Lucky Banner {Free Printable}

As promised, here is another St. Patrick's Day printable. I don't have much decor for this holiday so I have to make up for it in printables. Here is a fun LUCKY banner that is as simple as print, cut, and hang! 

I made the felt shamrock's from Paper & Ink's tutorial found here and turned it into garland (since I have no girls to make a cute shamrock barrette for).

Simply click the download button above to download all of the papers. I would recommend sending the file to OfficeMax, Kinko's, Staples, etc. to have printed on card stock (to save on ink).

Cut out each banner, punch a hole in the top corners, thread string through, hang and enjoy!

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

linking up to these parties:

craftomaniac, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife,  tip junkie, sugar bee, blue cricket design, night owl crafting, somewhat simple, house of hepworths,tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry,  i heart naptime, diy showoff, under the table & dreaming, be different act normal

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Shamrock {Free Printable}

Oh, I LOOOOVE St. Patrick's Day!!! Do I begin every holiday with that statement?? Ok, so I love every holiday and love making printables for them:) 

Hint, hint. . . Come back in a few days for another one!

 Not sure what it is about St. Patrick's Day that I love, maybe it is that I get to pretend I have the "luck of the Irish" because I have red hair and green eyes even though I am not Irish. Maybe it is all the green everywhere or that mischievous little leprechaun that comes around. Maybe it is because it reminds me of my sister who almost shares a birthday with the holiday. Maybe it is because of all the fun things I see on pinterest that I get to do with my kids. Maybe it is because it reminds me of working at an Irish Pub in Cleveland where I met a life long friend (also a red head and also the person I write this blog with:)) . . . whatever the reason, I always feel a little lucky when it comes around. And who couldn't use a little luck?

Simply click on the download button to get your free 8x10 "Lucky" printable.

May the luck of the Irish be with you!!

linking up to these parties:

craftomaniac, stories from a2z, not just a housewife,  tip junkie, sugar bee, blue cricket design, night owl crafting, somewhat simple, house of hepworths, tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry, i heart naptime, diy showoff, be different act normal

Chevron Coffee Table Makeover

I'm an almost-constant Craigslist scavenger. This coffee table came from the "free" section, and I threw my whole family in the car and picked it up in the middle of a snowstorm.

Here it is "before"... i'll admit it, it's U-G -L-Y!

I had a whole gallon of aqua "oops" paint in the basement just dying to be used!

So I painted two coats and then measured and taped off the top for the chevron.

The chevron color is a combination of the aqua and a little white so that the blue was the same. You can use different colors, or even just plain white, too.

And now on to the big endtables that came with it!

-Sarah

linking up to these parties:

craftomaniac, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife, tip junkie, sugar bee, blue cricket design, night owl crafting, somewhat simple, house of hepworths, tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry, i heart naptime,the shabby nest,under the table & dreaming, be different act normal

Guest posting over at {I Heart Naptime} - Free President's Day Printables

Here is a little sneak peek at what I am posting about over at {I Heart Naptime} today. . . 

President's Day cupcake and straw toppers. 

Who doesn't need a little patriotism before pulling out all your green decor for the 'luck of the irish'!?

Yellow Striped Nursery

******UPDATED NURSERY CAN BE FOUND HERE***********

The nursery is FINALLY finished!!! I can't tell you how many times I changed my mind about the colors. . . yellow, cobalt blue, kelly green, gray. . . so many choices!

I finally decided to not stick with gray because my whole house is gray and I needed some color. . . so I might of gone overboard with colors:)

 Here is the Monster themed nursery BEFORE (and I mean waaaaay before, don't have any current before:)) . . .

. . . and here is the AFTER

I got the changing table at a garage sale for $5 and spray painted it yellow. This is my first changing table and my third child. . . I am loving it. 

The fabulous anatomy ABC poster is from Oohmoon (amazing digital designer!)

I love this poster because we named our little guy after his dad, who is in medical school and is also the third son.

Recovered the lamp and with the help of my Mom made some fun curtains.

For a tutorial on how I made the yarn mobile, go HERE

 I love how happy and colorful the room is and I love the little angel that occupies it! 

To see the big brothers superhero room, click HERE.

linking up to these parties:

craftomaniac, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife,  tip junkie, sugar bee, blue cricket design, night owl crafting, somewhat simple, house of hepworths, tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry, addicted 2 decorating, funky junk, i heart naptime, diy showoff, under the table & dreaming, be different act normal

Crochet2Love1 Winner!

Congrats to Lynn who said, 

"I love the floppy puppy ear hat and blue and brown stripe long hat" for winning 50% off one item to Crochet2Love1! Thank you to Beckie for this awesome giveaway!

E-mail me to get your coupon code! Thank you to all who participated!

Yummy {Pinterest}

My wonderful Mom has been here helping me take care of my new baby and my two other boys.  She has been making some DELICIOUS recipes we found through Pinterest (thank you Pinterest app:)).

Here are our favorite so far, they definitely pass our taste test:

Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes from Picky Cook 

(we might of had these for breakfast, lunch and dinner one day)

French Dip Sandwiches from Our Best Bites

Double Chocolate Brownies with Caramel Frosting from Today's Mama

We ate the whole 9x13 pan in one day

Honey Sesame Chicken from My Kitchen Snippets

Strawberry Lemonade Bars from K & K Test Kitchen

Brown Sugar Blondies from Baked Perfection

(we added some oatmeal. . and they were yummy!)

It looks like my postpartum diet has consisted mostly of sugary, chocolatey, buttery goodness!

{Giveaway} from Crochet2Love1

I am so excited for today's giveaway from Beckie at Crochet2Love1. Beckie made this custom gray and white elf hat that has been sitting in our nursery waiting for our little guy to arrive. . . and now he is here!

Meet Lincoln Mitchell. . . 

Crochet2Love1 has a shop full of ADORABLE crochet hats, diaper covers and booties that are the perfect photo prop or just for fun. Not only does she make these adorable stocking elf hats that my little guy is wearing but this fun Football Pom Pom Hat,

Watermelon hat and diaper cover,

Sock Monkey Hats (available in blue, red and green too)

loove this fun Smurf hat:),

sweet LadyBug hat and shell. . . seriously so cute,

and endless possibilities with the stocking hat (team colors, etc.).

Crochet2Love1 is giving away 50% off one item to one lucky winner!

You can enter a total of 5 times, here is how:

1st entry: Follow SugarTot Designs via googleconnect (located on the sidebar) and leave a comment telling me you are

2nd entry: Visit Crochet2Love1 and leave a comment on your favorite item in Beckie's store

3rd entry: Like SugarTot Designs on facebook and leave a comment telling me you are

4th entry: Like Crochet2Love1 on facebook and leave a comment telling me you are

5th entry: Blog, facebook, tweet. etc about this giveaway and leave a comment telling me you did

Winner will be announced Sunday, February 12th via random.org!

Good luck!

Picture of Lincoln brought to you by Photography by Kathryn . . . aka Grandma Kat, aka my Mom:)

February Visiting Teaching Message - {Free Printable}

The importance of this month's visiting teaching message is very real to me. I gave birth to my third son this week and while caring for that little angel, I know of the importance of a woman's work here on Earth. Even if we do not have children of our own, we still belong to a family, an eternal family, that we can nurture and bring unto Christ. 

I hope you enjoy this month's visiting teaching printable. You can click on the 4x5 images below, save to your computer and print or just click the download button below to download four to a page.

As always, there are bundles of more visiting teaching tools over at VisitingTeacing.net.