Clothespin Dollies

During Macey's nap, Riley and I got crafty and made some clothespin dolls. We used simple materials though we had to pull out the glue gun because the tape and wood glue was not cutting it. We made a prince and 2 princesses.

the combo birthday party: princess edition

This year we combined both girls birthday parties. Their birthdays are less than a month away from eachother. I really wanted to do a Fresh Beat Band theme for Macey because it is one of her favorite shows. Instead we did a princess theme. We could save money and my sanity but not going crazy with planning 2 parties so close to each other so one it was!  I told myself I would try to keep it simple but I usually get carried away. We had tiaras, pearl necklaces, handmade wands, nail painting, craft station, royal banners and yummy food! I pulled form my huge collection of vintage linens for the table clothes, and banners. I made each felt want while watching Lifetime movies each night. And the wooden princess heads and paint were all on sale at Jo-Anns. The one boy at the party got a wooden frog head to paint. how fitting! I even made the cupcakes myself!

Thrifty Peanut: Tulip Shelf

I found this little tulip shelf at a tag sale earlier this spring. It was painted 3 different colors. There were 3 parts, the flower, the stem and the pot. I gave it a coat of some chalkboard paint and wrote different types of flowers on it and hung it in my daughters room in a corner that needed some love. What is crazy is the little vintage animals on the shelves actually came from the same house 2 years earlier at a yard sale they were having.