Go Fish!

I am the Primary chorister in our ward, I was so scared when they asked me, but I can't think of a better calling... I LOVE this job!  Today we went fishing.  All the fish had songs on the back and if the kids sang the song well the fisherman/woman got to keep their fish if the song was iffy the fish-and-game (primary presidency) made them throw the fish back.  I was trying to give more kids a chance to fish, so along with the sea creatures, I made an old tire, a boot, and some seaweed (no songs attatched).  A little guy got the tire... he cried... I felt like a bully... I still feel like a bully... boo :(

How's Jeremy Doing?

He's doing good!  He has been back to work for a month... maybe six weeks.  Thank goodness he has a desk job et has been able to work!  He is still on crutches/walker... but is only two weeks away from the 3 month mark at which point he will be able to start walking on it... YAY!  For the most part his pain is pretty minimal, though he is finding storms hurt!  A couple weekends ago Crystal, Doug, et Levi came to visit, we were all outside et I guess Jeremy was feeling left out...

Good thing the 4-wheeler has a crutches rack!

New Bedding

So, Jeremy decided we needed a king size bed in our room... I was sure it would not fit.  I was wrong.  So, I went shopping for new bedding.  I am in love with gray and yellow right now.  I saw a set that I L.O.V.E.D., but it was 300 dollars (of course it's on sale for 200 today lol)... :(  Then, I found something similar... a duvet cover and shams for 41 bucks... I didn't have a duvet... but that was only 50 dollars from amazon, so for 1/3 of the cost I got a similar look (I actually like it better).  So, now I had the gray bedding, I needed to add the yellow.  I was initially going to make pillows out of an old yellow sheet I had (Jeremy bought them... at that time I thought he was crazy, it felt like we were going to bed on the yellow brick road!), then I was at the DI and found some lovely yellow burlap.  I've seen lots of cute pillows around blogland and have been anxious to make some of my own.  I took a cheap pillow, cut it in half to make 2 throw pillows. 

I had to hand ruffle the burlap as the thread kept breaking when I tried the machine method.  It was totally worth a bit of work.  I really love the shabbiness of the burlap.

Next, I made a big yellow burlap pillow with a monogram.  I cut the monogram out of dollar store shelf liner/contact paper with my silhouette, stuck it to the burlap and used gray acrylic paint... Easy peasy and I LOVE it!

Finally I found this adorable bow pillow tut over at Say Yes to Hoboken and fashioned some gray bow pillows.

I really like how it all came together... Whatchu think???

I so LOVE the monogrammed one... I want to make some more!!!  Now for the rest of the room... Is it too depressing to paint the whole thing gray?

Spring

OK, spring can start, I got my mantle done!!!  OK, it's not really a mantle, it's the top of the computer desk, and the top of a dresser, but it works for me!

I'm not 100% with the results, but I was allready super late, so it's gonna have to work for now, I'll keep working on it til I take it down... I do love the spring banner though (and my Cameo). Oh yeah, and the bird cage... $2 DI find... whoot whoot!

UPDATE:
OK, I fixed it... the basket with plant was too heavy... I like it better now!

DI Dream Come True

So, this DI trip started out like any other, walking around, looking for anything that might have makeover/crafting potential.  I was about to leave when I decided to go check out the lamps to see if there were any glass pieces that might work with my spring decorations.  Then I spotted IT.  I was SO excited!  I have seriously day dreamed about finding some sweet granny's jar of buttons... who knew it would be disguised as a hideous lamp!

I got so excited about saving these little treasures I didn't catch the true "before" photo... but you get the picture... I don't know if this is a 1 1/2 quart or 2 quart jar... (I don't can :()  But at any rate there are a lot of buttons!

And they scream vintage!  There are some gorgeous pieces in here...  Check out these beauts!

Are you jealous?  You should be!  Oh yeah... 3 bucks baby!!!

Happy Birthday Tuna!

Happy Birthday Utahna!  I LOVE you a million dill pickles!  You have been and always will be one of my best friends!  I feel so lucky to call you sister!  You are an amazing woman.  I am so thankful for your example.  I admire you and your family more than you could ever know!  You are an incredible mother... your babies are very blessed!  Hope your day is incredible, you deserve it!

  By the way... Can you imagine...???

The Easter Bunny Would Be Disappointed

So, yesterday I went to the store for bread and milk when the Easter isle got me.  I came home with all sorts of easter goodness including a bag of Jolly Rancher jellybeans (not as good as JellyBelly, but still delicious).  Today, I spent most of the day in the back bedroom listening to General Conference while I scrapbooked.  Jeremy spent the day in the captains chair.  When I came out tonight, this is what I found:

That's right, all the orange, green, and purple (my fav) jellybeans are gone!  I told him:

that this was completely improper jellybean etiquite.  He laughed.  I told him I was not impressed.  He said "I always eat m&m's one color at a time."  I informed him all the m&m's tasted the same, no matter the color on the outside.  He laughed.  Good thing I didn't leave these tasty morsels in his reach:

Seriously, these things are uh-mazing!  Oh dang... I just saw the 210 calories when I uploaded this pic... I hope that's not per piece... :s  I am in trouble!