Life changing decision

Disclaimer:  It will be informative ONLY

First of all let me just start by saying...I am not one of those people who like to know ALL about someone, like if they got a root canal that day or had to go to the gastroendorologist, but I am 30-something and realize that I would want to know about this particular post. There are a lot of couples out there that are in that decision making time of their lives.

My youngest just turned 3 and we felt like it was time to make a decision...baby #3 or no more at all.  Obviously, you can see what we decided.

 I know most of us go through this decision process after you have 2 or more babies and if you have a BOY and a Girl, it seems like it can be even harder.  Lot's of pro's and cons to weigh. When it came down to it though, I think I liked the thought of having a baby more than actually having one. 

This is Jacob right after the little, well you know! He was definitley Loopy and loving that he had an excuse to play Xbox for the next couple of days!

Overall it took about 3 days before he could get up and about, hardly compares to what we woman go through, RIGHT? But, he was a trooper and I really did hate that he had to be in any pain at all! I got a little taste of that helpless feeling that he said he had during my Labor. It doesn't feel good, that's for sure.

WARNING: Your children will pick up on your conversation about this so, beware!

Friday morning at school during PRAYER REQUESTS my 6 year old raised her hand and asked everyone to pray for her daddy..."He was getting a "Jawstrap" today!

Obviously, she had heard the night before that we had forgotten to pick one up (a jockstrap that is).

Needless to say I am sure ONLY her teacher picked up on this, but bless her heart she was so worried about her Daddy. We ALL had a good LAUGH!

I am not going to lie, it was a tough decision. I cried several times we went back and forth, but ultimately, we felt like this was right FOR US! I love babies and told Jacob that I might have a couple of meltdowns along the way and he assured me he would do whatever it took to help me through them. Wish him luck...I can get pretty emotional : )



                                                                               -K

The No Sew Way To Go

OK, I  have been neglecting the Blog and after PW's post about blogging, I have GUILT.  So I will try my hardest to be blogging on a daily basis an nourish my blog instead of letting it wilt, as usual.

I do not sew MUCH, just the occasional hem or experiment and a pillow or two. So, when I see something that is NO SEW and I think I can do it, I am lovin' it! I saw a tutorial here for a NO SEW applique....AND I LOVE APPLIQUE'S! So here is my take on it...

Here's whatcha need. An iron of Course and

1. Some SHARP scissors      

2. Fusible webbing                

3. Three coordinating fabrics 

 I started by printing off a picture of what I wanted to applique to the shirt(a pear).  I just typed it into Google images and picked the one I wanted.

Then I cut it out and placed it.  I also cut off the stem and leaf separate to use 3 different coordinating materials.

Next you just follow the directions on the back of the fusible webbing package.

One piece at a time.

Next I took the same 3 fabrics and made a coordinating fabric flower which my friend Sarah sells for dirt cheap on her Etsy shop check it out!!

There you have it! This whole project took me about 30-40 minutes and it was fun!

Kenners agreed!!!

I will be buying up some 3$ long sleeve shirts and getting busy for winter, can't wait to make more : )

-K

Without Further Ado...The Lil' man's Bedroom!

Man alive am I glad to be posting this...it means I am finished (for now anyway).  I have been a little side-tracked with wedding showers and family reunions, but here it is....The mini man cave!

First of all I have to let you in on the drama that got me to this point.  After I found the striped pillows, I was thinking nautical...so after purchasing and then returning 2 quilts, 2 comforters, 1 set of window treatments, 2 sheet sets, some nik-naks from Hobby Lobby and losing my wallet (which someone turned in YAY!), I finally found some sheets (above) and a comforter.  Wow that was exhausting to write and even more so to actually do!!!

After all that I didn't even use the pillows on the bed. Pitiful, I know.  But, I like them better here!

Before, I get ahead of myself,  I wanted to show you the before.  It did have a crib, which I sold recently and other nursery stuff...you get the picture.

and here is the bed that is technically mine, but has been at my mother's for a long time, like 12 years ;).  I thought it would fit nicely in E's bedroom, but as you can see, not so much. So, plan B or more like D or E kicked in and we pulled the old switcheroo with my daughter's bed because her bedroom is a little bit bigger (more on that later).  OK! Moving on...

And AFTER....

 I changed the "chalkboard wall" to this color blue, which wasn't smart on part because I didn't even have the bedding yet, but all worked out anyway.

I already had the stars, just painted them.  And as you can see, although I have been to Home Depot many times this week, I STILL have forgotten to get the plug cover that has been on the list...don't worry not a live wire!!

This little guy is here for sentimental reasons (sniff, sniff)

Found these little tags at HL for .99 cents ;) (i added the paint)

Also Hobby Lobby finds... I want some more of the wooden boat things (waiting for 50% off)

I was letting my husband know that I was trying to think of a way to cut out some oars for the wall, when he informed me that they had some "real" ones at Wal-Mart for 10$...shows you how much I hang out in the sporting goods section.  So, he picked these up for me...Thanks a million BABE!

And of course I had to sneak this little guy in, shhhhhh, our secret ;)  I LOVE SOCK MONKEYS!!

NEEDLESS TO SAY, there are a few finishing touches that need to be added.... on my wish list, is hardwood floors and a big navy and white striped rug, but for now its finished!!! Oh ya and a 4x6 picture of the little guy, hehe! OK I will leave you with one more picture!

And with this, I am off to get ready. Little E has a performance at church...should be interesting ;)

-K

My Drawers are Officially on the Ground!

I have had this dresser that my sister gave me while helping her move back in January... I have had the drawers out of it becasue they were all messed up.  Henceforth, the reason she didn't want the dresser anymore!

I had the drawers in a pile ready to be thrown away, when I walked by my sinks in my master bath one day and had a thought...

My sinks in my bathroom are free-standing and you can see the floor underneath, I had always thought of  putting baskets under there, but never got around to it, so...

I got my slave niece that I am home-schooling on it! It was 92 degrees today, so the paint was drying as she painted.  We considered this our Art class!

While the paint was drying I cut out some stencils that I traced onto parchment paper from my computer, like always!

After that I used some glaze paint stuff from HL to distress the drawers and started to stencil.  I did use some "stencil paint" that I already had from a project I never did... of course! I must say that stuff is a must if you use the parchment paper as your stencils because it does not bleed at all! Let's move on shall we?

Here it is still wet, I know because I picked it up right after this pic and smudged the "N", good thing I was going for that "not perfect" look!

And here they are in all there glory! I must say it is nice to have a place to put my towels in this bathroom since there is no linen closet in here!

I have 3 more of these drawers just sitting around, got any ideas?

Onward, to tackle the dresser!!!

Why didn't I think of that?

I can't leave well enough alone, with that said... I thought I had finished my window treatments in my kitchen nook area but...

Low and behold I was reading Centsational Girl and saw this in her kitchen...

And it got me thinking, that

1. I had the cornice board already

2. I had the fabric already            

3. I could do this right now           

Can't you tell I change things often! 

I didn't have any ribbon that matched my kitchen

So I cut some left over burlap into strips and frayed

The material was curtain panels that I had hanging here, but they looked to heavy for a breakfast nook

This is better, for now

I love people who blog!!!

Polka dot Monkey School-desk

My little baby boy is 2 and a half.  And I had mentioned a week or so ago that there was a HUGE consignment sale going on around these parts of which I put the baby crib in and SOLD! Its kinda sad but now we need a Big Boy bedroom, and some furniture!

I remembered I had an old school desk in my attic and thought it would make a cute nightstand. But it was kinda bland....

And numbers are so the hot thing right now that I thought it would be cute to put one on this school desk.  I didn't want to paint the whole thing and ruin its "old Charm". O and did I mention I don't have a printer, so I found a #3 on Google images and just blew up my screen page to the size I wanted and traced it on some parchment paper. 

Probably not the easiest way but I had looked for a stencil at HL and they came up short.  So I did what I had to do! And as you can see in the pic above it started curling up in the middle.  Luckily I had traced it on the wood first. After the first coat with the paper I took it off and just stayed in the lines.

I was pleased and at this point it had cost me nothing.  I used the red chalkboard paint I had left over from my kitchen.

My theme for his room is sock monkeys, but not over kill!  Just the colors mostly and a monkey here and there!  The socks you see above I found at Wal-Mart for 3.00 for 2 pair and they look just like a sock monkey, but I have no idea what to do with them.  So far I thought of cutting them up and making a pillow or my friend Sarah suggested hanging them on a clothes line on the wall (thats my fav so far!) Please leave me any suggestions you have! I would love your thoughts!

My inspiration for the theme was from The Shabby Nest, her first post from the So you think you can decorate series! I have thoroughly enjoyed that!

I am TRYING HARD to put my own twist on it! I saw this cute chalkboard at HL for 4$ I couldn't make it myself for that! And I already had the lamp which needs some ribbon on it!

The seat desperatly needed a cover on it and I do not sew anything more that a hem in something and I am lucky if that works out!! I was at Target yesterday and ran across this....

This adorable polka dot floor mat that was "squissshhhy" :)

So I just traced the back of it to fit the seat and cut! And badda bing instant seat cover.

Can't wait to put this beside his bed (that he doesn't have yet).

This was sitting by the door when we came home last night from church.  And my hubs always complains that every pic I post of him is in a white undershirt...I told him this was his opportunity for a decent pic on the blog, so he ceased the moment!

And he loved the desk too!