Holy Cow....Has it really been that long????

Just a quick post to show you my "last minute...use what you got" table display for my niece's birthday party! The WRINKLES are the last minute...as I did not have enough time to iron! :)   Everything was something I already owned... 

The table cloth was a twin bed sheet...

Flowers were from my garden...

Chalkboard "Lemonade" label was a gift tag I had left over from a teacher's gift...

Plates, silverware, cake stand, take out box were all things I had stored in my basement...

The only thing I made were the cupcake tags and subway art...which I downloaded and just printed...

My niece was very surprised and felt very special that day!

Just thought I'd share...

Hugs,

 

MIA....

I am so sorry that I have been MIA for the last month.  Our busy schedules have completely taken over and unfortunately, I have not been able to keep up with posting on my blog!  :(

That brings me to asking you all out there in blog land...how do you manage working your job, taking care of the family and home and yet still find the time to blog?

Please do share your wisdom...I would love to hear it!  :)

Ballard Design Knock Off...

  I was inspired by Traci from Beneath My Heart with these and her awesome tutorial!  I love a knock off and these magnet boards were just the perfect thing to try!

Here's Ballard Design's Bulletin Boards:

Sorry for the blurry pic...

First thing I did was... grab my 3 pieces of craft metal and cover them with painters canvas that I had left over from another craft project...that didn't go so well.  :)

Next,  I followed Traci's awesome directions and watched
this video.

Then I decided to jazz my magnet boards up a bit with some stencils.  I used fabric paint and added a pattern to make these:

See those cute little round magnets...yep, made those too!  I took some scrapbooking "buttons" and added a round magnet to the back with some glue...pretty simple and quick!  I bought the green clothespin in a package of 6 from Michael's...found in the dollar section!  :)

What do ya think? 

Hugs,

Tracy

I'll be linking up to these AWESOME parties:

http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/
http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2011/04/whatever-goes-wednesday-62.html
http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/creative-share-features-too_19.html
http://www.mybackyardeden.com/
http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/

A gift for my Senior Friends...

I am the Recreation Coordinator for our Town's Senior Center...and have been SO busy at work!  I love what I do and working with the seniors!  They are truly amazing individuals ~ with so much knowledge, experience and compassion! I learn something new everyday!  :)

Anyways...I have a huge event coming up next week.  We are celebrating the 27th Anniversary of the Senior Center!  The event features a dinner, entertainment, complimentary photos and of course raffle prizes!  I usually try to pick raffle prizes that the senior's can actually use (or eat/or drink)...food and wine are always good right? :)  Anyways, I made this with the hopes that who ever wins this prize will hang it on his or her front door...

Spray painted a brown $3.00 frame from Walmart a pretty Spring green...

Glued on the ribbon for hanging...

Used up some scrapbooking paper on the inside of the frame and used my Sillouette machine to create the saying...which I put on the outside of the glass...

Quick...easy and inexpensive... :)

Hugs,

Joining these parties:

http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/

http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/

http://www.thegirlcreative.com/

http://www.justagirlblog.com/

What A Nice Surprise!

Look who nominated me...stop by

http://lambaround.blogspot.com/

to check it out.

Home Tour...

I'm joining here today http://poppiesatplay.blogspot.com/

to join the Home Tour...I must admit, there is SO much talent out in blog land...I'm in awe of the homes I've already toured...

Our house is rather small but it is HOME to us... well at least for now!  :)  Enjoy the tour...

Our Front Door



When we sided the house, we decided to make it a bit different from all the others by adding the cultured stone.  My hubby did the stone work.

The Living Room...

Not much to add here... just an L-shaped living room that goes into a dining room (which we use as a computer room) :)

Family Room...

This is the view sitting in the "dining room"...were our computer is...same stone work on the fireplace as on the front of the house. 

Here is the full view of the family room addition.  My dear hubby built this...the floors are southern pine he picked up from Georgia while on a hunting trip.  :)

Master Bedroom/Bathroom

New Mudroom

The Backyard and Pool

My husband owns his own business building inground pools along with stamped/colored concrete.  It is back-breaking work, but he is meticulous with his work!  He truly works so hard to provide for our family!!  :)

That's it for the home tour...hope you enjoyed our small HOME!

Hugs,

Mudroom Link Up...

The mudroom is finished...

I'll be linking to these parties...come on and join ~

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2011/04/sunday-showcase-party-w-suckers-by.html

http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/

http://lambaround.blogspot.com/

http://lambaround.blogspot.com/

http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/

http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/2011/04/diy-no-sew-pillows-newbie-party-started.html