today's post is brought to you by the letter h

I've been looking for a wooden letter to add to our kid's art wall for some time now.  My favorite was the sleek, modern, wooden W that I saw outside of the women's bathroom at our local mall, but no luck in finding out where they got it.  Ever ask a bathroom attendant if they know where the "W" came from? Yeah, well I don't suggest it.

So after I had some leftover moss the other day from crafting some wreaths with a friend,

isn't her finished wreath great?!

I decided who needs super cool, modern wooden letters anyway?  Not me.  I'll just make my own letter thankyouverymuch. 

The "super moss" and the letter came from Hobby Lobby.  I think the moss was $7 and the letter was $3.  It comes in one big sheet so you can use it for multiple projects.

 

The first thing you'll want to do is lay your letter on the back of the moss, trace around it, and cut it out.  I don't have a photo of this because I forgot to take one.
    

 I used mod podge to adhere the moss but you could use a hot glue gun or even Elmer's.

 Press the moss onto the letter...

 

Lay your letter, moss side down, and put something on top of it for a few minutes.

Now that might be one of the quickest (10 minutes) and cheapest ($10) crafts I've done in a while...well except for my kitchen curtains.

It's just leaning up there right now so I can keep my options open if I need to move it. 

Wal Mart chairs

 

I have to share this great find with you today.  I've been wanting to replace our broken and hazardous office chairs and when I saw these on clearance at Wal-Mart the other day (for $15, what!?) I knew I shouldn't pass these up. 

 

 

I actually bought one for every member of our family--black for the boys (ignore the mess:) ) and white for me.  I knew they would be ok with them, but I had no idea that they would like them as much as I did.  And they're comfortable too.  If your Wal Mart doesn't carry them, you can find them here.  They aren't clearanced online but they're still a good price.

valentine's week and a printable

I think holidays should be given an entire week.  Don't you?  Especially birthdays.  Actually a month for birthdays and a week for other holidays.  So, Happy Valentine's Week!

Sometimes I focus so much on chocolates, what to get my husband, trying to think of something special to do for my kids, more chocolate, putting some red or pink touches around the house, and oh yeah, the chocolate, that I overlook the Greatest Love in my life.  When I look at God's love, everything else seems so much like a shadow of the real thing.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my family and I do like to get gifts, but the love He has for me is infinitely better. 

 

 Even my love for Him is so small and self-centered in comparison to His love for me.  I learn what love is by looking at His love, but I only love Him and others when He consumes my life and decides to love through me. 

It's all Him. 

There are so many times that I just wish I could "get it."  Wouldn't that be great, if we really had an idea of the magnitude of His love?  Life would never be the same.  I would never be the same.  Might be a little like a newborn baby trying to understand the depth of his mother's love for him. 

Well, here's my feeble attempt to take a look at His words about me, His child.  These modified Scriptures make up the best, longest run-on sentence you've ever read.

 

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happy valentine's day!

out on a limb

 

Maybe it's the excessive amounts of tree limbs that are down in our part of the country because of the ice and snow, or maybe it's just a desire to find ways to decorate without spending money...

but I must warn you,

I'm on a tree limb kick.

This one came from a tree my parents cut down last year.  They thought I was crazy when I loaded it up in my minivan and brought it home.

 It used to reside in the boys' room to hang hats on (you've seen it before in the t-shirt canvas post)  but I decided they didn't love it as much as I did so I moved it downstairs.

We've been needing something for coats at the front door so we'll try this for a while. 

I'll keep you posted. 

 

 Here are a few more ideas...



Don't you adore this idea?  I love the look but I'm afraid those sweet birds wouldn't last long in our house...maybe some plastic snakes or something.



design sponge

This has happened at our house a few times but not on purpose.  There's something about the simplicity and randomness with this one that I love...pure art.



design sponge

How cool would this be in a kid's room!? 



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You could use tree limbs like these last two photos for almost every season...red hearts for Valentine's Day, Snowflakes for winter, bats for Halloween, leaves cut out of newspaper for fall...I could go on...

 

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Tree limbs are even going to be the main decoration for our school's Winter Festival this month.

 

 

tree limbs + silver spray paint + son who loves to spray paint almost as much as his mom=cheap winter trees

 

They may turn up missing after the festival:)

 

brickyard buffalo

Such an exciting day...I'm selling this piece on

Brickyard Buffalo...and it's discounted!

Have you heard of Brickyard Buffalo? Surely you have.

They are an online pop-up market that showcases individual companies and their freshest items, constantly working to bring you all the best products available and all in one place.

They have new discounted deals everyday. I've already bought some wonderful scarves for $7.
Seven bucks, people! And I loved the pillows but they sold out before I could make up my mind.

Darn indecision. So hurry, check out their deals so you don't miss out on a great buy!

 

weekend in pictures

Here's a look at our long weekend in pictures...