Etsy Shop Additions & Everyday Life

This week I've been working on some more painted signs to add to my Etsy Shop. I love being inspired by things around me and coming up with these designs.

Here is a wood sign that I painted with a quote from Shakespeare. I stained the wood a dark walnut color and really like how it turned out. The lettering is a cream color that I painted on with a small paint brush.

And here's another wood sign that I painted. I also stained this one a dark walnut color.

And here are a few canvases. I love these quotes...

You can find all these signs in my Etsy Shop and at the New Holland Coffee Co.

And I also wanted to mention that I do lots of custom orders as well. If you have an idea of a quote or scripture that you would like painted onto wood or canvas, just let me know and I'll be happy to work with you!

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And now, onto some everyday life around here!

Here is my almost-nine month old little Violet. She really is just about as sweet as she looks. I can hardly stand it.

The chubby cheeks, the curled up toes, the perfect little lips, oh, my. She melts me.

And here's the rest of the crew. These are my parents' grandkiddos. There are seven ages seven and under. And one more on the way (not mine!!).

Taking a family picture of all the kids is not for the faint of heart! And getting them to all look at me turned out to be impossible, but we did the best we could!

And this is just too funny. The kids were thrilled to get a buggy ride last weekend! Most of my extended family is Amish and my cousin's husband took them for a ride in their buggy.

There they go among the fields of corn! Lancaster County at its finest! :)

And I'll end the post on an almost-naked Jack. Doing the thing he does best - eating. It's time to start potty training, and I'm totally dragging my feet. Any advice on how to train little boys??

Have an awesome weekend friends!

What I Wore Wednesday {Thrift Store Edition}

So this week I thought I would be brave, put on my big girl panties, and get out from behind the camera. Just please, please, please excuse the awkwardness, bad lighting, and everything that goes along with taking pictures of yourself.

Really, it all makes me cringe.

Most of the photos are courtesy of my five year old Avery. She was delighted that she was actually allowed to hold the camera and take pictures!

Linking up to the Pleated Poppy...

Thursday:

White tank: Target

Blue ruffley top: Plato's Closet consignment

Jeans: Goodwill (Gap)

Belt: Goodwill

Sandals: Target (I embellished them with a fabric ruffle)

Little boy who has to get in on the action: Jack

Friday:

Purple striped T: Gap Outlet from years ago

White skirt: Goodwill

Belt: Goodwill

Flats: Goodwill

 Saturday:

Striped top: Goodwill (White House Black Market)

Black skirt: Plato's Closet consignment (Target)

Orange flower pin: Amelia's Discount Grocery

Jack wanted to join me in the pictures and of course HAD to hold his ever-present blanket. One of my nicknames for him is Little Linus.

Gotta love those little boy hugs! They are the best! :)

Sunday:

Blue tank: Target

Skirt: Goodwill (Talbots)

Shoes: Goodwill

Until next time...

Featured!

Our little nursery was featured on the baby website babylifestyles.com. Tara, the editor of the website, interviewed me about the details of the room renovation.

They did two articles on the room. To read the first one, click here. And to read the second one, which was about how to transition from a boy's room to a girl's room, click here.

Thank you babylifestyles.com for the feature! I feel completely flattered!

Head over to their website for loads of baby inspiration!

Some more door art

I've been making a few more art pieces out of old, salvaged wood doors. Here is one that I made for our friends Charlie & Liz.

I took some pictures of it hanging in their family room.

And here is one that I made with a verse from Zephaniah. It's one of my favorite verses - full of love and hope and promise.

Since the sign is so large and heavy, I decided not to list it in my Etsy Shop. If you're local and interested in purchasing this sign or want more info, email me at maweaver1@gmail.com.

Here are a few more ideas using old doors...

Creating a message center

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Using a door as an entry table with coat hooks

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Creating an original table out of an old door

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A door as a desk top

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A coffee table

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I propped an old door behind a chair in my bedroom.

So the lesson is, don't throw away your old doors! Hope this gave you some inspiration!

Avery's Bedroom {new desk & curtains}

If you don't already know, I'm a *little* obsessed with rearranging and redecorating our home (as if that isn't obvious).

I had some ideas for Avery's room and in the past week have been working at changing a few things around. I found a little desk at Goodwill (of course!) that was painted white but in need of some TLC. Since Avery is getting older and will be starting school in the fall, I thought she could use a desk in her room.

I put Avery to work helping me paint it a light pink color.

You know I'm not picky about painting when I let my 5 year old help! She loved it, by the way! Anyone want to hire an amateur painter? She accepts ice cream, bubble gum, or Chapstick as payment. :)

I felt like the desk looked too plain when it was just painted pink, so I cut out sheets of scrapbook paper to fit the front of the drawers and used Mod Podge to adhere the paper to the drawer fronts. The edges of the drawer fronts and the desk are distressed.

I bought the glass knobs from Target and the chair was one that we were storing in the attic that I spray painted white.

The gray striped message board was made from an old corkboard that I covered with fabric that I had on hand from another project.

Ah, the wall flowers!! How I love them!

They are made from napkins and are super-easy to create! You can find a tutorial for making them on the Made blog. I bought the pink and gray/white polka dot napkins from Target.

The curtains were just ordinary tab-top Lenda ones from Ikea (really cheap at $15 for two panels). I bought one pair and cut each panel in half width-wise to create four panels instead of two (because I wanted to save $).

I bought a half-yard each of four different types of pink fabrics and cut out stripes, which I ruffled and sewed onto the curtains. This was a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants type of project (normal for me) and I didn't do much measuring or planning.

But I'm happy with how they turned out. Simple & sweet!

And here's what the other side of the room looks like (not much different than before)... 

Let me know if you have any questions or want any more info on the projects I mentioned today.

Have a great weekend friends! Stay cool!!