Making Valentines

Another year of kid friendly Valentines and this

year with two of my little people in school, we had

double the amount.

We used acrylic paint for the hand and foot prints, then

I let the older three go crazy with glitter glue and stickers.

The perfect project to send to the Grandparents

for their Valentine wedding Anniversary!

I always keep my eye peeled for fun crafts or projects for

my kiddos. Since they see Mommy crafting all the time, they

like to get involved too. I picked up three boxes of cards at

Target and the kids stuck their Valentine greeting to the front, 

then wrote and stamped inside for their friends.

We taped candy hearts onto each card with a bit of 

Washi Tape for all the classmates. The teachers and school

staff will be getting these fun chocolate -one is a million- candy bars 

and other assortment of Valentine chocolate candies.

My daughter made her Valentine box about two weeks ago

and just jazzed up the heart banner with a bit of glitter glue.

Vintage Unisex Circus Nursery (part 3)

Here are a few more shots of the nursery when we were still waiting for baby...

The cornice board was given to us by a friend. My hubby cut the top off to fit our ceiling height and then painted the pink/black stripes grey and red. We stapled up grey table cloths from Target, the perfect drape!

The bumper, Boppy Pillow Cover, Mobile & Cloth Pennant Banner were made for me by my dear friend Anne. She is working on opening an Etsy shop, so I'll be steering you her direction once she does!

The closet is the perfect place for a changing table. We took off the doors to open the room up a bit and added baskets to the shelves to tuck all the necessary baby clothing items inside. 

Circus Bebe Sign

I can't take credit for this adorable sign...it was made for my baby shower from a dear friend and is proudly hung on sweet Alivia's door. I love how she incorporated washi tape on the chevron ribbon and the letter layering is divine!

Gotta love what you can do with a little fabric, paper and ribbon!

Featured Trash

I was beyond excited when I opened blogger tonight and saw that LeroyLime was featured over at Becoming Martha with my Curb Trash turned Card Organizer, yipee!! I'll be sporting their 'featured' button with pride, thanks ladies and thank you Barbara for choosing my DIY!

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DIY Mail Holder

Back with another Trashy Treasure. This sorry old brown Lillian Vernon (my Mom used to get their catalogs all the time when I was little) bill payer thing was placed outside next to a garbage can in Newport, RI...yet another one of my little finds that we moved to the Midwest. Oh Joy! Can't you hear my hubbies eyes rolling from here?

Clearly I was having a lightbulb moment, clouded judgement, when I thought..."hey, this would be great to stash a years worth of cards in"

I had my hubs rip out every other section to make larger slots for my cards and then I got to work.

A quick sand by hand just to scratch up the surface, lighten the numbers and monogram that were on the box, then my first light coat of white spray paint.

The first coat was too thick and started to bubble, so I just wiped it off the fronts of the drawers and started again, no problemo!

Two coats of white later, 

I pulled some scrapbook stickers out of my stash and started putting on letters for the months of the year...ripped those off in a jiffy and went with numbers instead.

I then started on my Green Apple...

3 coats later, I waited for it to dry completely before peeling off my stickers to reveal the white numbers that remained and yes, I was totally patting myself on the back right about now!

 A bit of measuring and drilling (in pearls and jeans, I might add) for my snazzy new green Hobby Lobby knobs...

a quick chevron designer paper to jazz up the bottoms of my drawers and viola!

She's ready for business!

 I added a bit of metal hardware to the front to cover up the impression of the monogram, I was so excited to take pics, I forgot to fill it first!

So, what do you think? Would you have picked this sad piece of trash off the curb??

I'm linking this DIY trashy makeover to the following blogs:
A Night Owl Blog: Create & Inspire Party
Becoming Martha: Keep Calm and Link Up
Alderberry Hill: Make the Scene Monday
Chic on a Shoestring Decorating: Flaunt It Friday
I Heart Nap Time: Sunday Scoop Link Party
Sincerely, Paula: Wordless Wednesday
The NY Melrose Family: Whimsy Wednesdays
House on the Way: Twirl and Take a Bow Party
Little Becky Homecky: Fantabulous Friday
Here Comes the Sun: Fabulous Friday
Monkies and Tutus: Weekend Wonders