the long and winding road- part 2

Dining Room Before:

After:

can't buy me love

As soon as I saw this post on Apartment Therapy, I knew I wanted to make this sign.  

John and I went to Home Depot to pick out the plywood.  We have small car so we strapped it to the roof and drove through Chicago with our hands out the window holding the plywood.  I thought I had frostbite when we got home.  Max really got a kick out of it in the backseat.

It took forever for me to paint it because I'm too cheap to buy more than two packets of vinyl letters.  Each pack only has one M.  There are four M's!  So I had to paint in sections and move the letters down as it dried.

This is how it turned out!  I know didn't use my creativity to change the saying, but taking into account our current one income status, and my love for The Beatles, I thought this was perfect.

we can work it out

I'm going to make this!  A play stove for Maxer.  The idea/instructions are from the DosFamily blog.

The video is in Swedish, but I think I can work it out.  I have an old Ikea nightstand that I'm going to use.  Maybe it will keep Max away from the real stove...

something

I finished my plush stackers for Max!

Kid tested...

Approved!

And for the grand finale...my talented husband helped me put together a funny video of how they were made.  Enjoy!

Yesterday

Remember these?

I got one for Max and he has no idea that it's a telephone.  He's used to the iPhone!  Now I just need to find the old Mickey Mouse record player...

 

the long and winding road

We just passed our one year anniversary in our house....it really has been a long and winding road.  We aren't finished, but we've come a long way.  I'm going to start posting some before and after pictures.  Starting today- the outside.

Before:

After:

Penny Lane

I saw this super easy copper necklace on P.S. I Made This...  It costs pennies!

So P.S.- I made it!

love me do

I made some I love Mama and I love Dada pillows for Max to play with.

This was the best picture I could get!  I put it on a mug for John to keep at work.

This is what most of the pictures actually looked like.  Max wanted to use the pillows to shot put instead of pose with...

I thought this post from Bloesem Kids was a fun idea.  My nephew Owen came over and we made one for his Mama and Dada.  His answers to the questions were so cute!  I put them in Ball Jars and we decorated together.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

xoxo, little mr moo

Modern Patchwork E-Course

I've been looking at this all day, I can't get over how great these projects are!  The quilts in particular- I die!  Rachel Denbow is giving away three e-courses, wish me luck!

Something Old, Something New

Check out my article in the Spring issue of Modern Handmade Child!

Don't forget to flip all the way to the back to see the ad for Outside the Lines Designs, my mom's brilliant business.  OK...I can't wait for you to find it, here it is!