Raincloud and Rainbows Mobile DIY

I wanted to try something new from the ol' scrapbooking paper mobile I've made in the past. After deciding on a theme (rain clouds, raindrops, and rainbows), I committed to creating it with felt and then the experimental mobile project began! Supplies: Sheets of Felt, colors your choice Cotton of some sort (I used cotton balls because I already had lots at home) Something long and skinny (I used a wooden kabob skewer) Pin Needles Material Scissors Needle and Thread, matching colors to your felt Fishing String Jewelry Beads Jewelry...

Kicking Debut with a side of Cheetos: Week 25

Cotton is getting stronger and more active every week. This week I while I was watching American Idol, I started to feel some really big kicks, looked down and saw the outside of my belly hopping around as well!  I missed the biggest kicks, but you can see a couple in the video around 7 and 10 seconds, to the left. Now it happens a couple of times a day, but I'm so glad I got caught the very first time on video!  Patrick got to feel a really big kick this week. His hand was on my belly, and my hand was on top of his, when BAM! It...

Feeling Springy

I love when it starts to feel like Spring outside!!  We've had our upstairs windows open around the clock for a week now, which makes it smell oh so good inside, and on Saturday we headed out for some family Vitamin D time.  The pup's love to run around in circles with Patrick, and being in an open field just overwhelmed them with opportunities to roam!  Already getting a little too toasty for our taste, eventually we made it to the other side of the park, for just a little shade from the direct sun. Following the creek...

You See....What Had Happened Was....(DIY Extravaganza)

LAST spring I found this dresser on Craigslist and convinced Patrick to go with me to get it. After that, it roasted in our garage until the hottest month of the summer because I couldn't decided what to do with it.  Then my mom came to visit and we hit the project department hardcore and got a plethora of stuff done.  I was determined to make a cool room for the kpLOVE studio where Patrick and I could hang out and play music, and this grey dresser was going to make that happen, along with a spectacular vintage yellow corduroy...