Dreamin' Pillowcases

If you remember in my insta-pics I had went to my friends wedding at the beginning of the month. Since the couple live two provinces away they had requested only money or gift cards in lieu of household items. But the crafter in me wasn't satisfied with giving just a card with a La Senza gift card and Esso gas card inside (meaning to be a 'for her' and 'for him' gift but realized they are actually interchangeable, wink wink). 

Anyways..... I had saved this idea to my computer way back when. (before I was on Pinterest actually, so I have no source.)

Pillow cases that look like one person is dreaming of the other. 

At Walmart I grabbed two plain white pillowcases and some Martha Stewart multi-surface craft paint and free hand painted the cloud and thought bubbles. After it had dried I threw them in the washer, just to make sure the paint didn't bleed or wash away. Which it didn't! I am so happy with how it turned out.

Finished it off by packaging them in a cellophane bag with a cute little hand drawn label.

And now a picture of me and the lovely bride!

Happy Tuesday!

P.S. Thanks to the hubby and lil girl for sitting laying in and being my models for the first pic. Too bad the 3 year old wasn't a better photographer than I could've been the one he was dreamin of.

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2012 favorites

I was looking through my file of 2012 projects and posts and I have to say I'm super happy with all that I got accomplished in that year! Like last year I'd like to share some favorites.

1. My most viewed post of all time (and my post pinned on pinterest), nail polish into pretend makeup. I've made many more since and both girls love their little compacts.
2. So happy I made the girls a growth chart. They've already grown so much since that first mark on it.
3. I've done a lot of embroidery and this was one of my faves, a little stitched Mr.Darcy quote for my friend who was single and is now married....poor Mr. Darcy.
4. I made quite a few dresses for S out of old t-shirts and such, but this one was my favorite. I have another skirt waiting to be made into another one.
5. I shared with you The Story of Us coloring book from our wedding day.
6. Made some clutches. I see two of them on a daily bases, one is in my purse full time and the other is the makeup bag for the pretend makeup.
7. In October I had gotten caught up on my scrapbooking (I am now behind again, blah). This is my favorite layout of the year.
8. My all time favorite creation of the year was the Rapunzel wig. It turned out perfect! Both S and I were thrilled with it!
9. And lastly I finally made the girls homemade stockings and I managed to put some hangers together just in time for Christmas.

Looking forward to seeing what projects I whip up this year!

Happy Thursday!

Egg Carton Snowmen

S and I did a spur of the moment winter craft during the holidays, making snowmen out of egg cartons. It was really simple and S enjoyed it a lot. 

I cut an egg carton into segments of long segments of three. Let S color on them with markers.

Then I ran and got googlie eyes, pipe cleaners, ribbon and buttons as well as my hot glue gun. S picked out three buttons for each snowman and I put a dab of glue on for each one and she pressed them down along with the eyes. She picked out the pipe cleaners for the arms. We finished them off by wrapping a piece of ribbon around their necks for scarves.

They turned out pretty cute. S was quite happy.

I was planning on having her giveaway three of them but she insisted that they be hung from the chandelier like our halloween toilet paper roll bats were. So up they went!

The Christmas decorations have all been taken down but our four lil snowmen remain. Both girls loves to watch them twirl around. A quick simple project for a chilly afternoon.

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1. Our house is coming along. Hubby will start flooring this week and the first coat of paint has been put on. This is when I really start getting anxious to move in!
2. We celebrated new years with a bunch of friends. This girl is the reason I met hubby, love her so much!
3. Sweet girl cuddled up with her Jessie doll that she got for Christmas.
4. Some cross stitch progress.
5. T was being silly one day and she would point at the potty and say 'pee' so I took off her diaper and let her sit on it. She loved it, she was so proud. And she actually stayed on it for awhile. Potty training an 18 month old....hmm I'm not sure I'm up for it, but we'll see.
6. S did some fine coloring the other day. She first colored all the flower centers yellow and then colored every single petal (one by one) blue. She was very persistant (it took awhile) but she was so happy when she was finished. It's sure neat to see her skill improve.
7. Woke up bright and early yesterday to drive to a friends wedding. We even got to drive into the sunrise.
8. The wedding was so beautiful and I am so happy for the couple. It was extra special because I got to see and visit a lot of my college friends. It was a great day.

As for right now my family is at church and I am home sick with a nasty cold, blah. I guess it was going to be my turn sooner or later.... hubby had it new years eve, poor thing. Anyways hope your feeling happy and healthy!

Happy Sunday!

Well, Hello 2013

Being this is the first post of the new year, I figured I'd share some of my goals and thoughts with you for 2013. 

Embrace Color

I've always shied away from using color too much in home decorating and in my wardrobe. This year I am determined to add more color in my life and surround myself with things that make me happy....which are usually more colorful.

Read More

Pretty standard and vague but 2012 didn't have a high book count, unfortunately, and I'd like to change that. Less TV more diving into the written word. Including my Bible.

Play

My girls are getting so imaginative and I want to make more of an effort to let the dishes/ laundry/projects wait and get on the floor and play with them. This time is short and I have to get with it while I still can. 

Empty plastic cup of coffee? Count me in!
 

Host

I got this idea from Allison who included this on her resolution list. She is planning to have people over to her home more often... and I think it's a great idea. When we are in our in-between houses (like we are now) I never feel like having people over because it isn't 'my space' and that gets me in kind of a rut. So this year I plan to be a hostess more often. Those of you who live close to me, be prepared a supper/coffee date may be in your future!
 

Encourage

I have been inspired over this past Christmas season with all the talk of random acts of kindness, with one friend in particular actually (who did a different 'act' for every day in December leading up to Christmas). She did it with her kids and I think she got a lot out of it. So I have challenged myself to encourage others, through words and action. Doing random acts throughout the year for friends, family, and strangers. Praying God will help me with this one....I may have to step out of my comfort zone, eek!

Anyways, there you have it! Being not much of a resolution keeper I figured these were quite realistic and possible. Of course I have the desire to exercise more, eat less, perfect myself in other areas yada yada. But those type of 'goals' (for me anyways) end up making me feel like a failure more than being inspired and staying positive. And no one needs that.

Hello 2013, I think you're going to be a great year!