sunday to sunday

hello :)

this week went by so fast... i was on spring break and that was a beautiful thing...

time was spent with the girls without rushing... lunch and a little shopping with john while the girls were at school... had dinner with a friend that i haven't seen in forever... 4 hours of straight talking, catching up and laughing... {love spending time like that}... it even trickled over into the next morning for a 5:00 a.m. workout... it felt great to get moving... and i pushed myself to join WW yesterday morning... i just had to... i need that accountability... i'll keep ya posted with my progress here... fingers crossed for success...

it was so nice to just hang out during the day trying to get caught up on some things...

i'm not sure that i mentioned it here yet... but my spunky gram who had pneumonia is making the move to assisted living... that was a pretty big move for her... she's not in her new home yet but i'm working on a wreath like this for her... i think it'll look pretty on her door... and since it's so neutral we can add something cute to it for each of the holidays... 

{maybe i'll post a little tutorial on how i made it this coming week...}

i spent hours the one day in marina's room... we are hitting that phase where some toys just need to go to make room for the things that she really plays with... she has a large walk in closet so i pulled out all of the bins... i had quite a mess on my hands but it felt good to finally get to it... this photo is before i got started... it's looking much better now...

there's been lots of reading by the first grader... she loves junie b. jones...

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and the leprechaun trap paper came home from school... we were busy thursday night coming up with a plan...  it ended up being a family project... maizie brainstorming ideas for her little sister... marina sewing parts of it with my help... and john whipping up the construction of it... 

 {tiny hands... first time at the machine... she said "mama, i think the pillow and blanket need some trim"... i have no idea who she gets that from :)}

{the bed is a tissue box... we covered the box with green felt and cut an opening in the felt where the opening in the box was... then covered it with a blanket and added some "gold bars" to entice him... ya know... so that when he jumps up to get comfy he'll fall down into the hole... sounds like a plan... right?}

{the little tag she wrote... clipped onto the foot board with a tiny clothespin and rainbow streamers... haha... she has high hopes in catching one and can hardly wait to go to school tomorrow to see if she did...}

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my mom surprised me with a happy day surprise... she's on the ball... couldn't love it more... vintage table cloth... metal embroidery hoops and other sewing bits... little vintage chick and the smash book stamp i've had my eye on...

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 i finally made a washi tape bunting...

and i finished up the top of my mantel... kind of simple... it makes me happy... {although i think my bottles need some tulips!}  

 now... i need to get reading... i'm heading to book club soon... and i haven't even finished the book... uh-oh... 

have a happy day~

angie

washi tape bunting... a tutorial...

so... i definitely have a thing for washi tape... it's so colorful and comes in a bunch of patterns...

i keep stockpiling it and adding it to my washi tape holder...

several people have asked me what i do with the tape... 

well, so far i've used it to decorate envelopes that we've sent out in the mail...

i've added a cute band of it around a plain glass bottle that was turned into a vase...

but... what i've really been wanting to try is the washi tape bunting that i've seen popping up all over the place...

so here's a quick little tutorial for how i made mine...

supplies needed

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colorful washi tape

bakers twine

scissors

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* you can use any colors and patterns you      like... mix and match for endless options :)

* i used solid pink bakers twine but you could also use ribbon or regular twine...

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take the bakers twine and lay out the length that you would like for your finished bunting to be...

cut a strip of washi tape long enough to fold over the bakers twine... i didn't measure... i just cut a piece that looked about right and went with it :)

be sure to line up the edges of the tape and press the two sides together...

snip the ends of the washi tape strips at different angles and lengths to add interest...

keep going until you fill up the length of your bakers twine...

mix up the patterns and colors of the washi tape that you're using... the more random the better :)

{the patterns and colors that you see here were all purchased at either joann's, michael's, or target...}

once i finished... i hung up the bunting across our fireplace... here's a little peek of it so that you get an idea of what the finished project will look like...

this is a great starting point for my springtime mantel... once i decorate the surface area i will try to capture a pic of the whole thing so that i can share it with ya...

i think it's such a fun, cheery addition to any room...

do you think you'd like to make one of these?

 i'm pretty sure that i'll be making some more

 :)

have a happy day~

angie