Car Vinyl...funny stick figures

***REVISED***

A number of people have asked where I got these...I'm sorry to say, I made the Leia and the body of the storm trooper and the head of the trooper I altered from a free clip art. I'm only sorry because I have promised my husband that I wouldn't put the files on here so he could have the only set of these guys. (What can I say, he's a collector at heart and revels in having the one and only!) So again, I'm SORRY!!

***End of Revision***

Sometimes I'm surprised at the things my husband takes an interest in. This time, it was stick people for our car. He's been seeing other people's vinyl and thought it would be fun to have something a little more tailored to our family. ALL of my boys (husband included) love Star Wars. That being said, this is what my husband wanted...

A little something unique...plus it fits. We've got our own little army now.

Rocking Chair Transformation

Thought I'd share another project I finished a few days ago. Isn't this rocker beautiful? I love the faux hair on the sides that make it look shabby and cool...not. This is the nasty rocker we've had for about six years that is impossible to clean.

Do you see that ottoman? To quote our beloved Jackie from CyberChase, ew, ew, and double ew! At one point I had tried, sorry, tried (it needed emphasis) to clean it with a carpet cleaner with the brush attachment...but it basically just moved the dirt around.
And of course it was totally falling apart in numerous places...so I redid it!

Drumroll please....

Tada! You know how much this cost me to get my rocker lookin like new again? $5.00. Yup, a measly $5.00. I bought the fabric at Home Fabrics for a buck a yard and some heavy duty batting for the ottoman (which had foam inside that had totally disintegrated into a powder) for 2.50 after my 40% off at JoAnn's. Who says you can't have it all?
Ahhhh, looking at it makes me happy - cuz I'm not seeing dirt covered dirt on fabric. And now I'm not worried about whether people are scared to sit on it!
Note: I am NOT a seamstress. Far from actually. So if you're worried about starting your own project like this and not sure about how it will turn out, rest assured...if I can do it, you can!

Artist Birthday with Friends

Here is the final portion of the artist birthday party. We had the kids decorate their own bags as a puppet that looked like them (which I forgot to take pictures of). Then we went outside and taught the kids how to play hopscotch with their new chalk and bean bags.

After that, they decorated, or painted a picture, on some sugar cookies with frosting and candies.
I may have helped him "a little" with this...
Then it was time for cupcakes!
Next, Ryan opened presents. One of the things we had on the invite was this... "Prize to the most creative present under $2.

He got some super creative ones! He got lightsabers made out of pool noodles and pvc pipe with electricians tape (the kids play with those for hours and they don't hurt like the ones you buy for 7-20 dollars in the store).
He also got a crayon roll with a coloring book (perfect for the little guy who loves to color on the go!).
And he also got a large (humongous really) piece of paper with chocolates inside it that he abnd his brothers loved coloring together.
Another one he got (also forgot to take a picture) was a bucket filled with fun summer toys. One of the things in it was some water balloons that the kids had a great time with after the official birthday party ended. (And then begged me to make some more!)

He had such a fun time at his party. Hope this helps someone else looking for ideas!

Crayon Birthday Cake

Man, I've been so busy with projects, I haven't had time to put them on here!! I need to finish up what I did with my son's birthday, and then I'll start showing my other schtuff.

Here's the crayon birthday cake I made for my little budding artist. This was a fun and simple cake to do. Gotta love those!