Kiddie Picnic Table

Have you guys seen Ana White's website?

Well... it's awesome, and she has free plans

for TONS of furniture!

My husband and I tried our hand at the

preschool sized picnic table.

We started it MONTHS ago, but ended up

not finishing it, well the weather has been nice

and the hubby had some extra time for once,

SO...

he finished building and I got to painting!

It's the perfect size for a little one

And so cute!!

It was also less than $30 for the wood, screws,

and wood glue.

And I know it will get LOTS of use!

She already wants to color and eat on it everyday!

Ana's plans were easy to understand,

and it was a pretty good beginner level

project to tackle.

Trust me... if we did it, anyone can!

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New Pillows In My Etsy Shop

I have some new pillows in my Etsy shop

and will be adding many more in the next week.

Check out my shop HERE

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!