Sugar and Spice …. part one

We have some dear friends, Dan and Lindsey, who are expecting a baby girl in November. Her shower was this past weekend, and since I can’t girlie up my boys, this was a chance to make some fun girlie things for the new baby. My craft of choice; headbands. Who can resist a baby girl with a big fat bow/flower/headband on? TOO CUTE! So, I got busy and made these.

Dan is a HUGE sports fan, so I decided to make the headbands team colors to match her fan apparel. (From left; Titans, Nuggets, CU Buffs (gag), and Broncos)

 

One of my favorite bloggers says, “The bigger the bow, the better the mama.” I couldn’t agree more!

Stay tuned for Sugar and Spice part 2

But the greatest of these…

Look what I created with my free table!

Remember this guy??

Yup, the table legs went in the trash.

Ok, now a clean slate to work with. Sorry all of these “before” pictures show the BOTTOM of the table, the top was in REALLY bad condition, but perfect for a barnwood sign.

Another successful projector project! And I love up-cycling too!

First Watercolor set

Last week I bought Carter a watercolor paint set. He has yet to decide if he’s more interested in the paint or playing in the water.

Ryne’s never one to be shy in front of the camera ;)

I’ll take it… if it’s FREE

So, my thriftiness has taken a turn the past few months and I’m now into free stuff, it’s slightly embarrassing, but I’ve just become that much of a cheapskate.

I might say, I’ve had some pretty decent luck at it. Here’s what I’ve scored for free recently…

This toy box was sitting outside of a house in my neighborhood. It’s a step two! I also got that Little People castle for free, but it was from my mother in law, so not a random free find.

 

This basket and luggage rack were also outside of the neighborhood house (I painted the basket)

 

I found this Power Wheels Jeep through a craigslist ad titled: Stonegate Eviction Completed…. yikes! (Stonegate is the subdivision we live in and evictions are definitely not common around here) So of course curiosity got the best of me and I loaded the kids up in the CAR, (Robert had our SUV that day) and drove to the address to find a bunch of junk out in the front yard, I’m talking broken shelves, dirty mattresses, old TV’s, cardboard boxes full of old school books and papers, a refrigerator, and this pretty little gem on the sidewalk. I made sure it didn’t belong to any neighbors, it didn’t, and loaded it HALFWAY INTO THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. Luckily our house was only a few minutes drive away, and none of my neighbors saw this hanging out the back of our trunk Anyways sweet right? Of course the battery was gone, but you can find those easily AND I’m liking that it doesn’t have the driving capability. My boys just like sitting in it and pretending.

 

This table was sitting outside of another neighbor’s house recently- like my method of transportation?? Keep an eye out for what I did with it….

A little therapy….

So… let’s have a little truth and honesty session here. I haven’t blogged in a while, because I’ve been feeling intimidated. Not that I have more than five readers (on a good day), but I read all these amazing blogs and they look so pretty and have amazing photograph that I do not have to time or knowledge to produce. Group Two isn’t near that level, thus I feel defeated and don’t even try.
Yesterday I had a chat with a fellow sporadic-blogging friend and realized that’s all silly. I’m not blogging to be a blog star, DIY maverick, or the next Martha Stewart- although that part would be cool, I view my blog as a way to share our life, and maybe brag just a little bit about the cool things I make (in a nice way of course!). Plus, as much as I’m a Facebook stalker, I’ve gotten a little leary about posting things on there, I have no good reason for this so don’t ask me why : ).
So, to my five readers, thanks for checking in with me and your sweet support. I do enjoy writing and blogging and I hope to do a little more of it and be on the ball. And tell you about all the CRAY CRAY things my kids do. Stay tuned!
Cheaters: So I totally cheated, and I’ve post-dated a few posts in July and August to make my blog a little more cohesive and relevant to what we were doing then.. If you subscribe via email, I have no idea how this sent out. But take a look and see what we’ve been up to.