Label

So I am very OCD and love organizing. 

As I am setting up the baby's nursery I am realizing I have lots of bins but needed to have them organized.

As you know from other posts my colors are turquoise, pink, white, and brown so I found this labeling tape at Walmart for $2.00 in pink.

It is amazing!!

Best part, if you mess up or want to relabel, it comes right off!

I am not sure if I like using a pink paint pen to write on it or just regular white paint yet. ( I may also try a white paint pen and see what I like better) Anyway here is what they turn out looking like

You can't read that very well but it says blankets.

That's an example of the pink paint pen

That's an example of the white paint.

Again I love this cheap and easy idea of labeling.

Here is a sneak peak of what the closet looks like so far...

Diy bow holder

What an easy project.

I bought this frame 70% off at hobby lobby a while ago 

Took off the back pieces 

Bought this ribbon for $2.00 at Walmart

Cut it and stapled it with my staple gun on the back of the frame 1.5 inches apart.

(Make sure it is tight) tada you have a bow holder :).

I'll post more pictures once I have bows and it's hanging in Kylie's room.

Total project cost 

$10 frame

$2 ribbon

$12.00 

I may go back and add small hooks to I can hang head bands...

Update. I added the hooks bought a pack for .97 cents at Walmart of small silver hooks painted them white drilled holes and screwed them in...

Final product, in love!!!

Nursery so far

When I found out for sure it was a girl I already had an idea of what the nursery would look like. My vision was pink, white, brown and turquoise themed.

Before:

My husband picked out the pink paint from Walmart (he did a great job). We loved the way it looked only $11 for the gallon and we even had extra left over! Here are some pictures of the walls, we left one wall the original color so it wouldn't be too much pink (even though there is no such thing):

Next I ordered 96 circle wall decals $18 and name decal $25 from amazon with free shipping. I got them in 3 days!! Love them.

My next project was the closet:

I put some of the wall decals in here to give it some color:

I ordered the closet maid 9 storage unit $39 and 4 storage baskets (2 brown 2 turquoise) $22 from target. Put it together tada easy storage.

On top I wanted more storage containers so I bought two white buckets from IKEA $1.99 each (great deal during the holiday break) and 6 different size turquoise containers $7.99

The crib was a great deal we couldn't pass up, we bought this crib when I was 6 weeks pregnant. It is a Carter Johnston chesnut crib for $75.00!! 

We were lucky enough that my husbands parents saved his dresser and changing table that matches the crib perfectly! Free :)

Bought this bookshelf about a year ago at a garage sale so I painted it to match the rest of the furniture. I used this paint,

Here is a picture painted ...

cost $8.

I have been looking everywhere for the perfect turquoise and white rug and after searching everywhere and not wanting to pay $300+ for a rug. I found this at Ross 5x7 for $29.99 what a STEAL!!!

Do it yourself bow hanger, had the frame, so bought ribbon $2.00 total. 

(If you want to see how to make it I have a tutorial on the blog)

Total so far for the nursery: $241.99

Almost 6 months!

Boy oh boy has the time flown by next week I will be 6 months pregnant! I have been off for Christmas break these last two weeks so I will be posting lots of nursery pictures soon....

Nursery Progress:
All walls are painted
Closet Storage done

We registered this week and have started buying baby products, talk about overwhelming! Luckily I have a sweet friend who’s mom does that for a living and gave us a list of what to register for (life saving)

How many weeks? 23 weeks

Total weight gain? 15 lbs, more than I would like but its the holidays...

Measurements? Kylie Soifa is in the 64% tile weighing in at 1lb 2oz at 22 weeks.

Line? I noticed it for the first time last week.

Belly button in or out? in

Can you see your toes? Yes

Swollen feet or legs? Not yet

Maternity clothes? I am still wearing regular tops but I am wearing maternity jeans and work pants.

Sleep? What is that? I am having the worst time sleeping consistently but I am getting a good 4-5 hour stretch every night.

Favorite sleeping position? on my back

Snoring? Nope.

What makes you uncomfortable (sitting for a long period of time, standing)? Sitting for a long time and car rides

Gender? Officially a girl!

Movement? Lots of movement and can even see her if I stay really still in bed.

Food Cravings? Green Sour apples, yumm!

Anything making you queasy? The smell of vegetables cooking, gross! 

Symptoms? Nothing really, just sleepy

Wedding rings on or off? On but it may not make it much longer…

Happy or moody? Happy but my moods can change quickly, ask my husband J

Best moment this week? Confirming Kylie was a girl and feeling her kick

Miss anything? Running, sushi, sleeping on my stomach, being able to do things for myself.

Looking forward to? Meeting Kylie Sofia.

Workouts? Stair stepper, walking uphill on the treadmill, elliptical, walks after dinner (weather permitting). 5 days a week, 45 minutes of cardio with some prenatal yoga.

Nursery progress? Walls are painted bright pink, closet storage done.

So far....

How many weeks? 18 weeks

Total weight gain? 8 lbs

Measurements? No idea ...

Line? Not yet

Belly button in or out? In

Can you see your toes? Yes

Swollen feet or legs? Not yet

Maternity clothes? I have been off this week and have just had on sweat pants... but have a feeling starting Monday I may need to start using the maternity bucket of clothes my super awesome coworker let me borrow.

Sleep? Pretty normal some stomach pains but still sleeping and taking naps.

Favorite sleeping position? Eh… none.

Snoring? Nope.

What makes you uncomfortable (sitting for a long period of time, standing)? Nothing in particular. 

Gender? We were told boy at 12 weeks and girl at 16 weeks so at 22 weeks we will know a little more.

Movement? Sometimes I think I can feel the baby kick but not really sure.

Food Cravings? Not really. But I don't crave sweets at all.

Anything making you queasy? Vegetables 

Symptoms? Tired and lots of growing pains.

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody? Happy as can be!

Best moment this week? Seeing my belly finally start to pop out.

Miss anything? Running, sushi, sleeping on my stomach, being able to do things for myself.

Looking forward to? Meeting baby Sullivan!

Workouts? Stair stepper, walking uphill on the treadmill and elliptical. 30 minutes of cardio 25 min of push ups and squats.

Nursery progress? We got rid of our bunk beds to empty out the nursery but other then that nothing. We have a crib and lots of baby clothes..

Announcement...

There were so many fun creative ways to announce our little one so we did them all :).

So easy and cheap to make. Went to Home Depot got a board for around $5 had them cut it down to the size I wanted. Painted it black with regular black paint $.69 and then used paint pens to write what I wanted it to say. Again so easy and cheap!!

Cute way to share with coworkers

We are expecting....

Firefighter signs

My husband is a firefighter and was given an award for helping at West, Texas. I wanted to hang up his accomplishments so I decided I would make some firefighter wood boards.

Materials:

All I used were these paint pens

and a 2x2ft thin board from lowes, (had them cut a 24x12in and two 12x12in boards) And used the paint below to stain the boards. 

I painted the boards and then scraped off 

The extra paint to make the boards look like this 

 

I let them dry over night and then googled this firefighter saying to paint on the 24in by 12 in with my paint pens

And I made this on the 12 in by 12 in

The last 12 by 12 inch board is for his award. With a clip on top. 

(I blurred it out but you get the idea :))

Here is the final product. I hung these up by using poster command hooks. 

This project cost me $5 for the wood boards, $2 for the white paint pen and the red one I borrowed from a friend.

I already had the paint and command hooks but it cost about $7.00. If you do not have any of the materials the whole project will cost you under $15.

Must have wedding pictures

 This cake was made by my mother for my bridal shower! She is very talented.
 I am a huge fan of the wire name wedding hangers. They are so easy to make!

  Love this picture, of the in-laws and parents and the new couple kissing.

 My sister bought me this lovely sweat suit with the future mrs. Sullivan written on it, great pictures and very comfortable!

Since my husband played college football and I am a die hard Texas Tech fan, we put a Texas Tech garter on a football. The boys were way more willing to catch it.

 Loved my wedding shoes but the picture is to show you how cheap you can add the I DO stickers. Total 1.99 at hobby lobby!