Craft-Tastic Thursday


Operation Necklace Holder.

On my quest to be better accessorized (and organized) I have gained a collection of necklaces with nowhere to put them. I was housing them with the rest of my ‘good’ jewelry and it was becoming a mess to put it nicely!
I don’t remember where I originally saw this idea, but this was my answer to my accessory problem….

I bought a small piece of peg board at Home Depot and had the kind man there cut it in half for me. I then spray painted it black- I wanted a neutral color that would show the jewelry well. 

I was going to leave it like this, but it was too blah. I went back to Home Depot (where I spent my summer) and picked up a decorative trim. I then impressed myself when I made angle cuts to make a frame.

 

I chose a few decorative knobs at Hobby Lobby that would become the hooks. 
Simply place the hooks through a hole and screw on the nut.....
Doesn't get much easier!
 Add your necklaces...and you're done! 
 Voila! 

Neat? Check! Organized? Check! Easy to find your necklaces? Check!
The best part is you can continue to add knobs as your necklace collection grows. You can even add some S hooks to hang bracelets from. 
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Summer Lovin'

Happened So FAST! My love for summer vacation has come to an end. Labor Day is around the corner and school is well on it's way. 

So, what did we accomplish on the bucket list???

10 out of 21 isn't bad. 

And honestly, I wasn't using the best judgement when creating this list...    HELL-O we live in FL! So my fall bucket list will be created soon and you will see some of these items appear there. 

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Long time, no post!

What have we been up to???

A few weeks ago we were at the beach.
Every year The Mr.'s family comes down and we spend the week at the beach. Since we have all decided to start our own families we are now up to 21 people! It makes for very interesting dinners out, and a lot of looks at the condo.




Annual picture of the boy cousins.
Funny story- 1st time we took this picture they were just barely 1, and were screaming.
So, as any good parent(s) would do, we took it from the back ;)

2 weeks ago, teachers went back to work. My classroom looks the best it EVER has, which is bitter sweet. It was a rough week for me because enrollment is down at our school and I've been put on hold. So, my classroom sits unfinished (I was told half way through the week) with no kids and I try to busy myself with things for the school and my teammates. It is going to be a VERY long 9 days until I find something out. Here is a sneak peek of my unfinished room. :(
What was supposed to be the reading corner
Bunting and color scheme for my room


I crammed in a birthday party.
(A sneak peek at the party...post of the entire event will be up soon. :)


AND, my little boy started PreK! I don't know where the last four years have gone, but I hope that time slows down.
Nice...
Typical, silly!

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Remembering...3rd Birthday

I know. I've been MIA. You'll hear my excuses real soon. But, until I get to that post (and E's 4th Birthday post) I thought I would tie you over with last year's birthday fun.

Like most 3 year olds, E LOVES Mickey Mouse...
We surprised him with a slide....
Pure excitement when he woke up from his nap!


I made the cupcakes...before I took a cake decorating class
and the Oreo Mickey heads didn't turn out the best.
He enjoyed his own personal ice cream cake courtesy of one of his grandmothers. 

The HUGE Mickey balloon.
I used this picture for thank you notes.

Close up of the 'banner' I created
using personal pictures of him with Disney characters






Paper garland I sewed.

Ooohhh Toodles!




Party hats with Mickey ears that I made.
And I promise to be a better Blogger.....if anyone actually reads this ;)

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Remembering...2nd Birthday

E's love for any form of transportation inspired his second birthday....
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

The 'train' carried his cupcakes and one of the cars was his personal cake










I made sailing flags to hang in the house-
I ran out of time so they became decorations on the wall

Patiently waiting for his cake.

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