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Just Keeping Sane

Well so I've been busy with 3 kiddos as you know. This has been an interesting transition into stay-at-home-mommyhood. My two toddlers have been testing my patience to no end. Most days I feel like I do a pretty good job at it... But some days no so much. I think that is pretty normal right!? I still stand firm though with my decision to stay at home with them. At least I have a creative outlet to keep me sane. ;0) speaking of ... I am working on my second tutu for Mallie.



And the picture of Brett passed out on the couch is exactly how I feel today.

A Little Desktop Pretty

Just saw these flowers and vase at Walmart of all places and cut them down to size. Boom! An instant lovely view while I edit pictures.

I can always trade them out for some real ones. But for now it makes me happy. :0)

So tell me ... Do you faux flower it ? How about a mix? Or do you only have fresh flowers in your home?

Thought of the day...

1 Month Old!

Happy 1 Month to Drew!! 

Sorry for the lack of posts, 3 kids (1 being a newborn) is quite a handful right now.

If you haven't noticed already I have a lovely little watermark on my picture now.

 I would love to start photographing on the side. At least I have 3 sweet kids to practice on. :0)

Here is my Facebook page

Melissa Berry Photography 

Come on over and like me!

I will upload my work on there (and sometimes here)

Have a great weekend!

xo  Melissa

 

Happy 3 weeks Drew!

Time has flown by and Drew is almost a month old. A little depressing that this sweet newborn stage is coming to an end. But I always enjoy every stage my babies go through.

 Thankfully I have a lovely new camera to document my kids better.  :0)

This picture's caption:

"Your telling me I just what in my pants!!?

Here are some pictures I took of him with my new camera 

 

I hope to be taking pictures of the other kids within the next few days :0)

xo Melissa

 

 

A New Chapter

Today is my 1st official day as a stay at home mama... 

Bring on the chaos! :0)

DIY JCrew Necklace

I am going to attempt the impossible.... DIY J Crew Flower Lattice Necklace

Retails for $228.00...... gulp! (and it's sold out btw)

Let's look at it up close shall we??

I found this set of brooches on Etsy the other day for $18.75 12% off = $16.50

But I needed 1 large brooch to make my set complete.... So I also bought this one also

and this one...




There are several tutorials online on how to paint rhinestone jewelry (just Google it)
Here are some different ways



Sharpies
 create the translucent look

via



Spray Paint
Creates a matte finish and an excellent choice if you wanted it all one color.
(however it isn't ideal for my project),



via



Nail Polish
Could be ideal but it can get pricey quick


via






Acrylic Paint
Millions of colors for cheap!



She also used a layer of Mod Podge as a sealant and to give it a glossy finish


via


Ok so let me show you what I did

Basics needed
Necklace and Bracelet chain set
(I wanted Gold but I wasn't sure how it would look)
Brooches/Buttons
Wire
Pliers

1. The necklace was too short in my opinion , so I took the chain from the bracelet and extended it. 

2. I laid out my pieces 

* looks just like the silver version of the JCrew necklace, doesn't it!?!*

3. Next I started attaching the brooches to the chain with some silver jewelry wire

These 3 little buttons on the right were the most difficult to attach

All of them are attached at this point. 

*The far left button lost a stone, but I glued it back later*

4. Apply colors!

I slowly "colored" the stones as close as I could to the JCrew version 

The 3 buttons on the right were my test subjects

On the JCrew version I noticed there were some gray looking stones on the front middle one. 

After some thought I used a black sharpie on those stones and then immediately buffed it off, which achieved the gray coloring. 

Here she is !

Let's see how close I got, shall we?

Pretty dang close if I do say so myself!

Here she is on me :0)

Well I hope this has inspired you to start painting your rhinestones!!

xo Melissa

My Fabric and Wallpaper

You already know I sell fabric from Spoonflower but did you know you can also get any of these designs as wallpaper too?!? Isn't that awesome!?

I have added some new colorways to my collection and I have also increased the scale in some of the colors.

Trellis -Small scale

Top:

Navy, Taupe, Mustard, Orange

Bottom:

Kelly Green, Pink, Light Gray, Dark Gray

Trellis - Large Scale

Top:

Navy, Taupe, Dark Gray

Middle:

Orange, Mustard, Kelly Green
Bottom:
Pink, Black, Black Reverse

Trellis Reverse - Small Scale

Top:

Dark Gray, Kelly Green

Bottom:

Navy, Taupe

Fretwork 

Top (small scale):

Orange, Taupe, Kelly Green

Bottom (Large scale):

Fern Green, Black, Navy, Kelly Green

Quatrefoil & Greek Key

Top (small scale):

Black, Taupe, Charcoal, Charcoal/White

Middle (Large scale):

Black/White Reverse, Black/White, Charcoal/White, Kelly Green

Bottom:

Black- Greek Key

Custom Color Request

Trellis

Sometimes I get requests for certain colors and I am happy to oblige :0)

Fuchsia, Turquoise 

Well that's it for now! 

If you would like to purchase any of these designs in fabric or wallpaper 

go here : http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/melberry

P.S.

Happy 2 weeks old to my newest little man!!