Decorating the gir...oh look something shiny!

My attention span can probably best be described as that of a gnat's. Hey, keeps it interesting. This entry was initially going to show the trash can I decoupaged for the girls' bedroom. It just went off in all kinds of directions. There is no map for this blog, or as I like to call it, "Mr Toad's Wild Ride." Good luck.

I was in the twin's room this weekend cleaning (as per usual) when I decided I hated their plain white trash can. Plain is no good. So I fancified it (that is a word, I looked it up, nevermind what dictionary, read on).

This is the ugly old thing when I started. Gross, right?

I took some pretty paper, modge podge and a little ribbon and ended up with this

I know, I know

nothing grand, but hey, it looks a lot better then what I started with! I just trimmed the paper to fit, slapped some modge podge on there, then applied two coats over the top. I trimmed the edges with satin ribbon cuz that's how I roll ;) .

Moving on. As I was getting ready to post this, I looked over and saw my beautiful Boo Baskets and thought I should tell you all about them too. What is boo-ing you might wonder. It is simple really. You basically put together a little basket or bag of goodies, attach a note, put it on a friend/neighbor's doorstep then run like hell. The note should contain well wishes and instruct the recipient to keep the idea going. Instruct them to refill the bag/basket with treats and goodies and pass it along to someone else. See, fun right?! Here are my baskets (well, cauldrens actually)

I made little name tags that look like candy corns. I just cut the pieces out of colored cardstock and glued together

Head on over here to see another blogger's boo-baskets and her ideas on the subject.

P.S. If you see one of these cauldren's pop up on your doorstep, IT WASN'T ME!!! Tee-hee!

*I edited the original post down a bit. It was off in too many directions. Something about an accidental Barbie sunhat, crocheting in school pick up lines, and votives...too much. Another day my friends, another day.

Numero Uno

Peeps this, yo. I'm kidding. Ok so here we go. I'm starting this blog because I have a lot of ideas and I need a place to put them. I have a rather dry sense of humor and if you can't deal with that, well, um, sorry?. I'm not proper or entirely polite. I'm not a professional chef or decorator. My sewing skills are probably subpar, but this is me.

Today the kids' sitter called me at work and asked if I could come and pick them all up. Her son had been in a motorcycle accident. He's ok (yay!). Anyway, do you know what my first thought was (aside from wondering if he was ok)? Hobby Lobby! Woo-hoo. I've been needing, er, wanting to get over there for a couple of weeks now. I just never had the time. Only I would think it a brilliant idea to take three kids under the age of three into Hobby Lobby just before nap time. Of course I find what I need and head home. I must hurry, I have important things to do.

Over the course of the afternoon I baked cookies with the kids (ok, so they were cheater cookies, but how else can you let a set of not-quite-three year old twins bake?!), baked an apple pie (hello fall!!), decoupaged a previously ugly and plain trash can for the twins' room, finished and packed up a baby wrap for a friend (welcome to the world Logan!) and cooked a friggen awesome dinner (which all the kids ate! BONUS!!). Yes, I rock. Or maybe I'm just nuts. Either way, I had fun.