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Christmas Planning

Posted by Liberty | Monday, December 5, 2011 | Labels: christmas, craft, pinterest | 4 comments

WOW… I just realized that I have been OUT OF THE STATE for 12 days out of the last 17. No wonder I feel like I can’t get caught up. It was worth it all, though. We spent Thanksgiving in Colorado with my BFF (aka my sister) and then headed to North Carolina this past weekend to ride the Polar Express (if you follow me on twitter, then you were privy to pics).

Now, it’s already the 5th of December!!

It seems like I’ve been so excited for this season and tossing ideas in my head for so long…

it’s time to EXECUTE and I’m STILL not sure where to focus my energy.

Here are some of the ideas I want to complete ASAP:

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I want to do a variation of this inside though…

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For my dining room table (guess I have to clean the craft stuff off first).

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For end tables or as accents on the bar in the kitchen?

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This is a good one for the kids to get knee deep in!

NOW… ideas for the kids and Jack’s class:

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Ok, I feel a little more organized… and a bit like the Little Engine… I think I can,

I think I can,

I think I can.

“i am thankful” Handprint Tree

Posted by Liberty | Monday, November 14, 2011 | Labels: craft, kids, pinterest | 2 comments

I saw this idea on Pinterest… AND I actually followed through and made it!! I am in the process of helping each kiddo in Jack’s class make one BUT those aren’t quite finished yet. It’s quick and easy… a little paint and some cardstock/construction paper and you are good to go.

For this project, paint the hand and a little of the forearm brown so you have the tree trunk and the branches when you place the hand/arm on the paper. Next, squirt a tish of green paint along the bottom and let your child use his/her fingers to make the grass. I let little man make the leaves out of his tiny finger prints in red, orange, and yellow all on his own.

Since we are so close the Thanksgiving, I asked Finn (and each child in Jack’s class) what they were thankful they had in their lives, typed them all out, and cut them into little strips. I glued Finley’s for him, but each child gets to glue their thankful items anywhere they want on their tree. I absolutely LOVE watching the creativity flow with the little people in my life.

Each child has their very own stamped name plate that will be attached with mini brads. Kids are sooooo proud of their artwork and need something fancy now and then to accent it!! (imo anyways)

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Pinned it, Did it, Loved it!!

Posted by Liberty | Wednesday, November 9, 2011 | Labels: pinterest | 1 comments

Sorry for the absence as of late. The sickness germs have officially made it through my house not once, but TWICE. But, never fear… I have had a shot in my hiney and some other good drugs to make me as good as new (good thing I have a good doctor).

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So, like a good many of you I’m sure, I pin all of these fabulous ideas with aspirations of recreating them all! I spend so much time getting inspired that I run out of steam…

BUT, my Bath and Bodyworks plug in oil scent was out and I remembered the above pin! I followed the tutorial filling the empty container with water and essential oils. I used about 20 drops each of orange and clove oils (that’s what I had on hand). I plugged it in and holy crap, it smelled amazing!! I wasn’t sure how well it would work, so I only filled it about 1/2 full. It only lasted a week or so, but I will definitely do it again. You can change up your scents more frequently and it is a much healthier alternative.

I am working on my posts about Finley’s birthday party (that was, ahem, almost 2 months ago) and finishing up a super cute craft in Jack’s class tomorrow.

Stay tuned for the details!

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Crap and Clutter

Posted by Liberty | Friday, September 30, 2011 | Labels: life, pinterest | 3 comments

Whilst looking at all of the beautiful home decor pictures on Pinterest…

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(as I’m drooling and feel the envy creep into my soul) a thought popped in my head…

I’ve decided that what makes them so appealing (other than the AWE-some designs) is that they are free from crap and clutter.

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When I think of a dream house, of course these types of images pop into my head. BUT, are they realistic for people like me? I’m one of those crafty whimsical types that would rather be working on a project than cleaning. I’m actually jealous of my friends who have the innate cleaning and organizing talent (which I have quite a few of, btw… secretly I’m hoping they will magically transfer some of their super powers to me!)

This is my reality. No matter how many times in a day I pick up toys, they reappear and multiply. In fact, if I took another picture of the exact same area right now, you would see all new crap on the floor plus some! Can I use kids as an excuse?? I would, but look:

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There are two kidlets in this picture. Is their kid crap hidden in their rooms? Or is it hidden in the corners of the living room that we can’t see in this picture? (I kid, I kid… I know it’s a staged picture, but still!)

If I let a little more light in, will my living room look any better?? Probably not, you will just be able to see more of the dust and dog hair on the floor. (Yes, Finley is STILL climbing on the couch despite being told no.)

I think I have some potential in this room, I just don’t know how to go about putting all my ideas, clutter, and crap together to yield the result I want. I can’t get rid of the kidlets so I supposed I’m going to have to purge some of the kid crap and my own clutter.

Sigh… I’m working on it!