Spring Door Wreath Tutorial

Hello!

So we just got back from our Spring Break.

We went to our parents'.

We had fun!

There was tons of eating, movie watching, visiting, cooking, and even a cookout.

However- Baby Girl, Little Miss, and myself were all sick.

Boo!

We're on the mend though- so Yay!!!

Here is a Wreath Tutorial that I made a couple of weeks ago.

What you'll need:

3 inch Strips of your favorite fabrics- any colors- I chose rainbow colors
Fabric scraps- different colors and sizes
A Styrofoam wreath- any size- You pick
Buttons
Hot glue gun
Tread
needle
Maybe a sewing machine (depending on how you choose to make your flowers)

It will look like a big mess getting started:

Start by wrapping your fabric pieces on one at a time.  I only glued every so often and only on the back side of the wreath to keep from having glue lumps on the front.  You don't have to glue every square inch of fabric- just every so often.

It will look like this when you're done wrapping your fabric:

Once you are done wrapping your wreath with fabric you can make your fabric flowers.  I used Cotton, Burlap, and some felt for my flowers.  I apologize that I forgot to take pictures while I was making mine. 

Bummer I know right?!  Ha!

I'll make some more soon and post a tutorial for them.

Some are done with a sewing machine and then I pulled the tread to pull all the fabric to the center making the pleated "flower" look.  The cheetah print one I twisted fabric hot gluing it to a round piece of felt as I twisted.  The centers of most of the flowers are just round, cut out pieces of fabric with buttons that I sewed thread into and then glued on. 

Let your imagination take you anywhere you want on this part!

Use plastic flowers, fabric flowers, plastic berries- Go wild!

I'm not totally happy with my end project, but overall it turned out okay.

I was going for Spring-y and I feel like I achieved that.

I found this idea on Pinterest.  The original idea was a wreath wrapped with yarn and it's tutorial can be found HERE at My Little Corner Of The World:



It's way cuter than mine.

I tried to add some plastic flowers to mine like she did and just couldn't get it to work.

Oh well. 

No worries!

Give it a try, and be sure to leave me a comment letting me know if you tried it out and what ideas you had to make it even better!  And if you post about it- Leave me a link back to your post!  I'd love to see what you came up with!

I can't think of a better way to bring in Spring that to do it with a colorful Spring Wreath on your front door!

WELCOME SPRING!!!

Picture Fun

My kiddos got this super funny wig from their Nana at Halloween, and Little Miss decided she wanted to dress up and wear it the other day.  Little Man decided it looked like so much fun that he had to test it out too.

 

I mean what kid doesn't like to dress up right?. 

 

 

 

With the wig on they look just alike don't they?

Crazy!

And of course I couldn't pass up a chance to take this little ones picture...

She's eight weeks old and still having a little trouble keeping those eyes straight and focusing with them.  The older two think it's pretty funny when she goes cross eyed!

Look at those cheeks!

She was 6 lbs 6 oz. at birth and she's already 10 lbs. 

She's like her mama and she enjoys her meals!

I want to pinch her sweet, chubby cheeks!

By the time we got to the group shot- Baby Girl was OVER IT!

How gorgeous is this quilt that my wonderful mother made for Baby Girl!

Little Miss is sick right now.  Baby Girl got RSV and managed to give a cold to me and Little Miss.  She's running a low fever, coughing, and CRANKY!

We start spring break this weekend so of course someone's sick (thick with sarcasm).

I'm ready for her to start feeling better so I can see this sweet smile again...

Little Man started soccer this week.  He's pretty stinkin' good at it and super fun to watch!

We went to his Parent/Teacher Conference this week and his teacher told us that he's reading at the sixth grade level!  Crazy Town!  He's only a second grader!!!  He's so his father's child!  He's handsome like his Daddy too!

I think I hear the Laundry calling my name.  I've ignored it as long as I can.

Have a great night!

One Month Later...Valentine's Day

So having a baby makes things crazy.

 

I've had all of these really great intentions of posting, yet here I am a whole month later and I'm just now getting around to it.

 

Sad. 

 

I know.

 

Anyhoo- Little Man is a mess.  His daddy told him that if he got a perfect weekly report from school he'd get a treat...

 

A basketball hoop for his bedroom door.

 

I'm happy to report that he's not just The Little Man, but he's the The Man!

 

He had a big time helping his daddy put it together...

 

 

 

 

 

I honestly can't get over how nice it is!  It looks like a real goal- only smaller.  Crazytown!

He's been driving me bonkers with the loud sounds of dunking and with the entire house rattling and shaking ever since.  However, if it means he's being a rockstar at school...

 

I'll take it.





 

Here's the sweet card the Hubster made me for Valentine's day.  So cute and sweet.

We made cookies.  Apparently I lost my heart shape cookie cutter so instead I had to use my biscuit cutter.  It worked.

They were decorated lovingly and beautifully...

The weather has been going from super cold to super wonderful.  So we took advantage of a super nice day and headed to the park.  Some of our sweet friends joined us...

What a bunch of goobers!

 

And of course no playground experience is the same without some fairy wings.

 

What a sweet little fairy!  I love her!

 

 

So I took the baby to the doctor today and she has RSV.  It stands for "Really Stressful Virus".  She can hardly breath and she keeps coughing and she has all this nasty mucous stuff.  My heart is breaking for her.

 

I'm off to change a diaper and suck some snot. 

 

Have a Super Day!

I'm Taking It All Off...

My hair that is.

I got my hair cut the other day.

It looks something like this...

 

I'm hating it.

 

Don't get me wrong- it's a great cut.

 

It just doesn't look good on me.

 

Something about the front being longer than the back is making my face look too long and my nose look to skinny (and long).

 

Boo.

 

I wish I could pull off long, flowing, wavy locks.

 

Something like this maybe...



 

Ohhhh- or this...

 

 

I'm loving the bangs!!!

 

But no.

It would Never- I mean NEVER work.

 

My nose would look so Looonnnnggg and Skinny and my face would look like it went on for miles and miles...Scary.

 

I've excepted this about myself.

 

But I really thought that the cut I just got would be short enough.

I HAVE to have bangs because I'm a freak about my forehead having coverage- So I thought I'd be safe there too. 

 

But NO.

No.  I wasn't.

It's not okay.

It's a tragedy actually.

Something Must be done.

 

Here's the plan...

 

Love this.

 

and this.

 

 

Pink- "You're my new Hair Hero."

FYI- I'd totally do the blond if I could pull it off- but again- NO.



Oh yes.  I think I will.

 

So what do you think of my choices?

 

I've totally done the short before.  It looks good on me and makes me feel good.  I don't even know why I try to go longer.

 

I guess I just get bored?

Lazy?

Tired of having to get my hair cut every few weeks to keep up with the style?

Tired of looking like I stuck my finger in a light socket while I was sleeping each morning?  Most Definitely.

Tired of forking over the hubster's hard earned cash more often?

 

It's probably a combination of all of the above.

 

The hubster prefers my hair short like these choices actually. Crazy right?.! Most guys are like-

Insert whining voice-..."Keep your hair long! It's sexier that way."

My man just knows whats up.

What can I say?.

 

So- It's on my to-do list for the week.  Get a Haircut.

 

Consider it- did.

On a completely different note-

I'm working on some new projects.
Hence- the fabric explosion taking place in my living room right now...

We live in a 2 bedroom house.

Five of us.
+ the Smelly Beast -aka-our basset hound- see her up there?  She smells.  Like all the time.
It's tight to say the least.

Unfortunately I don't have any pretty pictures of a pretty craft room to show you.
I wish I did- because it can get pretty wild when Mama starts crafting.
So I've been putting it off.

However- the time has come to get it DONE.

They're going to be bags in case you were wondering (and even if you weren't- I told you anyway)...

Loving Little Baby G's fabric for her new bag...

 Once the above is done I'm searching for my next project...

This one is full of some serious gems...

What do you read for inspiration?

I start getting with it- TOMORROW.

I'll take pictures. 

Don't worry.

I'm linking up with Seriously Shawn for Talk To Us Tuesday (even though technically it's Monday) again this week...



Click on the link and go check it out- It's good fun and anything goes!

Well- Until tomorrow- Goodnight!

Insta-Friday- Instagrammy Goodness

It's amazing how a picture can tell a story isn't it?

 

Today I'm linking up with Life Rearranged for her weekly Insta -Friday Linky Party...

 

 

 

 

So here's some stories from our past week or so via Instagrammy Goodness...



 

Top Row L to R-

1)  I made these cute pillows for the kiddos- their filled with rice, and they are made to be put in the microwave to be warmed and then snuggled with.  While the kids were at school I pillow-napped them and then cozied up with them.  One on my feet and one in my arms!  It was rice-pillow heaven!

2) My pretty Hummus and veggie wrap- My body thanked me.

3)  The fun apron I made.  The colors make me happy.

Middle Row L to R-

1)  One of the necklaces that I made.  My craftiness has no limits- HA!

2)  The prettiest little Mardi Gras Princess in all the land!  Our town had a Mardi Gras Parade and Little Miss had the best time catching beads and candy (except for the five minute meltdown she had- she loved it).  She danced in the street and had a big time!

3)  My Happy "Good Morning" cup that I got from Target.  It just makes me smile and have a Happy day.

Bottom Row L to R-

1)  My "computer desk" consists of me sitting up on the bed with the computer in front of me and a baby in my lap these days.  I love it!

2)  The other cups at Target that were calling my name- because HELLO- they are my initials!  They're "Happy, Colorful, Initial Cups"- Target is so Awesome!

3)  When most people are sleeping at 4 a.m. in the morning- this is how my baby looks.  You should see how I look- It ain't pretty people.

Instagram...

It's so FUN!!!

And anytime I take a picture with me in it- those filters are SOOOO Forgiving!  It's awesome!

Find me on there- @thepurplecladjewel

It'll be Fun Times had by all!