DIY wooden picture frame

When I moved into our home about a month and a half ago, I realized that I was not going to have a space for my T.V. and all of the 147 wires that Directv left me. I really thought about making my own living room console table. (Don't laugh!) I actually bought the supplies and thought seriously, how hard can it be to make something of wood? With almost a missing arm, a crooked top and two glued fingers...I quickly learned that the hype that I built up in my head wasn't going to happen. You ever have one of those days where you think you literally can do anything? That was my day. And I suck. Soooooo, I found this beautiful old wooden farm style piece at Farm Girls sitting neatly under a bunch of random things. It was one of those pieces that was forgotten about with all of the newer stuff in the store. I don't like traditional pieces where everything is streamline and perfect. I like different, unusual, one of a kind pieces that have a ranch or farm feel to them! So I snagged it up. When I purchased it, it had this box off to the right side and it was originally drawers that someone had used for tools. So I dismantled the box and took all of the drawers out, nailed it back into the table, and am now using it to sit my DVD player and modem on. The inside of the box is used right now for a fall floral piece but as soon as I can find some fall throws, I'm going to roll them up and use that as a storage for blankets for the fall/winter! 

See, the entire piece serves a purpose! 

And let's talk about those baskets. They are from target. Enough said.

With the leftover wood I salvaged from the drawers I didn't use, I made a wooden picture frame. Well, I guess it's not exactly a "frame". More like a wood display piece for photos if you want to get technical. 

All of the wood was the same size so I ....

1.) glued three strips of the wood together 

2.) attached a burlap bow to the top (Burlap on sale at Michael's for 2.99 for 10 yards!)

3.) I glued a bulldog clip below the burlap ribbon and last but not least...

4.) I clipped a picture. 

The end. 

That simple. 

I didn't really take picture of the process because it is just so simple that you can visualize exactly what to do. 

This is the finished product! I love itttttttt.

 I used this picture from a Christmas session from a few years back (photo cred to Lindi @thebambini)

And for the second frame I made, I'm using a photo of Hudson's 1st birthday pics I just did but can't share yet! I have a space in the new house where it is a small built in office and the wall is going to be photos of the kids and their artwork. 

I love finding a piece that I can utilize entirely. Eventually I would love to pull that console table into my dream farm style kitchen and have it as an island. My mind is always thinking of re purposing furniture.
Xoxo

Guess how much I love you

Happy 4th birthday to my beautiful first born, and the boy who stole my heart forever. He is the sweetest, funniest, smartest, most well mannered, and biggest hearted kid I know. Truly, he is such a joy and has the sweetest little heart. He is so compassionate and has love for everyone. He is the love of my life. He loves the long beach aquarium more then anything, he loves shopping (thank Jesus), riding tricycles, farm animals, painting, ALL sports...especially Soccer, building legos, dinosaurs, sharks, and playing outside. His favorite movie is Little Rascals (he quotes it daily), Ice cream cones are his life and his favorite person is his mother. Ummmm, he would probably say Hudson but I'm composing this, so I know best. This year he asked for yet another dinosaur party and who am I to tell him no. So we are celebrating in dinosaur style, again! He is the answer to my prayers and I am forever grateful to be his mommy.

(Cake made by mommy)

Here are just some fun pictures of him through the years. 

Happy birthday to my baby love, Nixon.

Happy 4th birthday gorgeous boy!

T-ball time

Baseball season is here, finally! 

The games, my frequent visits to the concession stand for nachos, athletic men in tight baseball pants, YES.  Most important, my baby is playing t-ball for the FIRST time ever. Kind of a big deal to this mommy. Where did the time go? When he was born I knew that one day he would be playing all kinds of sports and how important it was going to be for me to make sure and document it. I am all about pictures of my kids and especially when something really important comes up, like his first sporting event. 

Who am I kidding? Every moment of their lives is something to document. Nixon knows when I whip out my camera he needs to start saying cheese and pace himself for about 600 pictures.
 Hudson will learn, too.

Goooo Nixon!!!! 

 And we had to include brother in some pictures once he woke up from his nap. 

All happy and laughing but then, oh no, wait what's that? Mommmmmmm a bee get it away from me!!!! As he drops Hudson. 

So blessed to have my two beautiful babies!!!
Much love

Bath Painting

 Every night in our home we have the same routine. I cook dinner, the kids and I eat, the boys get a bath, then one small snack for Nixon, bedtime story (which is normally a dinosaur book) and then bed. Every night. 

I'm usually in such tired robot mode that it's scrub-a-dub-dub and let's get out of the tub. Tonight I decided that because Nixon helped me so much in my garden today (YAY for gardening season!!), that he deserved a special treat. So we made bath paint! The easiest thing to make EVER.
I want to be the mom that when my kids are older they look back and remember how much love and time I invested in them, regardless of how tired or haggard I look . So these activities to me are necessary! 

Two ingredients: Shaving cream and food coloring!

I used a dollar tree Popsicle mold to mix them in because they did a terrible job making Popsicles and I'm kindddd of a craft hoarder and keep everything. I just filled each compartment with 1/4 cup shaving cream and a couple drops of food coloring. Mix it together and done! It could not be easier and be more fun for kids. It also washes off with no problems.

I must admit, I drew a few things on the wall but I am no artist and Nixon gave me a lesson on how to properly draw a butterfly. The awkward moment when your three year old draws better then you can...

Fun tub activity for the babes!!

Much love<3