Mamma Mondays: Dry Erase Organization Board

This weekend I finished a groovy little project to help me organize my day, week, month and so on. Since I’m the head Mamma and honcho around here there’s a lot of things I need to keep up with…even if I don’t want to. Such as changing air filters and all that other manly stuff that must be done somehow.

The problem is…between everything in single Mamma land…toddler tantrums…bills to pay…laundry to wash…I forget things.

Don’t we all??? Soooo to combat that issue I created my own little handy-dandy dry-erase-remember-everything board!

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet! Flylady would be SO PROUD! LOL!

The concept was not anything I magically came up with…I’ve seen a lot of SMART LADIES do similar projects. I just made mine…with a few of my own ideas.

I first created…and then printed out these little doodahs…

Then I used an 11x14 frame from the Dollar Tree….added a little scrap of fabric for a background…and taped my forms down like this….

Ta-daaaaah! Fabulosity!!!! I love it and it’s perfect to help this Mamma keep track of the most important things!

Things you could keep track of :

♥birthdays

♥doctor appointments

♥car maintenance

♥church events

♥household duties such as changing air filters or checking smoke & carbon monoxide detectors.

♥pet care information

For now I have my handy-dandy board on my incoming mail/errands desk by my front door. I haven’t found the perfect wall space for it…and right here I can still see it daily to remind me of my tasks to do!

Here’s a few close-ups:

And a small confession…I have a {slight} obsession with dry-erase boards in my home.

I used an old window a few months ago for a board in my kitchen. Each week I write my weekly meal plan on it…as

a reminder/schedule for the week.

Basically if it has glass such as a picture frame…or an old window….you can use it for a dry erase board! And they come in VERY handy if you want to stay ORGANIZED!

I made my {daily*weekly*monthly* quarterly*annually} printouts available if you would like to make your own ORGANIZATION board!

Click the following lists to view the printables individually!

♥Daily

♥Weekly

♥Monthly/Quarterly/Annually

Send me a PIC if you use them and make your own! I’d love to see your FABULOUS LOVELIES!♥

Have a SUPER Monday!

Blessed…

I’ve managed to complete a few projects recently…but haven’t had time to share! I finally sat down and uploaded a few pics of the most recent projects.
I recently made a sign for my {fireplace mantle} that says “BLESSED.” I wanted to see it everyday to remind me we are blessed…always.


I also re-did an antique chair my Mom gave me. It started as this…

And turned out like this….


I’m not sure I’m digging the lace with the burlap pad cover…but for now it’ll work!!
HAPPY WEEKEND!

Fall Wreaths….

So let’s keep talking about Fall decorations shall we? I’m definitely going to need to update my door wreath..it’s been a few months and I need new pretties to look at! Here’s my door now…

Remember my tissue paper tutorial found here? It has been holding up great and going strong since April. I’m really shocked it did so well!! But…I’m itching for a new look!!
Here are a few unique ideas that I’m going to choose from…or who knows…I love them all…maybe I’ll make all of them??

Image: Something to Do

Image: Martha Stewart

Image: Write it Down

Image: Dream Home

Image: Made by Nicole

Image: Craftaholics Anonymous

Image: Mine for the Making
You can see why I can’t make up my mind now! Caaaauuuuuuuuute!! Do you ever find so many ideas…that you can’t narrow it down??  I’m soooo there right now!! Love these!!
Awhile back I did try out the {Coffee Filter} wreath…but mine’s way too poofy for my front door…my glass outer door mushes it!! DOH!! But this would definitely also be a great…cheap…cute Fall wreath idea!!
I started with this:

The easiest way I found for gluing the filters to the wreath…with out burning the {shrizzle} out of your fingers with hot glue is to use a pencil like this….

Then just dab a little bit of glue on the tip of the pencil and poke it in the wreath…quickly of course before the glue sets up! Then just keep adding the filters like this….

Just a thought…you could possibly start from the outside…I started from inside.
This is the final outcome:

I love the vintagy color of the natural coffee filters. I added some ribbon and hung it on my old-timey vintage door that leads to my utility room….since it was way too POOFY for my front door!


The cost for this wreath was about 2 to 3 clams. I had the ribbon and glue sticks. That’s pretty fabulous for a wreath!  You could personalize this idea for Fall in soooo many different ways!!
Have fun creating! I’ll post a tutorial of whatever OTHER wreath I decide to make…one that fits my door I hope!!
Have a SUPER Monday!
XoXo

I {heart} chicken wire…

I’ve seen a variety of chicken wire memo boards in blog land recently. I’ve loved them from the moment I set my eyes on them!
I had to make one for myself. Thank goodness my little Madre had a roll of chicken wire at the farm…and she let me cut a few feet to play with!
I’m swamped in editing for the weekend…but I just had to take an artsy break to play! This is how mine turned out! Love it!!!






This was such an easy project! I also used vintage buttons to decorate my clothes pins…you know…to make mine “my own” and unique!
Happy weekend!!
XoXo

Sun & Stripes Tutorial

I’ve been meaning to post about my little office room projects…but with everything that’s been going on around here lately I just haven’t had the time!
Awhile back I had noticed Layla’s gorgeous striped walls in her guest bedroom…and Michelle’s striped entry way. I was smitten with the STRIPES! So I convinced Eathan that we needed a few of our own!
And so the measuring and painting began! {P.S. You will have to bear with me on the photos…my camera broke when we started this project and I had to use my phone!!}


Eathan measured out the stripes for me and traced them with a pencil. I went back and taped everything and painted. It was a lot easier than I anticipated! We also used left-over white paint from another project so the cost of this project was f.r.e.e.
Our white stripes were 13” each and the beige were 21” each. We did this so that we had 2 large stripes going across the wall. And well so that my husband didn’t freak out too much about this little project! Te-he!

First stripe up!

 

Two up and ready to paint now!

First coat….


Second coat….


And the final product!!! Seriously…these two little stripes added SO MUCH CHARACTER to this room! I am totally in love! And I’m so scheming as to where I can paint more stripes!!
I also added another touch to my stripes wall. I have seen quite a few blogs with sunburst mirror tutorials. How cute are these little jewels! I had to make my own asap! So I found a sorta-kinda-roundish mirror at the thrift store…picked up a pack of BBQ skewers at the Dollar Tree and got to business!!


I spent a whopping 95 cents for the mirror and $1 for the skewers! Total price $1.95! {I already had the spray paint}

To start I just lined up the skewers and started gluing. No measuring or scientific process here. Glue and hope for the best!!! Although I did draw a little circle so I could see where the center was.

I just slowly worked my way around…gluing and building up as each area dried.

This is what it looked like when I finished.

I covered the mirror part in foil…and started painting!


Here it is on the wall! L.O.V.E. it!!!

This project was so fun and easy that I am definitely making more! I’ve seen a few DARLING ideas that I want to try! I’ve also got to paint my desk white so that everything flows. I hope to post a pic of everything in this room once the furniture is painted! I’m on a mission to go all white for deco and furniture! Or as all white as I can go!!
Cheerios!