A couple of things...

I'm ready for spring.  I bought everything to make an Easter egg wreath a year ago.  I finally made the wreath and I'm happy with how it turned out.  I had some leftovers, so I got extra crafty and made an Easter egg garland.

The hubs is doing a great job on the built-ins.  I can't wait to start filling the shelves!

Jake's Birthday Party: The Invites

The birthday party's theme is, All About Jake, so, I made these cute {at least I think so} birthday invites.

I'll have more on the party in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

Craft Time - No Mess Painting

Finger painting seems to be one of the only crafts Jake can do right now, but it's just so messy.  Recently, I wanted to do something with Jake, but I didn't want to deal with the mess and fingers with paint going into the mouth.  That's when I thought about putting the paints inside a plastic bag, hence, 'No Mess Painting'.  See instructions below. 

One: You'll need paper (I used white card stock), craft paint, painters tap, large ziplock bag, scissors, and a cute baby

Two: Insert paper into plastic bag.  Put dots of paint on paper. Seal the bag, remove most of air.  Tape bag to a table.

Three: Let baby have fun mashing paint around.  Take some pictures!

Four:  Remove baby.  Remove painters tap.  

Five: Cut the the bottom and side of the plastic bag to remove painting.  Let dry.

Finally, make the painting into something or just leave it be.  I turned Jake's painting into a Valentine.  {You could also save the plastic bag and make something to put in the window.}

Jake really enjoyed it and I look forward to making some Easter eggs soon!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Here are a few images from the 'boy' Valentine's party we hosted last week.

We made Valentine's with the kids.  They should have some happy Grandparents today!

And trying to take Jake's 10 month photo after partying all day. {Can you believe my baby is 10 months!}

Happy Friday & Craft Time

Got a little crafty yesterday and painted a onesie for Jake.  He needed something to wear for Valentine's Day.

{I used my Silhouette machine to create a stencil and then just used some craft paint and a onesie I already had}

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.  I'll be celebrating a dear friends 30th and maybe I'll watch the Super Bowl (not a big fan of the Giants or Patriots).

Delightfully Personalized

One thing I've been up to the past month is Delightfully Personalized.  I've opened up a little shop with personalized gifts.  I would love if you would check it out!

Craft Time

Very excited! Just purchased the new Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts book! Even if you're not a crafter the images in this book our so beautiful it's worth getting the book to just look at them. Can't wait to try some of the crafts.

{Images from here}