Friday Randomness

This post is a little all over the place so bear with me and my preggo brain


Projects

 

Here is a picture of some of the pillows I finished the other day for my friend!

Love them and Love my fabric!

Kids
 

Mallie shared my hot cocoa the other night .... this child LOVES chocolate

I have even asked her 3 times what she wanted for her birthday and her reply was
 in a whisper voice....

"Chocolate"

 

When I went to check on Brett the other night this is how I found him.....

How in the world did he take off his footed pj's?!!?

He looks so skinny here too, but we just had his 2 year checkup & the doctor said he is

 Tall and Skinny - go figure just like daddy!

(75th percentile for Height & 25th percentile for weight)

 

 

 

Shopping

 

I went to Belk for some PJ's (Thanks to Mimi) for when I go to the hospital and I found some cute stuff!

 

 

 

Ralph Lauren Plaid PJ's not found online but they have them in the store

 

 

 I really like this jacket (It's in the Juniors section)

 

 

I thought this dress was pretty as well

 

 

I thought Jordan might like one of these for Christmas... Heck even I want the hat :0)

 

 

 

 

 

 I bought these for Mallie

 

 

 

Red Dress  Top

 

 

 

 

Wouldn't these bins be adorable in the boys room!?

 

Owl    Fox

 

 

 

I am starting to outgrow even my regular maternity clothes so I am on the hunt on for tunics/dresses that can easily be worn post-pregnancy as well.

 

Which tunic/dress is best?

 

 

I am favoring the one on the left because I think the neckline bothers me on the right

 

Tunic   Dress

 

 

 

Last night

 

Last night ... this happened.... 1 vanilla milkshake + 3 straws = gone in 60 seconds

It was soo good! Chick-fil-a has a really good milkshake btw and us giggling together when we took sips was priceless

 

 

 

 

BTW Tomorrow is DECEMBER! Whoa Nelly!

 

 

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Oh and some little girl... named Mallie... has a birthday party tomorrow!

 

 

 



 

 

 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

 

Melissa

 



 

O Christmas Tree

 

OOOOOHH Christmas Tree , O Christmas Tree... how lovely are your branches....

Ok weird song I know,  but I totally performed some ballet just then back in the day to that song.

 

Christmas Decor was put up this past weekend and I tell you what every time I come home I get a smile on my face seeing the Christmas tree. I LOVE this time of year.

 

Both Mallie & Brett were born during the Christmas season and I put my tree up

both times I was 9 months pregnant....

*cough* even while on bed rest with Brett *cough cough*... I am dedicated what can I say ;0)

 

Has anyone heard Lou Rawls Christmas CD?

 It's one of our classic CD's we listen too every year....

Merry Christmas Bayyy Bayyyy.... Yeaaaahhh! Yes I just broke out into song, HAH

Michael McDonald's is another, but we also like Pandora's Holiday station as well.

.......Baby it's cold outside..... ok I'll stop.... maybe ;0)

 

Ok enough chit chat and let me show you my Christmas Decor!

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can't believe we have 5 stockings this year!!!

 

 

Art I painted awhile back

 

 

Kitchen

 

Above the sink

 

 

Above the Kitchen Island



Back Door Wreath, yes I made the bow :0)

 

 

I LOVE making wreaths, if anyone wants me to make a bow or wreath for you I surely can!

*I will post the wreath I made for my Mother-in-law as soon as I get a

picture, it's more fancy than this one*

 

 

Oh and one last thing.... let's not forget....

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIY Tomato Cage Tree

 

 

Supplies Needed for 1 Tree:

 

Tomato Cage (I used the 42 inch size)

Floral Wire

Garland (I used the soft kind from Walmart)

2- 100 count Mini Christmas Lights

Electrical Tape (I used what I had on hand)

 

 

 

 

1. Tape the ends to form a tree shape

(I only found blue electrical tape, oh well)

 



 

2. Take some floral wire and secure around the taped part

3. Starting at the bottom working your way up the top

Take the floral wire and secure at the base then pull it up to the next hoop and loop around, do the same for the next hoop part. When you come to the top, loop around the tape/floral wire then cut.

* I did a total of 6 wires running up*

I did these 2 steps because when I tried to wrap the garland around the cage without it, it looked just plain bad/weird trust me

 

 

4. Start at the bottom with the garland secure the end with some floral wire

 

5. Start wrapping all the way up to the top

 

 

hide your tape :0)

 

6. Now just add your lights

**Wrap from Top to Bottom so your plug is at the bottom

(When your done wrapping the lights you can adjust the garland to hide some of the cording)

  

 

 

TA DA!

 

Cost Breakdown:

Tomato Cage $2.98

Soft Garland $7.50

Floral Wire $1.50 (I had a 40% off coupon)

2 boxes 100 mini lights $6.00

Electrical Tape -free

 

=$17.98 a tree

 

Now that might seem steep to some people but if I were to stick these in some pots and make them topiaries then you could easily pay about $30-100 a tree if bought from a store.

 

So all in all I love my little trees and knowing I made them myself makes it even better :0)

 

 

 

Here are some other examples

 

You could skip the garland and just heavily wrap some lights around a tomato cage

(I wanted them to be pretty during the day as well so I went with the garland)

 

 

See here in pot

 

 

 

Or you could get all fancy schmancy like this lady did

 

 

 

Or use deco mesh like this site did

 

 

 

You can Google Tomato Cage Tree or look on Pinterest and I am sure you

will find some cool ideas :0)

 

Happy Tuesday

 

 

Melissa

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanksgiving Recap

 

Pre-Thanksgiving day
I was finishing up the rest of my friends' pillows

 

Mallie loves to help me when I sew :0)

 

 

Thanksgiving Day

We hung out at the in-laws, ate (alot) and played outside

 

 

The kids loved being wheeled around in a wheelbarrow

 

 Black Friday

The kids helped me set up the Christmas Tree when they woke up from their nap

 

*I told them to kiss each other..... awww*

 

 

Really they just played with some sparkly stems and watched me

 

 

And yes they were in their pj's all day Friday.... haha

 

 

Saturday

 

I decorated my Mother-in-law's tree & house for Christmas

 

 

 

And by Saturday night I was pooped!!

 

Sunday's agenda consisted of Church, nap and NOTHING.

 

 

I hope all of ya'll had a wonderful Thanksgiving !! :0)

 

 

Melissa

 

 

P.S. I have a DIY Tomato Cage Tree tutorial being posted tomorrow, stay tuned!