Mirror Mirror on the wall

The mirror in the kid's bathroom has always bugged me. I have wanted to buy a new one but we want to eventually re-do their bathroom so it didn't make sense to buy a new one knowing we would change it. Ty has a stool that he uses to brush his teeth but the mirror was too high so he could never see himself. So, I decided to spray paint it hang it differently so it would be more appropriate for his height.  We had some white spray paint lying around which made this $0. 

This is a great fix until we decide to spend the $$$ to renovate the bathroom!

 (This was the only picture I had showing the mirror. Not our decor. Old owners.)

The mirror was called "cracked champagne" so it's a little uneven which works with our nautical theme 

 I used Gloss Dover white from Krylon. 

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who's the cutest boy of all??

Ty was very pleased with the results and I was pleased with the cost 

Nicole's Baby Shower Diaper cake!

 I had so much fun making a diaper cake for Ty's teacher that I decided I wanted to make one for my sister in law , Nicole (click the link to hear her beautiful voice) who is expecting her first child. I used a different technique than the previous one and it was so much better because I didn't have to roll each diaper individually. Rolling each diaper takes FOREVER and I hate the rubber smell (from the rubber bands) on all 100 diapers. 

I LOVE baby showers and seeing the mama to be open the gift is my favorite part! So, any excuse to be creative and give a gift makes me a happy girl :) 

This diaper cake had a pair of baby shoes, 4 receiving blankets, over 100 size 1 & 3 diapers, 4 newborn socks, 3 bibs, 6 washcloths and a beautiful ceramic "M" for Baby Mira. 

I loved the way it turned out. Congrats Nicole and Brandon!! I can't wait to love on a new member of the family! 

Preschool Baby Shower!

Shortly after Ty started school, his preschool teacher found out she was expecting. She is so amazing with the children and such a sweet and caring woman. We decided on her last day to throw her a little baby shower!

 

 A couple moms offered to bring some treats. I wanted to make something yummy and simple. Chocolate covered pretzel rods with some raspberry sherbet candy melts... SCORE!

 

 Diaper cake. SO EASY AND FUN! I used this tutorial for the inspiration. I thought the tulle was a beautiful and feminine touch. Much better than plain ribbon!

1.  I used the tulle in a lot of the details for the shower. Ty wanted to get her some flowers when the baby came. Since we won't be there I told them to bring them to her last day/baby shower. He picked them out all on his own :)

 I wanted to hand out a cheap but cute favor. I knew I shouldn't spend too much effort because they were preschoolers who really wouldn't appreciate it. So, I found this cute little label online and added the "Thank you for coming."

 Group gift from about 5 of the kids!

 I wanted to give a gift from the whole class so nobody would feel bad if they didn't bring another gift. . I enlisted help from the other teacher to have them sign their names and take a picture. It turned out SO cute!

 

Ty and his beautiful teacher, who HARDLY looks pregnant. Some people are just so lucky!

 

It was such a special day and she was SO excited! Congrats and we will miss you, Ms. Seneca! 

Gabriella's Nursery

** To read up on all the steps we took prior to the finished project start here **

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Painting
We have been looking for a rug for such a long time! I was fortunate to find this one at Target and luckily we had gift cards :)

PAINT COLORS:
Aqua Spray by Behr
Hidden Meadow by Behr
Her closet!!! I wanted to paint the inside of the closet a different color but we had already put the shelving in before I decided that. Maybe when she's older. I love how organized and huge it is! The top left is for shirts, bottom left is bottoms, top right is skirts and dresses and bottom right are clothes she doesn't fit in yet.

Here is her BRAND new FREE crib :) and the bedding. We were going to use Ty's old crib but it was recalled so we got a $280 giftcard to Target and bought this one! We opted to not buy the complete bedding set because I didn't need a diaper stacker, bumpers or comforter and didn't need all the extra fluff. Saved a ton of money that way!

Those heart shaped wreaths were made by my mother in law. She made one of them for my shower and I loved it so much we wanted to use it in the nursery! Her name or a saying will go in the middle of the wreaths right above the crib

I am in love with the shadow boxes. We got all of them for 11 bucks at Ross. The larger one will be for all of her hospital stuff. Then we have an ultrasound picture. Eventually I'll add a picture of Ty and Ella together and a picture of both of their handprints.

BEFOREWe got this lovely gem for free :)

AFTER

This project was super fun and CHEAP! I made those boxes out of cardboard boxes and fabric. The sides are sprayed with white spray paint. We were trying to find a specific size for the opening and we couldn't find anything! Or ones we did find were like $15 a basket. Ummm, sorry... we were not about to spend $45 bucks on three baskets. We got the dresser for free and sanded, primed and painted it white. We got the beautiful matching knobs as a gift.

This was a mirror my mom gave to Tyler and I after we got married to decorate our first apartment. I wanted to add that to the room so we spray painted it white and added the cute butterflies to it!

Got the shelf from Target. The "cupcakes" were made from receiving blankets and onesies. They were baby shower decorations from my talented sister in law, Kristi and I just loved them so we added them to her nursery. My mom bought this book and had everyone who came to my shower sign it and leave messages for Ella. It was a wonderful idea and something Ella will be able to treasure forever!

It is finally done!!!! We were very fortunate to reuse a bunch of things we already had which cut the costs down a lot! We also received a TON of handmade items from our wonderful family. It was nice to use gifts that our family members made especially for her. We also received a ton as gifts or through giftcards! Well, we are technically missing the decal but besides that everything else is done! All we need is our little Ella :)

98.5% done with the closet!!

So we started with this vision here. We tweaked a couple things like four rods instead of six and changing out the bottom part of the middle section. Tyler was completely opposed to having six rods because he didn't want her clothes to drag. :) What a cute dad!

Now, we are finally finished! It isn't exactly like the picture but the total cost for everything which included dowels, closet rod supports, primer and paint was about $25. We are so pleased with the results and so happy we did it as a family!!

Way before... like before we moved in

After we added rods on one side and put the middle part in.




Sanded, primed and painted.

Now, we just need to add baskets and hang up her clothes! E eekkk :)

Family Stone

I am thankful I married someone who loves to do little projects with me. Last Christmas we received a stone to decorate. I have been keeping it for a project to do when we got our first home :) We are now finally settled and decided to do this as a project as a family. It came out really cute!! We can't wait to put it in our front yard!