Clothespin Photo Block

I love my kids. I love taking pictures.

So you can imagine that I take lots of pictures, mostly of my kids!

I enjoy new, fun ways to display pictures in our home. 

So I made up this little photo block........

I didn't make up a tutorial since it's pretty self-explanatory. 

I painted some scrap wood. I cut a piece of scrapbook paper to fit & inked around the edges.

Then I adhered it to the block, then used my glue gun to add on the mini clothespins.

The clothespins allow for me to change the photo out as often as I like. 

I can display one larger photo.......

Or I can display a couple smaller pictures together.......

I am all about the simple projects lately!!

Easter Egg Snack Time

I know I have been really M.I.A. lately on my blog.

We had stomach flu go through our family last week. 

Then my husband went to the hospital with awful stomach pains & later that same day he was having surgery to have his appendix removed. {He is supposed to take 1-2 weeks off work & isn't able to lift anything over 10 lbs for 3 weeks, which has been hard for our daughter who is a daddy's girl!}

Then we had an annoying flood in our basement.

Then I got a bad cold.

And yesterday my husband's 12 year old cousin passed away. So very sad!

It has been an intense week!

I have been trying to get creative in ways to keep my kids busy (my son is 4 & my daughter is almost 2).

They have spent a LOT of time colouring. My daughter is obsessed with crayons & colouring books.

The other day I decided to try an idea I saw on Pinterest to have snacks for my kids inside plastic Easter eggs. They LOVED it!

Some snack ideas include:

• goldfish crackers
• cheerios 
• gummies
• fruit (berries, cut-up apple pieces, grapes)
• raisins or craisins
• mini cookies
• ritz bits crackers
• cheese- shredded or small cubes
• 
  

... pretty much anything that can fit inside the eggs that your kiddos like to eat!

Try it out! I bet your kids will think it's totally awesome!

:)

heart map shadowbox frames

I was inspired by a couple of things I "pinned" on Pinterest a couple of months ago. {This post by Everything Fab and this post by Tickety Boo.}


I knew I needed to make my own version!


Here are my heart map shadowbox frames...







I used these frames from the dollar store. I painted them white, which took a few coats.






I used some AMA maps to cut out a couple places in the states that are special to me & my husband. (Las Vegas- our honeymoon spot and also Los Angeles/Anaheim)





I made a stencil using a piece of cardstock and traced around with a pencil, then cut out the hearts.


Then I glued them into the frames using Mod Podge.



The Los Angeles one- I made sure to include LA, Hollywood, Anaheim, and the beaches we visited (and the ones we're planning on visiting next month!)




The Las Vegas one- I made sure to include Vegas with Hoover Dam of course!





They will be the perfect addition to our bedroom!

And the project cost me only $2.50- not too shabby! :)

{This project was featured on One Pretty Thing.}

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pinterest.

I've been pinning.... a lot! Since starting on Pinterest a couple of weeks ago, I have become hooked!

Pinterest allows me to"pin" all the cute ideas I come across on websites and blogs and categorize them so that I can refer to them later. Here are some examples of a few of my "boards".....

I have a separate board for scrapbooking, photography, crafts I want to try, crafty inspiration, yummy goodies, parties, etc, etc, ETC!!

Yup, I am a Pinterest addict now.....