and now for the moment you've all been waiting for...

step v: the pots fit! notice the missing hole is the one that broke but it was replaced that night {hubby likes to finish projects quickly! good for me...usually}

and now....

ahhh i love it and am now getting sprouts YAY!

just linked to these parties...check it out! there are some fabulous projects 

  

 

planter tutorial

here are the steps we followed to make the planter bench...the rest of the pictures (beside the supply one) are in black and white because i think it'll give a big punch of surprise once the reveal is complete!

step i: he attached the wooden braces to the metal bench

step ii: we attached plywood on top of wooden slats {this will hold your pots}. husband said {after it was done} he preferred not to do this step and just leave the slats but i liked the plywood base and you'll see why later.

step iii: we arranged the ceramic pots in the order that we wanted them to sit on the bench. this was when i woke up from my nap and saw that husband came up with the idea to scatter them sporadically. i loved it {he knows me fairly well}! he then drew a circle slightly smaller than the diameter of the bottom of the lip of the pot on the plywood.

step iv: using his new jigsaw...he cut out the circles he drew {going to use those circles for something but not sure what yet}

stay tuned...to be continued :)

Crafting Galore this Holiday Season

So I am a little late but....MERRY CHRISTMAS! Hope your holidays have been filled with love and rejoicing over the birth of our Savior!

We had a wonderful first married Christmas with lots of traveling, lots of family, and lots of love! We truly feel blessed! We also enjoyed some vaca time and finished/started many projects....here is a glimpse at those projects with tutorials on the way! :)

We made this chalkboard for my sister for Christmas...

We made these for a family friend....

using this inspiration ->

I received THIS for Christmas!!

and used it to make THESE for a baby shower I am hosting!

and I got to do a lot of snuggling with this...

and yes he CHOSE to sleep like this :) All in all a very MERRY Christmas season!

Food Tip: Sweet potatoes are in season right now...buy them in bulk and spend a night making sweet potato fries (baked of course!) then throw them in a bag and throw them in a freezer to enjoy for weeks on!

It's that time of the year

YAY!!! I LOVE this time of the year! My favorite holiday is in it (Thanksgiving!) and I love decorating, colder weather (as long as I'm inside), and apple cider. One of my favorite things to do during this season is to sit inside a quiet coffee shop with dim lighting drinking a skinny hot peppermint mocha (or hot chai) while the weather is cold outside. hmmmm I feel like some of best thinking has come from just that scenario :) ahhhh but back to reality (which includes sitting in my warm house and a finished yogurt next to me...almost as good of a situation!) I will now show you all the pictures I have been promising for a while

DRUM ROLE PLEASE

Chaz's classroom!!!

With all the anticipation I have built up for these pics please be prepared for some disappointment as the things we did aren't really THAT creative AND I only have 3 pics...but nonetheless ENJOY

These are boards in chaz's room that we decorated with moss to give a Louisiana theme (he teaches biology). The brown one was covered with a burlap fabric as it is a stick pin board. We painted the green trim on the white board because it was just a plain wood before.

Here's where the real work came in...Chaz and I chose the fabric for those chairs and recovered them....we also sanded down the wood to give a more vintage/guy feel. We recycled that table from an old bookshelf he had...we added the legs and painted it green (to match the white board). Chaz also painted the checkerboard and made the pieces (out of wood). That little cubby is now filled with games and puzzles and cards for the kids to enjoy when they finish their work (wait?! I thought he was supposed to be teaching :) ALSO yes ladies and gentleman what you see here is my very first attempt at a pillow (and a rather pathetic attempt if you ask me) BUT it does have little buttons on the side for the closure. I wish I would have showed you in the picture because it did give it a nice little touch!

So see unfortunately that's all I have but it definitely helped spruce the place up a bit!

And next on our blog for today are some pictures of our latest endeavor...our first Christmas tree! I guess you can say we got a little tree happy because we ended up taking home a 10 ft tree. Now while we do have a 12 foot vaulted ceiling the incline in the height is in the middle of our living room...needless to say we had to trim this sucker down!

Here is a picture of our tree prior to cutting it down...notice the size between me and the tree! I have to admit I had my speculations as to whether it would even FIT, but my husband assured me it would...

hmmm

Now after 2 HOURS of trying to stand the tree on the base we ended up with this giant...anchored on the wall by fishing line! :)

CAN YOU SAY GIANT?!? My husband just laughed a lot this night...so did I...what great memories!

So like I told you GINORMOUS...but at least we will learn for next year...or will we :) Got the lights on and some poinsettias...just need ornaments, a skirt, and WRAPPED gifts. How EXCITING!

FUN FOOD TIP: Have mushy bananas? Make banana bread...my recommendation...do 1/2 whole wheat, 1/2 all-purpose flour. You can hardly taste the difference and at least you are getting some fiber! Go ahead, try it!

OK OK OK

Alright...all I can say is I'm working on getting better :) There...WHEW I'm back! It's been too long, but things have gotten so crazy that I am awake at 7:15 (woke up at 5 with Chaz) to write this blog and I don't have to be at my rotation until 11!!! That's how busy it is!! But no excuse...thank you fans for being patient! So just a recap...I know I promised pictures from Chaz's classroom and that is what I will give...on the next one (got a new phone=lost pictures).

One activity the family participated in during my hiatus from the blogging world was the Alzheimer's walk. It was a gorgeous day on LSU's campus for a wonderful walk with loving family in memory of such :) Here are some pictures of such said loving family:

Mom, Sister, Dad

Me, Mom, Sister, Dad

Unfortunately, my husband was away taking a firework truck driving test...he passed :)

I will now give you a sneak peak of projects I am working on and my inspirations behind them

Inspiration from justagirlblog.com

Makings of Reality

Location of Reality:

And for my BIG project I will be starting soon...hopefully! Took some convincing to start so now that I have the "go ahead" just gathering funds :)

Inspiration:

Where Reality will occur:

I will finally have room for my computing things so this will no longer happen....

So as things progress I shall report updates...as well as a few pics of Chaz's classroom...I promise! Was great chatting again!

Nutrition Tip:

Drinking whole milk?!?! Switch to 2% or 1%...same amount of calcium and protein...whole milk just has more saturated fat!