Living Room Redo

We decided we really liked this room when we bought it, here it is with all our stuff inside. I don't know if it was just pregnancy brain or what but I decided I was tired of the dark colors and that we needed a little sunshine in here.
Before:

(this picture makes the room looks SO dark)

I think we got ALOT of sunshine



I love the long curtains in here


And we carried them on into the kitchen since they match my Southern Living plate and bowl


This is the curtain over the door - I LOVE this material (its a tablecloth from Target) - my mom graciously made the curtain for me


This pillow rocks!


THE MIRROR - I decided to keep the mirror and just paint it - originally I was going to do the room in orange, turquoise, red and cream (trust me it was fun looking - a little crazy, my husband was much happier with the teal and green we ended up using)
So I bought some paint that matched my original pillow PERFECTLY



But when it dried, the colors were NO WHERE near what they were in the bottles - I just laughed, that's all - just laughed


So Jackson and I got geared up and spray painted it all black - that's the way it is hanging over my couch now and I LOVE it.

Flower Headbands

I made some headbands this weekend. I need to get pics of MZ modeling them for y'all.


The pompom one is using THIS FABULOUS tutorial by Little Miss Momma


The original flower one is using THIS AWESOME tutorial by Creation Corner



And this one is from this great tutorial over at My Girlish Whim


It all started out from a pair of pants - can you believe that my husband remembered that I wore these to the Engagement Bar-b-que his parents had back in 2004 - smart man


Here's MZ modeling it



Here's MZ's babydoll modeling the one I made for our April baby


Here's me with bedhead and pjs on trying it on too, just 'cause


I have been eyeing THIS SPECTACULAR tutorial at Craft eNVy but have never gotten around to it. Finally I decided to put a little twist and just use fabric.
Here's the upclose big flower


Here's the two headbands (one for baby, one for big sister)

Salvaged Flag

I had this Valentine Flag that looked REALLY sad


(this is after I had cut it, and forgotten to take a picture before)
Can you believe I actually hung it up looking sad last year?? I'm so ashamed.

So I had this idea: "Emby, you know how to sew, why don't you just fix it" - I felt brilliant.

MZ was helping me but she denied a picture (I took one anyway and then we laughed at how silly she looked)


Back to the project - I folded it under twice (to keep it from fraying anymore) and then pinned it.


This was my first project with a kid sitting on my lap - kinda difficult, especially when she decided in the middle of sewing that she wanted to get down.


The finished product - it surely isn't perfect or straight but I saved myself some money!

A Glimpse Inside's Birthday Giveaway

Totally wishing it was my birthday, but since its not, I'm entering in a giveaway from Allison's birthday. check it out HERE

Wicked Craft

Long time no craft....

I've been sick a little lately and not in the craftin' mood. Thankfully, I'm up and runnin' again.
I found a new favorite: A Glimpse Inside and she had an AWESOME tutorial for subway art. I've always loved the subway art but I can't write neat so I thought I'd never paint one, but then this chick used her cricut and I have one of those, so I thought SCORE!!!

I had this beautiful shelf that doesn't hang correctly on the wall, so I never put it up.

Since I didn't have a canvas, I decided to use the shelf and will just set it up on a table when I decorate for Halloween this weekend.

These sweet babies kept me sane while I was cutting all the itty bitty pieces of tape to go behind all the letters.




Here's me because I was just so proud of myself I thought I deserved a picture!
(except pardon the no makeup)


LOVE IT!!!

Baby flowers

I have a friend, that after 3 boys, she's finally having a little girl. So I decided to make something really girly!




My husband said "that thing is going to be as big as her head" (and this one is my favorite)


I got brave and bought feathers today. I've been eyeing ANA PAULA's FEATHER HEADBAND for so long, but I thought it was beyond my abilities. But I decided to try today and I came up with this totally CHIC barrett to clip on this adorable hat


and then I got jealous of how fabulous Baby Lucy will look in that hat, so I made myself a headband.

Star wreath

I bought flowers today to make some barretts for a baby shower - I had some leftover and decided to decorate this yard sale baby.

$2.00 ( I probably should've bargained but I really liked it and they go to church with me, so I decided to be sweet....)




Simple but pretty - The flowers scream August to me. I'm ready for fall.