Teacher Appreciation Printable

This cute girl is getting her bottom teeth. She has been in so much pain, and we have never gone through so much Tylenol and Ibuprofen.

We've had a lot of cuddle time, which I can't complain about.

She also loves cuddling with Cow. 

In other news, my sister just got her first teaching job.  We are so excited for her! During these low maintenance days I made this printable for my sis. It can also be a great teacher appreciation gift. Download yours today!

Teaching Printable

Spray Painting Baskets

This was my latest project. I wanted something to store Ellie's bottles, baby food, formula and such.

Awhile ago Jeremy and I bought two of these black tables while they were on clearance at Walmart. We thought they came with totes, but they did not. We were a little annoyed by that, but it ended up working for the best. I spray painted the tables gold and bought two baskets from Ikea.

I wanted the baskets to be more exciting than just white, so I taped off stripes and sprayed them black. I love the result I got with the gold tables and black and white striped baskets.

Sandal and Belt Organizers

Now that spring is here, and summer is fast approaching it is time to pull out the sandals and flip flops.

The only problem is it is hard to keep them organized. They just end up in a pile that is hard to sort through.

I found these plate stands at Ikea, and they fit sandals in them perfectly.

The best part is you can put them on a shelf, or drill them up on a wall.

Another thing I have a hard time organizing in my closet is my belts. Up until now I just hung them in a hanger, but when I want one belt I have to take off a million to get to it.

I found this nifty guy at Ikea as well. I hung my belts throughout it, and it had worked like a champ!

Vanity Glamour Printables

I made these fun printables for my vanity. Of course the quotes are from my beloved show Gilmore Girls. If you have never seen that show, you need to. The first season is a little cheesy, but you will quickly fall in love with Stars Hollow. It's actually on Netflix now.  Anyway... the printables are a little hard to read because of the background, but I know what they say and that is all that matters. If you would like a copy of them for yourself, click below.

Bird Printable (4x6)
Brow Line Printable (8x10)

Vanity Make-Over

I finally painted my vanity. I've been wanting to spruce this puppy up for over a year now. I used glaze for the first time with this project, and I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

The glaze gives it a nice weathered look. It is the easiest stuff to use too. At Home Depot you just but a can of clear glaze and add to it the color you want to tint it. I used black in my glaze, which made it more of a grey color. Then you just wipe it on with a clean rag, and wipe off the excess with a damp rag. I just did a little at a time because I figured I could always add more to it.

I'm really pleased with the dessert liners I found. I got them in the bargain section at Target for $3 a roll. I love the fun patten. I think it goes great with the style of the vanity.

Of course I had to add a little Gilmore Girl charm. These printables are available here if you'd like them. I love how this space turned out.

Scarf Organizer

I decided it was time to clean out my closet today. It's amazing how cluttered things get when you don't keep up on it. One thing I have a hard time keeping organized is my scarves. Then I discovered this nifty contraption:

They sell it at Ikea for $8. You just wrap your scarves around the loops and you're good to go!

If only organizing the rest of my closet could be that easy.

We need burgers, fries, onion rings, and anything else you can think of.

Today Ellie and I got to hang out with our good friends Katie and James. We hung out at the house, then headed to the aquarium.

It was crazy busy, but we had a lot of fun. We saw all the sights, but we definitely had to see the penguins.

I was surprised at all the cool things they had at the aquarium. We had a lot of fun!

I can't find the last twelve eggs. I let Taylor down. He's like a father to me. I think he is my father.

This weekend we had a ton of fun. Jeremy's family came in town from Washington for conference and Easter.

Ellie's was completely spoiled by her grandparents and the Easter bunny. She got a lot of fun toys and cute outfits.

Ellie loved hanging out with all of her friends

She's going to be so bored when she's just stuck with boring Mom and Dad again.