Time Out Chairs

I have two awesome little boys who are both 20 months old that I take care of everyday. It has become clear that the dreaded terrible twos is starting to creep in. So after some chatting with the mom's on how I would like to start time out, I came up with making a time out chair. Thanks to my BFF who has several old Sunday school chairs in her garage (LOL check out that dust)  I was well on my way. One of my mom's right away asked if I would make one for her house also so that she would have the same thing to use there.  My first step was to clean the chair with soap and water and then put painters tape on all the metal parts. Next was to spray paint the base and back of the chair. My plan is to have the chair in my entry way so I wanted to use a color close to my wall color (shown in the first pic) so that it doesn't stand out to much. These chairs are pretty old so I was worried about how much paint the wood was going to soak up but it only too one can to do both the chairs.

After letting the chairs dry for 24 hours I then taped off the wood parts and spray painted the metal black. I had pictures of this but somehow they didn't come out on the camera :(    Now it's time for the fun part, I pulled out some foam stamps that I'm not sure I have ever used yet and used them to put the time out on the back and then numbers on the base. I did have to so some touch ups with a paint brush to make sure everything was even.  I used the tips of the paint brush to make the paint dots, then it was time to add the fun robots that I cut out of material I have for another project. 

 

I just figured out where I wanted them to be and used the trusty Mod Pod to adhere them to the chair. There will be a noticeable area where the MP is so what I did was after it had dried so that the material wouldn't move. I covered the whole area with MP so that everything looked the same. Lastly I sprayed them with a clear enamel gloss to seal them. I just love the way they came out cute but not over the top. You guessed it once the other mom saw it she had to have one for her house too so I will be making one more this weekend. 

Margo

Happy Birthday

Yesterday was my Birthday and to make it even better it was also Fat Tuesday, being from Louisiana this is a big deal to me. So of course I had to make a king cake for my b-day cake, this was my first attempt at making one on my own and I was a bit nervous. I went to Allrecipe.com  and found this recipe so I though here goes. I didn't start taking pics till after the mixing, kneading and two hours of rising. So we begin with the rolling out of the dough......I was a bit worried because it was really sticky when I was kneading it but it rolled perfectly.

Then I mixed and added the filling it smelled so good at this point lol. It didn't look like it was going to be enough filling but it was perfect. Next I rolled it and then the slits. Then it was time to let it sit for 45 minutes to double in size, then baked for 30 minutes hmmm looking good. Now time to color the sugar for the topping, I had purple fingers for several hours :).

I couldn't wait till time to take a taste and man oh man let me tell you it was amazing. Just as if I had bought it in a bakery back home. Now everyone is asking when am I going to make a another one, I am thinking about doing it this weekend. 

I was thrilled with my presents also, they got me a Nook (hmmmm and I have that to read pile lol) I am loving it. I am looking around the net for some info on the ins and outs of it. If anyone has any favorite book sites or info sites please share. My roses are just stunning I can't get over how beautiful they are. Then there is my card lol, I don't do sweets much but I do love this one candy bar so they took two and made them  as my card. I so love this idea and I have to give hubby big props for coming up with it. 

I have put a couple of books on the Nook so far and I can't wait to add more. I am also loving the fact that you can put music on it to since I usually listen to it when reading.  I want to thank everyone for the Birthday wishes. 

Margo

Just Finished Reading.

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It was a slow start, once the story got going it was an interesting read and the plot took a turn I hadn't expected.

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I am addicted to reading...

My name is Margo and I am addicted to reading. I have always had a love for reading and well I have to say I have it bad. For me its normal it to have a "to read" pile, so that I never run out of something to read. Though I am pretty sure that most people's "to read" piles don't consist of about 100 books! No I'm not kidding and here is the proof, the "to read" pile by my bed (they aren't all there I do have another stash in the closet lol). I am constantly adding to it as I am taking away from it so it stays pretty much like this all the time.

To help with my addiction I have discovered an amazing site Goodread.com, here I can list and keep track of all the books I have read and plan to read. Plus I can see the reviews that others have given for books that I want to read or find new books to add to the to read pile.

I read every night before bed, its my time to wind down and relax. I have found that I sleep much better when I read before sleep, and after doing some research I have learned that the best way to read is by book light. It helps your mind and body get the message that its time to start to wind down. I don't know about you, but if I don't make sure that I have relaxed before trying to get that beauty sleep my mind just races and I have a hard time falling asleep.

I am thrilled that my kids love to read just as much as I do. A trip to the book store is such a thrill to all of us. Another great site that I like to use is called Paperbackswap.com, here I can post the books that I have read and am ready to pass along and then find others that I would like to read. Its a wonderful way to get rid of some of the books you have laying around and to get some new ones to take their place.

Margo

Where Has She Been And Some Valentines Goodies.

Not really sure if any of you have asked yourself this. It doesn't help that I had just started the blog before my absence, but just in case you have here goes. We have several life changing issues happen in our house hold in the last 6 months, without going into a long and rather emotional spill about it all I will just say that hubby is now a college student again after the long two years of surgeries that have ended in him not being able to continue in his profession any longer. I myself have been dealing with an illness that just wouldn't let up and frankly just didn't have the energy or want to even try to be creative. We finally found the issue (we hope) and I am on the road to feeling normal again which is something I haven't felt in a really long time. So with that I have finally started to get my craft on and had fun making several things for Valentine's this year.

I got lots of inspiration from several of my favorite blogs. Once Tanner and I say this Lego box on Crap I've Made it was a must to make for his class party. Super simple just took the shoe box and cut the slot on the top. Next we cut down some dixie cups and filled them with tin foil to give it some strength and glued them on. Hubby then help Tanner spray paint it red and vala. Love the way it came out, then of course he had to have the Valentines to go along with it.

I grabbed the picture she had already made up and uploaded it to Picnik added Tanner's name and then sent them to Walgreens to be printed. Grabbed a couple of bags of toads (and frogs) at the dollar store and they were a hit with his friends.

Lastly I made picture frames with conversation hearts. All I did was take a simple wood frame from Michaels, painted it white, then began to glue and glue some more hearts all around it. I made three of them one each for my little boys I watch everyday and one for myself, picture will be added as soon as I can get my kiddos together long enough to snap it LOL.

I have several project in progress now and will be posting them here in the next several days. Along with tons of ideas that I have been thinking about during this long absence. Thanks so much for stopping by.


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Homecoming means mum making time.

It was that time of year again HOMECOMING. Miranda and her friend decided that they wanted to make their own mums this year so us moms pulled out our glue guns and staplers and we all got busy. We hit the craft stores and bought tons of ribbons, trinkets, bells, flowers, stuff panthers (the mascot) and threw in some feather boas. The girls wanted big this year so away they went putting all the ribbons on at one point I had to tell Miranda that there was no way anymore ribbon would go on it LOL. She wanted big this year and that is what she got. It took the four of us two days to get them done but the girls were so thrilled with them and wore them proudly all day on Friday.


xoxo
Margo

Copic Love

I started my copic collection about three years ago, I have many but not as many as I want LOL. There are still tons of colors out there waiting for me to find them and grab them up. I am really enjoying the fact that crafters are finding and falling in love with these amazing marker again. I know that they are a bit pricey, no scratch that they are a lot pricey but let me tell you they are so worth it. They last for ever and the coloring ad shading that can be done with them is just astounding. Here is an example of a card that I have colored with them, yep that's my Edward stamp on the birthday card I made for one of bffs.

XOXO
Margo