Project 5 of 52 : DIY hexagon wall display

Mr. Mean Wall got the best of me

and i ended up putting my genius idea

in Little Lady's room.

although the large wall in the family room is still bare

i am quite pleased with Little Lady's wall.

i used boxes from here

painted them and mod-podged vintage wallpaper on the lids.

Henry wants to stay in Little Lady's room for awhile.

he enjoys the view

and the company.

now we just need to fill them with treasures and trinkets.

speaking of treasures.

the lovely plaque of the little girl painting

was thrifted a year ago.

when i saw her i just sighed

and thought of Little Lady and her love of all things art
drawing, painting, stickers, markers, etc.

enjoy lovelies.
i'm off to snuggle a very cuddly Bitty Boy
who-can you believe it- is almost 6 months old.
where did my newborn go??

Project 4 of 52 : DIY fabric photo album

i wanted to make something

for Little Man to flip through

when we are at places where he needs to be quiet (e.g., church).

he's been loving pictures

pointing at each one as i tell him who is who.

so i made him a little photo album.

here's what you need :

 scissors

album (mine is thrifted for 25 cents)

letters

fabric of choice

embellishments (i just used ribbon)

mod podge

sewing machine

step 1

cut out the fabric to wrap the album

step 2

stick your letters and lay your embellishments on the fabric

where they will be on the cover.

step 3 

sew said letters and embellishments securely to the fabric

[ please notice that the black stars in step 2 disappeared by step 3.

Little Lady took them as her own

i'm sure i will find them stuck under her bed or something ]

step 4

mod podge fabric to your album

no need to be a perfectionist

as you can tell by my book - ha.

step 5

put lots of pictures inside and look through a million times with your own Little Man.

off to bed. the littles are asleep.

Project 52 : 3 DIY felt cloud decor

i once saw a cloud/raindrop mobile on etsy.

i loved it dearly 

and meant to make one for Little Man.

He's a tad too big for a mobile now

so i twisted it a bit and

made him a sweet wall of clouds instead.

its a pretty easy project

all you need to know 

is how to use scissors

and how to hand sew two pieces of something together.

but be smarter than me 

and use a sharper needle than what i used.

shesh.

here's what you will need :

 you will also need stuffing, which i did not photograph

my stuffing was being rather stubborn

and could not be found at picture time.

[ later found it under Bitty Boy's crib

... Little Lady's doing ... ]

step 1

cut out a felt cloud to use as template

pin said cloud to other pieces of felt

and cut out more clouds

and more clouds

and more.

you will need two (or "twoh" as GiGi says) clouds

for every one cloud you put on your wall.

save your scraps for the raindrops!

step 2

use your [sharp] needle and yarn

and stitch your clouds together

but before you close them

make sure to stuff them!

step 3

cut out raindrops with your scraps.

step 4

hang up and enjoy

you can even point at them

and saw "whoooooooeeee"

like Little Man does.

he and Rescued Dog read a book

while i took the photos.

i love it.

Little Man loves it.

and now i need to make some for my room, heeeee.

Project 52 : 2 DIY Pom Pom Flowers

Little Lady and i had quite the time

making these adorable pom pom flowers.

 i made them for a shelf 

in the kitchen

but after photographing them in my room

i decided we need to make some more.

here's what you need :

step 1 : make your pom pom flowers

there are lots of tutorials on the internet

or you can use a pom pom maker.

i really want to purchase one.

i was going to photograph a tutorial 

on how to make the pom poms with just your hands

but i'm lazy, heee.

step 2 : slide wood sticks in the pom pom

BAM, you're done.

pretty simple

pretty quick.

the perfect craft for doing with Little Ladies.

over on the other side of the bedroom
stand my dresser.
Handsome Man has the long one with the mirror
and i have the tall one.

sigh.
i love my thrifted furniture.

please note the owl cross stitch hung above my dresser.
my dearest sister made that for me.
i love him so.
his name is Petrey
and he greets me happily every morning
as i pick out my socks from the top drawer.

Project 52:1 DIY Wood Wall Decor

after our move to Feathered Nest

i had saved a slab of wood

i think it was a shelf from Handsome Man's old desk.

i knew i wanted to do something fun with it.

here's what happened:

needed supplies :

-wood

-scissors

-mod podge

-vintage wallpaper

-letters to trace (i printed mine from the computer)

-washi tape

process :

-trace letters onto wallpaper and cut out

-mod podge letters letters onto wood

-put washi tape along the edges (i did this because my edges were raw)

tada you're done!

its an easy and inexpensive decor project.

and i loooove mine :)

p.s. meet Charles (the owl in the first picture)

Aunt GiGi bought him for me.

Henry thinks he's rather pompous. 

Charles thinks Henry is rather small and shiny.

Hoot thinks they're both morons. ("men...")