Happy New Year!

Hi everybody!! How has everyone's new year been so far!? Ours over here has been good! Busy, but good! Adalyn is already 10 weeks old and doing so many more things then before! She is now smiling all the time, holding things in her hands and putting them to her mouth, and wanting to sit up all the time! She tries to sit up on her own often when she is laying down and gets very frustrated when she cant! We had to set the highchair up just so she can sit up and look around! 

Adalyn, 9 weeks

It is amazing being a mom....especially since I have an amazing baby. I am not just saying that either. She is amazing. Very content, calm, loves her sleep and is very sweet. She is very strong and stubborn though.....I am a little nervous for when she gets older! hahahhah.

As for projects, I have so many started and just haven't had the time to finish any! I am bad that way. I get so excited about a new project, start it...then it sits around for a while! Some of the projects I have started/want to start include: A felt heart mobile, heart garland, hooded towel, soother clips, updating her embroidery hoops and hanging new art in her room. There are so many awesome free printables out there! Did you notice they are all for her and none are for the house?! hahahh There are a lot of house projects I have to complete too. They just aren't as exciting!

I also have some plans for Valentine's Day decor, as well as getting Adalyn's Valentine's Day basket together. I bought some really cute stuff! I can't wait to take her Valentine's Day photo either!!! Eeeee!

So that is what has been going on over here! I am almost done her embroidery hoops so I will hopefully post that soon!!! Oh! Speaking of her hoops, I was on Pinterest looking for hoop ideas and came across her nursery and hoops! I thought it was so nice that someone pinned them! I clicked the link and it took me to Babble-Being Pregnant! They mentioned it on their site as one of "this weeks nurseries" to see! So cool! I would have never known if I wasn't pinning on Pinterest!!!

I will post those hoops soon!!

Ashley

Top 10 favourite projects of 2012!

Here are my top 10 favourite projects from 2012!

After searching the blog I really didn't post or craft too much this year! We will see what 2013 brings for the blog and if I will be able to blog/craft as much with a little babe!

As usual number one is my most favourite project

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I was very proud of my cute felt owl

9

I thought my first ever Easter mantel turned out pretty good!

8

I love how the painted place mats look on the table

7

 

Love everything birch!

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This was my first baby project...love the banners

5

How cool is this deer head?!

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Love how the chocolate cupcake toppers turned out

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Loved my first every Halloween mantel

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Lovelovelove the paper owl art for the nursery

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And my number one favourite project would be the nursery!! It is my favourite room in the house and the one I am most proud of! I hope Adalyn loves it as much as I do! 

Not too bad 2012!! Let's see what 2013 brings!

Ashley

Happy Holidays!

I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday and take some time to relax and enjoy each other!

Ashley

Cute Baby DIYs!

Here are a couple easy baby projects I have done the last couple of days...

I made some headbands! I picked up a pack of these headbands at the dollarstore..and some embellishments..

I also found ribbon and a big silver button in my stash! (And literally glued them on.) Super easy!

They are still a little bit big...but they will fit the little string bean soon enough!

I also made this super easy onesie..

I can't really take credit for it...I found this iron on at Walmart! so cute!...I just ironed it on to the onesie! Cute right?!

 How cute is my model?! Love her!

I also made a couple of Christmas onesies! I used the famous freezer paper stencil method my sister in law is pro at...let me tell you...it was a lot of fun! I want to make more! hahahahaha
Anyway I couldn't find nice fabric paint that I liked (our walmart sucks and there is not a craft store around here!) But I found these Martha Stewart paint and it says it works on fabric...we will have to see how it washes! Anyway, here they are when I painted them:

And here are the finished products...after I took the stencil off...what do you think? 

 Adalyn also got a handmade gift! Aunt Lauren made her some mitts! 

How sweet!? Homemade gifts are the best!! Thanks Lauren!

I'm sure there will be more baby projects coming soon! I have so many ideas in my head...I just have to find the time!

Ashley