Crafting!

I have finally finished one of my many 'in-the-works-projects' and I am very excited about how this one turned out! For the last 6 months or so, I've had most of the supplies to finish my baby girl's name frames for her bedroom but just the other day I went out and bought the last few items.

When I was about 7 months pregnant I was shopping at Micheal's craft store and spotted a girl's name decorated in a frame with fun matting around it. I then got the idea to put each letter in an individual frame instead, and combined that with another baby room name I had seen which had letters hanging by ribbons. Originally I thought I would have them finished before she was born in December, however I got lazy and forgot about them until recently :) 

I purchased seven durable thick black picture frames from the Dollar Tree. I went to Micheal's for scrapbook paper that was 59cents a piece. I chose 7 different designs (but could have gotten away with two or three and alternated since I only used a corner of each page) and I already had pink ribbon to hang them from which was under a dollar from WalMart. After some printing, outlining, and gluing, they are finished! I can't believe how inexpensive this was to do, and how happy I am with them! This is also something that may be able to stay in her room longer than any regular baby-themed items which makes me happy. I hope that when she can talk to us that she tells me she likes them too! :)

Work in Progress

A while back I started this painting and I just now dug it out from the bottom of all my canvas to finish it! Okay so by 'a while back' I mean 4 years ago... haha. The funny thing about it, is I was not a mother at the time this painting was started but have found the inspiration as a mother of two, to finish it. My children are amazing and the moments I get to spend holding them close to me are moments I want to live on forever.

DIY Blogs = Love

I LOVE reading DIY blogs and getting new ideas for the house. Today I came across this one and had to share!

http://www.prettyhandygirl.com/

 I completely adore her closet turned reading nook idea. I wish I had an extra closet to do this with but unfortunately we lack on closets in this house as is and I wouldn't be able to give up the space. :(  Not that we couldn't create a new reading nook though!

As of now Braedyn and I have our reading couch upstairs where we snuggle up before bed to read a couple of books. Well, I read and Braedyn points out letters since he is only two and a half. :-) He is really starting to talk in sentences a lot more now and knows every letter of the alphabet. He counts to three on his own and many times will even get to five when I'm pretending not to notice. He's got his colors down and we're working on shapes. Circles are his favorite (he loves to visit Target ;-) haha). I love to watch him grow and learn and I'm so excited to see how he progresses in the coming days. Pre-school is sneaking up on us very quickly so I want to make sure things like our reading area keep Braedyn's interest!

I will be visiting the "Pretty Handy Girl" DIY blog often! Thank you Michelle for suggesting the DIY blogs for inspiration :)Thank goodness for blogging!

Frustration leads to Creation

There are more blogs out there than anyone could ever read in one lifetime. So what's the point of starting one when I don't have a business or creation to share (yet) with anyone? Simple! I need an outlet. Not like a kind of 'rant blog' or anything but a way for me to put my own thoughts down in words so that I may better analyze what I'm trying to create.

 I have always been one to love art and music but I'm in my twenties with adult responsibilities (like a family of four) which means I don't have as much time to daydream and create like I used to during my grade school years... Either that, or I've just lost touch with my creative side and haven't MADE time to address all of the ideas floating around in my oh-so-unorganized brain... probably a combination of both.

 I'll think of this blog as extra brain space ;-) ...a place I can come to whenever I feel I need a little extra room to think, or to type out an idea I don't want to forget. I am probably one of the most forgetful and scatterbrained people you'd ever meet which is what leads me to my frustration. I have been having so much trouble thinking clearly. It's almost been impossible since the birth of my daughter just three months ago. Lately, it seems that my thoughts are like little envelopes flying around aimlessly in my head with no place to file and store themselves. I've always been a scatterbrain, but this is getting out of hand.

I have been wanting so badly to create new paintings, DIY projects for the kids' rooms/house, and start playing my cello again, etc... but none of these things have happened so far. It is my hope that this attempt at blogging will be the key to opening new doors for me. Doors of opportunity.

Three cheers for blogging!! Thanks for reading, comments are welcomed, but please be kind :)