Rainy Wednesday

Today was a cold, wet, and windy Spring Wednesday! But instead of letting the weather keep us in the house, we packed up, put on our raincoats and wellies and tackled Mother Nature head on. First stop - Petite Gym. Arabella had fun and is doing great, she just keeps getting better and stronger.





Next up, a few errands - Costco, Toys-R-Us, and Chapters before hitting up Zig Zag Zoo! Arabella loves Zig Zag Zoo and so do I. She gets to play with her friends and burn off energy. I get to spend some time with my friends. And that is worth every penny we paid for the yearly membership! Once all the kids start to hit the limit and are ready for nap time, we bundled back up and went out in the downpours and came home for a good nap. Well, it was supposed to be nap time but that didn't happen today. Not too big of a deal - Arabella helped me make more bows for her and it was then time for dinner and off to bed early for Arabella. I on the other hand had schoolwork to do!

Making Bows!

With all this rainy and cold weather we have been having, I have decided to get crafty again! This time I decided to make bows for the flower girls to wear in their hair at Ashlee & Dustin's wedding. This is the first time I have made any type of hair accessories and surprisingly, they were easy to make. And I am very happy with how they came out - they will look so adorable in the girls hair!

These are the bows for the wedding, cute right?!?!

I had some extra cute ribbon and was on a roll, so I made this one too!

She's Crafty

Since it has been so cold outside, we have been spending a lot of time indoors, much to our dismay. It has just been too bitter cold and windy to go out and play in the snow or go for a walk. So I have been catching up on my magazines and looking for fun things to do with Arabella. She loves to draw, paint and do other craft projects so we spend a decent amount of time doing that...much better than sitting in front of the TV! However, there are times when I come across a project or craft that a 2 1/2 year old just can't help with. So when my little helper is napping or in bed for the night, I break out my supplies. As much as I love when Arabella helps me, I sometimes like to do the projects on my own, it gives me some time much needed alone time and lets me clear my head.

When I was doing some last minute Christmas shopping in Florida, I came across my most recent project. I saw the cutest framed heart for Valentine's Day...yes, at Christmas, Home Goods already has out Valentine's Day decorations. I couldn't believe it, but really, it was less than 2 months away at the time! I figured I could do the same thing, only it wouldn't cost as much and would be nicer. So while out with mom at one of our favorite craft and decorating stores, Hobby Lobby, I picked up the materials to make it.

The materials:

A simple white picture frame, a piece of scrapbook paper, and buttons.

From there, I drew a heart on the scrapbook paper, and then began filling it in with the buttons. I attached the buttons with a glue gun. (I made a second one as a gift and used plain old Elmer's Glue which worked just as good.) Once it was done drying and cooling, I put the paper into the frame and Ta Da:


So the heart is not exactly perfect, but I still think it came out cute and it looks nice brightening up our wine table. I think it is a fun way to put a little Valentine's Day cheer into our house.
Since I have been feeling so crafty lately and I have a lot of little projects I would like to do, I think this posting may become a recurring theme. So follow along if you would like to see what fun decorating ideas I come up with!