Headband Holder

Here's a little project that was inexpensive and super easy.

Problem: Headbands everywhere!  :)  They fall on the floor, get chewed on by the dog/baby sister, and the bows get squished up. 

Solution: Homemade headband holder!   

Supplies needed:  empty extra-large oats container, contact paper of your choice, (found this one at Tar-jay) for about 5 bucks-with lots left over to line the bathroom drawers....or maybe some other fun projects to coordinate??)  ruler or eyeballs ;) ,  scissors

Step one: measure (eyeball) and mark on back of contact paper where you want to cut.  Glad for those gridlines on the back that make it easy to get a straight line. 

Step 2: Cut

Step 3: Peel off backing

Step 4:  Stick it on!

Step 5: Put the lid on and put your headbands on it all pretty-like.  

When I finished, Hannah Reece cried.  CRIED!  Not happy tears either.  She said she liked it better the other way.  A good lesson that my girl does not mind the aesthetics of things, she can appreciate the function, and so shall I.  :)

I could very faintly see the writing through the contact paper.  You might need to put on another layer if you chose a lighter color of contact paper for this project.

Next up, cleaning out the garage with my dear Daniel.  :)

Anniversary Gift

Dan and I are not big "gifters" when it comes to expressing our love to one another.  I mean we love each other, but I know that "gifts" does not qualify for a major love language for either of us.  But this year, I was inspired to make (yes make!) something special for Dan for our anniversary.  

I love the Nester, this is no secret.  I love that she is so resourceful and decorates by shopping her house and is thrifty and makes curtains out of random textiles without sewing them and.....well, you get the picture!  Plus, her yard sale rocked.  But sometimes, once in a blue moon, she features something really cool, something I think I want to incorperate in our home that is WAAAY out of my price-range.  So what does this have to do at ALL with our anniversary? We (like Nester) have moved quite a few times in our married life.  Not all of these residences are by any means amazing, beautiful dwellings, but one thing each abode had in common.  Our family loved and grew there.  Something like This typography seemed like such a neat way to commemorate these places where we once called "home". 

Only one tiny road block to my must-have-one-of-a-kind-custom-typography.  A 12x12 piece was out of my budget.   Time to get those creative juices flowing!  

I gathered up:

• a $7 print I found at Target, it was the perfect sized frame for what I needed.  (Approx 9"x9")
• tiny alphabet stampset that I picked up months ago on J*Anns $1 aisle
• white, red and black cardstock that I already had
• pop dot adhesive stickers that I had in my stash

That's it!  Here's how I did it.

 

Here's the frame in all of it's original glory.  Sorry, I only like you for your outsides.



After I ripped the back paper off with an exacto knife. 


I stamped letters onto the paper, hand cut them, and stuck each letter on with a pop-dot, which added a little dimension, even under the glass.  Very scientific.  :)  Then I framed her up!



The finished product, it's not perfect...but I think I like it that way!

 

On our way out for a quiet meal for two.  A rare and treasured occasion!  :)

13 months

Random fun fact: Yesterday's post marked my 200th post!  :)  And this month marks 3 years of  blogging.  I love having a little spot to record for posterity and to share a bit of our lives with you, our friends and family.  {tap, tap, tap}  I'm talking to you!  Anybody out there?  :)

I picked up this basket at T*rget about a month ago.  It came with the little chalkboard paint tag on it already, I love that!  So far it's been a hamper, a blanket basket (current use) and now it will double as a photo prop.  My favorite stuff is stuff that can be used lots of ways.  (Wasn't that a profound thought?!  :)  ha!)  But seriously, if it's gonna take up space and collect dust that I have to clean off, it better be a useful dust-collecting-space-taker, right!? 

I thought it would be fun to have a monthly photo "prop" for Camille's 2nd year of life. I started this with our silver chalkboard-painted platter when she was teeny. At 3 months, we packed up and moved...and I still can't find that dern platter! I continued to take monthly photos, but without a prop.

She was so cute posing in the basket. After updating the chalkboard label thingy, I opened up the slider doors to let the sunlight pour in.  Then, I draped the blanket you see in the basket over the back of the sofa for a little make-shift backdrop and plopped my baby in the basket.  The end. :)