About A Boy

There is something about this boy!

That makes me want to eat him up!

You know he was my most difficult baby,

and probably my most stubborn toddler.

But you talk about coming into his own.

He is always thinking of his brother and sister.

Making sure they get their fair share.

 Jude started some speech classes last week.

He has this little raspy voice and some things are

still difficult for us to understand. Well not 

me, but I live with him. Mommies always 

understand. And really, it make me a little sad

that I won't hear him say "I love you mommia"

for too much longer. We have giggled over that since

he started doing it. He says daddia too. lol

Don't you feel like sometimes you want to just say,

"okay, that's enough growing," I'll just keep

you right here at this age.

He is my cuddly one and the one who give lots 

of kisses and hugs without being begged!

And calls me his woman! Ha, hysterical I know!

But I love it! All of those things that make him 

who he is!

 Thank you Lord for this sweet boy!

And Please don't let him grow up tooo fast.

Blue x 2

Or in this case we will say turquoise, which has always been

a favorite of mine. What a great pop of color!

{decorology}

 I would be tickled to have such a collection of beautiful bowls.

Wouldn't you?

{martha stewart}

 Yep, total wallpaper envy. If only I were so bold.

Love this charming spot.

{design sponge}

Happy Tuesday friends, today is my sons second flag football

practice. We went and got some new shoes for him

and he will get his jersey today. Talk about excitement!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

xx

There's Something About Navy

It is funny because I remember thinking navy was so ugly. Back

when it was in style the last time around. Does that date me?

LOL, oh well. These days I am sure loving it.

It brings such a hint of sophistication. Like this table setting.

{Colin Cowie}

What's not to love about this space?

I love every detail.

 {decorpad}

Or this one. I like this one because there are touches of navy, 

but it doesn't overpower the room. 

 {Lonny}

What a great rug!

Look at the drapes in this one. 

Not navy, but I love that little greige detail

around the top.

{?}

As much as I am loving it I haven't begun to put

any navy in my home decor.

But I have been putting some in my

wardrobe.

{Old Navy}

And swooning over these Etsy shops!

You must visit!

{Sweetly Fallen}

{Toon Designs}

What color are you loving?

Headboard Tutorial

The twins are loving their headboards! And I am loving how much better their room looks.

There are quite a few tutorial on this project

floating around the net.

Here is how I did it.

What you need:

1/4 plywood

fabric

batting

foam (I used an inexpensive egg crate)

staple gun

d-rings

picture wire

50 lb picture hangers

{Something I like to do before I have my plywood cut (at Lowe's)

is to put up painter tape to outline how large I want the headboard.

Then I measure it and take those measurements to 

Lowe's to have the wood cut.}

 First I lay out the egg crate (or foam) and cut it to size. 

Make sure if using a egg crate to lay the pattern side down,

so it won't show through.

 To give the kids a nice soft edge I went ahead and wrapped the foam around and stapled it down all the way around.

{If you wanted a nice crisp edge you might cut your foam to the exact size of your wood and  use some spray adhesive to attach it to the board.}

 Next step is to lay out your batting. I purchased a large roll of batting at Joann's

and left it folded over to double it. Just to give it a bit more fluff.

And again staple away.

 This is the fabric step!

Make sure and iron your fabric if need be.

Then lay it out fabric side down,

I like to start stapling at 12:00 and 6:00 first. Then check how your pattern

looks. If there is anything you need to center in your pattern (fabric)

you will want to adjust that now, before you have all of those staples in.

If it looks good then move on and staple at 3:00 and 9:00, checking your fabric again

and making sure to pull it taut as you staple.

If all looks good continue stapling about every 2 inches all the way around. 

 You are almost ready to hang.

Next get out those d-rings and screw them into the back of your headboard.

Making sure to check your fabric if you have a desired end that you need to be

on the top. I placed my d-rings about a 1/4 of the way down.

Run the picture wire through the d-rings and secure it.

 Once you have done those things the last step is to mount your picture hooks to the wall

and hang the headboard. I like to use 2 of the weighted hooks spread a little ways apart.

This way the headboard doesn't shift. Also when planning my headboards I like them to tuck

a bit behind the mattress. That way when I push the bed up against it, it is secure.

And this is your finished product.

Friends this is super easy and really creates 

such a custom look.

I don't know that I will ever buy a "real"

headboard again!

Have a great weekend!

Let me know if you guys are interested in a tutorial for the 

Argyle Wreath from yesterdays post.

A Rainy Day

I generally am not a fan of rain, but it was such a wonderful rainy 

day yesterday.

There was a calm around our house,

Rhett was enjoying some free time on the

computer, Jude was working a puzzle,

and Blair was coloring. While they were 

working, I was crafting away myself. 

On this Argyle wreath...

 and these coasters. 

Hello family, I may have just 

found a cute Christmas gift.

Floor Clock...

Have you seen this?

I am trying my best to

find a place in my home for it!

{Love}

{ikea}

Kids Stuff...

A few fun children's finds from over the weekend.

{shop}

{mansion boheme}

How fun would this be?

{flickr}