Milestone

Hey blog world!!

Have I mentioned lately that my baby is crawling? Because she is.

Like, legit crawls.

.........

I'm going to go sit in a corner and cry now.

Personalized

I recently ordered some better hemp inserts from Pooters for Malachi's diapers. When I opened up the box there was a handwritten, personally addressed note from "Ma Pooters" clothespined to my order.

I love personal touches on products and almost always return to shop from such businesses. Pooters just went way up in my books and I wanted to brag on them really quick.

Happy Saturday, everyone!

Small Space Saver

We have a rather small bedroom for Malachi that doubles as our guest bedroom and it gets cramped awfully fast. So I was brainstorming this weekend about how I can better use the space and make it easier to get Malachi ready in the mornings. This is what I came up with. I took her closet doors off and stuck her changing table in the Jack and Jill bathroom hallway since she'll never use that bathroom anyway (its the master bath). This  set-up allows for us to be able to reach both her dirty clothes basket in her closet AND her dirty diaper bag hanging on the door. Yay! No more leaving dirty cloth diapers on the changing table! Her trash can is also hidden from view and not suck an eye-sore AND we can reach all her clothes, socks, shoes, and bows without having to take a hand off our VERY wiggly baby on the changing table. Added bonus: her room is way roomy now. :)

Craft Time: Bow Board, Etc.

Now, I know it is nothing too impressive, but I simply love making things for Malachi's room. I've almost got all the "fun stuff" up on her walls that I've been dying to have since we found out she was, in fact, a she. :) I just finished up making a her a bow board. I had picked up some clearance frames from Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago and am finally making use them! (Please don't laugh at the amount of craft posts I have with Tacky Glue in them- I really really really do love that stuff!) I wish the bow board was bigger because we already have an outrageous amount of bows and clips. :) I love little girls. I also just glued some of my extra fabric into an empty frame I'm going to hang up in the same area as her bow board. I have one more rectangle frame I think I'm going to glue more of the extra fabric I have on and iron on some letters to spell her name for another spot in her room.... I don't know. I haven't quite decided yet. :) 

Sorry I didn't take step-by-step picks for you, I got too into the project and didn't grab my camera until after I was finished. Enjoy all the same, though!

Tacky glue, spray paint, scissors, clearance frame and scrap fabric, tape and ribbon.

 

Finished with the bows on it!

Matching empty frame to decorate with. :)

Follow-Up: Craft Results

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Finished canvas! :) I still need to smooth out some of the blemishes, but I'm a little impatient. 

I took an old canvas I had that doesn't go with our decor anymore, wood letters, and tacky glue.

Lay out letters and embellishments on canvas to get spacing (and spelling) set.

Glue each piece using Tacky Glue. I seriously love this stuff. I use it for EVERYTHING. Allow one hour for dry time.

Spray paint chosen color. Use several layers and allow for dry time in between layers. I made too thick of layers and the paint pooled or ran. It wasn't fun trying to cover up the mistakes. Several thin layers will create a smoother, more polished finished look.

 Let dry flat for 24 hours. Hang and enjoy!