Tissue pom poms

Hey all, I'm back! It feels so good to get back into the swing of things again. I've really missed blogging. I had a wonderful recovery and I'm starting to feel like myself again.

To celebrate, I want to share a project with you that I did for my son's 2nd birthday party. These are super fun and easy to make. I love how they turned out!

So, let's get started!

Spring/Summer break

If I have any readers out there, I'm going to be taking a break from blogging on Oops. I am super happy I have a few followers {don't know if even my followers read my blog.. sad!}. I hope you guys don't give up on me. I still have so many projects to start, and finish, but it's been kinda difficult living here at my mom's. There's no point, really, in starting new projects. I'm sad to say I haven't crafted in so long. Last time I crafted I made a cute Spring yarn wreath for my Bff for her birthday, but even then I didn't even take a picture. Drrr. I'm not really with it these days. That wreath took me probably a month to finish. I just didn't have it in me. I would work on it a little at a time. Bless my Bff's heart, she was so patient.

I look forward to getting back into the swing of things in a few months. I'm having a major surgery on May 10, and then about 2 months of recovery. So, wish me luck! See you on the other side of the rainbow :) xo

It's great to be 8!

Last weekend my cute little neice, Ally, was baptized. I wanted to give her a gift that was thoughtful and out of the ordinary. I didn't give myself much time, but I came up with an idea to photoshop one of her professional pics in her white dress onto a picture of the Salt Lake Temple. Me being a little computer illiterate when it comes to things like that, had to get help from the hubsy. He is a genius when it comes to photo editing and "crap" like that :) I think the picture turned out great! Then I framed it in a simple silver frame. What a fun baptism gift, right?!!

Cardboard Chandelier

A few weeks ago a friend and I were invited to a craft workshop to make mini cardboard chandeliers. They were precut, so we just had to pop them out and paint them. Couldn't have been easier! I painted mine a shimmery gold and then bedazzled it with some little jewels. It turned out really cute. It would be fun to make another one and paint it pink to put in the pink powder room I've always dreamed of having... {sigh}, one day!

The Modest Wardrobe Blog update

I just updated The Modest Wardrobe blog. You should take a look, blogged about some fun Spring fashions! Ahhh, Spring can't come soon enough. I'm starting to feel claustrophobic in this house!!

The month of Love

I don't know about you, but Valentine's Day always seems to creep up on me. It's hard getting into the Valentine's spirit since we aren't in our own place, but I've seen so many cute Valentine crafts on Pinterest that I've been dying to make. I got together with a couple of my girlfriends yesterday and we crafted our little hearts out, while keeping one eye on the little munchkins, of course! We made a Valentine banner with three simple and pretty dang cheap items. We bought some Valentine-y fabric, burlap, and twine. It was so simple to make, and I love how it turned out!

New Year, New Blog!

Me and a few friends of mine have a new blog called The Modest Wardrobe. This is a collaborative blog with helpful tips and ideas encouraging women to dress modestly, according to our fashion beliefs. While we are not experts, we hope to inspire women of all ages, backgrounds and heritages to feel confident in modesty and to see that you CAN be fashionable while dressing in this manner. Many times in our society, modesty is looked at as dull, drab, and old fashioned but we at The Modest Wardrobe think otherwise. Modest fashion can be fun, trendy, stylish, elegant and sophisticated.

At The Modest Wardrobe you'll be able to see before and after photos, guest bloggers, read personal struggles & triumphs, tips & tricks, and DIY. We'll also include many examples for dressing during pregnancy & post partum, swimming, sports, date nights, and church.

We hope you enjoy reading it, and feel free to follow us and add a button to your own blog! If you have any suggestions or would like to be a guest blogger, let us know... we love feedback.

Dessert Hummus

So, every year my family gets together the Sunday before Christmas for our annual Christmas Home Evening. It's been a tradition for years. We have dinner, then we read the birth of Jesus Christ from the bible. The kids dress up as shepherds, Mary and Joseph and use a doll as baby Jesus and reinact the story. Then we sing Christmas songs about Jesus and then the fun Christmas songs. After the program we all pile in my brother-in-laws truck and drive around the neighborhood caroling. Along the way, we stop and leave a few Secret Santa gifts. The kids look forward to this night every year. I love that they get so excited to give to others. It's such a warm, fuzzy feeling!

So, to get to the point of my post, I made a dessert hummus that seemed to be a big hit at the party. I wanted to share it with you all. I know not everyone is a fan, but if you like hummus, I think you'll love this.

Dessert Hummus

1 1/2 c. chickpeas (1 can, drained) 250 g.
1/8 t. + 1/16 t. salt
tiny bit over 1/8 t. baking soda
2 t. vanilla
* 1/4 c. nut butter
* up to 1/4 c. nondairy milk (start w/ 1 T., add more as needed)
2/3 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. chocolate chips
2-3 T. oats

Add all ingredients (except chocolate chips) to a blender and blend until smooth. Then mix in the chocolate chips. Serve with graham crackers.

* I used peanut butter instead of nut butter, because I didn't have any on hand. It did taste a lot like peanut butter cookie dough, but it was still yummy.

* It's okay to use regular milk if you don't want to go to the store just for nondairy milk that you'll never use again!

In Transition

Well hello! So, I know it's been months since I posted, but we've been in transition here. We recently moved so I've been busy unpacking and getting our little family settled in our new place. I haven't done much crafting, obviously, but I'm anxious to get back into it. I have so many projects I want to do, but very little time, and very, very little space. I'm afraid I might have to wait until Spring when it warms up and I can use the garage as my work space. My mom and I did a little Christmas project the other day that I would be happy to share, but it wasn't much :) I always forget to take before pics, because I'm so anxious to get to the project, but I have an after pic. If you saw how this wreath looked before, the after pic would blow your socks off. This wreath was frumpy and sad looking. My mom has probably had it for decades, it totally came from the pink/mauvy 90's. So bad! So, we took all the pink berry sprigs off of the wreath and layed them on a garbage bag on the grass and spray painted our little hearts out. My mom chose silver for Christmas. Then we added a red bow to the bottom, and whala! I think it's gorgeous. Perfect for the Holidays.

Happy Halloween!

I put up halloween decorations weeks ago, but I'm just now getting to blog about it. I was feeling a little crafty this halloween and had fun decorating this year! I hope you all have a safe and haunting halloween!!


I printed this cute free halloween printable online and then painted a plain black frame with clear glitter and framed it. I love birds, and this black crow is perfect for halloween!

My halloween mantel

Again, I printed this free halloween printable and then framed it. I love the look of the glitter on the black frame, so cool!

Geh, this picture is so dark. I made a "Boo" banner out of some burlap I had lying around and hung it on the front door.


Last, I spray painted these little carvable pumpkins I found at Dollar Tree with silver spray paint (a project I did for my mom's b-day party) and then sat them on a couple candle holders I had in the garage that were collecting dust.

Book Page Topiaries

What do you do with leftover book page punchouts from a previous project? Well, you make a fun topiary! I had painted the three pots several months ago and just had them sitting on my piano, empty. Now I have something to fill them with! I had a punching party one night and punched a whole book (The Devil Wears Prada!) and then gave the punch back to my friend. Unforuntaely, I was only able to finish two topiaries. I didn't want to ask to borrow the punch again, since I'd had it longer than I promised. So, I need to figure out something fun to do with the third topiary. I love the way they turned out.

Exciting news!

Soooo, I was asked to be a guest blogger on a friend's craft blog. This might sound super nerdy, but I was so excited! Little old me, who has a craft blog of my own, with ZERO followers, a measly little scrap in the ginormous blogging world... ME. Of course I said yes! So, check out my first special guest blogging appearance here. Super-duper cool, I'm pretty much famous!

M.I.A.

If there is anyone who follows this blog, anyone, anyone?? {sound of crickets}) then I'm sorry I haven't been keeping up with it. I don't know if it's because I'm not feeling very crafty lately, or if it's because we've had a super busy, but FUN summer. Either way, I'm sorry. So, to make it up to you, I've added a couple new posts. There will be more to come, because my crazy self has decided to update the look of our front room. Right now, it's just so blah and boring. So, stay tuned for some fun and exciting new projects!

Freaking Awesome Paper Cone Wreath

So, I've been seeing paper cone wreaths popping up all over the blogging scene and I've been dying to make one. I just love wreaths, they are so fun and easy to make. I would love to make one for every holiday. It's going to happen... I just need to find the time :). For this wreath, I had everything on hand except the punch and the 12x12 scrapbook paper. I borrowed a scallop punch from a friend and picked up some double-sided scrapbook paper at Michaels and I got to work. This was a BIG project, a lot more work than I anticipated. The total cost for my freaking awesome paper cone wreath, $3. Not even kidding! Below are pictures of my finished wreath. I am pretty much in love with it.

A Little Sprucing

If anyone is like me, I get so bored of my decor (and fast). I got tired of the furniture and overall look in our front room. I wanted to change it up, without spending any money on new furniture. I decided to paint a craig's list gem I found a few years ago. I've been wanting to paint it, I just didn't know what color. I'm going for kind of a vintage cottage feel. I just want it to feel more homey and comfortable. The dark cappuccino is just not doing it for me anymore. {side note, the end table I painted was NOT cappuccino, but my other 2 side tables are. I will save that for another post}. So, once I finish the whole room, I will reveal it. I have a couple other projects for my front room I'm working on that I'm so excited about. Stay tuned! For now, here are the before and after pics of my new end table!

Before




After

A touch of color

I wanted to add a little more color to Jett's room, so I painted some animals on canvas and hung them on the wall in his room. They turned out okay, although the hippo kind of looks like an anteater...or a giant pumpkin. Whatever! I don't think Jett minds :) My mom and I made the pom-pom balls hanging above the changing table for my baby shower. I love the way they turned out. It was super easy, and Jett likes to look at them while I change his diaper. Who needs to buy an expensive mobile to put above the crib, when you can make your own??

Tissue Paper Wreath

So, I was feeling a little crafty today while Jett was sleeping. He's been sleeping really well during the night and naps [thank goodness}, so I thought I would start on some fun projects. I wanted to make a wreath, but I didn't really have the stuff to make one. Then I was inspired. I found some colorful tissue paper in my linen closet and began cutting out different sizes of circles. I wrapped burlap around my wreath form and began hot glueing the cirlces to the wreath. Then I finished off with a button or scrapbook embellishment. I kind of threw it all together and wasn't sure how it would turn out. I think I like it. I like the pop of turquoise with the tan and white. It was a fun project and super cheap!

J Crew Inspired Pin-- HA!

So I was surfing the many fun crafty blogs that I have saved under my favorites and I came across this cute J Crewesque Pin. That was it, I had to make myself one. Well, it didn't really turn out how the picture showed, but I spent a good chunk of my down time while Jett was sleeping {i totally should have been snoozin' too} to make it. After all that hard work, I have to wear it! I just found stuff lying around to make it... it might have turned out better if I had the same matchy fabric as the example I found. In the example I found, the flower was a lot bigger, and the fabrics were a lot softer. Oh well!

Baby's room

I finally finished Jett's room! It's about time...our caseworker came by yesterday for one of four home visits and it forced me to finish. I have been in a mad rush the last few days getting the hutch put together {pain} and the crib set up {bigger pain}. But I love the way it turned out! I just wish I could paint, the walls kind of disappear amidst all the other color in the room. In a couple of months, Jett will be moving in!





Pottery Barn hutch was a steal for only $50 at the DownEast Furniture Outlet tent sale in Salt Lake City!

I found this super cute hippo shower curtain on a clearance shelf at Target. Another steal for only $6.50. Isn't it so fun as a curtain?? I love that it brings more color into the room.

I {heart} mod podge

I was introduced to mod podge while in Utah for my craft boutique. I can't believe I've never used it before! I am totally hooked and I can't get enough of it. I made a couple of cute frames and I'm wondering what I can do next. Any fun ideas??


The stars aren't aligned exactly, but that's okay, I think it turned out cute!

I made this cute frame for Jetts room {pics of the nursery coming soon!}