Beds, Wall Collages and Potty Trains.....

Zach and I went to our first ever Augusta garage sale(yay!!) on Saturday and the first time's the charm, let me tell you! We picked up this queen pine sleigh bed for a smokin' deal. And when I say smokin' I mean SMOKIN'! Seriously, we got the mattress, box spring and bed--WITH delivery! We were so excited because we eventually wanted to get Aubrey a bigger bed(she was still in the toddler from of her Ikea crib, it was one of those convertible ones) and if we were going to get her a bed, we were going to get a queen sized one so we could have maximum guest housing possibilities!

But we were not going to pay full price for one because, well, we can't afford it! This was actually good timing because Aubrey's been falling out of her bed a lot lately. She moves A LOT when she sleeps and I think there was just no where for her to go in her teeny tiny bed.

Now normally I'm the kinda person who's all about their kids paying their dues and sleeping in a twin bed and sharing a room. No joke. I think that kids have way too much "personal" space these days and with TV's in their rooms, computers, cell phones, etc they never have to come out and interact with their families. They just go to their rooms and hide away. Not my idea of a good time, for anyone. Ok, I'll get off my soap box now. But this was a smart purchase for our family, even if it kinda goes against what I believe....that sounds warped. Moving on...

I found this wonderful quilt/sham set at Marshalls for a great deal and after I bought a mattress cover(a bed bug one, because a used mattress kinda freaks me out....even though the people we bought it from were super clean and the house looked in tip-top form too!) the bed was ready to go! I LOVE this bedding, I feel like it'll last her for years to come, not too kidish.

Isn't the bed beautiful?!?

I've been on a spray painting bender lately and have been working on the decor for Aubrey's room. I'm glad that I don't have a "theme" to follow with the bedding, pretty much anything will go. I love color WAY too much to be stuck with a particular color scheme :)

I'm working on the different placement of the frames for the collage for her wall. And the storage aspect in her room is needing a total overhaul, but one thing at a time!

In other news, Aubrey's potty training now and to be honest, it sucks. I'm not a fan of this and I want to hurt anybody who tells me that they potty trained in a day/week. It is NOT clicking for my girl, not sure why. Don't get me wrong, there are good days when she only has one accident(of the poop variety) but most days there are more accidents than not. Frustrating to say the least. I've tried everything, but the thing that's working best is the star chart. She's been doing better since starting this and we call it her "Potty Train" chart since that's what she calls her potty :) "Mama, I have to go pee on the Potty Train!" Too cute! These pictures looked fine in iPhoto, but are fuzzy here for some reason! Posted them anyway because she was so happy posing by her first stars on the chart!

Kitty's Ridin' in Style....

My child is a pack rat....wonder where she got that from ;)

When we go on her (twice)daily trike ride, she pesters me to bring along every personal belonging she has.... meaning I get to carry all the random stuff she cons me into bringing. I decided it was time to get her a basket, but didn't want to pay full price and after a few days straight of carrying Kitty, I didn't want to wait to find one at a garage sale. So, I got creative and made a little lined "basket" of sorts to tie to her handle bars.

I felt pretty proud, I relinquished control and let her pick her fabrics...I know, I'm amazing.

I added interfacing to the outer layer to give it a little more stability.

I then sewed the lining, aka striped fabric, and tucked 'er in(inside out so the pretty pattern would show).

I had these mini yellow pom-poms and decided to add them to the top, so I tucked them in between the two fabrics.

Cut some handy-dandy ribbons to tie the basket to the handle bars(I used fray-check on the ends so they wouldn't unravel).

And sewed 'er up! Simple as that!

I think it looks quite purdy, thankyouverymuch.

And boy was it a hit! She was SO excited to bring Kitty along for the ride and it was the perfect place for me to put my house keys:)

It looks quite snazzy on her $2 garage sale trike!

This particular time we went riding for an extra long time.... I saw my fabulous(read IDIOT) landlord puttering around in the front yard---so another lap around the block it was! Aubrey needed a little rest along the way....

All-in-all it was an easy, cute project and I'm pretty sure I never saw Aubrey so happy!

Jackpot.

Linking up....

http://www.iheartnaptime.net/

Lurve Me Some Burlap {DIY Burlap Lampshade}

So I know I've been a bit of a Debbie Downer these days, with all my disobedient 3 year old issues, but I wanted to take a turn for the "happy" this weekend....aren't you proud of me?!?

I got this plain old shade for 50cents at a yard sale and I knew I wanted to do something burlappy with it...yup, that's a word now.

Amy was over on Friday, thus the pictures of me working on/with the lamp shade...

Ummmm not sure why my hair has a skunk stripe in it...

So I totally cut my burlap in the wrong place---oops! I'm pretty sure that Aubrey was doing some serious whining as I was cutting, but I'm not going to get into that. I already promised I wouldn't be a Debbie Downer ;) Soooo I had to sew a few pieces together to make it fit the shade. The shade might have also been a bit of a behemoth and I might not have bought enough burlap....thaaaaat's beside the point.

Of course I got my ruffle on....wouldn't have it any other way.

Things I learned while making this

1. you CAN sew burlap

2. burlap stinks

3. hot glue guns are hot

4. I'm glad a second person was there because it's hard to glue and hold and maneuver a behemoth shade

5. I need a hot glue gun that has heat settings. ouch.

Look at that ruffle!

I lurve me a good ruffle...not to mention burlap!

Please disregard the nasty looking lamp base, that was a peachy find that I got for a whopping $1 at a sale :) It's going to be spray painted a fun and funky color once we get to Georgia...I may be getting my crafty on here, but the weather is not cooperating for a good spray painting session. Stupid rain.

Isn't she wonderful?! I love it and so does Zach...that's always a bonus :)

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It's the MOST Wonderful Time of the Year!!!

It's garage sale season again *insert giant grin*! This last weekend I went with my friend Lisa, while visiting her up in Connecticut, and got a few little goodies. I think the best bargain was the old mop pail... Lisa made it sound like such a ho-hum thing to the person selling it, she got it for me for 50 cents!

This little dish is so perfect for my rings, etc. on my dresser. I love the swirly colors and, I don't have a shot of it, but the back of it is copper---so cute:)

Aren't these tin bowls so awesome?? I love the colors, but I might love that they were $1 total more....

I love this time of year, everyone is getting rid of things during Spring cleaning... perfect for me to swoop in and get a few great bargains! I'll have to post pictures of the few furniture pieces Zach and I got a few weeks back. That's right, we're moving to Georgia soon and we're buying furniture....you're not the first person to think we're crazy! But when you find the perfect piece at the right price?? Now that you can't pass up!