little Easter door hanger kit. I knew Parker would have fun with it! The only downfall is that the foam wasn't peel and stick, so I had to get the glue out. Which meant Parker wanted to hold the glue most of the time, but this mommy is a little bit of a control freak and doesn't really like messes, so I won most of those battles! ;) Overall, Parker had a lot of fun, which is all that really matters!
This month as I was loading up on Easter basket goodies at The Dollar Tree (my new fave store...everything really is only a dollar!) I spied this little Easter door hanger kit. I knew Parker would have fun with it! The only downfall is that the foam wasn't peel and stick, so I had to get the glue out. Which meant Parker wanted to hold the glue most of the time, but this mommy is a little bit of a control freak and doesn't really like messes, so I won most of those battles! ;) Overall, Parker had a lot of fun, which is all that really matters!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Cotton Ball Bashing
Although I did so horrible with achieving my 2012 goals, I feel like I have hit the ground running for 2013! I've already worked out three times in the past six days, I have gone through half of my filing cabinet and burned all kinds of paper-work (tax forms from 1996? Really?!), and, best of all, I did a fun craft project with Parker on Monday!
I had pinned something called "Cotton Ball Bashing" a long time ago, and while browsing through my "Playing With Parker" board the other day for some pinspiration (get it? Ha, ha!), I saw it and figured we would give it a try.
If you want to do some cotton ball bashing for yourself, it's pretty simple:
Coat the cotton balls in the water/flour mixture and bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes.
I asked Parker if he wanted the cotton balls to be a color and his answer was, "Orange!" That is his favorite color so I was not surprised.
I had pinned something called "Cotton Ball Bashing" a long time ago, and while browsing through my "Playing With Parker" board the other day for some pinspiration (get it? Ha, ha!), I saw it and figured we would give it a try.
If you want to do some cotton ball bashing for yourself, it's pretty simple:
- cotton balls
- equal parts of water and flour (I did 1 cup of each) mixed together
- food coloring (optional)
Coat the cotton balls in the water/flour mixture and bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes.
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| Stirring the flour and water. |
I asked Parker if he wanted the cotton balls to be a color and his answer was, "Orange!" That is his favorite color so I was not surprised.
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| Coating the cotton balls. |
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| "Mama, my hands are dirty." |
Apparently my son takes after me in the I-don't-like-to-get-my-hands-dirty department. About half way through he began complaining that his hands were dirty and I had to coat the last few cotton balls myself. Oh well! After I had all of the cotton balls coated and on the baking sheets, I baked them in the oven.
After I took them out of the oven I let them cool for a few minutes.
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| Have you ever seen an orange cotton ball? |
Now, this is where the fun part really begins!
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| Parker was ecstatic when I told handed him his hammer and told him to bang on them! |
At least, that's what I thought. I had expected the cotton balls to kind of shatter. They did not. Instead, they sort of bounced back into their shape. (Wouldn't they do that even if we hadn't done anything to them?) At first I was letting Parker bash them on the pan, then I decided to see if they would be more fun to bash if I took them off. Warning: Do not try to use a spatula. Just tear them off with your fingers. It's easier!
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| And....they don't do anything! |
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| Since "bashing" the cotton balls wasn't working out so well, I gave him some other tools and told him to go to work! |
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| Once they were off of the pan they were a little bit more fun to play with! |
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| The highlight was when one bounced off the island and landed right in Parker's shoe! He thought that was awesome! |
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| That smile is the reason I'm looking forward to doing these fun projects with him every month! |
While I considered the project to be some what of a bust, it did keep Parker entertained for about three minutes. Then, he was over it and I had weird looking orange balls all over my kitchen island. While he was napping I threw them away. When Parker woke up, he came into the kitchen, looked around, and said, "Mom, where are my meatballs?" That explains why he tried to eat one of them...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Oh, How Pinteresting!
Since it's Wednesday, I thought I'd link up for:
These are a few of my favorite recent pins:
Happy Pinning, Y'all!
These are a few of my favorite recent pins:
Happy Pinning, Y'all!
Friday, January 18, 2013
2013 Goals!
Here's my shiny-new goals for 2013!
1.
Do a fun
craft with Parker every month. I'm not much of a "crafter" but there are so many fun toddler crafts I see on pinterest. Parker is a very hands-on type of kid (as I'm sure most are), so I know he would really enjoy doing a neat project every month.
2.
Take a daily multi-vitamin. This really shouldn't have to be a goal, but I have a bottle of Vitamin Code vitamins in my pantry that expired in November. That's how long I've had them. I'm horrible at remembering to take vitamins, but considering the fact that I'm a mommy, I really should try to take better care of myself.
3.
Wear a bikini this summer. Don't get me wrong; I've wore a bikini every summer ever since my parents finally allowed me to do so. Even while I was pregnant (because being pregnant doesn't equal being fat)! However, I wore a bikini last summer, and really, someone should have stopped me. Holy cow! Literally! So, while I'm not technically saying I'm going to "diet" I do have several plans to help bring my weight down before I hit my all-time high, which, sadly, I'm very close to hitting. How will I do this?
A. Do not eat seconds. (This was so hard to do last night when I made meatloaf and broccoli, cheese and rice casserole).
B. Do not finish Parker's meal. (This was so hard to do when he was sick and didn't eat all of his home made lasagna).
C. Do not drink soda. I was in denial by telling myself that I only drink one or two Coke's at home. However, every time we go out to eat (and if you read my last blog post, you can tell we tend to eat out a lot), I order a soda. No more! I am now the queen of water or iced tea.
D. Work out on my wii. ( I haven't done much of this, but I LOVE doing the Just Dance game and last weekend I bought a Jillian Michaels cardio workout. )
E. Have a friendly little weight loss competition with Greg. (We started keeping track and weighing in right after Christmas...which was dumb considering we always have a big NYE party and then a week later we were going on vacation) However, I'm proud to say that today is weigh-in day and I'm already down 4 pounds! Woot!
F. Eat more fruit. (Yesterday the box of brownie mix in my pantry was practically screaming my name. I ignored it and ate a kiwi instead. Small victories, people!)
4.
Paint all the doors in my house and bunk house. Sometimes when you do so much remodeling you tend to just say, "eh...screw it!" when it comes to detail items. But, it's been a year now, and there are several doors in my house that need a coat (probably two) of paint: my master bedroom door, Greg's closet door, our back door, and if we install a new door for our hall bathroom, that will need to be painted as well. Also, there are three doors in our bunk house, none of which have been painted.
5.
Plant sod in my court yard. Last spring we rocked most of our front yard, but made a "court yard" in the middle with rail road ties. The idea was to sod it, but we never did, so instead it's a big octagon of weeds and dirt. It's pretty ugly. I'm ready to have a nice pretty patch of green!
6.
Read a piece of classic American literature. Don't ask me why, but I just want too. And, if I don't accomplish this measly little goal, then someone needs to slap me. Why? Because while at a library book sale a few months ago I bought two classics: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. I read The Catcher in the Rye in high school, and while I remember enjoying it (mainly because it had a lot of curse words, which made me feel like a little bit of a rebel), I don't remember any of the plot.
7.
Go on a Valentine’s date with my husband. *ahem* Since VD (the term we lovingly referred to Valentine's Day as when I worked at a florist) is on a Thursday, I would even settle for a day-after date instead. Anyone want to baby sit? Mom?
8.
Re-decorate Parker’s room. Now that Parker is approaching three, I want to give him a proper little boy room. His nursery has a star theme, and now I'm going to upgrade it to a rock-star theme! I'm so excited! In fact, today I even bought some pictures for the walls! I have visions in my mind of re-doing his entire room on his birthday while he is at day care, so he has a surprise. We'll see what happens!
9.
Refurbish our living room furniture. Our coffee table and two end tables are all pieces of furniture Greg had when I met him. For several years now we have wanted to refurbish them. However, now that we are trying to make our house look like a beach house, the idea I had pictured for them has changed. I'd like to paint the two end tables an antique white and then on the drawer and doors, paint a crackle paint with turquoise blue showing in the cracks. Then, I'd like to paint the coffee table turquoise and distress it.
10.
Clean out my file cabinet. This is a task that probably needed to be done a few years ago, but it's one of those "out of sight; out of mind" type of things. However, with both me and Greg being self-employed, with another business on the horizon (opps, did I just say that?), I think it's time to be a lot more organized, and we need extra filing space!
11.
Organize my kitchen pantry. It's a little embarrassing right now. I'm hoping to get some pinspiration real soon!
12.
Become a public notary. Not only will it be another service I can provide as a Realtor, there are other ways I could use being a notary to make some additional income. I've toyed with this idea for a few years now and think now is as good a time as ever to become one!
13.
Make a scarf. Years ago my sister went to some foreign country and bought me some fabric that is a burberry knock off, so I could make a scarf. However, the scarf has never been made. I think its been long enough (I can almost see my sister nodding her head!).
14.
Make a facebook page for Texoma Remodeling. I've been trying (and usually failing) to take before and after pictures of different projects that TR has done. Now it's time I put those pictures to use!
15.
Clean my car out at least once a month. Being a responsible 31 year old woman, I really shouldn't have a car that is always so cluttered. So, this is my attempt at change (my husband is cheering!).
16.
Have family photos taken by Art and Soul
Photography. I have several amazing talented friends who are photographers. But there is just something about Art and Soul Photography that I absolutely love, and I have followed her blog for about three or four years now! I think it's simply that the pictures are always so vibrant and colorful! I would be proud to hang a family photo on my wall and say it was taken by the amazing Angel Porch.
17. Yell at Parker less. I know what you're thinking; HUH? Before becoming a mom I knew a mom who constantly yelled at her kids. I always thought, "I am not going to sound like her when I have a kid". Now, guess who I sound like? I feel like since becoming a parent I have lost all patience. I need to remind myself that the first time I say, "No", I don't have to scream it. I know that a "no" that is spoken, can still be effective. I also need to remind myself that I didn't like being yelled at when I was younger, and yelling needs to be reserved for when it's really important or life threatening.
18. Go to a play. I have really been having the itch lately to be on stage. But, since I know that's not going to happen any time soon, this would be the next best thing!
17. Yell at Parker less. I know what you're thinking; HUH? Before becoming a mom I knew a mom who constantly yelled at her kids. I always thought, "I am not going to sound like her when I have a kid". Now, guess who I sound like? I feel like since becoming a parent I have lost all patience. I need to remind myself that the first time I say, "No", I don't have to scream it. I know that a "no" that is spoken, can still be effective. I also need to remind myself that I didn't like being yelled at when I was younger, and yelling needs to be reserved for when it's really important or life threatening.
18. Go to a play. I have really been having the itch lately to be on stage. But, since I know that's not going to happen any time soon, this would be the next best thing!
19. You know. And although I hate to admit it, this sucker is going to stay on the list every single year until it's done! I will not give up!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Happy Fall, Y'all!
I was eagerly anticipating the arrival of Fall last month, mainly because I saw this cute little printable on pinterest and I couldn't wait to frame and display one personally.
To make your own printable, go here. Once I saved the blank version I opened mine up in my paint program and added text boxes so I could write my own bucket list items. The size of the picture was not big enough to fit the 8X10 frame I already had (and that was conveniently painted a nice pumpkin orange color), so I went to Hobby Lobby and purchased a cute piece of scrapbook paper to place behind my bucket list. Then, just use a dry-erase marker to check off your bucket list items!
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| Can you find my typo? |
To make your own printable, go here. Once I saved the blank version I opened mine up in my paint program and added text boxes so I could write my own bucket list items. The size of the picture was not big enough to fit the 8X10 frame I already had (and that was conveniently painted a nice pumpkin orange color), so I went to Hobby Lobby and purchased a cute piece of scrapbook paper to place behind my bucket list. Then, just use a dry-erase marker to check off your bucket list items!
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Dream Catcher Necklace
One of my besties asked me recently if I was still making jewelry because she hadn't heard me talk about it lately. The answer was yes and no. Do I still like to make jewelry and do I still have all the supplies? Yes. Have I actually made anything recently? No. Although I hope to do something about that in the very near future. Her next comment was that after seeing a picture of a dream catcher necklace on pinterest, she had been on a hunt to find one that looked "bohemian" and was not having any luck. She told me that I should make some and sell them since she couldn't find any necklaces, just the kind one hangs on a wall.
Her pinterest inspiration.
So, being the great friend that I am (ha, ha), I decided to make her a dream catcher necklace for her birthday. I had never made a dream catcher before, so I had to teach myself by watching youtube videos. The webbing is pretty hard, and I obviously didn't do it the "right" way since my webbing is not uniform at all. I have a feeling that it's a craft where over time, practice will make perfect!
I made two necklaces, one for my friend and one for her sister. She was pretty excited to see it when she opened her gift, but I keep forgetting to ask her if she has worn hers yet. If so, I'll ask her to email me a pic of her wearing it and I'll post it at a future date.
In the meantime, I need some feedback. Would you wear a dream catcher necklace? Should I make some for my shop? What would you pay for one? Any and all feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!
Her pinterest inspiration.
So, being the great friend that I am (ha, ha), I decided to make her a dream catcher necklace for her birthday. I had never made a dream catcher before, so I had to teach myself by watching youtube videos. The webbing is pretty hard, and I obviously didn't do it the "right" way since my webbing is not uniform at all. I have a feeling that it's a craft where over time, practice will make perfect!
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| After this picture was taken, I re-did the feathers because I thought they were sticking out too much. |
I made two necklaces, one for my friend and one for her sister. She was pretty excited to see it when she opened her gift, but I keep forgetting to ask her if she has worn hers yet. If so, I'll ask her to email me a pic of her wearing it and I'll post it at a future date.
In the meantime, I need some feedback. Would you wear a dream catcher necklace? Should I make some for my shop? What would you pay for one? Any and all feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Oh, How Pinteresting!
It has been a long time since I've linked up for this, but since I remembered it's Wednesday (yes, sadly, sometimes I don't even know what day of the week it is), I decided it was high time I link up for....
Here are some items I'm loving this week:
Look familiar? Hee, hee!
You are supposed to put a glow stick in the tube, then place them in your bushes for glowing eyes!
Happy Pinning, Y'all!
Here are some items I'm loving this week:
Look familiar? Hee, hee!
You are supposed to put a glow stick in the tube, then place them in your bushes for glowing eyes!
Happy Pinning, Y'all!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Oh, How Pinteresting...The Food Files
I'm still worried that in a few short days my blog may disappear to never-never land, but I figured I'd link up for Wednesday's blog party anyway!
One of my most despised house-hold tasks is to come up with a menu each week. Luckily, pinterest has proved to be a wealth of inspiration and (most of the time) yummy recipes! Here are pins of all the recipes I've tried and fallen in love with:
To get any of these delicious recipe's just click on the picture! You will need a pinterest account to do so. Don't have a pinterest account? Comment me your email addy and I'll send you an invite!
'Til next time, Happy Pinning!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Oh, How Pinteresting! Birthday Party Ideas!
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