The Little Princess

Sweet baby R has been the only girl at the baby home all year! She has more pink clothing than one child could ever wear.

Sweet dreams, Princess!

The Many Faces of Baby T

Little T usually gives you a blank stare when you try to take his picture. But if you catch him at the right time, he has a whole range of expressions!

Of course you do get the typical stone-faced expression (sometimes with a bit of a smirk)...

Cheesy smiles...

 

Sweet smiles...

 

Surprised faces...

Sad, "stop taking my picture!" and "don't pull my ears!" faces...

And LOTS and LOTS of silly faces!

We love you, Baby T!

Prayer cards are here!

Hey everyone! 2016 prayer cards are in - let me know if you want one! Who wouldn't want these cute baby faces on their fridge? =)

Metal Tray Upgrade

So, here's another DIY/project idea without a lot of pictures - sorry, folks! I thought you might like to see it, and it wasn't too complicated, at any rate.

As with everything else, I found this tray at the thrift store. It's rather Norman Rockwell/Currier-and-Ives-ish - not a bad thing, but pretty banged up, and although vintage stuff can be cool, I wanted something fresh and modern-looking this time.

1. I'm pretty sure I spray painted white first on this one.

2. Then I created a chevron pattern with masking tape. This took forever. I had to be careful to make 90 degree angles so it would look nice.

3. I spray painted the whole thing teal and removed the tape. It was kind of messy and I didn't think to touch it up...but I actually ended up liking the effect when I got used to it. It's...artistic, right? ;)

Of course trays are always better when you add muffins.

Wooden Tray Upgrade

So this is more of a project idea than a DIY tutorial - because I was really bad at taking step-by-step pictures of my projects this year.

I bought this kind of ugly wooden tray very cheaply at the local thrift shop. At least, I thought it was ugly. I'm pretty sure all my aunties thought it was beautiful, ha ha! I had something different in mind for it than decoupaged poppies.

So the progression of steps was as follows:

1. I spray painted purple the side that had flowers on it.

2. I used masking tape to create stripes - I measured with a ruler to make them as even as possible.

3. I spray painted the whole thing white.

4. I pulled off the tape and used a small paintbrush to touch up the messy spots. (Tip: if you hold the can of spray paint very close to the lid and spray into it, you have a small amount of liquid, usable paint that matches whatever you sprayed.)

Voila!

I DIY'd the little rose jar as well. I found a plaster rose, a cute mason jar base, and a lid (separately) at thrift stores. I glued the lid and the rose together, and spray painted it, and there you have it - a little jar to store jewelry...or Q-tips...or...something, I haven't decided yet.