Being Crafty

Largely due to my unhealthy addiction to Pinterest, I have been extrodinarily crafty lately... for me anyway! I love being crafty, but I am not very creative so I need ideas to get me going.  Luckily Pinterest is FULL of ideas! 

I found two things recently that I thought were easy and great ideas, so I copied :)

Both of these are basically scrapbook paper placed inside a frame with glass.  The glass then can be used as a "dry erase" board!  Genious!

 This one is printed with the words "I love you because..." then you use a dry erase marker to add reasons you love your spouse to leave notes for each other!  Cute idea, right?  We keep it on our dresser since that is a place we will definately look everyday.

Our new kitchen dry erase board is much cuter than buying a plain white board and we can use it to plan the weeks dinner menu!  I just bought a cheap red frame since my kitchen has red accents and used a scrapbook paper with a simple pattern (the pattern also has some red dots, but you can't really see them!)

The third thing I wanted to make was a wreath for the front door.  This time of year there isn't a holiday wreath to use and I hate having the front door empty :(  So I search pinterest for diy wreaths.  I found several that I liked and I took a few bits from each and combined them to make my own!  I knew I wanted it to be a monogram wreath (and since Mom and Eric have a last name with a M and Shawn and I have a last name with a M..perfect) but I wasn't sure what else I wanted.  I decided in the end to use our wedding colors too.  This is what I got.

I had to find some instructions online to figure out how to make the felt rosettes, but I think they turned out pretty good!  Shawn wanted me to paint the M a different color, but in the end I think the white works perfectly!

 I have to admit...I am pretty pleased with my own craftiness :)



Random Musings

I found these pictures of Logan and Marcie on my camera...not sure when they were taken  but they're cute :)

Today we had our volunteer luncheon at work.  We have a large number of volunteers that help us by making blankets, hats, etc for our babies as well as a group that makes memory boxes for people who experience a fetal or neonatal demise.  These volunteers are wonderful and once a year we have a luncheon for them.  Today was the day so yesterday I was busy baking :)  Cupcakes!  Yummy stuff!  I made vanilla cupcakes then some vanilla buttercream frosting as well as some caramel frosting.  I have been making a caramel frosting that I found on Pinterest but I decided to go with a more standard caramel frosting this time...and it was good!!  The other one is good too, but this one is easier plus I was able to save the left over frosting for use later.  Ooooohhhh!   

The cupcakes with the buttercream frosting were for the March of Dimes bake sale at work...Shawn said that after I added the blip of caramel the cupcakes looked like nipples.  I guess.  But whatever, it is for the March of Dimes anyway :)   I guess nipples are appropriate!  Only a man would notice that!  Both cupcakes turned out delicious.  I am taking a few of the caramel cupcakes tomorrow to visit a friend for her birthday...She is excited for her sugar rush!

A was talking a few weeks ago at work about how cute I think Shawn looks in his suits for work, so the ladies I work with said I needed to take a picture.  Here is one.  I will get another the next time he wears his new linen pants and vest.  I have such a sexy husband :)

Today is Tuesday...Logan and Auntie Lisa day!  Logan decided that he needed to be imprisoned and he looked so cute I had to take a picture.

Then I realized it looks like he is in prison...so I took some in black and white :)

Marcie needed her glamour shot too!  My beautiful girl...so patient with Logan!

I guess that is enough random for today.