Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Work

So I have been BURIED in work the last couple of days, so that is why I haven't posted. I know ... EXCUSES, EXCUSES :) But in going through past pictures for pages soon to appear on QVC UK and in Creating Keepsakes, I couldn't help but laugh at this sweet photo I took of Bryce a few months back!. He just LOVES to help me fold laundry!

Or lets go back to yesterday ... dumping a HUGE box of Goldfish crackers out all over the floor I just washed ... or dumping out the popcorn I gave him all over the floor. Then there came throwing a ball into the fan yesterday morning. Not only do I have a two year old on my hands, but he happens to just be a BOY!

My friend sent me this list of "Why boys need parents" and it made me laugh, and realize, boys will be boys. Thanks for lightening those stressful moments Krissa! Good luck with your soon to be little boy! ha ha ha!
ENJOY!
Mandy

1.) A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4 inches deep.

2.) If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.

3.) A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.

4.) If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room.

5.) You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.

6.) The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.

7.) When you hear the toilet flush and the words 'uh oh', it's already too late.

8.) Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.

9.) A six-year old Boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36- year old man says he can only do it in the movies.

10.) Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old Boy.

11.) Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.

12.) Super glue is forever.

13.) No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.

14.) Pool filters do not like Jell-O.

15.) VCR's do not eject 'PB & J' sandwiches even though TV
commercials show they do.

16.) Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.

17.) Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.

18.) You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is.

19.) Always look in the oven before you turn it on;
plastic toys do not like ovens.

20.) The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time.

21.) The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make
earthworms dizzy.

22.) It will, however, make cats dizzy.

23.) Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.

24.) 80% of Women will pass this on to almost all of their friends,
with or without kids.

25.) 80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox
and brake fluid.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Finally!

So i haven't been so diligent when it comes to posting on my blog recently! I am sure you summer moms can relate! I have however finally finished my bar stools and I am STOKED about it. I am still working on a plate wall, a new rug, and some new chair cushions. I will be sure to share as I do it! Happy Wednesday!

Monday, July 12, 2010

Happy Birthday America!

I have been meaning to post for a week, but as summer takes over, I find myself spending more time with my two little boys instead of updating you. Although this is really the way it should be, I apologize for not updating you on what is going on in this crafty house :)

Before I left for my family reunion, I was determined to finish my banner that has been sitting unfinished on my mantle for months. Rather than this turning into my spring topiaries, (which like I figured, are unfinished) it was time to finish a project. I am so excited on the finished product! What do you think?So you're wondering, How did I do this. Well here is a little look into how this was created. First, I purchased the Flag based banner at TJ Maxx. I was SO excited when I found it, but I was a little disappointed when I hung it up on my mantle, to see that it just wasn't quite what I wanted.

I remembered a few months back that my sister-in-law made some cute flower decor using coffee filters for Valentines Day. So I went and got the coffee filters and started playing around with them. First I tried to die them colors. That was a DISASTER! The red turned pink and the blue looked really bad. So then I thought, hummm... what about tea dying the filters so they look a little antiqued like the banner? So I tried it and it was Awesome. Here are the steps:
First, fill your sink with water and dump some tea bags into it. (I got a box of 100 from the dollar store!)Then I placed them on a cookie she somewhat crumpled up from the middle outward, and broiled them for a few minutes. BE SURE TO WATCH THEM. THEY CAN COOK REALLY FAST!Next was stapling the crumpled filters together so they stay in place. Then on a fliter that is laid out flat, hot gluing the crumples in layers. Last I created the centers of the coffee filter flowers. I used two 2.75" x 12" strips of paper that are scored every 1/2" and made accordion circles. Then hot glued them in the center. Last I used my sizzix serif letter dies and cut out "USA". I embossed them with American Crafts glitter embossing powder and placed those in the middle of the accordion circles.Then I created stars to go on the outer edges of the banner. I simply cut out a star. Scored all the edges from the tips of the star down to the dips straight across. Then took all the edges and puckered them to the middle. With a little ink, they look like those oh so popular metal stars. A little hot glue into the center of the flower and WALA!

It was seriously so much fun to create and such a great addition to my very small amount of summer decor! Hope you enjoy!
M