{pinned}

Some dreamy spaces to share with you on this lovely Friday...

Source: designsponge.com via Mandy on Pinterest

Source: designsponge.com via Mandy on Pinterest

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Happy almost weekend!

{pinterest knock-off}

dfWell lookie here I actually have a crafty project to share today!

Let me add a disclaimer from the start though...I shamelessly stole this idea from Jamie of The Letter 4 blog.

I pinned it. I copied it. I'm not ashamed. :)

And yes, it is yet another jewelry holder. You might remember that I already created one here and here. And yes...I still had more jewelry to organize. Lots of necklaces and bracelets that were calling an old hat rack in our laundry room home.

That needed to change. So when I saw this cute and simple project...

Source: theletter4.com via Mandy on Pinterest

I knew I had to make it. Because I had a hanger. And burlap. Can you say free jewelry organizer? Sweet!

I did make one little mistake in my design that you will see at the end...but I'm still really happy with how it turned out. Here's a quick play by play of the project...

I started out with my hanger, a piece of burlap that I measured to fit the width of the hanger and the length I wanted {16"x20"}, some fun green yarn, and a thick plastic needle...

Then I used my yarn to attach the burlap to the hanger...

And also to make two handy pockets at the bottom...

And voila!

But there was one teeny tiny problem.

I forgot that in Jamie's original version, she hung the burlap from the top of the hanger so the necklaces could be hung from the bottom part...

Source

When I realized this I kind of felt like I did when my recent newborn basket knitting project turned into nothing more than a hat for me...

Doh!

Buuuut I was determined to make lemons into lemonade so I hung it anyway. And it actually works great! It is a perfect sound barrier between my necklaces and the hard wood door {the clanging of them against the door isn't quite what you want at 7 am with a sleeping hubby still in bed}, and I found a cute hanger of the boys' to hang my necklaces on.

And I love the little pockets for my bracelets...

The ones that didn't fit went into the little cubby below. I know my jewelry is happy to be out of the laundry room, and I feel good about completing one of the bajillion Pinterest ideas I've been loving. Everybody wins!

And thanks so much Jamie for the inspiration!

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{playing dress up}

Happy Wednesday friends! Time to play dress up again. I've been struggling a bit this past week with outfits because the weather has still been cold in the mornings, but warming up nicely by the afternoon. Today it is going to be in the 70's! Heaven! So here is a peek into my adventures in dressing this past week...

Thursday I felt a bit like a cowgirl. I liked it but also felt awkward. I love this skirt but I'm not sure about it with boots...it seems more like a summer/sandal skirt. What do you think?

Ruffle tee: maurices
Cardigan, skirt and tights: Target
Boots: Kohl's
Flower necklace: The Bird's Papaya
Charm necklace: local craft fair

Friday I had the day off so no pic...and I also slacked during the weekend. So on to Monday!

I'm not really digging Monday's outfit. The skirt is new {Old Navy via Ebay} and so is the necklace {Target} and I wanted to wear both of them so much that I put this together. Not really sure it works. But I love both pieces! 

Tee: Target
Cardigan: Kohl's
Skirt: Old Navy via Ebay
Tights and boots: Kohl's
Necklace: Target

Yesterday was my favorite outfit this week because I wore my favorite skirt...this thing gets a lot of air time on the blog. It makes me feel skinny so of course it comes out to play a lot!

Tee: Target
Sweater: JC Penney
Skirt: Sears
Tights and boots: Target
Earrings: Kohl's

Today I was going to wear a skirt with bare legs but I wasn't quite ready for that {my legs weren't either! } so I went with dress pants instead. But yay for not stockings with my flats!!

Lace tank: Kohl's
Cardigan: Dillard's
Pants: Gap
Flats: c/o maurices gift card
Necklace: Maurices
Earrings: The Purple Attic

Hope everyone is having a great week, and also enjoying wonderful weather like we are here in Indiana!

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{weekend fun}

The boys are at such a fun age right now. Almost 4. Curious about everything. Developing their own unique personalities and interests. The weekend with them are my most favorite time right now. I wish every weekend was three days long like this one has been.

We took a little family trip to a nearby shopping center on Friday that had a Toys R Us. Talk about sensory overload! Ben picked out a new Chuggington train, and Landon snagged a pirate dress-up kit, complete with telescope and sword. Arrrggghhh matey!

Ben got in on the pirate action when we got home...love this photo of my handsome Captain Hook...

Yesterday morning we made muffins and Landon told me about something really important...can't remember what it was now. ;)

And last night we broke out our big paper roll and paints from IKEA.

This had to be one of my favorite activities yet with them...so much fun to see their creativity come out in the colors they chose and the shapes they drew. Landon came up with a pretty cool "smiley face"...

And Ben started off with some big color blobs...

We all did some hand prints...

And once the paper was full the boys found a different canvas...

It took a bubble bath AND a shower to wash off all of that artwork. :)

And here was their finished masterpiece...

Such a fun filled weekend and we still have a day to go!

{playing dress up}

Happy What I Wore Wednesday! If you are new to this weekly display of narcissism, let me assure you that I do it for wardrobe inspiration by linking up with Lindsey over at The Pleated Poppy...not just to post 10+ photos of myself in the same goofy pose. ;)

So here's what I wore this past week...

Thursday...{not digging this outfit at all but I'm keeping it real and sharing it}

Gray tank: Kmart
Plumb top: Kohl's
Cardigan: c/o maurices giftcard
Pants: JC Penney
Flats: Kohl's
Necklace: SarieJune

Friday...

Ruffle tee: maurices
Cardigan: Kohl's
Skirt: Sears
Tights and boots: Target
Necklace: Walmart
Earrings: Kohl's

Monday...

Sweater: Kohl's
Skirt: Walmart
Tights: Target
Boots: Kohl's
Necklace: Kohl's
Earrings: The Bird's Papaya

Tuesday...

Ruffle tee: maurices
Cardigan: Target
Skirt: Sears
Tights and boots: Target
Necklace: Target
Earrings: The Purple Attic

Today...

Cream tee: JC Penney
Cardigan: Kohl's
Skirt: Walmart
Tights: Target
Flats: c/o maurices giftcard
Earrings: Kohl's
Scarf: Gift from hubby {old}

Hope everyone is having a good week!

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