Love for the Grandkids!

My mom has 6 grandchildren. 4 Girls and 2 Boys. They all call her Grandy! For a gift, I put this little idea together!

My sister's family is on the left and mine on the right. I painted the blocks black, then used mod podge for the scrapbook paper. Grandy's love is vinyl.

I also added a letter for each child's name. My two youngest are both K names, that is why there is only one K.

I only used double sided tape for the pictures... this way it is easier to change out the pictures as the kids get older! My mom loved it!

Pumkin Fix!!!

Do you remember this pumpkin that I painted and ended up hating??

Well... I decided to try something else to fix it up! I put purple and orange ribbon around it! I think it turned out 100 times better!!!

What do you think??

Kitchen Chairs

About a month ago I decided I needed to redo my kitchen chairs to match  my kitchen table. It has always bothered me that they do not match. When my husband and I got married, we used his table and my chairs! They started out with white paint and a light stain.

This was the first time I have ever tried to redo furniture. I like these chairs, but they were bought from an old friend, so I figured why not try it out on them? I wanted a darker stain to match the table and I wanted to paint them red to match my chandelier. They did not come out perfect, but I am happy with how they look. And the match so well!

Here is what they look like up close. After I painted them, I added some stain on top. I love it!

After I get my table cleaned off of all my craft stuff, I will take a picture of it all together and add it! lol

Whats a FAN to do???

This week BYU played Texas in Austin.  These are my 2 favorite NCAA Football teams! I have been looking forward to seeing this game for so long! I just wish I could have been there. But, I celebrated at home!

I made this wreath to show both of my teams some love!

I wrapped the whole thing in black fabric first. Then I just tied knots all the way around of the different colored fabric.  I painted the Y and UT. I hot glued the football and the letters on.

Next, I really wanted to make some leggings for my little girl. I could not find anything in the color of burnt orange ANYWHERE!!! But, I do live in cougar country, so that might explain it. So, I brought out this old pair of PJ's that are too short for me.

I cut the legs off so I could still wear them as shorts.  Then I used the legs and sewed them up for my daughter. It really took no time at all. Maybe 10 mins all together.

I think they turned out really cute! And her hair bow was made by a friend of mine, but it has both colors in it!

My kids are so cute!

Now, don't judge me by this picture! It was a long day and I didn't have time to get ready! lol

This picture shows my shorts. I didn't do anything to them after I cut them.

It ended up being a great game! Texas won in the end by 1 point!

Halloween Pumpkins

I bought these last year from the $ store, but I never had the time to finish them. I spray painted one black and one white.  To be honest, I had a vision, but the white one looks horrible! Complete FAIL!!! So, I will go back and try to do something else with it.

I should have left it like this! lol

I added some tape to it, thinking it was going to come out pretty cute!

And this is the mess it came out to be! lol.

On the other hand... here is my black one that I am in love with!

Perfect! At least I think so!!

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Wall Cherub

I love going to Savers and seeing what I can find. I love doing "make overs" on EVERYTHING! This week I found a ugly gold cherub that had a lot of potential.  I still needed something to add to my bathroom where my flowers are on the wall.  So, I bought it for $5.00.

 What I love most about this Cherub is there is a place to put flowers on the top!

Here is a close up of it's face. I think it is so beautiful.

I was not sure what I wanted to do at first. I finally decided on spray painting it black with a little pink on top. Here is how it turned out.

I added some red, white, and pink flowers on top to match the other flowers on the wall. I am still not sure it is the exact pink I want, but I am still happy with how it turned out! I might go back a little later and do more of a baby pink.

Here is a closer look. I'm sorry the picture isn't any better. I do not have the best camera.

Tree Tag Blanket

Here is my other tree tag blanket. Funny story... this was the first one I have ever made.  When I was sewing, I accidentally sewed all the tags on the inside, instead of the outside.  I was so upset!! But, I guess I will never make that mistake again! I love doing the tree and the leaves by hand. I think it really adds something to the quilt.

On the back of this one, I sewed together 4 squares. I just wanted the baby to have a little bit more textures.

This was all made from fabric that was left over from other projects! I love when it works out like that!