Easy Peasy Clipboards + ALMOST dead dogs!

I know most of you have seen or made these EASY clipboards, but I woke up in a crafty mood!! 

I have WAY too much scrapbook paper.. I always PRETEND I'll make a scrapbook.. years later it still has never happened!! 

I got out scrapbook paper, tulle, ribbon, mod-podge, and 99cent Store clipboards (I bought them when I had the urge to make them sooner but ran out of time).

Luckily, through all the different books, most of the papers MIX and MATCH.. I had the tulle from an ADORABLE diaper bouquet I made and am killing myself that I didn't take a picture!!

I cut the papers to fit the clipboard, added mod-podge to the clipboard, smoothed the paper on, and wrapped the paper around the edges.  SOOOO EASY!! 

I like to ADD ribbon sometimes, but I don't always like it because it makes it hard to write on.

I used the tulle to make the clips more fun!

Here's my final products!!

They're all ready for my Thirty-One party :)

On a side note: I ALMOST KILLED MY DOGS during this craft.  As I was crafting, they decided to play and TEAR UP our grass!!!! I learned my lesson to check on them every 5 SECONDS!!

I just LOVE that they ran through the whole house!!!

Between giving them both baths, sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping, it took me almost TWO HOURS!! Oh and by the way, my house was all cleaned up for my party BEFORE this little incident.

Our GROWING Family!!

Right after our wedding, we decided to add to our family.. 

Diamond's mom was pregnant again and we knew we wanted a new friend for her!!

We've gone over everyday since the first day they were born and we were FINALLY able to bring him home. We debated and debated on which day we would pick him up based on my husband's schedule. We decided he would go pick him up on my birthday (Monday) while I was at work.  I had other plans in mind.. I picked him up Sunday night while I told him I was on a "Daddy Daughter Date".  

We gave him a bath to make him just PERFECT!

His last shot at home with his MOMMY.. He just makes my HEART melt!

 

On his way to his NEW home! I was so excited to bring him home, but SOOO nervous driving with him.  He sat there so nicely!

He was quite a handful that night! I had to put the baby gate up for a bit to separate the 2 dogs while I let Diamond out..

Ahhhh!! He's too CUTE for words!!!

The next morning, when my husband got home from work, he came in our room SINGING me "Happy Birthday." He only made it  through the first or second word before his SURPRISE face lit up the room.  He was SHOCKED I was able to pull it off (I'm TERRIBLE at keeping secrets from him!).

We brought him with us to my birthday CELEBRATION.. More to come about that later..

He's such a SNUGGLE bug.. Or super rambunctious with his sister!!

We LOVE our new addition!! He keeps Diamond busy and we can already see the LOVE they have for each other!!

My "Wedding" Burlap Wreath

I have been in this MOOD where I just want to make a WREATH and a fun outdoor decoration for each holiday!! I have ABSOLUTELY no idea how to make one, but I have definitely PINNED about a MILLION!!

My mom, who is FABULOUSLY crafty, started my collection for me recently.  As you know, I just got MARRIED and I had made most of the decorations for my WEDDING.  I just couldn't bear throwing out all of the hard work so I kept my fabric flowers.  She took my flowers and added them to the wreath.

I was DEVASTATED when I couldn't find this fabric at ANY Hobby Lobby within 300 miles when I went back for more!! It was the CUTEST navy chevron!!

I had searched EVERY WHERE for a cute wooden/metal F.  I didn't know it would be so hard to find.. I looked at 3 different places and NO LUCK!! Finally, my mom found a glittery silver foam F.  I had spray paint left from my wedding decor.

I think my mom did an AMAZING job.. I LOVE my FIRST wreath!!

A New School Year!!

School started 2 weeks ago.. I know.. I am VERY  late!! Life is just busy right now!!  

Haha.. I know.. SOOO lame.. But I had to take a "selfie" to have a picture of my first day!!

Each year, I try to think of a cute book to make for the parents throughout the school year.. Last year I collected different art from all of the themes and put them in a binder with their monthly drawings.  They turned out WAAAY cute (well, at least I thought so)!! I hope the parents enjoyed them as much as I did.  The front page was a picture of their first week of school.. This year I somehow managed to get the picture on the FIRST DAY.. Woohoo.. Go me!! (I don't know how many of you have worked with 3-4 year olds.. The first day away from mommy & daddy is a REALLY busy day for the teacher!!!) Anyways, here's a glimpse at the cute picture!!

Two of my AWESOME parents got the mat for me as an "End of the Year" + wedding present.. It was the first time I had really seen my new last name in print and it ACTUALLY meant me.. Not my in-laws!!
I glued 4 rulers together and added the words around it. (Next time, I will NOT be using yellow.. It's barely there!!)

I started with 7 in my AM and 11 in my PM, which compared to last year's starting numbers is EXTREMELY high (6 & 4).  

It has been two CRAZY, busy, STRESSFUL weeks so far!! I can't wait until everything is running smooth and the routines are mastered!!