ABC Blocks

The age of plain old ABC blocks has come and gone.

You remember them right,

they look something like this:

Here is a new set of DIY ABC blocks!

So fun to customize in any color scheme!

All you need is:

-2"x 2"x8' pieces of wood (purchased at Home Depot)

-a saw to cut the wood into square blocks

- a sander to sand the corners

-paint color of choice

-scrap book paper of choice

- ABC scrapbook letters

-Mod Podge

-paintbrushes

I love this Martha Stewart bandana paper,

it's just so fun and bright!

And a cute bucket to store them in!

It's the perfect gift for a 1st or 2nd Birthday

or Christmas!

In case you're not up for a DIY project at this time

they are for sale in my ETSY SHOP

Seeing Stripes

We moved into our new rental house about 2 months ago.

I had no idea what to do in my one year olds room.

It was tan and boring and looked like this:

I'm tired of putting money into rentals, so this time

I decided to go with an inexpensive fix.

I bought 1 gallon of white paint, which was on sale

for $5, and a $7 dollar roll of painters tape.

Here is the end result.

It only took one hour and it turned this boring

room into a sweet and fun nursery.

And when we move out, all I have to do is

paint over that one wall!

4th of July Dress/Shirt

I hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July weekend.

I know we did! We spent it in the cool weather of

Park City, Utah, which was a nice break from

the Vegas heat!

Here is our little one trying to figure out what

to do with that flag, while looking very patriotic!

Her shirt, which originally was made to be a dress,

but it was too cold and too short was completely free!

The blue polka dot fabric was left over from this

dress, and the red polka dot fabric was fabric

that I stole from my Mom's stash

(it had been in there for over 10 years).

I shirred the straps and the top using elastic thread.

Best invention ever by the way! If you haven't

used it yet you're missing out!

Spool No.72 Knock Off

I saw this little dress from Spool No.72

a few months ago and fell in love.

It was more than I wanted to spend ($52) on a

summer dress. And I wanted one that had sleeves.

So what did I do?

Made my own!

I already owned this top (from the Gap Outlet, $6)

so all I had to do was buy 1 yard of "Jelly Bean" green

linen, some thread and some elastic (all for less than $10)

and voila!

I even added the belted sash.

super easy, super inexpensive, and

I love it!

*So next time you see something you love

that's over your price range, don't be afraid to

try and make one yourself*

Easter dress- pillowcase style

The first sewing project I ever took on was a pillowcase dress

(that was about a year ago)

And after a hundred other projects, I still go

back to the pillowcase dress, it's just one of my faves!

Unfortunately, when your model is 14 months

old it's hard to get a good pic!

The fabric was actually a pillow sham from

Pottery Barn Teen, and I loved it! I picked it

up at the outlet, so it was a great deal.

I took the sham apart, and pieced together

the fabric to make the dress.

I love the bold geometric shapes, and

the band at the bottom!

This is the tutorial I used, it's easy and

straightforward and results in a

cute dress, don't you think?!

check out my previous pillowcase dresses here

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

make your own headbands

headbands are all the rage these days

and instead of spending $10-$12 on one,

why not make your own for just a few dollars.

Here are a few examples of cute and inexpensive options:

1. a cute flower (from the dollar store) embellished with

coordinating tulle and pearls, attached to an alligator clip

for easy removal, and can also be used just as a clip!

note: I take apart the flowers from the dollar store,

and just use 2-3 of the layers of petals

2. linen flower used from scraps of fabric, torn in a long strip

and twirled into a flower shape, also on an alligator clip so you

can interchange different embellishments on the same headband,

also cute with 2 or three of them

note: once you twirl and roll the fabric into a flower shape,

take a few straight pins and stab them in to hold

the flower in place. Then, cut a circle the size of your flower

and attach it on the back using tacky glue.

Remove pins and let dry!

3. simple bow that coordinates with the headband color

(which is gray)

and three varying sizes of loops made from ribbon

(approx a 4 inch loop, a 3 inch loop, and a 3/4 in loop for the center)

It's that easy!

each headband took less than 30 minutes

and cost less than $4

Vintage Kitchen

I picked up this sweet little kitchen

today at a local thrift store.

This picture was taken from the 1964

Sears Christmas Catalog.

It's in the Coppertone color and includes

the sink, range and fridge

a $27.99 value back in the day,

but I paid $15 for it today.

It needs a lot of cleaning up, but

I am so excited to see how it turns out!

Birthday Bash

Here it is.

The big first birthday bash was a hit!

DIY flower poms

homemade dipped pretzels

homemade cupcakes

homemade cake balls

DIY drink labels

kids table complete with butcher paper

coloring surface

and a DIY hat, skirt, and homemade smash cake

this is what pure joy looks like

pure happiness

it was lots of work, but the pictures will last forever,

and she's worth it!

linking up to DIY day

show and tell

and strut your stuff

tshirt revamp

I stopped by Old Navy today and

found Miss A a pair of ugg-ish boots for $3,

and a plain brownish gray long sleeved tee for me for $2.50.

I knew I could come up with something for it!

I've had this shirt/dress thing I wore while I was

pregnant that I've been wanting to do something with

and I'm hoping I'm not going to need it for a few more years

and by then it will probably be out of style,

so I decided to steal the flowers from it.

tshirt + flowers = perfection!

I couldn't be happier with the result!

And the best part is,

I only used 3 of the 13 flowers from the dress!

Linking up to:

ASPTL

Blue Cricket Design

Somewhat Simple

ps- somebody is turning 1 on Saturday,

so check back next week for the party pics!

crepe paper wreath

I started out with a $1 wreath form,

and wrapped it with crepe paper.

Then I cut the crepe paper into strips,

lots and lots of strips.

Take two strips and criss cross them like so...

Pinch the center and gather like so...

And hot glue them to your form.

keep going

when you're almost done,

hot glue a ribbon to the form

finish and hang!

perfect for Valentine's day!


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