Monday was a weird day for me. I feel like I lost a part of my childhood. I know many people must feel this way. I’m just going to say thank you, Mr. Williams, for sharing your talent with the world. You will be missed.
– Chelsey
P.S. photos of Robin Williams credit: Peggy Sirota
Categories: announcement
When you become a mother, things change. You put someone else’s needs before your own and the “normal” in your life is different. Showers. Exercise. Eating well. Socializing with humans that don’t talk about Frozen. All things we forget about, or at least I do.
Since becoming a mother I have written many maintenance blog posts. These posts are reminders for me to take care of MYself. I don’t share a ton about me anymore, because this is the big ‘ol Internet and it gets bigger everyday, but I do like to share a small tidbit here and there.
My kiddo is nearing her 5th birthday and I’ve fallen into yet another “not taking care of myself” rut. It’s not on purpose, I just forget. I let stress overwhelm me and take over my mind. Skipping one day of gym time somehow turns into one month without working out. I slowly lose confidence and I don’t quite know why… Then I remember there’s a 3rd person in the family, me. I get the feeling that this may be something that continues to happen as the kiddo grows older and I will just need to teach myself to pay attention and remember to take the time to exercise or watch a favorite television show with a bag of popcorn. Me stuff.
It’s hard to get back on the right track, but I’m back to working out consistently and eating better again. I know things will get off track if my daughter gets sick or something else unforeseen happens, but sometimes I just need this reminder: breath and take care of me.
– Chelsey
The Forgotten Files: I have to tell you… there are quite a few projects I’ve made and then forget to share. Whoops! This particular project is from February. Ha! I made this Felt Flower Hair Garland DIY when I traveled down to Palm Springs for Meet/Make/Do. Making a felt flower is a lot easier than you’d think and below I’m sharing how you can make a couple different kinds. You can make them into a whole hair garland, or even little individual hair clips.
Supplies:
Directions:
1. The cool thing about these flowers, they’re so easy to create and you don’t have to be exact with measurements. For my red flowers I cut a section of felt measuring roughly 3 – 4 inches wide by 8 inches long.
2. Fold the felt in half and glue the two edges together.
3. Use your scissors to trim little cuts along the folded side of the piece.
4. Roll down the flower. Glue the edge as you roll.
5. Make some leaves: Freehand cut some leaf shapes. Use your hot glue and put a dot of glue at one end, then pinch the end together.
6. Want some more variety in flowers? Cut out a circle. Make one snip from the edge of the circle to the center. Glue the cut edge of the flowers together. Make a mini version of the red flower (steps 1 – 4) with some white felt. This will work perfect for the circle flower center.
7. Make multiple flowers. For my hair topper I made: 3 large red flowers, two large blue flowers, three small blue flowers, two orange circle flowers, and 6 leaves.
7. Freehand cut out the base for your flower hair topper. I measured the felt on top of my head to get the correct length. Start to glue your flowers on the strip! When you’re done glue the flowers, trim any excess felt base.
8. Optional: glue on a couple of hair clips onto the bottom of your hair garland base. I chose to just use hair pins to attach these flowers to my head.
You’re done! You don’t have to make a whole hair garland, you could just make a couple of flowers for a cute little hair clip. These flowers would also make a very cute gift topper!
– Chelsey
P.S. Grass photos ℅ Mary Costa Photography and Chelsea Foy.
Categories: diy, DIY Accessories and Clothing, fashion, style
Summer is still going strong, so we still have time to get some last minute travel in! I LOVE this Instagram Photo Passport Cover my friend Amy (from Mod Podge Rocks) made for the HP Create blog! Seriously, so cute.
Head on over to this post to see her full tutorial!
– Chelsey
P.S. I’m a paid contributor on the HP Create blog.
Today on the Better Homes and Gardens blog I experimented and tried Painting With Bleach. It was fun! Seriously. I painted a lampshade and some napkins, but you can really paint anything that’s mostly cotton. Want to try this for yourself? check out my painting with bleach tutorial on the Better Homes and Gardens blog!
– Chelsey
Tags: home decor
Categories: BHG, diy, For The Home
Preschool is just around the corner and my kiddo is so excited. She loves learning. This crazy kid pretty much knows the alphabet, but still struggles with the lowercase letters. That’s what this print is for. She’s always asking me how to spell things, so if she forgets a letter I can refer to this picture. It’s simple and I think she will love it. If you’d like a copy for yourself, I made a couple different colors for you to print your own!
Supplies:
Directions:
– Save the free print I made for you. To save, right click + download one of the images from these links: blue, pink, orange, and grey.
– Print out the image in a high quality at home (or bring to a print shop). The image is ready for you to print at 8 x 10 or smaller.
You’re all done, just hang it in the kiddo’s room! This could also be a cute gift for a teacher. Put in a cute frame and maybe tie a treat to the frame.
– Chelsey
P.S. This frame is from Target. The fonts I used for this project are free to download and you can find them here: Josefin Sans and Diner Regular.
Tags: print, printable, school
Categories: diy, Free Printables and Downloads
No plastic bags here in this home. Just kidding, it’s hard to avoid plastic bags when you shop. We do try our best to remember to bring cloth bags when we go to stores, but it doesn’t always happen. Even though we don’t always remember to use cloth bags, we do like to keep a nice variety in our home and car for shopping and everyday use. I think I might be more likely to remember a cloth bag if it has a cute picture or quote on it. That’s why I made myself a new bag. I just ironed on the printable I made onto a pre made cloth bag, and I’m done. I love this thing and have already brought it out to our local farmer’s market. If you’d like to make you’re own, I provided the printable for you to use for free! Check out the directions below for my cloth bag DIY and free printable.
Supplies:
Directions:
– Print out your “Not A Plastic Bag” printable on the iron on paper.
– Cut out the printable (leaving about a 1/4 space around the whole image).
– Use a lint roller or some tape to remove any fuzz from the cloth bag. You don’t want to see random dust bunnies or cat hairs hidden under the printable.
– Following the directions of your iron on paper, iron on the “Not A Plastic Bag” printable onto your cloth bag.
– Let the ironed on printable cool completely (a couple minutes). Carefully peel back the paper from the iron on.
– You’re done!
Head on out to the store or your local farmer’s market with your cute new cloth bag!
– Chelsey
P.S. Just a reminder that you are very welcome to use these printable for personal use. The printables cannot be adjusted or used for commercial use.
