Wreath time!

I've seen these wreaths everywhere and have wanted to make one for a while.  I've seen the tutorials.  I didn't have the money to buy the fancy wreath forms with the wires already attached so, I improvised. 

Yes, that is a Pepsi and a Hershey's cookies and cream bar. 

Gotta have good snacks when working.  :)

I bought a 24" wire wreath form, orange and purple chenille stems, and wooden letters at Hobby Lobby.  I also bought the deco mesh from AC Moore's.  I wrapped and attached the deco mesh to the wire form with the chenille stems.





You just gather and attach.  I tried to switch inside and outside so that there would be some of each color in and out.  Then I attached some letters.

I'll probably add a few more things to fill it in.  I'll add some more pics later.  Happy crafting!!

Craftiness

Yes.  I did it.  I finally made, from start to finish, my first project of the year.  Yay me! I did this "Oh so cute" picture frame from Pinterest that has a space to write on the glass. 


To begin, I rummaged through our boxes of picture frames and found this not so good looking picture frame. 

Notice my handy screwdriver.  Love that thing

I took the picture out and cleaned up the glass and painted the frame black.  

So much better.  i love the rope around the frame.  It gave it a little extra something.  Yeah, I can't think of a great word to go here.  Anyway,  I took some scrapbook paper and cut it to fit the frame.  I used my borrowed cricut and cut out "I love you because" and glued it to the paper.

I drew a line below the words and added a few embellishments to make it even cuter.

Put everything back together.  Make sure you clean the glass well.  You don't want there to be any streaks and spots showing.  

Sorry.  My dry erase marker wasn't working very well at the time but, you get the drift.  I have since hung it on the wall and my hubby and I have exchanged a few lines.  Yes, he wrote on it, too.  I love doing things like this that everyone can enjoy.  Until next time.

Rtiz and Peanut Butter

Last Wednesday morning, I was at work and was getting a little hungry.  I was only able to eat part of my breakfast.  Side note, don't put whole kiwis in the blender.  The seeds end up feeling like glass in your mouth.  Anyway, I didn't want to get something from the vending machine.  All that's in there is junk food.  I asked Cindi if she had any nuts or anything healthier that what's in the vending machine.  All she had was some peanut butter.  She also told me that there were some Ritz Crackers in our storage room.  I got a little bit of peanut butter on a fork and grabbed some crackers.  As I was taking my first bite, I remembered that I used to eat these at my Nannie's house all the time.  That was our afternoon snack when I stayed with her.  I used to think that was the best snack ever.  You have the buttery saltiness of the cracker and the sweetness of the peanut butter.  A little bite of goodness.  Love it!  Do you have any little memories like this one?  I would love to hear them...

Happy New Year!

As some of you know, one of my previous supervisors passed away last week.  She was only in her forty's.  I went to the memorial service Monday with some of my coworkers.  All day long I thought about things that I needed to change.  Being the start of a new year, everyone usually had the typical New Year's Resolution.  Losing weight, quitting smoking...those are the main two that come to mind.  Until Monday, I did not have one.  After all that thinking, I now have many. 

Starting with and in no particular order:

1.  Spend more quality time with my family.  Even if this means a two hour drive once a month.  I need to do this for me and for Alex.  He needs to get to know the rest of his family better.  My Grandparents are pushing 80 and 90 hard.

Alex playing with my niece on the Kinect.

2.  Be more interactive with my son.  No more depending on the TV to babysit.  He's a little sponge these days.  I'd like for him to learn some things from me and not "Dora" or "Diego".

 We took Alex to the Bowling Alley for the first time.

                                   
3.  Have a date night at least once a month with my hubby. Don't worry, he read this before I posted it.  We don't have a whole lot of Mommy and Daddy time without Monkey Man.

4.  Actually start and finish projects.  I'm addicted to Pinterest and I see all of these other people doing these "oh so cute" things and I think "I can do that".  My problem is not starting the project.  It's the follow through.  I have a sewing machine, a borrowed Cricut, and many many unfinished projects.

5.  Lead a healthier lifestyle.  I know everyone says that they want to lose weight.  I do but, I figure I'll tackle the real problem.  What I eat and drink.

6.  Really dig in on the Dave Ramsey stuff.  We've already paid off one loan.  YAY!!!  I know we can do it.  Coupon clipping and all.  We will save money!!!

7.  Get organized.  This kinda ties in with the Dave Ramsey thing.  I'm going to try to get everything in it's place,  This means organizing meals ahead of time, going through Alex's toys and getting rid of the old never played with toys, going through our clothes and sending the stuff we don't wear to Goodwill or Salvation Army... you get my drift.

8.  Fix up the house.  This will not help with the budget but, I have a plan.  More will follow.  Duh duh duh!  Brian says it's dangerous when I think or have a plan.

9.  Connect and reconnect with new and old friends.  I'm a mom, not a hermit.  I used to, and still do sometimes, think that if I went out and had a drink or two with friends, that meant I was (am) a bad Momma.  I now realize that Mommas and Daddies need to get out and be with friends and fellowship every now and then.  It's  good thing.  ( I have to keep repeating this to myself.)

10.  Stay off the computer!!  I spend way too much time playing games and looking up stuff.  I'm going to try to do a blog post once a week and check facebook once a day for a short time.  As for the games, sorry guys, this farmer is calling it quits.

These are only a few.  I know, I know.  There's a lot going on.  I am determined.  I have to be.  There is a lot of life out there and I want to enjoy it as much as I can.  Stay tuned.  This will probably be interesting and funny to keep up with.  Lie seeing a train wreck.  You just can't look away.  Until next time...