Prayer Train

When I was in primary for church, they taught us how to pray with using a train as an example.  My son was having a really hard time knowing what to pray for. So, my mother-in-law cut out and engine, 2 train cars, and a caboose. On the engine I wrote "Dear Heavenly Father", the train cars, "We Thank Thee" and "We ask Thee", and finally on the caboose, "Amen"  We made of list of things we were grateful for and things to ask for. And hung everything on the wall.  My son really picked up on it.  After a few months, we took the list down and just kept the train up on his wall as a reminder. I love this idea!

Wedding Reception

Here are some pictures from my wedding reception. But, I can't take credit for everything. My friend Anna really helped out so much. She is so talented! I think she should start a wedding business!

 These were our center pieces.  I used old formula cans.  I painted them green, orange, yellow, pink, and purple. I couldn't decide on only a couple colors, so I picked all of them! Then I wrapped the ribbon around them.  Anna made all the signs for them.  She also came up with the idea of the grass in the can and the candles on the side.  I found these suckers at a little shop in Highland. The night before the reception, I noticed that my son ate 3 of the suckers and we were short! I had a little bit of a panic attack! lol. Luckily, my mother in law was able to pick some more up that day.

I really wanted candy at my reception since I love candy so much.  I would just buy some little by little every week.  I made the sucker stand just out of a pyramid and ribbon.  Anna came up with all the labels and the sign for the ribbon.  We had little bags for guests to put the candy in, then tie them with the ribbon cut. I love all the wheat grass! Anna's idea was perfect! She did all the set up of the candy table! I can take no credit for that at all!

What I loved most about my reception where my lanterns! I just love that look! I use them for every shower I host now!

And these amazing pictures were taken by my good friend, Mallory!

Diaper Cake

This is only my second diaper cake I have made. It was for my best friend, Amie. I did have some help, from Trisha and Mallory! I have some more ideas that I would like to try.  For now, this is the best I have done! lol.

Some New Stuff to my Bathroom

I hate how plan my walls are in the bathroom on the main floor.  I have always wanted to change it up, but never really knew what to do! This week I was at IKEA picking up some picture frames when I saw these stickers on clearance for only $3.99. I HAD to get them! This was my plain white wall before the decor was added.

Not bad, but it just needs something more!

This is PERFECT for it! 

I added a little vine about the towel hanger too. The bathroom looks much better!

Remade Chandelier

After seeing so many cute chandeliers redone on so many blogs, I decided I wanted to do one too. I kept looking for the right now. I found this one on KSL for FREE!!! So, i jumped on it right away!

I was not a fan of the color, but I loved the design of it! So, I covered the light bulb outlets and spray painted it red.

These were the shades that came with it, I couldn't decide if I wanted to use them or not, but I eventually decided to add them.

My mother in law helped me out with the shades. I found this amazing ribbon that was perfect for it! So, she wrapped the ribbon around the shades. I love how they turned out!

And here is my chandelier hanging up! The red of the paint looks brighter than the ribbon, but they are actually a perfect match. My flash from the camera just threw it off a little bit!

I might add some jewels or something later on, but for now, I like it this way!

Favorite Part of my Kitchen!

I love this about my kitchen! I took the idea from my Aunt Shannon! As you can tell, I am not a pro at making bows! And the bon appetit sign was only $1.00 at the $1.00 store! Out of everything in my house, I get the most comments about this!

Picture Block

So, I won't lie. I stole this idea from another blog. I made this way back at Christmas time, and for the life of me, I can not remember what blog it came from! I am so sorry!
**UPDATE** I found where this idea came from today! Its at
http://cleanandscentsible.blogspot.com/2010/11/mini-book-and-holder.html
But, this person had a great idea... I just made a couple changes to it! It was really made to hold a mini photo album, but I never got around to that part! lol.  The square part of my stand, I added pictures of all my mother-in-laws grand kids.  I love the black and white dots! They are super cute!