Birthday Goodies

Today is my 16th birthday again. ;)
We won't talk about how many times I have celebrated 16, but ya' know it's more than 2 or 3 times. Anyway, my mother in law who is crazy kinds of talented offered to make curtains for my kitchen . I was very excited and I spent just tons of time looking for just the right fabric. I fell in love with the Gypsy Bandanna fabric collection. I chose my favorite for my curtains. They turned out just awesome.


Don't you just love the fabric I know I do!!!!!!

She then suggested making a table runner and wall hanging to match and who am I to argue so we picked a few more fabrics from the collection and here is what she came up with. I absolutely adore it.

The banner absolutely ROCKS, but the hanger I have didn't quite match. hmmm I can fix that right? :)

Sorry about the poor quality of this picture it was all I had of the before hanger. Christmas red certainly wouldn't do. :/ So I grabbed my handy dandy spray paint, and...

Black is soooooo much better. ":)

Dont' you think it matches better??? I know I sure do. It is so lovely. Hmm I think I need a new wall color now. I am sure my darling hubby wouldn't mind repainting half the house to match right? After all it is to match the stuff his Mom made for me. ;)

Of Course there were some scraps, and so my mother in law whipped up a few bonus items:

like potholders...

and some beautiful towels. I am a lucky girl. :)

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A longhorn Locker Room for my Moose

After redoing Holden's bedroom I decided we needed to do his bathroom too. My husband always love when that happens. :) I am pretty pleased with how it turned out.
First the door-







Then we needed a new sink. This tiny bathroom had a HUGE vanity so we opted for a pedestal sink.





Of course since it is "Moose's Locker Room" we had to add some football touches. :) I had this old helmet I bought at a garage sale for $3.00. It was blue and red, but with some spray paint and a little vinyl I think it turned out AWESOME!!!! Yes I am pretty pleased with myself, but nothing compared to Holden who now thinks I can move mountains. LOL



The final touch was a "locker". My hubby and I put our heads together and he got out all his magic tools and this is what we came up with. I of course supplied the paint and vinyl. ;)







The final touch was some encouraging words from a coach. Our high school football team
(love those Permian Panthers) have these 16 Steps of a Champion on the way into their locker room. I loved them and thought they needed to be included in our locker room too.

Never underestimate your opponent.
Work on your weaknesses until they become your strong points.
Remember that a great effort is usually the result of a great attitude.
Dedicate yourself to a mighty purpose.
Win with humility; lose with grace.
Ignore those who discourage you.
Work to improve your moral and spiritual strengths as well as your physical ones.
Remember that how you conduct yourself off the field is just as important as how you conduct yourself on the field.
Talent is God-given — be humble. Fame is man-given — be thankful. Conceit is self-given — be careful.
Don’t ask to be deprived of tension and discipline — these are the tools that shape success.
Do what has to be done, when it has to be done, as well as it can be done.
Remember when you’re not working to improve, your competition is.
ALWAYS GIVE YOUR BEST.
PRACTICE LIKE A CHAMPION!
PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION!
LIVE LIKE A CHAMPION!



I loved how it all turned out, and Holden was just thrilled. So this is a home makeover success. :)


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Last day of school

Woo Hoo!!!! We made it. The last morning we had to get up early for school!!!! I am so ready to sleep in. The boys were in a great mood this morning. I sent them out the door with homemade goodies, movies, and teacher gifts. I just thought my crafty friends might like to check them out.




I etched mugs for each teacher with their last name. (Wow there are a LOT of letters in those five names) Then I added tissue paper and filled each mug with candy. The tissue paper was hopefully to help keep my kids from being harassed about sharing the candy for their teachers. LOL
If you are wanting a closer look here you go. This one is for Mr. Hernandez. :)

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Home is where you hang your vinyl

God bless my husband he is very understanding about my craft habits. He bought me (for Valentines) a large metal shelf... you know the kind you find in most garages... for our bedroom to hold all my favorite craft supplies. I love love love it. I just had one problem. I had all these lovely rolls of vinyl. Hmmmm what to do.

That's when my hubby came to the rescue. I told him I wanted a way to hang up my vinyl and he came up with this cool rack. He designed it and made it just for little ole me. Go ahead... awwwwwww... I know I really do appreciate him. I love how well this worked out. I even gave it a quick coat of paint to make it match the room.



A close up of the design. He just drilled holes in the board and added dowel rods. I thought it was a great idea. :)I added my vinyl and some ribbon and couldn't be happier. All my stuff right at my fingertips. :)

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Snip Snip just like you

I needed a new look. I haven't cut my hair in FOREVER so when I saw A Girl and a Glue Gun got a new do I had the fever. I loved loved loved her hair and so I had to go get mine done.

Here link is here:
http://kimboscrafts.blogspot.com/2011/05/snip-snip.html

I have used blogs for all sorts of inspiration. This is the first time I have used it for my hair but I think I'm in love. LOL


My Copy is here:

I even liked it enough to play with my software a bit. I wish I lived in Cartoon mode. I love how much better I look. Ha!

Stand back I am sewing pajamas! ;)

I am very new to sewing, but I am pretty sure I am addicted to sewing. I have a serious issue. I have spent hours and hours looking at fabric stores on the Internet. Anywhoooo I was drooling over some fantastic fabric when I came across some Dr. Seuss fabric. I have an eight year old who ADORES Dr. Seuss. His name is Sam and I think he believes he is the character in Green Eggs and Ham. I am absolutely sure I can recite that book in my sleep.
So of course that had to be some fabric I owned, well, or that Sam did. I ordered some and found a great simplicity pattern for pajama pants. Sam just neeeeeeded them don't you think?

I am pretty sure Dr. Seuss' Sam isn't such a Ham. I was trying to get him to show the detail on his pocket. I don't think he minded too much. LOL




P.S. I decided he needed a matching cover for the strap on his sling. Since he is a boy, his sling strap was stained about immediately. Gotta love living in a house full of BOYS. :)

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A wonderful way to help others

I am very excited to find a new West Texas blogger this morning. Jamie over at Stitch 2 Buttercups has a very cute blog full of tons of great ideas. I was checking it out when I came across this one.

http://stitch2buttercups.blogspot.com/2011/05/craft-hope-project-12-bracelets.html?showComment=1305207039743#c610227826189470528

She was sharing about a project to make braclets for Russian orphans. I hadn't ever heard of Craft Hope, but they have all sorts of projects to help those in need. I love this idea. There are lots of projects I would love to make, but being Mom to all boys bracelets aren't usually on my to do list. What a great way to bless someone else. If you have some free time why not make a bracelet or twenty and send them to:

Carin Vogelzang
630 Griswold SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507

The deadline to send them in is June 15th. They are for kids ages 4-18. Any kind of bracelet will work.

http://crafthope.com/