Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend!!  Mine has been super fun, thanks to my sweet family who threw me a baby shower!!  I finally feel ready for this baby!!!

Ok, I know you want to know who the winner of our fabulous giveaway is…  Thanks so much for all of your participation!!

Congrats to comment #15 Ton!!!!

“Liked snicker plum on fb”

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Thanks again to all who entered, and thanks to Kristy for the totally awesome giveaway!!!

Love ya’ll!!

I saw this darling crib mobile on Pinterest and of course pinned it for later… I finally got around to making one for baby Crosby!!  I LOVE how it turned out!!!

I followed THIS tutorial to make the circles.  And I opted out of the painted beads at the top, and used a simple ribbon instead.  The hardest part about this project was probably cutting out all 104 circles!!!  But other than that, a very simple project:)

More baby stuff to come:)  Thanks for sticking around!!!

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So I ordered THIS fabric for baby Crosby FOREVER ago, and have slowly but surely been plugging along making things here and there, until I can say now I am finally DONE!!

I found some really simple tutorials online for a pleated crib skirt and bumper pads, which helped take some of the thinking out of it:)

I altered them a little to fit our crib, and to look a little more boyish…

For the quilt, I just drew out a pattern and sewed it up:)

Of course  it needed super soft minky for the back:)

And the pillow had to have pendants!!

I’ll show ya the crib mobile tomorrow, and some other little goodies too:)

Linking up HERE this week:)

***Remember to enter our Snickerplum Giveaway for a chance to win your choice of party package valued at $90!!***

So our giveaway today comes from the darling shop, Snickerplum!!

I’m so excited to introduce you to Kristy!!  She’s not only the talented creator and business owner of Snickerplum, but she just happens to be one of  my good friends!!

Check out some of these darling party packages she has put together…

Modern Owl Boy Package

Circus Carnival Package

Fairy Party Package

Modern Girl Owl Package

Monkey Birthday Package

Spiderman Birthday Package

You may remember THIS post all about the Cookie Exchange I hosted in December, Kristy was the brains behind all the darling designs!!

Snickerplum also specializes in:

Invitation Designs

Corporate logos, business cards, product tags and thank you cards, Etsy bannners, and more…  (Recognize these logos??  Kristy designed an entire business package for my jewelry company Maddie Mae Lane!!)

And Snickerplum makes it easy, you can print it yourself, or have them print the designs on professional quality paper and shipped directly to you!!

Are you excited yet??  Would you like to know what you could win??

Snickerplum is a just a few likes away from hitting the big 100 likes on Facebook!!  Well, we’re gonna get her there with this giveaway!! And just for “liking” their facebook page, Kristy is giving away:

-1 banner

-2 dozen cupcake toppers

-2 dozen cupcake or waterbottle wrappers

-2 dozen mason jar lids.

That’s almost a $90 value!!!  I’m so excited for you!! (and maybe a teeny bit jealous)

Here’s how to enter:

• Remember the MANDATORY entry is to visit Snickerplum on Facebook and “like” her page.

  Additional Entries:

• You may also visit the site and let me know what you’re favorite product is

• Subscribe to the Snickerplum blog to get fabulous party decor ideas

• As always, subscribe to our blog, follow on FB, twitter, or Pinterest (1 entry for each)

• Share with your friends on FB, twitter, or Pinterest (1 entry for each)

Please leave a separate comment for each entry completed.  We will leave this giveaway open until Friday, May 4th, and announce the winner on Saturday.  Good luck everyone!!!

I’ve missed you all!!  These last couple of weeks have been pretty difficult as far as pregnancy goes, just with different medical issues and stuff.  I’m so sorry I’ve been MIA lately, but I’m still here!!!  Thanks for not giving up on me!!

My darling cousin Shelly, from Shelly Homemaker, is giving away a gorgeous ring over on her blog…

Go check it out!  There are only a few entries, and she picks the winner on Monday!!

Also stay tuned for a fabulous giveaway on THIS blog bright and early Monday morning!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Love ya’ll

Ok Ok, I know I’m getting a little pinwheel obsessed…  But they’re just so fun and festive!!

Especially in these bright happy spring colors!!!

For this banner just follow the same technique used HERE, hot glue them to some yarn, and that’s it!!!  BTW, felt works the best, b/c it’s nice and stiff.

Simple right!!!

Happy Spring!!  I feel like it’s officially here, our weather has been so beautiful, lots of April shower and warm sunshine, makes me happy:)

I must be nesting, b/c there are a gazillion and one projects I would like to finish before he gets here in a month!!

I gotta get this nursery finished!!  How cute is this crib mobile!!

My kids are going to LOVE making a fairy garden!!  How darling is this one!!

And it’s that time of year again!!  Outdoor projects galore, I need to recover some chairs I found at a rummage sale, THIS is the perfect tutorial on how to recover patio furniture…

What fun spring projects do you have up your sleeves??

So… you asked for a picture…

This will probably be the last one I take before this baby comes!  This was taken at 32 weeks.

I am now 34 weeks, and getting soooo super duper excited!!  Nervous for 4 (any of you with tips, pass them my way please:)…

The baby bedding is almost done!!  Pictures to come soon!!

Thanks for all your support my sweet friends:)

Oh my goodness!!  It has been a week since my last post!!  My hubby is out of the country, making my job as a mama a little tougher than usual, is it alright if I blame it on that:)

So remember last summer when I showed you guys how to tint mason jars for a more vintage feel…

We’re gonna use the same technique here to make a fun little spring tablescape!!

Grab your supplies, and let’s party:)

Supplies:

• different sized bottles (I used some old soda bottles, a wine bottle, and a cute apothecary bottle I found at hobby lobby)

• mod podge

• food coloring (I used the neon colors)

• felt

• buttons

• wooden skewers

• hot glue

Step 1:

Gather your bottles and clean them real nice, use goo-off if there are any sticky residuey stickers left…

Next pour about 1/4 cup of mod podge  into 3 separate  bowls.  Mix in some drops of food coloring until you get the color you like.

Step 2:

Paint the mod podge over the bottles with thin neat strokes (the thicker you apply it, the darker the tint will be , so feel free to vary it if you like)

My helpers meant well, but I had to re-smooth some of their paint jobs:)

Allow to dry for about an hour.

Step 3:

Now you can make your pinwheels!!  Remember the tutorial from last week?  Click HERE for a quick run-down on how to make felt pinwheels.

You will want to cut out as many squares as you have bottles.

Make into a pinwheel, and attach a button the center if desired.

Attach to the wooden skewers with hot glue.

Do you like the Fanta label?  Me, not so much… I used some twine and yarn I had leftover to wrap around the tops and cover the ugly writing…

Also, to vary the length of the pinwheels, you can glue the skewers together…

Arrange the pinwheels in your bottles, and you’re through!!

When the light shines through my window, I love the effect it has on the bottles!!

Happy Spring ya’ll!!

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So I have been seeing lots of versions of ombre art all over blogland, and I’m loving it!!!  You could hang this up in your home, or use it as a bright welcome for your front door like I did!!

The cute quote came from a free printable over on Landee See, Landee Do, go check it out:)

Would you like to make your own Ombre Art Canvas??   Grab your supplies and let’s get started…

Supplies:

• acrylic paint (4 or more colors in the same color family) and brushes

• canvas board

• vinyl and cutter

• coordinating ribbon

• felt, buttons, or any other embellishments

• an exacto knife

Step 1:

Decide what to use as your quote and kind of map it out on your canvas, I used a pencil so I would know what the placement would be, and where my colors would begin and end.

Cut out and apply your vinyl lettering or phrase, I left a big space at the bottom for some embellishments…

Step 2:

Pour your paint in separate bowls, you can even mix them to get more colors if you wish.

Carefully paint one stripe at a time, you don’t want the paint to bleed under the letters.

Enlist helpers if necessary:)

Step 3:

Let dry for about an hour,

then carefully peel off each letter.

In some areas, the paint bled under the letters, so this is where your exacto knife will come in handy.  Just scrape off any excess paint, so you can read your letters clearly.

Step 4:  You can leave your art as is…

or you can add some pinwheel embellishments…

To make a pinwheel, simply cut out squares out of felt (or any other fabric).  Then cut from each corner inward toward the center.

Next fold over each corner to the center, and attach with hot glue.

Add some buttons, glue to your art, and voila!!!

If you want to hang your art, hot glue a ribbon to the back and tie a cute bow.

You’re done!!

I am loving the bright pops of color that spring brings!!  Enjoy!!

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