Valentines 2015

Well it is that time of year again, and this year was especially fun! Wren was old enough this year to really partake in making her Valentines and it made them that much more special. We kind of followed our tradition of no candy Valentine's, and went with bubble gum. I know, I know, it is still candy....but it is one of the few things we allow wren to have on occasion so it worked for us.

I printed the tags off on plain ole' white printer paper.

Then I used my silhouette cameo and chose doily which is a stock illustration that comes with your cameo. I cut it out of black card stock.

wren glued the tags to the doily's and then she wrote her name on each one.

the kids in her class are only 3 or 4 years old, so we didn't overdo it with the gumballs. We just bought one bag and divided it up evenly, which gave ach kid 3 or 4 gumballs. another way to get your little one involved is counting out the gumballs in each bag.

we then hole punched the tag and used twine to tie the bag shut and to attach the tag. they turned out super cute and wren could not wait to get to school and give them to her friends!

Happy Valentine's Day!

To see Wren's past valentines go here.

Powder your nose

We have a cute little Powder Bath off of our Kitchen under our stairs. It definitely gets the most use in the house and was one of the first rooms that got attention. It was also one of the only rooms that had a faucet left in it, and I actually liked it okay -score.

Here it is before I started working on it, and like all the other cabinets it did not have any hardware.

 Here is a wider shot from the kitchen looking in where you can see the lovely faux painted yellow walls.

and lets not forget the decorative wallpaper cutouts that were randomly placed all over this bathroom.

First I took down the mirror over the vanity and then I removed all of the wallpaper cutouts with boiling hot water in a spray bottle and a utility knife.

Then I caulked all of the trim. Next I painted the vanity. I love mint and I had lots leftover from the front door, so I used that.

 Then I added some adorable chartreuse pulls that I found at Hobby Lobby for 50% off and a tan Leopard Print Rug.

Here is the view from the Kitchen.

Then I painted the walls with Porter-Atrium White and added in a decorative mirror.

The wall behind the toilet needed something too, so I found this adorable gold basket at a local antique store - perfect toilet paper holder!

if you follow me on facebook you would know that I got a silhouette cameo for Christmas! Ive been wanting to do more to this room and I think I have it figured out!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!

stay tuned;)