Dresser re-do

I  went shopping at a merchantile place around here and found this awesome project piece $20

I had no idea what I was going to do with it until I got home. What a perfect idea to paint it and put it in the nursery, you can never have 2 much storage. So I grabbed teal paint and went to work 

I painted the top and inside drawers then added some circle stickers to go with my theme.

Here is a picture of it in the nursery.

Lingerie shower

Even though I only had 3 weeks to plan this, I had so much fun doing it for my sister and of course for a great deal!

I started by making these invitations 

(Ignore the star and heart)

Super cute! And then I decided I wanted to make her these adorable thank you cards for all the lingerie she was going to get. (One thing I remember from my wedding and showers was writing a whole lot of thank you cards)

And since I love steals, I made these myself (25 invitations and 20 cards )and got them printed at Office Depot for a total of $17.00! You could save so much more if you printed yourself but for this price I couldn't resist!

I decided being 32 weeks pregnant the best thing to do was host this at a restaurant so I made these adorable center pieces. Bought 6 bags from the dollar store $3 2 bags of bows $2 and 6 pairs of underwear for the bride to be $12. Total for these center pieces $17.

I also decided to make her this board for the entrance of the room we rented out. I had the board and the paint markers so this cost nothing. 

Last but not least I wanted a cute banner that read from miss to mrs. So I bought this sparkly pink sticker paper, 3 sheets for .99 at Walmart, used a dye cut for the letters, printed white and black chevron on white cardstock and ribbon to put them on.

My new business

One of my favorite things to do is make diy projects but with a degree in event coordinating I have come to realize I love making wedding, birthday, shower items, etc.

After having lots of request I decided I was going to start selling my designs.

Here are some example of the the things I have made. 

Wedding:

I do stickers $3.00 mailed

Who wears the cake sign, digital $4.00 printed and shipped $7.00

Can be made in any color!

Invitations:

I can customize anything, if you have a picture of something you like I can make it! $15.00 for the digital file or if you wanted them printed and mailed we an discuss prices.

Wedding brochure $20 digital

I will also sell any diy project on my blog that you are interested in, just leave a comment and we can talk details! 

29 weeks!

I cant believe she will be here in less than 11 weeks. 

My belly finally looks like a round ball :) took 28 weeks but I finally look pregnant and not fat! Last week I had te first person ever to ask me if I was expecting that was a pretty cool feeling!

How many weeks? 29 weeks

Total weight gain? 21 Ibs

Measurements? Didn't get measured this appointment but was able to get a 3d picture of her 

Line? yes

Belly button in or out? in

Can you see your toes? Yes

Swollen feet or legs? Not yet

Maternity clothes? I finally caved, went to target and motherhood maternity and bought about 5 tops.

Sleep? Between my husband and I both being sick sleep has been impossible lately :/

Favorite sleeping position? On my left side

Snoring? Nope. More like "cooing" as my husband says 

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

Gender? Girl

Movement? lots of movement

Food Cravings? Green Sour apples, yumm sushi (found out I an eat the cooked stuff so happy!!) and anything sour

Anything making you queasy? The smell of vegetables cooking and oatmeal (my poor husband that is the stable of his diet)

Symptoms? Nothing really, just sleepy

Wedding rings on or off? Still on 

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

Best moment this week? Getting to see Kylie in 3d and finding out she is 2 weeks ahead of schedule weighing in at 2lbs 14 oz at 28 weeks. Big baby :)

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

Looking forward to? Meeting Kylie Sofia and getting the nursery all together

Workouts? Stair stepper, walking uphill on the treadmill, elliptical, walks after dinner (weather permitting). At least 5 days a week, 45-1hour of cardio with some prenatal yoga on my off days.

Nursery progress? Walls are painted bright pink, closet storage done. Have done some labeling of buckets, painted the book case, waiting for Tyler’s grandpa to restore the rest of the furniture so we can start putting up all the containers.  

We are almost ready for baby!!

Done lots of laundry so clothes are mostly done. Have both my bag and her bag ready to go. Waiting on her coming home outfit and starting to get together the car seat playpen and game room for her. Since she will be sleeping with us for a while we are also having to fix up our office room into her own personal bedroom until she's ready to be upstairs.

Almost there!

Wall decal gone wrong but fixed it :)

So I was super excited to get this beautiful wall decals to stick up in the nursery. Dots and a name one. Unfortunately they did not stay up here is what they looked like for like 5 hours...

Thankfully the company refunded my money so I decided to buy letters from hobby lobby. 50% off so they were $1.50 each. I painted them turquoise and then went to the thrift shop to find a cheap frame. $9.69 worked for me!

First step was making sure the letters would fit and boy it's a tight squeeze

Hopefully I can hang it up just right, fingers crossed.

I took off the glass and back part

Here it is

Brought it outside (excuse or dead grass it snowed last night)

Used the white spray paint from Walmart $1.00

I ended up doing two coats but I do like the rustic look to it here.

Here is the final project of the frame.

Next my lovely father in law and husband hung it up over the crib.

Tada for less than $20 we made a fun name wall decor for baby K's nursery.

Oatmeal can bow holder

Last week I made a picture frame bow holder but had more bows that I couldn't hang on it so I made this.

First I bought an oatmeal container and wrapped it in turquoise duct tape 

Then I bought some hard wood pieces at hobby lobby 

And painted them white I also painted the lid to the can white

I let it all dry then I used my hot glue gun and glued the round piece to the top of the can lid and put something heavy on top so it would stay on.

After a couple of minutes I glued the rod like top shape in the middle

And held it down for a minute. Then I glued the bottom circle peice on and it was complete.

I decided to add some polka dots on bc that is the theme of Ks room and here is te final product with the bows on it.