DIY Glass Pedestal Vases

So I have seen all these DIY pedestal vases all over the internet and decided to make some of my own.  I don't have any before shots but I got the candlesticks at a thrift shop 2/$1 and I got the vase part at the dollar store.  I just used E600 glue and set heavy books on them overnight.  These are really crappy pictures because I couldn't get the lighting right but I love them and they look great on my dining room table.



The Summer That Flew By!

Wow, I can't believe that summer is almost over.  This one really did fly by and yet I feel like we didn't even really do anything. 

We had my cousin's wedding in Indiana at the end of June and I feel like my whole month of June was consumed by getting ready for that trip.  I was at one store or another almost every day getting stuff for Kaitlyn's dress, getting an outfit for Tyler, getting stuff for me, etc.  It was a nice wedding and we had fun.  Kaitlyn was the CUTEST flower girl I have ever seen, but I may also be partial. 

While we were in Indiana for my cousin's wedding, we were also visiting Jerry's side of the family.  We stayed with his mom.  She has this cute town home in Indianapolis that is just perfect for her.  It's only a two bedroom so it was a tight squeeze for the 5 of us, but we made it work.  The kids and I slept in the guest room and Jerry slept in the loft area on a little pull out sleeper.  She has a little patio area that leads up to a shared outside space that the kids LOVED.  They were able to run around in the grass and had a ball.  It was cold, which surprised me because it was the end of June and I wasn't expecting it to be so cold.  Coming from Florida where we wear shorts on Thanksgiving and MAY break out a light sweater at Christmas, I was unprepared.  It was all fine though and my children didn't freeze to death.  I think my hot baby boy actually was comfortable for a change.

We were so glad to come home and I think I did a little too much veggin with the kids.  I usually get them to the park, library, mall playground, etc. as much as I can to wear them out, but I got really lazy.  Now school is about to start and I really don't have any time left to do all those things that I normally do.  I'm glad they will be going back to day care because they will get the stimulation that they need and haven't been getting from me.

I had to attend some training this week and left the kids with a babysitter so tomorrow I am going to make it up to my kiddies and take them to a new park that just got renovated.  I'm sure they'll have a blast and it will be great to get out of the house and have some fun with them.

Super Stoked

I am super stoked because I ordered a cricut expression today!  I cannot wait to get that little machine in my house and start cutting away!  I've seen a lot of project on the interwebs that I have been dying to do.  I'm super into home decor right now and I need to do it on the cheap since we have a lot to do to make this house our home.  I think I'm going to start out with card making or scrapbooking until I feel like an expert cricut user before I tackle stuff like vinyl.  I'm going to watching the mail like a hawk for the next week or so!

Happy Fourth

I started this wreath in February and finished it just in time to hang on my door for the fourth.

I love how it turned out and it makes me feel all patriotical :)  It's made with felt using the felt pomander technique that you can find all over the blogosphere these days.  Hope you have a safe and happy fourth!