booOooOoOOo!! BOOO!! or boo

so i thought it'd be fun to start the phantom ghost around our apartment complex.
you should start it in your neighborhood too.
i found the printable here and told nick about it.
he wasn't nearly as excited as i was.
he looked at it and said "you've been booed? is that like booOooOOo (scary), or BOOO!! (like you don't agree with the ref), or like you're my boo?"
seriously?? ha ha
he was only excited about eating the treats that i was going to make.
go figure.
however, then i told him about having to leave it, ring, and run..
he is such a little kid cause he said he'd help with that.
well, that night i made these (yep, found them on pinterest) for a little halloween treat to take around.
about half-way in, i thought i was going to be throwing them away..
so if you make them, don't give up! they'll turn out great and even taste better than they look.

i purposely didn't post the original picture next to mine...
i would suggest making them though - great fall treat!

germs are scary

just a cute halloween gift for friends, family, neightbors, visiting teachers, ect.

here's what mine look like..

go here to print off the cute "germs are scary" tag.
you will love their blog if you don't already follow it.

and hurry into bath and body works - the soaps are 50% off right now.

ketchup and mustard

while nick was in greece (for way too long might i add), i went up to my cabin over the weekend with my family. this lovely piece of work has been in our room up there and every time i go, i can only think of ketchup and mustard when i look at it. i guess there used to be two chests of drawers, one red - one yellow. i think someone thought it'd be funny to mix them up i guess and we got stuck with this..

while i was up there, i thought i could help it out a touch. after a few ski runs, laying out and relaxing, i decided to top it off with a project :) perfect summer day if only my husband was there. here is the finishing product - not anything fabulous, but definitely looks better.
so easy! some sand paper, white spray paint, deep ocean acrylic paint, and a finish clear coat.
sorry about the clutter on top, i still need to decorate the room.

diy pedicure

i have only been to get a pedicure once. my feet are so dang ticklish that it almost impossible for the cute ladies to actually do the pedicure. so, if your feet are anything like mine, or would like a pedicure while sitting on a lawn chair at the beach, or if you simply don't want to spend the money.. 

this is for you!

originally, my mom got this pedicure recipe from studio 5 and i got it from her. however, i have changed it a bit and feel weird calling it a recipe when it's for your feet, so we're going to call it a pedicure mixture.

this is all you need. 

ingredients:

1 bucket

warm water

epsom Salt

borax (i can only find this at walmart - by the laundry detergent)

baby oil

directions:

fill your foot spa/bucket with comfortably warm water. soak feet in warm water for 5 minutes.  add 1/2 cup epsom salt and 1/4 cup borax. stir around with feet and soak for another 5 minutes.  while soaking, put 1 cup of epsom salt in a zip-lock bag and add baby oil (enough to mix in with all the salts).  then scrub feet with the baby oil and salt mixture, leave on feet for 1-2 minutes, then wash off in bucket.  dry feet.

you may add a few drops of your favorite essential oil, such as sandalwood, chamomile, lavender, or peppermint.  for a truly exotic soak, float some fresh cut flower heads in the water.

 enjoy!

august 26, 2010

we have happily enjoyed one year of being married.

       there seriously isn't anything better...

people say the first year is the hardest - luckily for us, i don't know how it could get any better :)

 so dang cute, they love him so much

 i finally have brothers, and nephews :)

 sisters :)

what a babe! i love him

it truly has been the happiest year of my twenty two years

            here's to forever. and ever. :)

                     i love you nick.

                  happy anniversary!



stencil designed tray

i picked up this lovely tray at hobby lobby.
i love animal prints but only on certain items.. this is not one of those.

however, it was on clearance and only $5.10..

here is the vision..
i printed this off the internet and cut out all the black with an exacto knife.
     (can't find a stencil you like at hobby lobby - make it yourself!)

i painted the whole thing white as a primer, then covered up the cheetah print area and painted the rest black and let it dry. my cute mom let me borrow her stencil brush (i miss doing crafts at home with all my mom's stuff - now i have to start collecting my own things).

here is the finished product.

mint sorbet, sidewalkers, and over the toupe

i'm obsessed. not your typical choice of nail polish colors - but simply the greatest!