Our little abode

For those of you who have not seen the color of the house sorry these pics are so late but here is the new paint job we had done the week before evias birthday I love it it is the cutest house on the block alot of time love blood and sweat went into this place and we are so proud to have kept it in the family.

Cacias craft corner

Vintage and desiner fabric banners these fun banners can be used for decorations in your home or for parties or for childrens rooms. I start off with a semi circle pattern or a triangle you can make them any size you want I just made mine smaller so you could get a variety of fabrics. for mine I cut out at least 20-25 pieces of fabric. Be sure to make the pattern 1/4 of an inch bigger than what you want the final shape to be to take in account for seam allowances.I trace out the pattern on fabric then cut them out then i take the two pieces and pin them together right sides facing towards each other. then sew 1/4 inch around the edge then turn the fabric inside out. I iron the fabric so it lays flat as possible. I take a 1 inch wide ribbon and iron it in half to create the strand.Take your fabric pieces and space them almost end to end and pin them into place long the seam of the ribbon.Then proceed to sew along the ridge of the bottom of the ribbon.

 Cacias craft corner Vintage button wreath

 

To make these fun wreath I took a gallon icecream lid and traced it on a sturdy piece of cardstock and cut out the circle the I made about an inch diameter in the middle to create the center. Then I cut the center out. I made my circle a little smaller than what I would have liked but I was limited on buttons so you can make the wreath as big as you want. I then carefully glueguned the buttons in place on the circle I noticed the more I layered the buttons  the cooler it looks. Thenb after the circle is complete just take a ribon tie it around the wreath and you can hang it on your front door using a hook or command strip. I have yet to buy a command strip that is why they are not hanging up yet. try it out let me know how yours turned out.

Happy Halloweeen

 Turning the big 50!!!

 Dada turned 50 this year somfor a gag when everybody fell asleep i took masking tape and wrote a message to dad cause since he is over the hill now  i created an easy route for him to follow in the morning so he doesnt get lost. I labeled his socks for him so he doesnt put his socks on the wrong feet. and "even though he might leak dad can always depend on us". there was a geizer crossing. and a swiffer  is useful for sweeping and a cane so dont feel shame use the cane!. there was dad designated old person seat and an x on the seat so he doesnt miss it. there was a do not resucitate sign on his picture. and many other cute things I was up till 2:30 working on it and i could hear him chuckling and walking slowly upstairs the next morning it really made him laugh and it was great to make his day. kt and jenkin came over later for dinner and  they gave dad the first of his funny shirts. it is a tradition we do with my grandpa we give him a funny shirt every year and now that dad is 50 we are starting the grand tradition this year was suitibly a ketchup shirt. it was way cute i made a silly homemade shirt that was sad in comparison. But happy birthday papsey!!!

 Wheeler farm fall fun

 This was such a fun day david had the whole day off  except for school so we decided to go to wheeler farm to pick pumpkins we got there and evia started to freak out over the horses and cows she was so excited. she got even more excited when she saw the ducks and geese walking around. the geese were her height or larger and she was laughing as she chased them around  I was actually surprised she did not get pecked. we climbed a tree house and we went on a wagon ride through a haunted graveyard and through the buildings. there were sheep and pigs and old tractors for us to climb on she would have stayed on the tractors all day if we didnt tell her we were going to get our pumpkins.it was so cute there was a hay maze for little kids and a small pumpkin patch for them to grab pumpkins david was taller than the maze so it was kinda cheating. evia loved running around and by the time we were halfway through the maze she laid down in the straw and tried to rest.We went through the maze and picked out two pumpkins taht were included in our ticket as well as the wagon ride. he picked up half the pumpkins and wanted to take them home with her. We posed in fun wooden sign decor and  she loved the giant pumpkins stacked as a snowman. all in all it was the best day out we have had in a long time it was wonderful to do fun fall activities with my whole family.