Monday, May 31, 2010

Decor Pad LOVE

I have a new website I LOVE!!!!!!!

It's called Decor Pad

I LOVE looking at other people's spaces to see color schemes and ideas.....

Check out some pics I found on there....

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SO, go check it out.....you may find some ideas for your own home!

And HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! 

Take a second to thank those fallen soldiers, so we could have the freedoms we have today!!!


Thursday, May 27, 2010

My New Babysitter

My new babysitter has arrived! Whoot! Whoot!

We have put off buying a play system for years....but we bit the bullet and bought a mombo jombo set for the girls!!!

They love it!







Now we're broke...but our kids will be entertained!!!




Sunday, May 23, 2010

The BIG Reveal: A Big Girl Room: Deployment Project #3

It's Finished!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, not 100%, but I just can't stand to wait any longer.

My 3 year old's room is complete....minus a few tweaks here and there....

Remember when I showed you her room a few months ago?? (Click HERE to go to that post)

Here is a refresher of what her room looked like BEFORE...

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And now.....

(Drum roll please....)

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You can find the tutorial for my scalloped wall HERE...it's really easy!

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The pink duvet was bought on Ebay for $14!!! Then I found the insert for it at Target for $15 on clearance!!! Yay for great deals!
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The letters on her bookshelf were once hanging above her crib. I used scrapbook paper and Mod Podge to cover the letters.
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We had the bookshelves built in by professionals, since it was a job too big for us. You can read about it HERE.

I made the roman shades you see in her window. Click HERE to see the tutorial on how I made them...

Here are a few other details in the room...

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You can find the tutorial on how to make the pillowsham HERE

I made the pillowsham, monograms, the accent pillow and added ric rac to her sheet set for a little extra character...
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I found this cute picture frame at TJ Maxx on clearance for $4....SOLD!  I put a picture of my girls in it.... this picture is proof that they DO get a long every now and then!


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I picked up the birdcage at Goodwill for $1.91. It was an ugly brassy color...so I just grabbed my pink spray paint and gave it a makeover!
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The iron bicycle is actually a garden decoration (the seat is a potholder), but I thought it was the perfect spot for this bunny.
The photo is one of my all time favorites.

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I made these canvases with her initials using scrapbook paper and Mod Podge. I believe this project was around $10 to make.

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These baskets were in her nursery, but I took out the liners and used them as a pattern to make new ones.
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I made this ruffled pillow using the tutorial from House of Smiths
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I ordered a pair of bolster pillows off Ebay (I think I paid $20 for both) and made this pillow to go in her bay window. I also monogrammed it and used ribbon to tie up the ends.
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This white pillow was made from part of a shower curtain....you will see this again soon when I post my guest bath makeover (currently in progress).
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Here is another view of the sheet set I did. I bought a set from Target for $11 and sewed ric rac trim on the flat sheet and pillowcase.....now you can't tell the difference from this set and one from Pottery Barn!!!

Soooooooo, let's take one more look at before & after....



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And there you have it.....
a pink and chocolate room fit for a princess!!! 

I am extremly pleased with the way it turned out!!

What do you think??? I'd love to hear!






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Friday, May 21, 2010

You Know You've Been Too Busy When....

WHEW!

It's been chaos around here lately......

You know you are WAAAAAYYYY too busy when you find THIS in your fridge...

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Just. Plain. Disgusting.

Sadly, I don't even know WHAT this was.....

We've been so busy with end of the school  crap activities! 
In the last week we have had an awards ceremony, 2 gymnastics/dance recitals, jewlery party, hosted Bunko and 2 end of the year parties......not to mention I have been working on things around the house...(more on that later)

Miss B had her dance/gymnastics recital this week.  She's just 3, so there isn't much "dancing" going on... it's more along the lines of "dress them up in their costumes and watch them stand there and pick their nose".....but she was still cute regardless.

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Big Sister was selected as "Student of the Month" in her class, and was recognized at an awards ceremony earlier this week. We are so proud of our frst born. She's a smart kid, and her teacher described her as a patient child and always a team player!!!

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 Everything seems to come easy to her....and always has...check out these weekly test papers.

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All 100's!!!!

That's what I like to see....and fortunately, with Miss F, we have seen these great grades all year!!! Good job!!

Miss B had her last day of preschool for the year this week.

Check out this pic of her on her first day of school back in September...

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And look at her now....on the last day of school...

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It's amazing how much they grow in a school year....


Big Sis had her gymnastics recital this week too....

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She's my little tumbler...she really likes gymnastics, and is good at it.  We are currently working on her back handspring....I can't wait for her to get it!!!

Last night, I hosted Bunko at my house...11 teriffic ladies joined me for a luau themed Bunko....what a blast! These gals are such a blast to be around....we always leave with sore ribs from laughing so hard....I just love that feeling!!   I should have taken more pictures, but I only managed to get one of the whole group....aren't we all so cute in our luau attire???

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One more week of school here and then summer begins....I can't wait to sleep past 545am!!! Did you know our school bus comes at 645am??? Seriously, that's insane....

I am so looking forward to NOT getting up before the rooster crows...however, I have a feeling with my 2 little early birds in the house, 7am will be about as late as I will be able to sleep this summer....are your kids early birds too??? It can't be just mine...


AND, as promised, I will be sharing Miss B's big room reveal on my next post....it's complete...well, I still have a few tweaks here and there, but overall it's COMPLETE!!!! YAY!!

Want a quick peek??????

Here ya' go...

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Lots of cute room reveal pics coming up.......

So check back...

Happy Friday Everyone!!

Stay sane...summer's almost here!!!