ten things for thursday ... summer time ideas ♥

so i'm a tad late with this
but technically it's not midnight yet
so it's still thursday
:)

here are 10 projects i'm dying to do with or for my girls this summer!
these and many more fun ideas can be found on my "girl" board on Pinterest

oh, and guys! 
if you want to pin these projects 
please do so from the original site
thanks. you all are the best.

♥ 

spray painted chairs
i'm in love with this chair. in love. love ♥

make tic tac toe kits!!
out of any fun things! ... my youngest said mini my little ponies :)

horse pillows
i think this would be a great project if you're teaching your kids to sew

lampshade turned pretty room decoration thingy!

sweet embroidery project with felt flowers

make cardboard houses :)

we need to pass more gifts out on a regular basis ... for no reason at all ... cause it's fun

yes these will do nicely
my girls love perler beads during the summer months

rainbow & sunshine garland ♥
cause you can never have too many rainbows or too much sunshine

fairy gardens!! a must do this summer.

diy money jars 
this is a long overdue - much needed project!

hope these ideas get your crafty brains turning... summer here we come!
 much love and gladness in my heart ♥

free summer print ... ♥

lately i've been worrying a lot about waste.

wasted time.

wasted energy.

wasted words.

waste.

it comes back to the fact that most days if my attitude could speak for it self, it would say

"i got this"

"i'll figure it out"

"i can do this on my own"

that stinks.

cause realistically nothing can be done on my own

i can't be the kind of wife my husband needs - on my own

i can't be the kind of mom my kids need - on my own

i can't even be nice on my own

really 

and some days it just feels better to be nasty. doesn't it?

well for a while it does. then it comes crashing down later

but last time i checked

yup.

just checked...

i'm not asked to do it on my own

i'm not called to be perfect

i'm just called to be faithful

My grace is sufficient for you

 for my power is made perfect in weakness

second corinthians twelve.nine

and because i try to do it all by myself

it gets messed up

and it feels like waste

but nothing is waste

Psalm 139 says that God is before us & behind us

He is sovereign

to Him

nothing is wasted

in the hands of the One who redeemed my soul

there is no waste

click here to download

then go and listen to this song from Jason Gray

go. do it. ♥

baby gift idea ♥ bath time caddy

it's that time of year :)

for babies & weddings

here's a quick no-fuss gift idea

when you get that next baby shower invite in your mailbox

started off by taping and painting a square on the front of a summer utensil caddy from Target

with some chalkboard paint ... it needs a few coats, and some drying time between each

doing this the day before you assemble the gift gives it some time to set

raid the baby department

have fun deciding what to put into the caddy compartments

towels, washcloths, lotion & wash

powder, brush & comb, ointments

and some fun bath toys.

once everything was in it... it still needed a little somethin' :)

this cute vintage baby image was digitally cutified by my gal pal

Keren from Free Pretty Things

you can find it in her shop!

using pic monkey, i added the image to some fun baby bath "instructions"

decorated the insert with some pretty paper & embellishments 

and tucked it in with the towels

simple, no-stress gift for baby

and it's super cute too boot 

♥ 

Keren has so many fun digital images in her shop 

that can inspire so many crafty ideas :)

check out some of these other projects i've done that were inspired by her vintage clip-art!

{click on the images to go to the actual post for project instructions}

and she's been a busy bee adding all new images ... what can we make next?

this would make a cute shopping list no?!

and maybe a summer library tote? or stickers... 

yes.

 this image would be cute with sticky stuff on the back of it :)

framed and hung in a little girl's room?

or use iron on transfer paper to make a baby blanket

so many ideas ... so little time :)

and not to mention her weekly freebies!

here's a few of my current fav's ...

{click on the images to download}

eeeek.

pink. polka dots. gingham.

and vintage cute things.

what else is there?

i'm so thankful to call Keren a bloggy bestie ♥

she truly has such a generous heart.

go on over and tell her hi from me.

:)

much love

linking up here:

A Crafty Soiree ♥ Yesterday on Tuesday

Whatever you Want Wednesday ♥ Free Pretty Things for You

live laugh linky ♥ live laugh Rowe

Party Time ♥ the 36th Avenue

Weekend Wrap-Up Party ♥ Tatertots & Jello

Sundae Scoop ♥ i heart naptime

Party Junk ♥ Funky Junk Interiors

Junkin' Joe ♥ the Cottage Market