Thanksgiving Dessert Idea...Weekend Website

I love all the fun ideas I find over at Make and Takes, it is definitely one of my favorite blogs. Marie posted these muffin tin mini pies, how cute and easy are these!! I think they would be a super fun dessert for the kids table, and the perfect portion to avoid gaining those holiday pounds. I also am in love with the pumpkin potted plants that craftzilla guest posted. What a lovely idea, they would make such a fun gift for your Thanksgiving host. There are oodles of fun ideas, so be sure to stop by and browse through them. Happy Weekend!!

Weekend Project turned WEEK LONG PROJECT

Okay, I know last Friday I left a teaser about a "Weekend Project" that I was going to complete over the WEEKEND. Well, guess what, I'm just now finished with it...like 5 minutes ago. It took me a week to get it all put together, but really was not hard at all.

Remember this big, old cabinet door...


I sent him out to the Spray Paint Place...


Added some scrapbook paper...



some 8X10 shots of my kiddos...


And now Old Mr. cabinet door looks like this...


Not too shabby for a Yard Sale castoff!

A few of my favorite things...

I recently fell in love with J. Crew's Matchstick jeans. I am a curvy gal and have never thought I could pull off the skinny jean look, but the Matchstick jeans are amazing! I love the waistline (I am so sick of and over low rise!), they are comfy, and while they are a skinny jean, they don't make my hips look too giant. J. Crew isn't in my budget, but the J. Crew outlet is something we can talk about. I finally went on my first post baby jean escapade, which can be a horrifying experience, but I was pleasantly surprised. Not only were the Matchstick jeans an outlet price, they were having 30% off denim, AND if you are a student or a teacher, you get the student discount! I paid almost 60% less than I would at J. Crew in the mall, yup, I was stoked!

Christmas is coming and new eyeshadow is definitely on my wish list, but what I really love about M*A*C cosmetics is their recycle program! Good for the environment and good for me! You can bring in any 6 empty cosmetic cases and get a FREE lipstick!
Last, but not least, one of my favorite things from the past 6 months is the Boppy pillow. I don't know how nursing Moms ever survived without it! In public when I am nursing my arm is dying after trying to support an 18 pound baby! For nursing, tummy time, and practicing sitting up, my Boppy pillow is wonderful. I LOVE it. My one piece of advice is when you register for it, register for 2 covers, I wish I would have, it makes it nice to have an extra cover when you're washing one.
Those are a few of my favorite things, we would love to hear yours! Comment or email us at alilbird3 (at) gmail (dot) com.

One Dollar Wednesday... Cookbook Holder

I was perusing my local "Honks" dollar store the other day, and happened upon this little novelty...


It wasn't a bad idea as it was, but I could see that it had much more potential. I popped open the box and surveyed my pieces...


A trip to the Spray Paint Place for everything, and after a quick coat of primer we were on our way...


I gave the pieces a coat of aqua~ a color I seem to be obsessed with lately~...


While they dried, out to the Spray Paint Place went my flatware. I painted them with a metal primer, and a coat of Krylon Ivory.


I traced my wooden pieces on scrapbook paper, cut the scrapbook paper to size, and attached the paper to the wood(2 pieces) with a coat of ModPodge.


I assembled my "novelty item" to this point.


I knew I wanted to wait to ModPodge my last piece, after assembly, so I could cover these...



I ModPodged the last piece of paper, and sanded my scrapbook paper edges. Then I did one more quick coat of ModPodge on the whole thing to seal it.


While the last coat of ModPodge was drying, I started the antiquing process of my flatware.


I brushed the antiquing medium on, let it sit for a minute, and then rubbed it off. I got this...


I attached the flatware to the front of my cookbook holder with Gorilla Glue.


Here's the final product...


And here she is hard at work...


Wouldn't this make a FUN Christmas gift for friends or neighbors!

Around the Town Tuesday featuring...Logan City

I had the opportunity to "go away" to Logan City with my best friend. It was a wonderful weekend, and I relished every moment I got to spend with him!

We enjoyed the beautiful architecture...




The Fall Foliage was awe-inspiring...




We did some major eating at The Blue Bird Restaurant...






We window shopped...


and stopped into this cute little store...


Look at all this fun decor...





It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...




We even found our future home...


I can't wait to hang out with him again...

Quick Dresser Makeover

When we started the nursery a year ago, we knew we had a small budget. We wanted to see how we could make use of some of our existing items and still have a cute room. I am embarrassed that I actually had this sitting in the room before with decorations on it. YUCK!

A little sanding, some cute green paint, and some metal spray paint on the knobs and legs, we went from drab to fab in a hurry!
Here it is today, MUCH better! Isn't it amazing what a little paint can do??

Stay tuned to see the nursery in all of it's glory...

Fun Way To Use Thanksgiving Leftovers: Weekend Website

I just love "ooing and aahhing" over Diamonds for Dessert, Susan has such a creative talent for baking, and I am super jealous! I came across these beauties and thought they would be so fun for Thanksgiving leftovers. Especially if you are already making rolls for the big day, why not make a pan of these too! I have a list of treats that I am planning to make some day, she has some really fun pirate ideas that I think would be so fun for a boy's birthday party. I am sure you will love looking through all the amazing creations this weekend, enjoy! Happy weekend!