Book Page Topiaries and Seasonal Blocks

The other day I decided I wanted to make a new decoration for my shelves in my dining room, so I came up with this!

Topiaries! I've been seeing lots of cute things made out of book pages and numbers, so I decided to use that idea for these! These were so simple! Here's what you need:

-3 clay pots...I paint .79 cents each at Michael's

-3 wooden dowels...I already had these

-3 styrofoam balls...you can get these at the dollar store as well...they were out when I needed them so I got mine at Michael's...you get 6 for about $4

-Moss...I bought a huge bag at the $ store

-Circle punch...I used 1.25 inch and 1 inch

-Sewing Pins...I had these

-Paint

-Vinyl

-Foam Blocks...the kind used for floral design....I got a pack of 5 at the $ store

-Old Book, or scrapbook paper

What you do:

Paint your dowels, and pots....my pots needed a few coats! In the mean time punch out lots of circles. I used 2 different sizes and stacked them on top of each other. Using the pins, place your circles on the styrofoam balls. Once your balls are filled and your dowels are dry, place the dowel through the ball. Place the foam blocks at the bottom of the pots and cover with moss. Stick your dowel in the foam block and you are done!

Also on that shelf is my seasonal blocks...I changed it up a bit!

Engagements

I just realized that I never got around to posting these!!! I took these many many months ago! These are some engagements that I did for my bestie! Thought I'd share them! These were taken at Red Rock!

Kids Room Revealed

When I first found out I was pregnant with my son Landon, I decided to go neutral when it came to bedding, because we knew that most likely our kids would be sharing a room. I originally went with black and cream french toile, then I accented with blue. My original plan was: add pink when I find out I'm having a little girl...so originally thats what I did! I went to DI, and I also found old frames lying around the house....I just painted some pink and blue picture frames. I liked it at first...but then I thought it was kind of girly considering Landon. So....I changed it....again...I was inspired by some vintage flash cards that I bought at Thanksgiving point a few years ago.

Before:

The inspiration:

After:

I was also inspired by the vintage toys that target now carries....that's what's on the shelves in the pic above...Paul and I made those shelves by the way....only $8 each!

We decided to go with a bunk bed for Landon's bed...he of course is on the bottom...I lucked out and was able to get the same bedding that we bought for the crib when Landon was a baby.

I bought these vintage flash cards off of etsy and hung them with jute and clothespins....I took apart the clothespins and painted them....Love it!

This is above the closet

We needed a little extra storage, so I bought these metal paint buckets at Lowe's...they work great and have that vintage look I was going for!

Photography

These past few weeks I have been getting a little bit more into photography! I love it! I still have a ton to learn....I'm a beginner...but here are some pics from the past 4 shoots I've done! If you have any photography tips you'd like to share....please do!!!!

Seasonal Blocks!!!

As most of you know I love crafting and I love looking at blogs...crafty blogs! I stumbled across this blog a few weeks ago, and saw these seasonal blocks...I thought "I need to make some!!! A decoration for every holiday...literally!!!"

Here's what you need:

-10 blocks, whatever size you desire....mine are about 3.25x3.25, we got a huge piece of wood at Home Depot, and cut it to the desired size

-Paint

-Vinyl Letters, cardstock letters, or big alphabet stamps

-ink

Here's what you do:

1. Sand blocks if needed, I actually didn't because I was going for a more worn look.

2. Paint blocks, I used an acrylic paint, and I only needed one coat.

3. Once dry, sand edges, if desired! I sanded mine.

4. Ink/ distress the edges if you like that kind of look! I sure do!

5. Place letters on the blocks. Here are the letters you need for each block:

Block One: H Y E D
Block Two: A C R S
Block Three: R P E T
Block Four: V N L O
Block Five: E O M D
Block Six: S M K I
Block Seven: T F B W
Block Eight: U A G L
Block Nine: P J I H
Block Ten: F P S C

6. You are done!!!

These are the words you can make with this one set of blocks:

Harvest
Welcome
Faith
Family
Spooky
Friends
Winter
Freedom
Blessed
Snow
Home
Hope
Monster
Mother
Dream
Easter
Lucky
Love
Santa
Glory
Romance
Love
Pumpkin
Frosty
School
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Father
Fall
Happy
Merry
Fairy
Fairies
Jolly
Flowers
Wishes
America

When you are not using a block, just decorate it with some cute ribbon, and some cute nic-nacks!

CTR Blocks

Need a primary gift?? These CTR blocks make the perfect baptism gift! These are about 3.5 inches tall and 7 inches long. Theses are available for $6 each.