A Piece of Family History

Last summer my mother got a new fence for her backyard. Which meant, obviously, that the old fence would need to come down. The backyard holds memories of birthday parties, friends hanging out, family gatherings, and celebrations.

I had her save some of the fence pieces to create a memento for my sister, brother and myself. Our childhood backyard fence made into art.

I got four fence pieces and had them reattached back together and cut into three sections. I then used a vinyl outline of the word "family" to paint each section, choosing a different font for each.

I finished up the artwork just in time for Easter weekend. I was so excited to present them to my sister and brother. I can't wait to see where they display theirs, and where I decide to put mine!

Happy Easter!

He lives! He lives! My Savior lives!

Happy Easter!!

Star Wars Party

Daniel turned 6 and we had a Star Wars Party.
I'll just let these pictures speak for themselves...

Valentine's Fun

I remember writing out Valentine cards when I was little, picking just the right one for my friends and one that wasn't too icky for the boys in the class.

I enjoyed helping the kids get their own cards ready this year. They actually had their Valentine party at school on Friday. So, we can share what they did today!

Of course Daniel needed a Star Wars card. I found an awesome design on pinterest and just enlarged it a little for our needs. We also found his box design on pinterest.
He was so cute, concentrating so hard writing all the names on the cards.

Olivia wanted an owl themed card, and I found a great one on Living Locurto. This gal has lots of cute downloads, tons of them are free! We made Olivia's box with the Hello Kitty Cricut Cartridge.
We had a close call with the snow last night, but we're off to school for a fantastic Valentine's Day!

Imagine the Impossibilities, My Version

In January, I joined the "Imagine the Impossibilities" challenge. I posted goals, not realizing we were supposed to accomplish them before January 31!

However, I am proud to say that 3 of my house goals were accomplished!

My first minor goal was to get the shelf put up in Daniel's room. Jeff had been reluctant to hang it , but finally gave in. It looks great and was actually in my bedroom as a teenager!

Second, we had our master bed and bath repainted, PLUS got new bedding. It looks great! Now every room in the house has been repainted since we moved in...it's time to start over...with the kids' bathroom...

My last project I started planning over Christmas. I've seen all of the locker systems on blogs, Pinterest and catalogs. I decided we could really use one for all of our shoes, jackets, sports bags, hats...you get the picture. I measured my area and had the construction class at school build them. After some carpenter's putty and finishing paint, it looks wonderful! It was hard to get a good picture of the unit, my hallway/laundry area is very narrow. The unit has two towers and a bench with more cubbies.

My most ambitious goal hasn't been tackled yet. I've still got to get a carpenter over to build a wall and finish the attic...

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My Old Kentucky Home

Yes, that is ME KariAnne is talking about!!! She just made my day!!!

KariAnne is my hand-waving, fellow country club member, Book Club member, Girl Scout momma, expert decorator and crafter friend!

My daughter is always making up songs. She made up one recently about a purple pineapple, it has become her signature song, just ask her friends. I made a canvas using KariAnne's technique for her room.

Progress!

I'm so excited...my dream of lockers in my laundry/back hallway is finally coming true...

The bench and lockers are installed, now to paint, install coat hooks and organize! Sorry for the "low light" pictures.

Will share pictures as more progress happens!