Give Thanks!

Tomorrow kicks off the first day of this years Give Thanks series! 

Make sure to stop by every day from now until Thanksgiving for some fall crafts, recipes, printables and more.

Pregnant With Twins: 21 Weeks

My belly is so big I feel like I should be farther along then 21 weeks

 I am tired all the time

The babies are really starting to move and kick

Brody is always telling me all the things he is going to do to help with the babies

The crazy vivid dreams have stopped

I have been craving salads

We are starting to stock up on diapers

We are told to expect to go through 20 diapers a day, that's 140 diapers a week

It's Just Another Stylin' Sunday

Wreck-It Ralph

A few days ago my My family and I got to preview the new Disney movie, Wreck-It Ralph. 

We loved it!  Even my little 3 year old loved it.

Wreck-It Ralph opens in theaters November 2nd.

Because we loved the movie so much I want to share these Wreck-It Ralph coloring pages with you.

Reading List

 I loved Gone Girl, I couldn't put it down. 

Can You Keep a Secret and Paranormalcy were fun easy reads.

What have you been reading?

Rhodes Spider Web Pepperoni Pizza

I am over at the Rhodes Blog today sharing this spider web pepperoni pizza. 

Stop by and check it out.

Paper Leaf Mobile

Last year Brody and I made a fall mobile and I want to share it again with you this year. It didn't take long to make and Brody had a fun time helping me make it.

The beauty of fall decor is that you can leave it up longer than Halloween decorations as it blends in with the Thanksgiving holiday. 

Supplies:
2 pieces of 2" x 11" cardstock
Glue Dots® (Craft Glue Dots® and Mini Glue Dots®)
7-11 pieces of string (I used fishing line) 19"- 21" long
An assortment of colored paper leaves

Lets get started.

First I made a paper circle by taking the two strips of paper and placed two Craft Glue Dots® on one end of each strip of paper and pressed them to the end of the other strip without Glue Dots®.

Using a whole punch, cut three evenly spaced holes in the circle. 

Next take three pieces of string and tie each one to the holes.

Once all three strings are attached tie them together near the free end. 

This is where you will hang your mobile.

Now you will hang your remaining pieces of string by  placing a Craft Glue Dots® on the inside of the circle and pressing the end of your string to it.

Next place a Mini Glue Dot® on each leaf and press to the string. 

Repeat until your leaf mobile is full.

Hang mobile and enjoy.

Free Halloween Printables

Check out these fun Halloween printables from around the blogsphere.

 Mini Halloween candy bar wrappers from How Does She

Girl's Halloween paper dolls from Babalisme

Boy's Halloween dress up paper dolls from Babalisme

Halloween lunch bag printables from It Is What It Is

It's Just Another Stylin' Sunday

Rhodes Mini Breakfast Pizzas

Today I am over at the Rhodes Blog sharing these mini breakfast pizzas.

I hope you will stop by and check them out. 

Girls!

Over the weekend I had my big ultrasound. 

I am pregnant with two girls! 

It's Just Another Stylin' Sunday

It's been quite a while since I have done a Stylin' Sunday picture. 

Sundays have been a little bit of a challenge for me the past few weeks but hopefully I will get back on track. 

Singer 160 Limited Edition Sewing Machine

Did I ever show you my awesome new sewing machine?

I won this Singer 160 Limited Edition sewing machine a few months ago from a giveaway on the Snap! blog.

The machine was designed to commemorate the 160 anniversary of Singer.

This sewing machine is seriously awesome! If you are thinking about buying one I vote you do it. 

Not only do I love the retro design but it sews like a dream.

What kind of sewing machine do you have?

 

Skyfall OPI Nail Polish

What do you think of the Skyfall nail polish line by OPI?

I am a fan!

Halloween Past

2009

Yoda

2010

Greaser

2011

Matador

What have been your (or your kids) favorite Halloween costumes?

 

DIY Braveheart Costume

Make your own William Wallace costume from Braveheart with things you already have at home.

You will need:
Plaid skirt or kilt (Brody is wearing a real kilt in the family tartan)
Plain colored shirt
Sash (we don't have a sash in the family tartan so we just used scrap fabric)
Blue and white face paint
Sword (sadly Brody doesn't have a sword)

The red hair and angry face completes the costume.

DIY Indian Girl Costume

Make your own Indian girl costume with things you already have at home.

You will need:
A brown (adult sized) t shirt (use safety pins to get the right fit)
Red face paint or lipstick
Fabric scraps for headband
Optional- red feathers

Don't forget the braided hair (or braided wig)

Decorated PIllowcases

Hey there! I'm Steph from Crafting in the Rain, and I'm sharing some decorated pillowcases: a kid-friendly project that you could take in several directions.  You could do this with puff paint, fabric markers or fabric paints.  I decided to go with fabric paint and used pool noodles as stamps.     Using a serrated knife, cut a 3 inch section off your pool noodle.  Obviously if  you use the scalloped shape you'll get a flower, if it's plain round you'll get a circle.  I also made a round stamp by cutting a 2 inch section, and using scissors, carefully shaping a small part to be round.

Be sure to put a piece of cardboard inside the pillowcase so the paint doesn't bleed through to the other side.  Use a foam brush to apply paint to the bottom of your stamp (use fabric paint, or mix fabric medium into regular paint).

Place the stamp on the fabric, press firmly, and pull straight up. Repeat until you're satisfied with the pattern.  Let the paint dry (I always pull out my hair dryer at this point to speed it up) then do the other side.

My girls had a great time making their own pillowcases t0  take on vacation!  Hope you'll try it out and have fun creating with your kids!

 

How to Make a GIF

Remember back when I announced my pregnancy and I used this animated GIF?

Well, I found a super easy way to make a GIF. I used makeagif.com. It's super simple to use. 

All you do is upload the pictures you want to use, choose the speed of the pictures and you are set.