making things makes me happy

I wish I could take credit for any of these ideas but I actually found them all online and made them my own. I have to say I love them all and I wish I could come up with these things myself.

First I found a .50 cent picture frame at a yard sale:
I spray painted it, glued some fabric onto the backing, cleaned the glass and made it the centerpiece of my coffee table:
I love the way it turned out and have had to control myself from buying every picture frame I see to create trays for every empty spot in my house!

I bought a drill awhile back and I finally bought masonry drill bits so that I could hang a few things on my deck that have been hanging out in my basement wayyyy to long. I put them up this morning and realized I needed to add something to the little box underneath the mirrored window. Then I remembered a cute set of little birdies some way crafty lady had done for her daughter and figured I could try to recreate a few for the box. Here is my drill I have fell in love with and the things it helped me hang on my deck.


I found some scraps of fabric that were my great grandmothers and started making the birdies!













I made a bird template- ironed and cut out the fabric.








Sewed together both sides- cut out a heart from felt and attached it for the wing.











Stuffed birdie and sewed on the beak...







Sewed up his tummy and glued on an eye

and put him in his new nest outside!

Now off to make two more friends for him!

sell, sell, sell

shhhh... don't tell Kristin! Today was a busy but fun day! We set up a yard sale on the carport and watched the mullets shop! I am hot and tired but Ashley and I both came out with about 70 bucks so I would say it was well worth it.

Bathroom Makeover

Inspiration from Bed Bath and Beyond.


















Before- all white and make shift curtain.















new paint, new shower curtain, new rug and new bamboo shade.




















old white cabinets with gold handles...yuck

















purple cabinets with silver handles...yay!

















White shelf turned purple...

















matching picture and grey wall.




who can pass up a paint sale at home depot? clearly not me. this bathroom makeover was long over due! i like the way the colors turned out but i wish i knew how to fix the other stuff too... i want new lights and a new mirror and i want the gold plated accessories gone! oh well maybe in time- all i know is that if those things ever do get switched out they are going to have to match the grey and purple paint because i NEVER want to paint that room again!

Oh Baby O!

A lazy summer day with no kids to teach or lessons to plan that promised to be full of shopping sure did a take a surprising, wonderful, exciting, fabulous and amazing turn!

Recess on the last day

Nadia of course couldn't even get along with anyone, even on the last day and had to sit out. Unable to stay silent she was asking a million questions. Then she asked why I didn't have a husband I thought I would be able to deflect the question with a question (WRONG!) so I asked why her mom wasn't married. She informed me she was waiting until she found a Jehovah witness, she didn't want no church boy. Then she was back to me and my empty left hand so I said well Nadia I am waiting until I find a boy who can fix stuff for me and she quickly pointed to Justine's dad ( you know the one who comes and stays the entire day and even sits criss cross while I do a read aloud- yea no thanks!) and she goes seriously Miss Scott I bet he can fix bikes and everything I mean look at his hands, they are dirty! Then she said ohhhhh I know! MY dad! You could marry him- he can definitely fix stuff!!!
While Nadia was busy brainstorming who to set me up with Zoe and Bella were "doing my hair" and talking about it. They said they loved my hair because it was soft and shiny. Zoe says sometimes people go to the beauty shop with nappy hair. Bella corrected her and told her that you can't call the patients hair nappy- even if it is! You have to call them tender headed.
Have I mentioned I will miss them terribly!

Is it really over!?!

I can't believe this year is over... it has flown by! We had our beach themed party that was a lot of fun.

Then I sent them home with autograph books and a card from me... I have to say I am more than a little sad to see them go.

That won't work on me!

So it's the end of the year and teaching in my classroom is, well, non existent. (Unless you are Judy reading this and in that case they are totally engaged every second!)
Today I split all the kids up into pairs (of their own choosing) and gave them a sheet of paper and they were to write a sentence about what they liked about 1st grade and then draw a picture of that thing. I was sitting at my desk and all of a sudden I hear Zachary say to Gabe "that is totally not going to work on me!" I look up to see what he was talking about and I saw this: Gabe was making a pouty face because he wanted to color in the picture and so did Zachary... I guess he was trying to use his power of persuassion but Zachary was quick to tell him that would not work on HIM!