A Saturday Post

I rarely ever post on Saturdays, but I wanted to share a few happenings around here.  It has been SO busy!  These last few weeks of school are insane. 

I was so happy to meet some of my favorite bloggers for the snap conference a few weeks ago.  I didn’t attend the conference, but I did go to a little lunch get together.  I was also a little bit nervous.  They were of course all very lovely ladies and there was no reason to be scared ;).

Poppy has been really into prepping for this baby. I just love watching her excitement over every little detail. She is full of questions and curiosity.  I got the crib put together this week and she helped me with all the fun baby shower gifts from my family. 

She saw this magazine in my room and gasped, grabbed it, put it behind her back, and slowly backed out of the room.  She had a few questions after looking through it ;). 

She also graduated from her preschool that some moms and I were teaching.  I was in charge of the preschool graduation which was fun.  I found a little template for this diploma HERE. 

And mine aren’t as cute, but I saw this graduation hat sucker idea on pinterest along with how to make graduation hats. 

Sunshine was baptized as a member of the LDS church a couple weeks ago. It was a beautiful day filled with so many family and friends. We truly have an amazing support group.  He loved every minute of it and I’m so proud of the cute 8 year old boy he’s become.

Mr. Zippy has also been busy with school things.  He was happy to earn Presidential Fitness at his school, meaning he did really well on all the physical fitness tests they have to do each year.  He also did awesome in the 3rd grade recorder concert.

Soccer is in full swing as well.  Two kids in soccer seems busy to me.  I can’t imagine when they get older!

And these three kids are giddy with excitement and anticipation for this little girl to come.  I love moments like these where we are all snuggled together and they bond with their little sister already.  So special.  She had the hiccups in the picture below which they all thought was so funny.

If you follow me on instagram, you’ve seen some of these already.  The camera on my phone leaves much to be desired, but it is what it is right?  I’m still thankful for it.  You can follow me @lemonsqueezyhome.  Have a delightful weekend!

From Vertical Blinds to Curtains

We’re slowly trying to fix our house up to sell in the next year.  It’s expensive to do so!  Just the light fixtures we’ve replaced have cost a pretty penny.  But I have had this fabric for a few years (see THIS post for a bike basket I made out of it) as well as the curtain rod and clips.  Talk about putting off a project! 

Here’s what we were dealing with for the (many) years of living here.  It’s funny how you just learn to live with certain things, isn’t it?

Some of them are cracked, and that’s really as far as they reached because the rest had been broken.  (It’s a bit hard to take good pictures of curtains with bright sunlight behind)

I actually sewed a blind hem.  The fabric is such good, thick quality that I didn’t bother lining them. 

I bought the fabric for $6.00/yard at Home Fabrics in Utah.  They have the best home décor fabric for such amazing prices!  The curtain rod and clips I bought at Joann for 60% off.  So it was relatively inexpensive for everything.

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The next couple weeks I’ll be posting a lot of baby stuff I’ve sewed up.  Very simple, no tutorials for it because there are already a million out there for the things I’ve made. 

I’m also going to be participating next week in Delia’s Play It Smart series.  I’m really excited for this.  She always comes up with the best ways to spend time with your kids!

Have a great weekend everyone!  Thanks for stopping by. :)

Magnetic Washi Tape Bookmarks: DIY

Looking for a super quick gift for Mother’s Day?  Or birthday or for yourself?  These are seriously so easy.  And did I mention they are super quick too?  ;)

My husband came in the room the other day while I was reading a book from the library.  He had gotten so used to seeing me read books on my Kindle and said, “What is that contraption you are holding?”  It’s true that bookmarks aren’t as needed as they used to be.  But guess what?  My mom asked for a book for Mother’s Day and has a Kindle herself.  I called to make sure she didn’t want a gift card to buy eBooks and she said nope, she still prefers normal books.  So I decided to whip these up for her. 

All you need is some paper (like copy paper, not cardstock), washi tape, and some thin magnets that have a sticky side.  I also made up these 3”x4” cards you can print off HERE—I printed mine on cardstock.  *You don’t have to use washi tape—you can use scrapbook paper as well. However, be careful with the thickness—at least with this kind of magnet. I tried using a thicker cardstock initially and the magnets weren’t strong enough to stick the bookmark together.

I made my bookmarks 2.5” long.  All you do is take a strip of your tape and place it along the 2.5” edge, making sure to have some overhang. 

Turn the paper over and fold down the washi tape on either side.

Now place another piece of washi tape so that it covers the overlapped edges from the picture above.

Cut along the side of the washi tape.

Fold in half so the raw edges are on the inside.

Cut two 1/2” magnet pieces.

Peel off the sticker and stick them to either end of your bookmark.

Now you can just fold it over the place you are in a book and you have your bookmark. 

I placed my finished bookmarks with the cardstock in these self-sealing bags found at most craft stores in the jewelry section.

So easy.  And I think they are pretty cute, too. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother’s Day!