diy clean dirty signs..

with our new house comes a "new to us" dishwasher.
so we needed a sign to let all in the house know what's
going on with the dishwasher.
here is my answer..a tiny clothespin w/a magnet
and a piece of card stock w/stickers.

i also will put clear contact paper over both sides to
make a cheap laminate to keep the stickers on.

i will prob add more stickers to the dirty side. i like the colors.

i thought it turned out pretty well considering the hardest part
was hunting my craft supplies out of boxes.:)
i love these new house crafts!!

last week...

our first house guest to sleep at our new house.
sweet baby samuel was so tired.
love sweet sleepy babies.

this is one of a few pictures i took last week that i really like.
this one is just great colors!

these sweet angels were watching school buses go by.
this was on our long walk which they can now do without a stroller.
these boys are growing up too fast.
everyday i ask them to stay this size forever...one and a half is the best age.

this picture cracked me up.
look at his teeth, his eyebrows and his hat.
to me this picture says yehaw yall wanna go fishin'??
i love it! he is such a ham!

this was my week in picutures.
i love my life so much.:)

the alabama bathroom..

with a new home comes new decorating ideas.
this is the beginning of the alabama bathroom.
just to clarify...this is the state of alabama not the football team.
[no crimson and grey in this house;)]

the picture below is my alabama angel which helped this come to life
in my head. she was in my craft room but i would like everyone
to see her.:)

my next favorite part of the alabama bathroom is the vintage map
i got off etsy. i love it and it fits this bathroom perfectly.

there are also two pictures on either side of the angel
one of a building at my college una.
the other is popes tavern a site to see in our little town.
this bathroom is a work in progress but i love it!
i already have a great friend who has found some art for it!
i cannot wait to post about that piece.
it's a vintage alabama picture her dad took!(amazing!!)
the other piece in this bathroom is a kids book called
A is for Alabama...it goes thru the ABCs of the state of Alabama things.
i love it. it was a gift from my sweet momma!
i am from alabama and i love my state now those that visit can
see my love for it. hurray!:)

this bench was a great find this weekend.
it is 25 years old and was handmade by the husband of the lady we
purchased it from. my husband found it and it wasn't what i had
in mind of the bench i am looking for but i said sure.
we love this bench. it was the only thing worth talking about
from our thrifty weekend.
i am still on the hunt for a long long bench for our new big kitchen
table, but this one will be a nice seat for now.:)

new house posts coming soon!
xo

yarn bombing in pittsburgh

ok so i told you guys i would be on the look out for this

and here it is!! a yarn bombing in pittsburgh.

as you can see this is a beautiful statue of pittsburghs own mr. rogers.

has been yarn bombed with a beautiful red crocheted sweater!

what a wonderful idea! this statue was put in 2009 our first year in the burgh.

we also went to the last time mr. rogers neighborhood was setup at WQED.

so here's how i found it. we were showing shea's brother around pittsburgh

and went by the steelers stadium on the north shore.

then i said and there's mr. rogers statue.

i then screamed "STOP! OMG I have to take a picture he has been bombed!"

this kids mom fussed at him for getting in my picture and i said that's

what he's here for.:)

this real great lady was asked to make a sweater for him!

i am stoked i got to see this and take pictures to share!

i think mr. rogers would have loved his giant red sweater!

:)

For Rent

so we[shea, cooper(our dog),my friend kristin & i] will
in about a month be moving into an amazingly huge duplex.
we have been so blessed to be able to make this move.
cooper will finally have space of his own, the backyard included!
our half is on the left side of the picture.
our future home!:)

built in 1959 & believe me the bathrooms scream 50s!
so i watched this great show called "for rent" on hgtv yesterday.
i love it. the chick on the show takes you apt/duplex/house hunting
but for rentals. what a genius show idea.
during the show yesterday she showed the girls three places
then when they chose a place and signed a lease she redoes a room
in the new place.
i want to be on this show but not the apt hunting part just the redo a room
for me please.:) anyway one of the things they recommend
is if you want stuff remodeled or changed. to first check with the
landlord and if he/she ok's it then do all you want in the first two weeks.
otherwise you probably will never get to it.
i have been working on projects and just gathering things that we
will need or use in the new place. it is soooo much fun.
i will be blogging about our new headboard i will be making.
we will be painting our bedroom so i will blog about our
house progress with before and after pictures.
stay tuned...
:)

one of my favorite dudes..

so since i am without the hen man for about 3 weeks
this post is just to make you smile and to help
me deal. he is a crazy handful but he is a great kiddo.
i miss him.

this was on a trip to the zoo.
he picked that statues nose all on his own.
what a kookie kid. he was made to hang with me.
:)

button earrings..

well folks when i was home in alabama two weeks ago
my sweet little cousin [face] asked for button earrings.
she was really asking for them for her bday, which is in november.
haha. she gave me plenty of time to go crazy and oh did i!

the beauties below will be hers.

these are mine.

as you can tell i went a little out of control on the amount i made.
who cares tho they are earrings you can never have too many, right?
my favorite ones are the blue plaid ones!
face's collection is more youthful while mine are funky and fun.
i hope you like them.
they were super fun to make.
my vintage button collection looks amazing on my ears!
:)