Baseball Sign

After spending some serious time on this project, the burlap baseball sign for Micah's room is finished! I had just enough embroidery floss...so glad because I really don't enjoy bringing Micah to the fabric store unless I REALLY want to go. :)

March Fun

I haven't been blogging much because I have very little free time during the day.  And lately in my free time, I've been working on projects for my son's room, St. Patrick's Day (which is now past), and now Easter.  I also recently borrowed Martha Stewart's Sewing book from my mom and I am obsessed.  I have her craft book which I also love, and tend to get lost in.  I have been contemplating starting at letter A in the book and working my way thru Z making a project from each letter in the book. :)  Who knows, maybe I'll do it. :)

Anyway, here are some of my most recent projects I have been working on.

               Burlap St. Patrick's Day Door Hanger

                  Shamrocks for my boy's room

Cornice Board for his window also...looks SO much cuter now with it up!

With the leftover foam board I had from the cornice board I made for my son's window, I decided to make his name for his room and hang it over his french alphabet poster (his fav since birth).  I bought a red frame for the alphabet poster from IKEA and it looks so cute all hung up!  (I didn't have time to buy a frame before he was born.)

My son, Micah, loves baseball and his Dad is a coach so we live baseball in our home it seems.  Micah really loves playing with baseballs so I decided to make his room a vintage baseball theme.  His room is in progress, but each thing I add makes his room so much more bright and playful.   I actually finished this project above but I haven't had a chance to take a pic of it.  I will soon...

So that is all for now. :)  I am currently working on shower gifts and Easter gifts, and getting ready to have our families over for Easter as well, which we absolutely love doing.  :)  Happy Spring!

Happy Valentine's Day 2011

This year I decided to make the girls I work with Valentines cd's and I sewed little fabric holders for them.  I wrapped them in brown paper with white paper heart doilies.

Since our anniversary is so close to Valentine's Day, we just like to cook at home for our special dinner.  I honestly usually like it better then I would a restaurant anyway...I like knowing exactly what is in my food...and it is usually healthier.  This year we had salmon,asparagus, and rice and chocolate fondue for dessert.  For the fondue we had strawberries, bananas and semi-homemade marshmallows (they were from a barefoot box.)  The marshmallows were actually very good with the fondue compared to store bought.

cd's for the girls at work!

wax paper hearts for my little valentine

love these votives from Roost

I love fondue!

Hanging Vases from West Elm

Aren't these the cutest?  I do not have a green thumb at this point in my life so I love that these only need water and air to grow!  Our apt. doesn't have great light for plants.  I can't wait to purchase a couple of these for our living room! :)  They are little pics, but so cute...check them out! www.westelm.com

Tiny Forever Pendant by Anthony Lawson

Blue Windows in Belmont Shore carries a few pieces from Anthony Lawson's line of jewelry.  This is on my wish list for our 6th Wedding Anniversary coming up in just a few weeks.  I love it because it is our initials! :)  Made of Sterling Silver.

Renaissance Shelf from SimplicityDecor.com

This is SUCH a cute shelf!  I love the metal brackets on this.  The shelf is made of Mango Wood.  It was featured in Martha Stewart Living in Sept. 2009 and I have liked it ever since.  The price has gone up from $84 to $90 since then...I don't like that part. :)

Advent Calendar

I love this advent calendar from Potterybarn. Looks so great for kids!  I want to make my own. :) Hopefully for next year!