...because sometimes all you need is a little inspiration...

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Planters


I'm not a big fan of planters. For some reason they look a little dowdy to me, and the "new age" ones look too space age. But, when I saw these, from Potterybarn, I decided I might be able to convert. I love the look of these planters!! And I love those boxwoods planted in them as well. Very cute! However, they are a bit expensive, so maybe I'll try to look for some similar ones. Even brown ones, then I could just paint them...

Monday, June 15, 2009

Basket Liner


This {Tutorial} from Make It and Love It is a good one. I love the way lined baskets look, but they are usually a little bit more expensive than the unlined ones... Well, now you can make your own liners. Great idea.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Wallflowers

I love this idea I saw on Design Dazzle. Doesn't this wall look so cute!? Those flowers are either fabric or tissue paper attached to the wall. I think it looks so cute!
I also like how they pulled some down onto the dresser, to sort of tie them all in. Oh, it's so cute!
This room is a very cute nursery, but it could easily follow this girl all the way through her teenage years. I just love it.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Tie

The Purl Bee just posted a tutorial for a {Father's Day Tie} and I love the idea. You could make it look however you want! What a great project.

They Also have a tutorial for a {Little Boys Tie}. Would a tie that matched their Dad's tie make them want to wear it?? How cute.

Thanks again, Purl Bee!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Kid Zone

Check Out what Katie Did in her {Kid Zone}!
Some pretty fun stuff that kids would LOVE!




mentos and diet coke geysers...
pools of oobleck....

giant bubbles...

tubs of gak....

and a table full of playdough...
Sounds like one full, fun afternoon!

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Photo Memory Game

So I had an idea to make a {Fabric Memory Game} a while ago, but this is another cute idea from {Jamie's Digital Designs}. She made a photo memory game with chipboard squares and paper. Just glue and then modge podge. Pretty easy. Oh, and this tin to put it in is so cute, too.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Car Trash Bag

Make it and Love it has a {Tutorial} for this little car trash bag... I espcially like the idea of hanging it from the head rest because when they're down low in the car, they tend to get stepped on and knocked over pretty easily. It's a good idea.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Sea Shell Lamp

The Lettered Cottage had this great idea.
Say goodby to ugly lamp bases. All you need are some pretty shells and some glue and you can transform an ugly lamp into a beachy beauty....ok, and maybe a nice, clean, lamp shade.
What a great idea.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Sidewalk Chalk Paint

I saw this idea on Odeedoh. What a great idea. Apparently it washes off really easily from sidewalks, dishes, and clothes, which is perfect for little kiddies. {Here} is the recipe.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Sweet Shop Party

What a fun party idea this is! I LOVE the bright colors!!
I especially love these jars filled with candies and sweets. Such a fun decoration, and of course a good treat. :)



I guess the kids got to decorate their own cupcakes.


Aren't those lanterns a perfect decoration for a party like this??


Very cute idea. I saw it on Design Dazzle.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

American Inspiration

Since we're nearing my favorite holiday, I've been looking for some inspiration... I'm a little obsessed with our Country. I think it's great. I love the colors. I love celebrating it! It's such a fun holiday. I once went into a basement that was decorated in American paraphernalia and I absolutely LOVED it! Someday, I might do the same thing. Why only bring these things out on the 4th?? Anyway, here are some things I want to do.

It might be fun to make a {bunting} with patriotic colors like this one from {Daisy's and Dots}.


{A Touch of Sunshine} has these cute pieces for sale on Etsy. I really like them. I might want them in some brighter colors, though. They're a little too antiqued for me.

This top hat is really cute, though.

And for some reason, I LOVE stars during the 4th of July. I love these!!


I really like the look of this sign and especially those stars, of course, from {Suzies Signs}. Although, again, it may be a little too antique for my taste.

VERY cute, though!

{Country Living} has a simple tutorial for how to make these Carnation Balls. I think they look so pretty and summery!! You just soak floral foam and cut carnations an inch below the calyx, then stuff them into the ball in a concentric pattern. Easy, and SO CUTE!

It seems like it would be pretty easy to make them with fake flowers too, so they'd last.

I always make a fruit pizza in the image of an American flag on the 4th of July, but {Diana's Desserts} had this really pretty idea.

Don't they look good?? I think it would be fun to make those cupcakes with red velvet cake mix for the 4th. I love the berries, though!

I saw this lovely scene on {Banquet Event}

Radio Flyers are as American as they get. I love that they're using it as a serving tray of sorts.

That pillow is so cute! I love using fabrics that have the American colors, but don't have all the fireworks and stars all over them.

It just makes me want to Celebrate the 4th, as it says.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Brownie Pops

I saw this on {Imprintalbes}. So these are brownies on a stick...cool idea. These are from {browniepops}. I'm thinking they look pretty easy to make...well, maybe not these ones:
These ones are actually {cheesecake pops} from Hostess with the Mostess. Don't they look delish? Fun party idea, especially for kids.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Pom Pom Nursery

I think this nursery is so cute. I LOVE the wood floors. I really think I might like all the floors in my house to be wood. That rug looks awesome, too. It's a very cute, but simple room. I blogged about these pompoms a while ago {here}. But, I never thought to use them as a permanent decoration.
I saw these images on House of Turquoise, but they are from {Life in the Fun Lane}.
What a cute nursery!! Those pompoms are adorable, and I found out from House of Turquoise that they come in a kit at Michaels. Sweet.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

File Folder Fun


My cousin has been telling me about this for a while, but it was really hard to visualize. Thanks to {Our Cozy Nest}, I am finally understanding what these things are. They look pretty simple, and there are a lot of places to get the different folders for free/cheap, it looks like. Pretty good for a no-sew quiet book. :)

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Doll Apartment

Can you tell what this is a picture of? It's a cabinet turned into a doll's apartment. What a great space saving idea. And how easy this makes it to clean it up - just shut the doors and the mess is gone. The only thing is that you have to have an extra cabinet... See close-up pictures at Cookie Mag's {Nesting Blog}.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Nursing Cover


One of my cousins made one of these for me as a babyshower gift and I LOVE it! I just thought I'd put this {tutorial} from Make It And Love It on here in case anyone was interested, or if I want to use it for another one someday. Mine is a little different than this in that it doesn't have the boning, but I just love the fact that I don't have to hold a blanket up with my chin. I also love that mine has a little pocket - it's been pretty useful. And I really love the fact that it's doubled up on the fabric. I feel like the hooter hiders are a little small and thin, but when you use 1 1/8 yards of fabric and double it up, it's really nice and big. I think every nursing mother should have one!

Monday, May 25, 2009

Fort Table Cover

I think this is one of the best ideas I've ever seen. Forts were something we made almost every day when I was a little girl, and of course it made a giant mess of everything. It was always really hard to get the blankets to stay up and we'd try tape and heavy objects...both things my parents didn't particularily like... Well, why not make a fort that fits over a table so your kids can make one much easier without destroying your entire house?? Make It And Love It has the {Tutorial}. I really think it's cute. You could make it to fit a dining table or a fold out one that you could store away. My only question is for whether or not the kids would actually like playing in it. I mean, part of the fort fun was building it. In fact once we were done building it, we usually were sick of it...maybe this would encourage more playing in the fort. I wonder... But it's a cute idea, anyway.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Graduation Treat

Guess what you can do with all this stuff:
You can make these!!

Aren't they just adorable!!? It makes me want to throw someone a graduation party. :) {Bakerella} has a tutorial for how to make them.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Grab & Go Baby Essentials

So, right before I had my baby I did all this research to find the perfect diaper bag that didn't look like a diaper bag. I wanted one that looked like a cute purse, and those are hard to come by unless you're willing to spend the big bucks, which I am not. I ended up finding a really good one at Walmart.com for only $18 with free site2store shipping...I LOVE that they do that and I wish every store would! It was such a find! I was so happy. I just tried to find it, but they must not have it anymore because it wasn't there... But I did find this one...
Hmm...it's pretty cute, and my dilema has been that my diaper bag doesn't really go when I'm wearing black... This one's $35. I may have to look into it, but anyway...

I'm beginning to realize that all I really needed was something like this from Restoration Hardware Baby and Child
It all folds up into the changing pad. They have several versions of these at any BabiesRUs store as well.
Or something like these little gems I saw on {With a Little Extra Time}. Jaclyn made these and did a very good job, and tells us where she got directions as well...so nice of her!
A diaper/wipes case and

a grab and go baby essential kit.
I might make this baby essentials kit out of fabric, much like this {take along placemat} I posted about a while back, but just have the pockets go all the way across...cute fabric would be more fun I think. Then, I could be set with any bag and it would be easy to switch bags as I often want to do. I'm really glad I didn't spend much on my diaper bag, or I'd be kind of regretting it right about now. The only thing I'd add is to put a changing mat inside of that diaper/wipe bag. Boppy makes little ones that would fold and fit in there pretty easily. Then, I'd just have to switch these two pouches from one bag to the next and I'd be set ...almost. I still need burp rags around. Someone also gave me a good idea of just keeping an extra set of clothes in the car. Then you don't have to carry them in the bag with you. I'm not saying I'm going to stop using that diaper bag anytime soon. I just think this would work just as well as an actual diaper bag does. They're great ideas.
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