Easiest craft project ever

Stolen from Pinterest. :) 

Materials: 

Frame (Hobby Lobby is almost always 50% off, or you can get $3 at Walmart)

piece of scrapbook paper

dry erase marker

All you do is put the scrapbook paper behind the glass. That's pretty much it. And then you write messages, to-do lists, etc. 

Crafty Post that was promised long ago

Long ago, back in December, I promised a crafty post. I am so sorry I am just now doing that.

Now, I am not incredibly crafty. I have friends who are MUCH craftier. But, when I try, I am crafty. When I hosted Natasha's baby shower at my house back in December, that started me on my crafty streak. The quality of this picture is awful, and I apologize, because I still had my old iPhone.

Here it is...I wrapped it in yarn. My friend Susan (who is way craftier than I) made the flowers, which are hair clips for baby! And I added the "Welcome" and painted it.

I caught the bug and wanted to make one for Ryan's Memaw, cause she is very crafty, and I thought she would like it. She also loves Christmas, so I wanted to make her a Christmas wreath. See below....

(again, not the best picture...)

More recently, my friend Tiffany had a little boy named Jonah. He is so cute! Here is a banner I made for his "Welcome Home Party".
(Can't you see the difference? This is with the iPhone 4)

Here is his wreath, but it had a record in the middle. Don't know why I don't have a picture of the final product. I opted to paint the styrofoam this time, and I ended up liking it a lot! Plus it was easier.

And my most recent project....I am so in love with. My little friend Addi is turning 1! Her mom wanted a wreath and gave me a fabric swatch to match colors. I was going to paint it solid colors, but then I had the idea to paint the fabric pattern (as best I could) onto the number 1. When I was in high school and college, I painted some. But it had been a long time since I had done it, so I was very nervous. And I am perfectionist, so I was ready to run to Hobby Lobby to buy a whole new #1 if needed. But miraculously, it turned out!

So there you go. (I always say that to myself in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding voice at the end of my blog posts...) Do you like the craftiness? Are you a fan of crafts? 

A Baby Name, A Belly and A Big Nursery Purchase

I had a lot of trouble coming up with my third "B" for my alliteration title. Hopefully you appreciate my effort.

We have named our little girl Lylah Denise. She is named after my husband's late Grandpa Lyle, and my sister Denise, who is named after my Dad, Dennis. Also my middle name is Denae (After Dennis) so we've got lots of namesakes for our ittle girl.

Here I am at 23 weeks....this was last week, now I am 24 weeks. But this picture is cuter. This dress is awesome and I recommend it to any pregnant girl...it was only $10 at Forever 21. And it's not even maternity. So comfortable. I have two and I want another one. Yeah, you need a cardigan for church, blah blah, but it's still great.

We ordered our Nursery furniture! And we are going to paint in a few weeks. Here is the Nursery collection we ordered. We ordered the crib, combo unit and hutch. So just ignore the armoire to the left and tall dresser on the far right. There is no way we could fit all of that....plus we are putting a twin bed in there. 

Here are fabrics for the bedding that we're having made :)

(The green doesn't quite match, so it might be a different color, but you get the idea...)

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It's girly but not extremely girly. I knew I wanted polka dots, but I couldn't find anything pre-made that I liked. But then I found out my friend Angela of "Ruthies Red Apple" (Search for her on Facebook!) can make it for me and I am so pumped. My awesome Mother-In-Law is making the crib skirt. I may try my hand at a few pillows, but I'm no seamstress. We'll see how that works out!

It is so fun to plan out her room and think about her playing, sleeping and living there. We can't wait to meet her! 

Things are moving along! Shower dates are set, furniture ordered...her room is completely bare and ready for paint! It's going by so fast!!

Things have been a wee bit crazy around here

Can I get a day of sleep to recover from the craziness? Please? No?

I adore my friend Natasha. You can see more pictures of her on my photo blog here.

The Table...

Cupcake toppers!

The wreath I made for Natasha to take to the hospital and put on her baby door. :)

Super proud of my mantle. 

Opening gifts

Hostessess...promise to detail how to make tissue puffs soon

There's a baby in there!

Is she not adorable?

Alright, back to posts about crafts. I promise to detail my crafts used for the shower VERY soon!

WANT. TO. POST.

I have been unusually crafty these past few months, thanks to Natasha. I have been preparing to host her shower at my house and I want to post pictures SO bad it hurts a little. It will have to wait!

But I did make this..