Spoiled Absolutely Rotten!

You can imagine my excitement when the below item showed up at my door as a gift from my sweet husband for my birthday!...

But to top it off with this sweet little guy!?....

We lovingly named him Hiccup.  We're big How to Train Your Dragon fans :O).  He is so cute and fluffy and teeny tiny...

You can't even begin to believe the shock I had this morning while leisurely scrolling down through the Whipperberry blog Friday Flair Favorites when I scrolled right into MY OWN PROJECT!  Holy smokes!  Will someone - with a good back - go jump on the nearest couch and scream with excitement for me?!?!  I couldn't even believe it!  Totally made my day...

I'm honestly just so grateful (and very humbled) to have a wonderful little family that is happy and healthy, money to pay our bills, for the recent pain free days I've experienced, and a loving Father in Heaven!  A little icing on the cake occasionally sure does make life fun though!

Modge Podge Name Letters

I had so much fun doing these! We have a fantastic wood store locally - The Wood Connection - I bought the unfinished letters there. They have a great variety of sizes and fonts. I'm positive I went with this font because I simply could not RESIST the adorable curly "i" dot.

I sanded and sealed the wood first (not sure if you actually have to do that). Then I picked out the paper I wanted to use and matched the paint to it. I traced the letter on the backside of the paper and cut it out...it took a little bit of fussing to get it just right. I painted each letter, and then used Modge Podge to apply the paper. I thought this floral pattern was just so sweet...
And I'm a sucker for polka dots...

For the "f" I just painted it brown and highlighted the edges with pink...

I love these stripes! They remind me of an ice cream shop...

And I certainly couldn't live without this pink and white damask pattern...

Finished it off with pink and white polka dot ribbon tied it together with chocolate grosgrain.

I keep thinking I should add a cute flower somewhere...and maybe a button or something. Maybe one of these days!


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Craft Blog Coming Soon!

A little sneak peek of what's to come....

Crafting...
Kids projects (Fruit Loops to colored sand)...

Recipes...

Repurposed clothing...

Healthy lunches for kids...

Homeschool fun...

Gardening...

Cake decorating...

See ya soon!