A Little Eclectic Update

Oh my goodness, it has been a long time since I posted. I have actually been crafting, but have just been too something (busy, lazy, exhausted?) to post. I have been working on something major, which I hope to share with everyone next week, but until then this is what you get.  An update on some of my projects. I did finish my Mother’s Day gift for my mom. When all was said and done, this is what the family birthday calendar looked like. Now it has one more dangle, as my little niece was born in April.   

           

Speaking of which, I got a chance to take a few photos of my little niece. Out of the options listed in this post, Lacey (my sister in law) chose a huge purple bow from Loveable Baby Boutique, a gorgeous oversized pink flower headband from Pink Paisley Bowtique, and this sweet mini tutu set from  EmilyzEmbellishments. Okay, maybe I pushed that one on her I also snagged some super soft baby wraps from Juicy Berries.  Next time, I’m buying some bigger wraps, but other than that I had a blast. Here’s a few pictures to show you how the props turned out.

                
Isn’t she just the cutest?
We also finished our beer bottle top-topped table (hey that’s a mouthful). It’s a little shinier now that we’ve covered it with the polyurethane resin, but hey, I’m too lazy to re-do. You get the idea/overall concept. We’re actually really happy with it. It took many months and many friends to get that sucker done, but I do think it adds some much needed, non-citrus color to the landing (aka Josh’s Man Cave).

Other than that I’ve been working on a few crafts for the home, especially the bedroom. I made these state-shaped mementos to indicate special events in our live. For this, we have Josh’s birth year, my birth year, and our the year of our wedding. I backed them with love letters from this old book I had lying around, The 50 Greatest Love Letters of all Time.  I’m generally opposed to shredding up books, but I can’t say I would’ve recommended it.
We also snagged this cheap mirror at the local flea market and painted it, and some old frames we had, with matching gold paint. One of the frames was gold to begin with, but I might just repaint it because the slight change in color is killing me. Josh made the green mat out of a foam sheet from Michael’s, which was extremely inexpensive.

Lastly, I turned an antique window into a picture holder by adding a few simple embellishments including burlap, jute string, mini clothes pins, and of course lace string. This is about my favorite thing ever. I scrapbook, but I always print more pictures that I use, so this is a great way for those pictures to get some face time.
     

I’m still working on the bedroom itself. It’s coming along and I want to say it’s nearly done. We’ve painted and accessorized, but I just can’t find the perfect curtains. We bought some really light, breezy grey ones, but I really don’t want our room to be grey on grey on grey with a hint of green. You know what I mean? Also, I’d actually like to get some sleep and with the amount of light those let through it was not going to happen.
Lastly, here’s my summer wreath! I told you it would be mine!

I hope you all have a fabulous week! Enjoy the weather.