simple sweets for the simply sweet

Happy Valentines Day !

 

Hope you've been remembered today! and graced for being the Lovely person You Are! : ) And if you weren't, consider yourself My Valentine : P Years ago, i often was my only Valentine and my cat, Frank, would treat me to something nice. He was good to me : ) until i had my first baby and {out of jealousy?} I got the coldest shoulder ever! It's still cold in fact : ( i feel bad for him, he doesnt get the love from my parents (where he lives) he got from Matt and me- still doesnt really like kids though.... Any who...............

This is Kates first year of school and she has her first Valentine party! : ) oh so fun! when i was a kid it was a school day to look forward to! We made these on the cricut. She coordinated the papers and picked the shapes : ) A little more special than store bought and probably the same price {?}

and from mommy to her sweeties {minus Ellie who just got a little chocolate covered marshmallow} i made these simple little treats

some paper doilies and black lace, we are good to go! : )

We dont go crazy over here but i try to at least celebrate with the kids - make it fun - and at the same time show i love them. Because i Do So DEARLY!

And because what is Valentines Day without some Beatles? {though hubby crazily doesnt dig them? whaaat? lol}

forever yarn

Maybe I'm a little late to the game but back in November I discovered an awesome place. An awesome place called Ravelry and it is paradise for the crocheter or knitter. Am I seeming overly excited ? Maybe I am but I have a lifetime of patterns and inspiration thanks to this site! I heart it : ) my member name is mamapajama3 if you join befriend me! I have a few projects completed and I upload finished pics. This is my latest I finished last night

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I need to get better at knitting now : )

balloon shade

Ive grown up thinking these were hideous

 

lol

and the mention of balloon curtain or even valance made me imagine something of the sort.

 

.......but i guess im getting older, broadening my horizons, and letting my taste be swayed because i saw these :

Draped Shade Curtain from Urban Outfitters

 

and was inspired to dress up the window above my kitchen sink

I googled a tutorial and found this one as easy to understand, not too complicated, or too 'froo froo' heehee

http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com/relax/

 

Instead of having 3 panels mine is one piece with the rings sewn in place. 

I am SOOO happy with how it turned out! it does release all the way down and could look like a plain panel.  It is Very functional and believe it or not easier to operate daily than regular blinds or fiddling with drapes pushing them aside.

Loving the ease of light in the day and privacy at night... and done so delicately!

 

torn to treasured

Ive mentioned in a previous post about my lovelies tearing up books. Sigh..... we have another victim of their 'passion for reading' - : P  Admittedly though the story was pretty thin and i got it at a thrift store for 50¢ and for the illustrations anyway : )

 

Got some bonus, beautiful fridge art though! compliments of my Katie Kat : )

and with some extra cutting and modge podge later..... a sweet planter

 

for my experimental garlic propagating :) below is after one week

 

and below here it is at the present: 23 days after planting a clove : ) and looking mighty dandy!

in the year ... 2013

   Well we are here!, not that i thought 12.21.12 was any kind of doomsday deadline : ), still going and still growing : D. I have a few resolutions this year. Now that im thinking of it, i dont think ive had a resolution in several years..... maybe since before becoming a mother!
This year i want more showers, lol, and to garden more.....
Overall,
i want to Be a Better Mother : to my children, to my pets, and to the earth : )

Here is to hoping the year is a blessed and happy one for you and yours too!!!! Happy New Year, 2013 !!!!

Since the day after christmas we've been adding red, pink, and heartsy touches for valentines day :) I am so impressed by my four yr old, katie, and her artsiness lately! Of course some of those are hers ^ She is even using the word 'kirigami' ! She's awesome! Everyday she wants to cut and glue and color... really advancing herself artistically : ) ! I have so many little paper messes to clean up but to see her being a little busy bee surrounded by paper and filling paper pads with one drawing better than the last makes my heart skip a beat : ) She's been productive this Christmas break!


And for your listening pleasure, and because i'm a geek who can't get enough science fiction or swankiness into my life.....

(not so) puzzling paper makeover

I had the need for creativity yesterday and while my  soul wanted to create a fine piece of art my motherly responsibilities dont afford me such time : ) eventually : P. What i did do ive wanted to for a while. Another paper and modge podge revamp : D
My toddlers have been back into puzzles big time lately and  while my son is having fun with shapes,animals, and colors my daughter  has gone onto  letters and numbers :  )  She  is  going to be 4 already in just a few weeks! and already trying to spell! <(proud mommy moment)


When she was about a year and a  half we got alot of puzzles but because of her being so young some pieces  have suffered chewing.... none as bad as this number puzzle though, which also had some film layer on the surface that  was extra fun to peel off......

Some paper and  modge podge later, its life is lengthened and ready to be used by all three sweeties : )

A torn  up copy of green eggs and ham (what?! a torn up book?! kids dont do that! lol! suuuure...) even got second life in the project : ) (they really tear up  a lot of books but i cant bear not letting them look in them or throwing  away good collage material : ) <#4 traced on page

april art with the little lady

Katie, my  three year old, painted this the other day :) I  love the colors she chose to use! She is so artistically inclined! makes my heart feel super happy, lol

we found this wooden cutout at micheals for a little over $2! pretty sweet :) and a perfectly, nearly instant spring art/decor project for little hands

I think  she actually  may paint better with q-tips than a paintbrush : D

oh, and her hands are blueberry stained here, but she would get upset when she got paint  on them. so silly! lol!