No Soliciting sign

I've been wanting a "No Soliciting" sign for some time, but hadn't found anything just right. I'd had this basket I'd picked up from Hobby Lobby for some time, and just thought I'd add a thin board to it, with vinyl letters. I think it turned out great!

Drawing Board

For Christmas I had my husband make a drawing board I saw here it turned out great, only cost $20 to make. I intended it for my 4yr old, but my 9yr old has expressed great interest since it's gone up as well. I keep it near the kitchen since I don't want crayons and markers in the playroom. I think my hubby did a great job so proud of him!

Christmas gifts

This year, I took hot chocolate tins and wrapped them with scrapbook paper filled them with homemade "oreo" cookies for the kids teachers, and for the neighbors filled jars of hot chocolate with layer of candy cane and marshmellows with same cookies. It's always fun coming up with something different each year.

Christmas is coming...

This year I'm finishing up my last prerequisite for Nursing school so we did very minimal with the Christmas decor...can't believe how fast the holidays come!

Table runner

Been wanting a table runner in our Dinning area forever, but haven't found the right colors, so went down to Hobby Lobby bought 1 1/4 yrds of fabric, spent only $6. Cut it down to 2 pannels of 17x45 in. Sewed one end right sides together, then zig zagged the edge. Folded the sides in and sewed first, then sewed the ends. If you don't want a seam down the middle you can buy 2 1/2 yrds fabric. Sew easy!

Doors!

Welcome Fall!



Every year I decorate my front door with a wreath celebrating the next season. With every house we've lived in I've decorated the kids rooms as well, it signifies who's room is whose and makes it fun to see every day. When we moved to this last house I hadn't put up my son Jack's cowboy hat yet, and he said "Mom, when are you going to put the hat on my door-how do I know which room is mine?" Silly enough we'd been in the house several months, and he is 7yrs old. I think it's his way of saying he likes it there!

Halloween game

So my church is having a carnival, that every family is bringing a game for the kids to play to win candy. I came up with this bean bag toss, carved a "jack o Lantern" out of a box, and sewed a few bean bags that I glued pieces of felt to the top of. It has been quite popular, the morning after the Church carnival it's going to a birthday party, then that evening it will be debuting in my Town's carnival, I hope it can last that long!