A little something for all those Stay-At-Home Moms ;)

A man came home from work and found his 3 children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn around garden, The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and no sign of the dog, walking in the door, he found ...an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, the throw rug was against one wall, In the front room the TV was on loudly with the cartoon channel, the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls. As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel... She looked up at him, smiled and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?' She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world do I do all day?...

''Yes," was his incredulous reply..

She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.'

Barefoot Flower Sandals

I thought these were the cutest little things for infant and toddler girls! Especially with summer right around the corner! Here is the link to the tutorial I used, and below is a pic of the ones I made my little girl.

http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2012/03/t-shirt-baby-sandals-by-tutus-tea.html

Love this!

A sign someone made in the French Quarter

Sweater pillow

Here is how to turn an old sweater into a throw pillow:

Start with an old sweater.

Cut off the sleeves.

Cut across the sweater just under the collar. This is a cowl neckline, and it's a little hard to see where the collar seam it, so I put a piece of white thread to show you.

Next, you are going to turn the sweater inside out. Then, pin, and sew one side (I used a zigzag stitch. Only because the sweater fabric is slightly stretchy).

When you are done sewing the one side of the sweater, turn it back right side in. There should now be just one side open.

I used the fluff from an old pillow to fill it (the fluff looks funky, but it's super soft). You can get any kind of filling from most stores.

Finally, you pin and sew the opening.

Once the last opening it sewn shut, you can shape your pillow.

Voila`! Now you have a new comfy and pretty throw pillow.

My restored enterainment center

I've had this thing for years, but never wanted to get rid of it, so I finally decided to change it up a bit and put it back into use.

Since I'm painting it white over a dark wood color, I used one coat of primer, with the assistance of my little helper.

Once the primer dried (it doesn't take very long at all) I used a glossy white paint. It took 2 coats.

Now I have a new pretty addition to my kitchen!