Adorable Wedding Idea!

This wall of family wedding photos is absolutely adorable. Such a fun way to make everyone feel like they are part of the occasion!

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A little "bee"

Are you ready for full-on cheesy? The kids at school call me "Mrs. B." So if I have kids they will be "little bs." Get it? I know-corny. I still think it's too darn cute. Over at Chic and Cheap Nursery today, they are featuring a cute little bee baby shower. <3 <3




Here are some other cute baby bee inspirations...maybe a first birthday party..or sneak it into the nursery decor?




Okay. Sorry, it is out of my system now. :)

Happy Birthday Mom!

My mom is a super talented a creative lady. All of the houses we lived in were decorated beautifully. She sews, draws, paints, gardens, and crafts. Plus she is an awesome mom, wife, daughter, sister, and dog grandma. :)

I just thought I'd share a couple photos of her home and some of her art.

This is her antique oyster plate display in the kitchen:

                                       I love this "private" sign on her bathroom door:

                                         This is the vignette on her side of the bed (please ignore my reflection in the nightstand):

Here is another vignette in the living room: 

                               Now for her artwork! She is still learning and doesn't want any of it credited to her. I may be biased, but I think it's pretty incredible.
                                              This painting is from a pic she took in Italy a few years ago:

                                                             Love the clouds:

                                Erik is particularly fond of this one of some kids playing a pick up game of soccer in the park:

  My personal favorite is from a pic of me on the beach as a little girl. It may be hard to tell in the photo here, but the waves look incredible.

 That is just a tiny bit of my mom's creativity. Her kitchen wasn't staged when I was there ( she was making us dinner), so I didn't post a picture of it. I'll have to get it another time. It is beautiful!

Stepping Stones

 For my grandma's birthday this year, Aunt Leigh Ann had a great idea. She decided we should all make personalized stepping stones for Grandma's garden. Lynn and I may be the only cousins over 10 years old who made ours (most of the cousins are boys). It was fun and easy! I know you've probably all seen these..but just in case. ;)

I used a kit from HobLob to make mine. It came with cement mix, a form, broken up colored glass and a mixing stick. The scrabble letters were already in my craft/junk closet.

You just mix the cement mix with water until it's like uncooked brownie mix. Then pour it into the form and *attempt* to smooth out.

After that, you just stick in any pieces you would like. You have about 30 minutes to work (depending on temp outside).

A family I know has a grandma who has put her grandkids' handprints in a stepping stone each year around their birthday. It's also just a great craft to do with kids on a summer afternoon. I'm thinking next time I'll throw in some shells and maybe add color to my cement mix.

Family Recognition

Erik and I have a two sweet nephews. Unfortunately, we live states away from the little guys. The elder is nearly two. We took him to the zoo and played all day during our visit. He is soo much fun!  My sister-in-law's sister lives out of state too. This week when I got home I went on Shutterfly and made him a picture book of his family! I had it sent directly to his house, so I can't show you a pic when it is finished. Each page has a pic of a different family member and their name: "Grandma T, Uncle Erik, Mommy..." Hopefully it'll help him recognize everybody.

Just thought I'd share the idea. I'm guessing I'm not the only aunt with little ones outta state. :) 

The Reason My Husband Never Wraps My Presents

Instead of moving the present to wrap it, he moves himself! It is a workout. I'd never seen him wrap a present until he was getting this one ready for a white elephant. He was laying on the other side of the present taping that corner before I grabbed the camera!