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A Mothers workout

Dont worry moms if you don't spend an hour at the gym, really, save yourself the membership while you have children who can't change their own sheets, wash their clothes, do the dishes, give themselves a bath...and the list could go on. A moms workout: 1: Loading/unloading the dishes (with added leg lifts and squats)-take however long with all the interruptions of being a mommy 2: Throw a load of clothes in to wash (add some skips and hops along the way) 3: dilly dally (because you have children! And there's always the unplanned floor wrestling) 4: Should you clean the toilets?? If you happen to think about a bathroom break, sneak it in! 5: take sheets off ALL the beds (ok, that was a crazy act, I should have just done one room today) -work those buns, stretch those abs, breath deeply...now you have a bigger pile of laundry! 6: Refill kids drinks chug down some water yourself, you've worked hard already! 7: Think about what you really feel like do
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most cheerful happy and bright nursery

I don't consider myself to be an interior designer...nor do I REALLY know how to put different prints of fabrics together properly ....I just DO IT!  After each piece I completed and added to the room, I couldn't believe I.made.IT! This nursery came together all SO ADORABLE, SO BRIGHT, SO CHEERFUL...here she is (I promise...pics can't even do it justice)  I tried so hard to make sure the corners of the bedskirt would fit perfectly over the bed and not have gaps....long story on that piece I can't even get into it BUT IN THE END, it is 4 rows of ruffly beautifulness! I wish you could really see how awesome it turned out.   The valances, keeping with the flow of 4 ruffles but for visual interest...1 row of contrast!  No idea where that came from!   I guess I don't like to be predictable!  The bumper pad....  her beautiful name monogrammed, the tiny ruffle detail bordering her name, (we had this yellow & hot pink print that we didn't know exactly how to use

Mod Podge photos

Once again, mod podge to the rescue for a quick thoughtfulness kind of gift! Why is it I have to do something fun and creative RIGHT before going out of town or before a special day? Then I'm rushing to get packed up and hubby asks why in the world do I do this? Easy....I love it!!! These were the 1.99 wooden plaques from Hobby Lobby, paint the edges, brush some MP, apply the photo, brush more MP, attach a ribbon (in my case...because I can't just do anything easy, I made a fabric strip and twisted fabric flower) and hang. ADORABLE, I KNOW!!!!! I almost couldn't give this away (but then DH would've asked why I had to rush and cause us to be late when I could've finished this later).

Skirt of many ruffles

So, I became addicted to www.pinterest.com and came across this skirt (pinned on my board) and thought, 'OH, I could do this no problem'...............then I had a few cheerleaders and became pumped up about starting this project! Off to Joann's (not expecting to find fabric there that I'd actually like) and these five prints popped out so fast I knew I had to do this! OH SO FEMININE............but what a beast it was to add these ruffles (to a previously owned long black Ann Taylor skirt I hadn't worn in like a decade)! I think the skirt must weigh like 23 lbs! It ended up taking me a good 2 weeks to complete these and I was dreading each ruffle before I was halfway done...TIDYIOUS....rgh! I'm most excited about the tie I made for my little sweetheart to coordinate with this ruffly beast! pics to post soon btw, I'm not a model, hate modeling and my 6.5 year old was the photographer but I really wanted to post this creation!

Olivia's free motion quilted blanket

Sorry, this should have been with a previous post but I couldn't get the picture turned right! So, here's one of my favorite time/labor intensive one of a kind designed by me (and my love) projects I'll cherish forever..yes, me...and hopefully Olivia!

Andrea's Nursery

LOOK AT WHAT WAS AT MY DOORSTEP.......YAAAY!  I hate I'm going out of town tomorrow, this is like money burning in my pocket...except I didn't have to pay for this and I know what I'm doing with these prints...(unlike money in your pocket when you don't know where to start shopping!  ha!)  OH my, so many things will come out of this stack of fabrics, 'Lord, help guide every stitch for the new baby's room'!!!

No pics tonight, only freeing my thoughts!

I'm feeling a mod podge coming on! Whether it's my sewing desk, the girls dollhouse, the girls dresser drawers, the girls shelving, the entertainment corner unit....if I sit here long enough, I'd mod podge this rental homes ugly kitchen floor! In other words, I need more pretty paper, fabrics and paint action right about now! So, in one day, sweet, aiming to please, DH worked with me on rearranging...not one but TWO rooms (original plan, the girls room...outcome, the baby's room too! YAY). I was definitely on a high, I love how the rooms turned out. Best yet, I'm not done! There's ruffly bedskirts to make, painting this bench, mod podgin' that shelf...and on and on. What would I do if I didn't have a fun creative plan to focus on...and really get it done?!! Ahhh, here's another....what about that PLAIN washer/dryer? DECALS!! Yes, indeed! Ok, so when is this going to get done when I'm about to start on an exciting happy fun nursery f