On my fridge (right under my pocket) I have a To Do List note pad…and I love it! I am the type of person that has to make lists about everything. If I write it down, it’s more likely that I’ll remember it and more likely that it will get done. Well, my note pad is almost gone, tear, so I thought I’d make one that I could print off any time. So, of course, I had to share. It turned out SO cute! Man I LOVE photoshop!
Go HERE to download a printable version with 2 on 1 page. Happy Friday!
-Emily
Currently, my baby boy’s room serves as our office as well. So, that means decorating it has been a work in progress. While I was pregnant, I painted it 3 (very bright) colors.
Then, like 3 months after Dan was born, I made curtains…
Then even later I made these cute letters to hang above his crib…
I still have a few more things that I want to do, but I must wait until the office moves downstairs to it’s currently unfinished-soon to be finished (hopefully)-office space in the basement. Until then, I thought I’d share this SUPER easy DIY project that you can do anywhere! It’s really not that new, but I love them!
All you do is get out the mod podge and go crazy! I stayed simple and used fabric (left over from the curtains), but you could use scrapbook paper and embellishments…like I said, go crazy! Anyway, trace out the letter, cut it out and mod podge it on. I did paint the sides of these letters first (mostly because I was too lazy to try and figure out how to get the fabric to wrap around or to cut out a bunch of extra peices). But that’s it! SUPER easy and SUPER cute!
Here’s some other letters for inspiration (taken from http://jentility.com/):
Happy crafting!
-Emily
Basically, each week, The CSI Project issues a crafting challenge. Then, if you want to participate in the challenge, do it, post about it on your blog, then link it up to the challenge post at the CSI project. Then, here’s the cool part, they have a guest judge that looks through all the links and decides on the top 10 and a winner! Such a good idea! I LOVE it! Oh, but there’s more! While the challenge is going on, the girls behind the CSI project are posting tutorials and inspiration fitting the challenge theme! And different giveaways are goin on! Seriously, LOVE it!
So, get your craft on and check out The CSI Project…I’m totally there! That’s What’s Up this Wednesday for me!
-Emily
Yup, TEXAS Caviar that is! Can I just say YUM!! This is probably one of my FAVORITE dips/salsas/whatever you would call it! My hubby and I can eat almost an entire batch in one sitting (sad but true!). If you’ve never had this scrumptious amazingness…YOU MUST TRY IT! I got the recipe from my sis-in-law Liz (a million thank yous to you!) and love every bite! I figure it’s a perfect recipe to post for summer (which we’re still waiting for here in MO!). Enjoy!!
-Emily
What a week I had last week! I am SO ready for a new week….and maybe some sunshine, no DEFINITELY some SUN! I don’t think I’ve yelled at my 2 year old so much in so little time ever! Please tell me that I’m not the only mom who has bad dayS in a row, not just a bad day, but DAYS?! I am praying for sun, because I can be a better mom with sunshine on my face! And dry swings!
But, totally not the point of my post today!…
Before I got pregnant with my oldest, I was in school to be an elementary school teacher. While I was going to school, I substitute taught and LOVED it! When I grow up (or really when my kids grow up) I want to be a teacher. I have a serious respect for teachers of all grades. I think they do some of the most important work and do it for almost nothing. Teachers teach because they love it, which makes them unique and very special. So, it’s only fair that they get loaded up with goodies at the end of the school year, right?!
Well it’s that time of year, all our favorite blogs are spilling over with teacher appreciation gift ideas. I don’t think I’ve seen any that I haven’t liked. But, I thought I’d share one that I think is probably my favorite of all the great ones I’ve seen lately. And, if I were a teacher, I would totally LOVE this!
A new favorite blog of mine, eighteen25, (thank you Cammie for introducing me!) recently had a tutorial on how to make these cute boxes.
I think you could do this for just about anything though, not just a teacher’s gift! It’s such a great organizing idea (totally fitting for Manic Monday!). And it looks so easy. Since I don’t have kids in school yet, I need to find a different reason to make one of these! I love the amazing ideas you can find in the blogging world!
Well, here’s to hoping for sunshine and a good mom week!
-Emily
As for our Friday Freebie: I found this cute site Organize It Mom who does lots and lots of printable things that she sells. She also has a few free things. One I’ve downloaded for my kids are her Reward Coupons! They are so cute and perfect for rewarding your kids for helping you out, or just because you want to do something nice for them. I am going to use these this summer, because lets face it regular chores just don’t happen(even for me)! These will be perfect for the times I “torture” them to do a major clean up…then I’ll surprise them with a reward coupon…and they’ll think I’m the best mom ever! That’s the plan anyway…wish me luck!
- Cammie
A couple weekends ago we had a girl’s trip with my mom and sisters in AZ. Part of the time we make crafts. Each one of us girls is in charge of coming up with a craft and bringing all the supplies for each person to make it. There are 4 sisters and my mom, PLUS Emily joined in this time…so we all ended up with 6 finished crafts to take home!! The craft my mom did was exploding boxes. They are cute little brag boxes…perfect for a grandma or friend. I think they turned out SO cute and were really easy. Here is a picture of us girls with our exploding boxes.
(Joey, Tiffany, Amber, Me, Emily and my Mom!)
Check out the Tutorial at Glitter Adventure
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I also found a tutorial on an accordion brag book that is DARLING! The girls at Eighteen25 have a great tutorial!
- Cammie
