Girly Pinewood Derby

Here is a pinewood derby car I thought you'd enjoy seeing.  I thought my Daughter did a great job with it.  Rub-ons make life easy.  Also, I am inspired lately by this and am thinking of recreating one of my own.

summer treat

This was one of the last pictures taken with the old camera.  We found a kid's treat idea website that showed us how to make these simple, fun watermelons.  They are made from; sliced up limes with the centers cut out, red jello (preferably watermelon flavor), and chocolate chips for the seeds.  The kids thought it was so fun creating these mini watermelons!

inspiration

There has been a lot of inspiration going on around here lately.  Thank goodness.  I was wondering what was up with myself before the inspiration came.  Part of it was that my camera was broken.  Now we have a new one.  I bought my husband a camera for his birthday and then he went back to the store for the one he really wanted.  

Needs...

Needs and Wants, there is a difference.  Every time I go off to church I'm reminded that I need to buy myself a brown skirt to go with my brown shoes and brown bags Or I need to buy a blackish bag to go with my black dresses and black shoes instead of mixing black and brown.  Anyway, I've done nothing about it and I am happy that I've thought of it mid week so I can do something about it before Sunday.  I found a great pattern for a handbag.  I'll let you know how it goes.

adding color

Changing spaces in my home always invigorates me.  I was noticing the lack of color in the playroom and decided it needed something.  I am changing the space to be a place to read and a place to play.  I took a soft chair and put it in the room with some storage spaces for books.  Then I added these butterflies.  They are like these from Pottery Barn Kids.   I also painted the main wall of the room today a light brown color.  I am happy with the changes.  I think the next step is simplifying the toys in the room so it is easier to keep clean.  

Pay it forward

Here is my one hundred and first post!  This is how it works..... the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a hand made gift from me during this year (don't worry I'm not going to wait until December!). When and what will be a surprise. BUT, in order for you to leave a comment on my blog, you have to post this on your blog FIRST. (That means that sometime during this year you will send a gift to 3 people as well, not necessarily hand made) Get it? Ready, set, pay it forward!

Paper toys

My boy and I had some fun putting this guy together the other day.  He has an open mouth, so he can hold small items such as marbles.  The link for this and other paper toys are here.