Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Car Seat Conversion

I've been wanting to recover Kayla's carseat for a long time now.  I finally got the nerve to try it yesterday.  It was a little scary and intimidating wondering if I was going to ruin it, but I decided to try it anyway.  I've always wanted her to have a cute girly carseat, but I'm to cheap to buy her one, so. . .  Here it is.  I figured it out, and gave it a try.  Here is a pic of what it looked like before and after.

What a difference!
It took over 12 painstaking hours to finish it but I love how it turned out!  So worth all the time I put into it.  It isn't anywhere near perfect but I love it anyway.  She is even excited about it.  Her favorite color is still blue, but she was so happy when she saw that I made her a pink carseat.  There is some hope for my little Tom Boy yet!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Falling Behind

So I have been falling behind on almost everything except. . . crafting!  I have so many things that I want to make and haven't gotten to, or no place to put it if I do make it.  Here are a few things that I have made recently.  

A prettier version of a white board.  I think the total cost of it was about $5.00.  I bought a cheap 99c frame, some really cheap fabric, and some spray paint and hot glue.  I love how it turned out.  I have a few things more I want to add yet.  I'll get to that eventually.  
 I found this idea for an old shutter conversion.  I had something else completely in mind when I started and then ended up with this.
 I did NOT make this bedding, but I fell in love with it a long time ago and just moved Kayla into a bigger bed and had to have it.  Luckily I could still find it.
 Since she is to big for a mobile I thought that I would make something else for her.  I had seen pictures of these and thought they would be perfect.  She loves them hanging over her bed.

These are just a few of the things I'm working on.  I still have a BIG list of things that I want to make and I'm working my way through it. 

A few things the kids have been up to.

Aiden:

In the beginning of this month he got to go on yet another camping trip with my Dad.  

He LOVES going to preschool and can't wait for Kindergarten so he can ride the bus.  

He loves drawing, writing, coloring, painting, ect.  He knows how to write the whole alphabet!  He has been practicing on my white board a lot since I finished it.

He is very excited for his 5th birthday that is coming up soon.  

We went on his first school field trip to the Pumpkin Patch.  He also graduated from painting pumpkins to carving them this year.  (I'll get pics of that later.)

He can't wait for Halloween. 

Makayla:

She does not believe she is 2.  She tells people she is 24, really wants to be 4 like Aiden.  And gets really upset if you try to convince her she is 2.  

She also got to come with on the field trip to the pumpkin patch.  

She got to paint her first pumpkin this year.  She did a really good job and loved it, until she thought the paint would look better on her.  Thankfully I have a great sister in law who was kind enough to give her a bath for me!  Thanks Kenz!

She wants to go to school with Aiden so badly.  But she is really starting to like playing with Kase the days he is in school.

She LOVES all things animal.  She will finally once in a great while crack out some barbie's play with them for a little bit.

We met Grandma at the Sale Barn for lunch yesterday and she had so much fun watching all of the animals.

She has a HUGE attitude and is not afraid of speaking her mind to anyone around her.

Mike is finally finished with corn so the kids have there Daddy back!  I don't know who likes that better, them or me.  I have someone to help with dinner and bedtime!!