Yes..more blocks, chicks and bunnies and a wedding gift

My SIL Chelsey came over to craft with me and we made these super cute Spring blocks - I am making mine to go on the backside of the Easter blocks. We are excited to get started on our next set. It is so much fun to have someone to craft with :) We made these blocks the same as my Easter blocks in the previous post - we used vinyl as a stencil and painted fun spring colors around all the edges.




I have seen these chicks on a couple of my favorite site and decided to give it a try. I cut them out all by myself - Chance is very impressed with my cutting skills but I think he is really just happy that he doesn't have to help me anymore!!!


And this is the super cute wedding gift that me and Chels came up with for a family friend. The frame is from Micheals -$4.00. We had so much fun with this - I think they could work for just about anything. I am thinking cute baby shower gifts? Once we were finished painting and adding vinyl we both thought it needed something else - so I made this cute little flower to match the colors in there new house. I hope they like it - if not I might just steal it back !!

Its an addiction .. but i don't want help for this one

So a couple of hours ago I was looking through one of my favorite craft sites Craftify It and she posted these to die for blocks that I was instantly in love with . I could not wait a single minute to make these - even though this will be the 4th set (yes 4 people) that I have made in the last week- I told you addiction. You will know why I had to have them when you check out this picture at Crafty Goodness. Did you look? Are they not the cutest thing - I know right?! Take a look at all her other crafting goodies- I am in craft love:) Mine are no where as good as hers - but I love them so much!!
I just used random peices of 2X4 and a small peice of 1x3 I did not have a color even close to that cute color they used - so I printed off the letters on my Cricut and used that as a stencil and painted the letters on with Turquoise paint. I dabbed the sides with pink,turquoise and black paint. I love that I did not have to sand or stain these ones. I am all sanded out right now. I painted the little block turquoise and dabbed the sides of that with the pink,white and black paint as well. Then printed out the letters on my Cricut in my fav font - Mandingo!!
These have already found a new home in my house. Now I have to get started on the million other projects I found on there blog!!!

I love being copied....

So I was looking through my comments today - as I often to do, because I love to find the people who are so sweet to leave me a comment and share the love with a comment back:) I found this sweet comment about my blocks and took a look at the blog - and how cool is this: she had a craft night with her friends and made my Be Mine blocks. I was so happy to be an inspiration - I LOVE BEING COPIED!!! I am seriously pretty excited about it :) I am glad they deemed my idea good enough!! Thanks girls:)
They did a great job on there's - go check them out here:Crafternooning!! It is a few posts down on the page!!
Here is a picture of the ones I created :




So I was looking through my comments today - as I often to do, because I love to find the people who are so sweet to leave me a comment and share the love with a comment back:) I found this sweet comment about my blocks and took a look at the blog - and how cool is this: she had a craft night with her friends and made my Be Mine blocks. I was so happy to be an inspiration - I LOVE BEING COPIED!!! I am seriously pretty excited about it :) I am glad they deemed my idea good enough!! Thanks girls:)
They did a great
Here is a picture of the ones I created

Pink pink and more pink...

I love these, I made them for a family friend as a birthday gift for her daughter :)




And I made this cute little craft to go with it

Our finished knock of wood pieces.... I am so addicted!!

UPDATE: Ana at knockofwood posted pictures of our finished projects on her site, I am so excited!! so go check them out!!



I am having a blast with my husband and our new furniture building addiction. It is so cool to see something that you would love to have in your home and then make it - but for so much cheaper - of course!!
I have found myself checking out furniture I see at the stores and trying to figure out how it is made. I have so many ideas and projects - it is getting to be a little bit overwhelming!! I guess we better get to work huh?!

I wanted to share some of the projects we have found from Ana's blog Knock Off Wood- I am warning you now - you will be hooked!!
This is our favorite and most complicated project so far... but I love love love the way it turned out. It has so much storage!!! I would have never dreamed of having white furniture for my son's room but I love how clean it looks(now if it will stay that way is a whole other story)This piece is called the Thomas Media Wall Hutch in Ana's plans.

This is the Cameron Cubby Wall Unit - but we altered it to make a nightstand with storage. This one was super easy!!

I love these - they work so great for organizing books. This was by far the easiest piece to make - great first time project!!! My kids love these and I have noticed them reading more because there books are so much easier to get to !!

Another great idea from Knock off wood....

I have wanted a nice piece of furniture for my son's room for a long time - but refused to spend hundreds of dollars on one. Then came this amazing site - I am obsessed with Knock off wood. This is the 3rd project I have completed from her plans (SO FAR). We made a set of bookshelves, and entry table (earlier post) and this TV hutch. It cost us about 100.00 in supplies and 2 hours of work. So worth it... I am in love with it. I can't wait to paint it and decorate it. I know that making your own furniture can seem so intimidating , I was terrified at the thought of spending so much money and then totally goofing it up, But it is so rewarding when you finish a piece and I know I will smile every time I see these things in my home because I had a hand in making them beautiful. I would encourage anyone to try one of her plans - she has a lot of easy furniture you can start with.

I am taking my time on this project because this will probably be the last one we build for awhile - we have to save every penny. We are trying to find a home closer to my family - so everything else has to be put on hold!! But I am so excited!!!!

help me....

I am considering moving both my children into one room and turning the other bedroom into a play room. My only major hang up is that I have NO idea how to mesh a room for both a boy and a girl? My little girls room is so pink and frilly and my son's room is blue and black and motorcycle themed- do you see my dilemma?! How do I decorate one space that can serve both a girl and a boy and not have it look like color chaos. If any of you have attempted this and have any good ideas or pictures that I may be able to get some ideas from I would much appreciate it ... I am completely lost here. Thanks for your help:)