Gunpowder and Lead

Over the weekend Hubby and I went to the Pawnee National Grasslands for some target practice. It was a beautiful day to spend outdoors enjoying our 2nd amendment rights ;).

Proud to be an American!

My Family’s a Circus

Growing up I enjoyed reading The Family Circus comic strip. We even had books full of Bil Keane comics that my siblings and I would read though again and again.

My sweet grandma is a newspaper clipper and every so often sends me clippings of comics and different articles. A while ago I received a package from her and as always, some clippings were included. Pleasantly surprising, a few were actually funny- and relatable; so I thought I’d pass on the smile.

You’re welcome!

Sugar and Spice part two

I also made Dan and Lindsey a few other crafts as part of my gift.

I painted the walls of the nursery for baby Lucy, and wanted to give it a special touch, so I painted these letters that match her bedding.

And no baby shower would be complete without a diaper wreath, from the wreath queen herself.

So excited to meet Baby Lucy in November!

 

Side note: I’m way into making all these baby crafts you’ve seen, and I’d be more than thrilled to make some as gifts for you and your friends and family. Email me if you’re interested!

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….