Whew!

Let me just say, WHAT A DAY! I don't get how I can be in bed all day long and still be plum tuckered. 

I started off at work today and had some Baby Mama drama and ended up in the hospital hooked up to all sorts of monitors and contraptions.

Several hours and gallons of water later, Baby 2 is still safely tucked away in my belly and we are home. I'm thankful to not be in a hospital bed and to get to spend my evenings with these two loverlies.

Needless to say, I've done nothing crafty so there's no exciting posts today, just a shout out to all of you who kept us in your prayers-- thank you. 

Wakey, Wakey, Eggs and Bakey!!

Good Morning, Sunshine!

I'm feeling quite good (and by "good" I mean accomplished) this morning. The hubs was nice enough to take Little Monkey (Baby 1) to the sitter's this morning so I had time all to myself. *Sound the heavenly chorus!* Although I love them both, the alone time was uh-mazing. You'd think with an hour all to myself I'd have my hair done and some makeup on. Nope, I had the intention, but got side tracked by all the to do's on my list. First, I did laundry (2 loads!), then I put on a pot roast for dinner tonight and make a bedskirt for Little Monkey's crib. Not bad for an hour, if I do say so myself! What did YOU do this morning?

And just a little somethin' somethin' to think about today...

Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles. 

Maltbie D Babcock

**Here's to you, G, a shout out. I couldn't make it through the day without you. Thanks for being the awesomest!**

We Look Rich... according to the hubs.

Let me show you something ugly.

Here you go:

See, I told you. Ugly.

Nasty contractor grade tiles in my kitchen. Ugly.

I HATE them. Since the day we closed on the house I've been shopping around for something different. I can't stand the tile. It doesn't match the granite nor the floors. We needed a change... Although my hubs disagreed. Leave it to a guy to not care about kitchen tiles.

I found some beautiful glass tiles that would go swimmingly, but unfortunately they're a little out of our price range for now. Like I said, for now. I WILL get those tiles. I will. I will. 

In the meantime I couldn't stand the tiles, so in a surge of nesting energy Baby 1 and I headed to Home Depot this afternoon and came home with this:

For the record, I've loved the idea of having a tin backsplash for years and now seemed like an opportune time. Since my initial days of liking tin, they've come up with handy dandy plastic looking tin. It's relatively inexpensive, easy to cut and to adhere. Lucky for me, I could use double sided tape and it won't be permanent so I can get my glass tiles after all... eventually (as the hubs so quickly reminds me).

This was the kitchen before the super awesome plastic tin:

And this is it after:

(Ok, so the closeups are much prettier... and it looks even more superb in real life.)

This is how I spectacularized our kitchen:

Of course one must start with the necessary tools. (I'm telling you the Sunday School Sing Along CD was a MUST in getting the job done and my partner in crime, Baby 1, most definitely agrees). 

I measured the areas to be covered.

I cut the plastic to size using plain ol' scissors and a box knife.

(For the record, cutting the stupid outlet holes was a PAIN.)

On went the double sided tape.

Peel, stick and wallah! Ain't it purty?

According to the hubs, who you'll remember thought that nothing needed to be done to the kitchen, "It makes us looks rich." Not quite sure how fake (I guess the proper term is faux) tin makes one look rich, but I'll take it! 

Pouf Flower Tutorial

These flowers are easy peasy and I always get tons of compliments on them.

I've put them on headbands, clips, necklaces, hair bands, tshirts, wreaths... You name it and they look cute on everything. Here's how to make them:

Step 1:

cut lots of circles

more circles =  puffier flowers

bigger circles = bigger flowers

Step 2:

fold the circles

in half, then half again, and half again

Step 3:

(although the picture's not very clear... at all)

dab hot glue on the folded end of the circle



Step 4:

adhere the folded circles onto a circle of the same size

(I generally cut one out of felt to make it sturdier)

Step 5:

adhere folded circles on top of folded circles until you get your desired puffiness

Walah! The Finished Product!



In The Beginning...

Wow, my first crafty blog, although it's not to crafty... It's more bloggy than crafty. It's about me and why I'm doing this. Honestly, there are several reasons and I'm now, of course, drawing a blank on them all. 5 years ago had you told me I would be doing any of what I'm doing today I would have laughed in your face, I was going to take on the world-- literally. I had interviews with the CIA, (no, I'm not lying), USAID, and several non profits that would allow me to travel the world, but God had different plans. I now live in small town Oklahoma, (the one place I said I would NEVER end up), where cowboy boots ripe with nastiness from the pasture are the norm. I work in finance and am intrigued by number crunching. I am a wife, (although let's just say domesticity is not my strong suite), to a wonderful husband who is my complete opposite, providing balance to my anal tendencies. Most surprisingly, though, I am a mommy. I have a 15 month old and a bun in the oven due in a month. My life is so different than planned and I. LOVE. IT. I craft and try to spruce up our casa whenever I get a chance. Nesting has set in hardcore and because I waited until the last minute to get things ready for Baby 2, I'm currently in a rush to get cute things made for the little girl that will soon be joining our clan. I excited about the new things coming our way and look forward to sharing them with you.