Minnie Mouse Birthday

A Perfect Pink Minnie Mouse Birthday Party for my sweet little 2 year old!

The yummy cookies were made by Sweet and Sassy of Dothan, AL
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Sassy/317551401428

I bought ready made cup cakes and decorated them with hand made minnie mouse heads.

Awesome Candy Centerpiece made by Candy Bouquet of Dothan, AL https://www.facebook.com/CandyBouquetofDothan

Laundry Room Makeover!

I hate that I didn't take a picture of the "before" of my laundry room but this is the "after"!  This is the room my family enters everyday, numerous times a day, so I needed good flow and a place for everything.

My latest addition to my laundry room is LABELS!  I created them on my computer, printed and laminated them.  I felt like if I added the labels the kids might find a new place for their laundry other than my floor!  

Added a bench with cubbies for the kids shoes.  I have since added another row of hook for hats.

Love my space saver sink.  I added a hanging hook that folds down over the sink for clothes to hang and dry.

We decided to stack the washer and dryer for more cabinet space.  No regrets...I love it! 

Arrrg! A Pirates Room!

I have to take a picture every time I redo my boy's room because I know it won't be long until I'm ready to change it again!  Pirate theme is what we chose this time, which makes it the 4th room makeover in 9 years.  I love change!

Pretty in Pink!

Ok, so after having 2 boys, I was pretty darn excited to find out I was having a girl.  Bye bye blue stuff and bring on the pink.

Party hats made out of cad stock paper, fabric, trim and monogramed.  Tutu made with ribbon and dark and light pink tulle. 

Fluff ornament! 

I used the cricut and vinyl to create this.

Flower ball ornaments!

2 feather boas, a styrofoam wreath , and a big pink bow is all it took to make this cute pink door hanger,

You want my house in a magazine?

Well, not really, but sometimes I need motivation to get the house clean so I set the scene.  What better way to get your house picture perfect than to think someone is going to feature it in a magazine.  Imagination is not just for kids, get busy!

Stay focused on one room at a time.  It's nice to be able to sit back at the end of the day and see your accomplishment, because you know once the kids come home it won't be the same.  Enjoy it while you can!

Go Shine Your Sink!

The hardest thing for me to do at night, when I am completely exhausted from my day, is clean the kitchen.  9 times out of 10 I put it off until the next day.  BUT when I do "Shine my Sink"  I can breath easier and wake up to a good clean start.  I started following this site and absolutely love it.  It is an awesome guide for cleaning your home and organizing your life.  The first step:  Shine Your Sink!

http://www.flylady.net/

It took me 5 minutes to clean my sink tonight.  So glad I made myself do it!

It's Fall Y'all! Time to decorate!

It's the wonderful season of Fall!  Time to get your beautiful fall decorations out!

Whimsy Fall Wreath

My personalized fall wreath.

Personalized garden flag.

Fall means football!  Roll Tide!

My Sanctuary...The Creative Room!

I love my creative room!  Thanks to my amazing husband transforming our storage building into a space that I can call my own.  Granted, my hobbies were taking over the home and he probably just wanted his kitchen table back, I still got my space and I couldn't be happier!

The "BEFORE" of my craft room.

The "AFTER" of my ever changing craft room. 

Binder Organization!

I love using binders to organize paperwork, especially school stuff.  All that paperwork kids bring in from school can be a little overwhelming.  To help with this, I keep a binder for each kid at my desk.  I go through their bags everyday and add to the folder or purge what we don't want to keep.  I start a new folder each year for each kid.  It's a fun way to display your child's accomplishments for the year!

Add school pictures of your child, programs, class picture, and more to decorate the front. 

Fill the binder with sheet protectors and fill them as the year goes by with memorable work and art.  Also include school photos and sports photos.  

Just another Friday night in my Craft Room...I'm in Heaven!

It's been a while since I could go and spend a couple of hours in my craft room and be productive, but this Friday night I made it happen.  With football season here I had to fix my little girl up with her favorite team's colors!  A quick trip to Hobby Lobby, some craft paint, a hot glue gun and I was set for the afternoon!
 *Just a tip:  Have a clear idea of what you want to do before entering Hobby Lobby or you will have a buggy full of projects and no time to do it all.

Do I Really Have to Finish What I Start?

My biggest problem in the world is getting pumped up about an awesome idea, having the full visualization of it, starting it, and then getting bored with it.  Before I finish it, I'm ready to move on to the next project.  I blame it on PROCRASTINATION!  How do you overcome procrastination...I'll tackle that subject another day!  Ha!
I created this blog to help myself overcome this problem of mine.  My mind is constantly racing with ideas to do this, build that, paint this, sew that, and so on and so on.  To prevent myself from acting on impulse I decided to dump all these crazy ideas into this blog and see where it goes from there.
In the past, I have put many of my ideas into play, some worked and some failed.  I have never regretted any "idea" I've ever had.  Call it my bucket list if you will, marking off one venture at the time.
My latest creation "Model Me" magazine is one I started out having such a strong vision for and still do.  The problem is making myself take the effort to finish before I want to start on something else.  So, Do I really have to finish what I start?  The answer is ABSOLUTELY!  
My motivation: "You get the credit for what you finish, not what you start!"