Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Pintrest Tuesday –Privacy Window

Welcome to Pintrest Tuesday
 
I LOVED this idea from the first time I saw it!
 
We have two small windows that flank either side of our front door.
They are too small for standard blinds, and curtains just seem weird here.
 
I needed a way to add some privacy but still let the light in..
 
This pin is on my
 
Entry board
 
I couldn't wait to do this in this house.
I even bought the supplies before we even owned the house.
This is a really good tutorial and has the stencil too. I reduced the stencil to 75% because of my window size. She has some really good tips on her site also.
 
I was only able to do one side so far. I need to cut out some more and finish it up.
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The window is a little difficult to get a good picture.
 
My only tip is to make sure you are precise on your cutting.
If you’re a little off aligning them can get tricky.
 
Bella and Leia love to look out the windows and this obstructs their views so they are not so happy about it, but I love it.
 
Now on to the other side!
 
Until next week!
Keep pinning and crafting!

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Pintrest Tuesday –Flippy Floppy Organization

Welcome back to Pintrest Tuesday
 
I’ve been wanting to do this next project for a long time. As you can see I have a LOT of shoes
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and flipflops.
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My secret goal is to own every color Old Navy offers ;D
Usually they sit in a tub and when I want to wear a pair I spend 10 minutes looking for matching colors..
 
So, here is my solution and pin
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Brilliant idea I say!!!
 I didn’t have any wire hangers (Mommy Dearest flash backs!!)
and I’m too impatient to add another bar right now. So here is my version…
 
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I’m happy! My flip flops are happy!
And Nick is happy they are no longer scattered on the closet floor.
 
Until next week!!!
Keep pinning and crafting!

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Pintrest Tuesday –Table Repair

Sorry for the delay. I was having technical difficulties -my pictures were not uploading...
 
Welcome to Pintrest Tuesday!!
 
This week I repaired our kitchen table.
 
A few months ago I placed a hot bowl on the table and it "burned" the table
 
 
I remember seeing something on Pintrest that would fix/remove it.
Here is the pin I found.
It is on my Cleaning Board
 
So.. I tried it
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and it didn’t work. I guess not all the pins on Pintrest are helpful.
So I tried another one…
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This blog called for Mayo. We didn’t have any mayo in the house. We HATE mayo.
The blog mentioned that the oil works it’s way into the table…
So I tried Coconut Oil
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I left it on for a couple hours..
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And it worked like a charm!!
It even looks shiny and pretty. I love it.
 
Until next week!
Keep pinning and crafting!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Pintrest Tuesday- Monogram Bling

Welcome back to Pintrest Tuesday!!
 
This week we have Monogram L! From my Leia's Room board.
I saw this pin while browsing Pintrest and I knew it was perfect for Leia's room.
 
 
I want to do a groupings of L's both for Leia and Landon's room.
 
**monogram wall pic**
 
Something like this...
 
You may (or not) remember my veil dilemma and I ultimately decided to make my veil, well I had some beads left over and I thought it would be perfect. I already had the beads, they were pretty and Leia could have something from my wedding in her room!
 
This pin doesn't have a tutorial and basically goes nowhere. But it's pretty self explanatory... buy the letter, paint it, glue beads on, done. I had all the supplies so this project cost me nothing but time to find all the stuff.
 
 
I painted my letter (from Hobby Lobby about $2 I think), make sure you paint were the beads will be too just in case. Then I took some E-6000 and very liberally put it where I wanted my beads. (Tips: do this in a well ventilated area -this stuff is stinky! Also do small sections at a time -it will dry fast and your beads won't stick).
Then just let it dry!

 
And here it is!!
I like this so much I'm thinking about doing a "H" for the house. I still have some beads left over (I swear these beads are never ending). When I get the rest of the letters done I'll show it off.
 
Until next week!
Keep pinning and crafting!

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Pintrest Tuesday

Welcome back to Pintrest Tuesday!!
 
Today we have Baby Legs!! The first pair of Baby Legs I bought WAY before Leia was born. I LOVED them! Basically they are leg warmers for babies. They are very hard to find here in Arizona. I mean what baby needs to keep their legs warm in the hottest state in the country?! But I thought they were adorable and pink argyle! Clearly I don't use them to keep her legs warm but they are excellent for protecting her knees when she is crawling around on the floor. I don't remember what I paid for them but I'm guessing about $4-5 a pair!
 
Anyway, Leia is almost always wearing Baby Legs so I had to find a cheaper and DIY way to get her more Baby Legs.
 
Enter Pintrest!! This pin is located on my SEWING board.
 
I again followed the instructions from the website and
 
Viola!!!
They are made from knee high girls socks! And about $2.50 a pair! Yeah buddy! Target has a ton of really cute styles and colors. I also made a pair of green and blue argyle ones too (not pictured).
 
Here she is showing off her latest fashion accessory!




 
Sorry for the half naked baby pictures.
 
The tops are not really my favorite I'm sure I can figure out a better method but for now I love them! And they do their job which is to protect my kid's knees...
 
See you next week!
Same bat time, same bat channel!!


 
 
 
 
 


Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Pintrest Tuesday

Welcome to Pintrest Tuesday!!
 
Every Tuesday I will be posting about something I made from one of my Pintrest boards.
The idea is that I blog more and finally start creating things intead of just pinning stuff.
So... here we go!!
 
 
I thought I'd start with something simple from my Pintrest recipe board.
It was a farely easy recipe. Here is how mine turned out.
 
 
I won't bother including the recipe you can go to the original site for that. It was delicious.
Even Nick loved it; and it's hard to please Nick.
 
So there you have it. See you back next week!!