Wooden Quote Sign {and a little catch up!}

Surprise!

I'm baaaaaack :)

OK, so I'm not so stellar at 

writing incredibly frequent posts

on this little bloggy blog here,

but it's the thought that counts, right?

So I wanted to show you a little

sumthin' I made a few weeks back.

I made it for a gallery wall that

I'm working on in our master bedroom.

Unfortunately, this little gallery wall

project has been in the works for a few weeks now.

{Along with 27 4 other projects I'm working on.}

I want this gallery wall to be fun and meaningful.

It is the first wall you see as you 

walk into our bedroom.

So.... I saw this quote awhile back on my

sister's blog, and I loved it!

I knew it needed to hang on my wall.

There you have it.

Notice the many imperfections...

the crooked letters,

the not completely white letters...

I made them that way on purpose,

to symbolize the fact that Wes and I

are two imperfect human beings

but we love each other

anyway.

Haha, got ya!

Those imperfections were

accidents, tehe.

And you thought I was really super deep.

Fooled you.

So, I didn't take step by step photos.

Again, not up for the top blogger award here.

But all I did was sand a square piece of plywood

(luckily for me I have a ton of square pieces

of plywood lying around that I snagged

at a garage sale 2 years ago).

Then I spray painted the board in an off-white color.

Next I used my Silhouette to cut out the letters

for the quote (I used cardstock).

I laid the letters on the board,

and spray painted black over them.

This is where my laziness caused

those imperfections I mentioned earlier.

I didn't adhere the letters to the board at all,

so a few of them thought they could escape

during the spray painting process.

Finally, I sanded the edges lightly to make 

the board look slightly worn.

There you have it.

Not too hard, huh?

Overall, I am happy with how the board

turned out and I think it will

be a fun addition to our bedroom!

I can't leave you without a picture pictures of

my kitten britches 

(my new fav nickname for Claire).

Our little dancing queen :)

I couldn't get enough pictures of kitten britches (or Meadow- Claire's hippy name for the day she wore this) in this adorable dress- thanks for Aunt Christy for it!

Claire loved her first boat ride!

"Choose your love. Love your choice."

Happy nesting!

Craft Night! {Bird's Nest Necklaces}

Hi everyone!

Today was a picture perfect summer day

here in my neck of the woods. 

Claire and I celebrated the occasion

with a trip to the zoo with 

some friends!

Love this sweet little hat!

Cutie pies

Riding the "choo choo"

Now, on to the topic of discussion:

craft night!

Last week I had these super wonderful

friends over to make some

sweet little bird's nest necklaces.

Here's the one that I ended up with:

Love :)

Here are some that the other girls created:

Everyone did a great job!

And the possibilities with these little nests

are endless!

One of my friends had the idea

of making a ring out of her nest,

and another friend suggested

making earrings.

Unfortunately I didn't take step by step pictures,

but if you want to make one of

these sweet little necklaces for yourself,

you can find tutorials 

here and here.

Now go, shoo... be inspired!

Go make something cute,

and when you do, 

share it with me so I can make it too :)

Happy nesting!

"Our Little Sunshine" Themed Birthday Party

Since I know you have all been on the edge of your seats

dying to see pictures of the decorations from our little Claire's

"Our Little Sunshine" party we had yesterday,

I will keep you in suspense no longer :).

But first, play this little song to help set the mood!

Like I mentioned before, I am a sucker for party themes,

so I LOVE the Hostess with the Mostess blog!

{You should probably check it out if, like me, 

little details like name tags for food items

cause your heart to beat a little bit faster because of 

how cute they look.}

It was at this blog where I found this party, 

which was the inspiration for Claire's little shindig.

So, without further ado, here are the pics from 

Claire's party:

{The spread with a "Happy Birthday Claire" banner}

{I got the tissue paper pom poms from a friend, but you can learn how to make them here} 

{Claire's smash cake + my first attempt at fondant... let's just say I'm no cake boss}

(Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting Cupcakes)

{Goldfish crackers in the bowl- gotta stick with the theme you know!}

{LemonHeads and Orange slices candy}

{Part of the spread}

{The ol' cover the water bottle labels with scrapbook paper trick}

{Banner with a picture from every month of Claire's life so far}

{Lemonade stand}

{Another view of the table}

During the party, I played songs that went along with the theme.

Here was the playlist I used:

Ain't No Sunshine by Al Jarreau

Walking on Sunshine by Jump5

Sunrise by Brandon Heath

Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow

Sittin' in the Sun by Louis Armstrong

You Are My Sunshine by Norman Blake

Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles

The only real supplies I used (aside from the food, plates, napkins)

were scrapbook paper and ribbon for the banners I made, 

some glitter-covered die cut letters I found at Michaels (also for the banners),

a white, yellow, and orange artificial daisy,

a yellow plastic tablecloth,

and a few paper doilies.

As I mentioned, I got the tissue pom poms from a friend,

but had I made them myself I also would have needed tissue paper for those.

That's it people... not too bad!

I had a lot of fun planning this party...

and now I get to start thinking about what to do next year!

Because, as I discovered this past year,

the years are going to FLY by!

Thanks for reading, and happy nesting!