Wow! It's Been A Long Time!

It has been way too long since my last post! Time has flown by! The lack of posts is a direct result of many life changes that have occurred over the last six months. Many things have taken over my creative time and caused me to neglect maintaining a consistent blog. Now that I have you wondering what has occurred I will share a few things that have transpired. First and most important, we are expecting our third child. His due date is November 17 and his name is Ryland James. He is the main reason I have not had a lot of extra time. I have had two preterm pregnancies and this one is expected to be no different. This means a little extra attention and precaution. My extra time turned into rest time and "take care of baby" time. So, for the past months everything has taken the back burner. In the middle of all of this we moved to a new house and had to shop for a new car. Stress? Oh no, no stress! None, at all! So, where are we now? After an early visit to the hospital I am now on modified bed rest and have my wonderful mom here to help! Since, I have a reason to rest more throughout the day Pinterest has become my best friend! I am hooked! I have gotten so many new ideas and it has rejuvenated my desire to create! I will share a few things my mom and I have done since she has been here.

Happy Pumpkins:

 These were so fun to do. The kids helped make their own, except Ryland of course. We just used scrapbook paper we had and  used mod podge to put it on. Easy, easy! It made me feel like it was really fall even with upper 80 degree weather.

Scrapbook Paper Name Canvas:

This was a super easy project as well. We used flat canvas and scrapbook paper. We mod podged the paper on the canvas and used hot glue to wrap the paper on the back. We also hot glued wood letters on once the paper was dry. We hot glued ribbon on the back of the canvas to hang it with. It makes Ryland's room really happy and bright!

Personalized Wall Shelf:

My mom found this shelf at Hobby Lobby. She spray painted it black. The middle of the shelf where the fabric is, comes out to allow you to decorate it how you would like. We chose a yellow and white gingham fabric. I monogrammed the circle R on it and my mom bought the two little wooden trucks at a Hobby Lobby. We secured the fabric on and then hot glued the wooden trucks on the fabric. This project was really easy and adds a personal touch to Ryland's room.

I have projects I have done here and there over the last six or seven months and want to share them with you as soon as I can post them. My goal is to try to post one thing every week! Hopefully this will be a manageable goal! Check back next week and see what's new on the home front! Thanks for letting me share!

~ Katy