Letters!

I love wooden letters! They are very easy to decorate with and make such a statement!

What you need 

The letters of your choosing. Could be your initials, full name, or a saying like "Love"

Clear Industrial strength glue such as E6000 or Multi purpose cement- be sure to read the back of your product carefully. Different glues do not work well with plastics or rubber.

Ribbon- you will need double the hanging length and it needs to be sturdy enough to support the weight of your letter

 and Just a few idea extras:

Silk flowers, metal clippings, buttons

Mod podge glue if you decide to decoupage with papers

Stencils and paint

You can add picture hangers to the back to make displaying easier and less demanding on your hanging ribbon. 

This one I made for Vanessa's baby shower using the cement to attach the moon and star. I kept it simple so the mommy to be could add any colors she decides to decorate with.

This one was made for a Dear friends Birthday!

The "family" was brad nailed on thanks to my wonderful hubby!

I used some metal jewelry accents and iron on flowers- glued on though! 

These two are huge- they are actually cardboard and not wood but I loved the size. Here I used stencils and paint so that the boys could help and pick out what they wanted.

We topped them off with a messy hand print!

All of the letters shown are from JoAnn's fabric store. I hope you have fun with this one! There are so many ways to decorate them! 

Hope you have a great weekend! 

Christine, Alex and Luke

P.s. We have had over 1000 Visits! Thank you all so much! 

Vanessa is having a Baby!

Jessica and I planned a surprise shower for our friend Vanessa. 

Being as terrible at secrets as I am, I had my husband call Vanessa's husband- Stephan to help get her out of the house for the morning but he came up sick the day before! So we recruited Vanessa mother in law to do the dirty work! We also had her mom in on it too!

 She helped us with most all of the addresses! 
As they are having a boy we had a lamb (for her) and camo (for him) theme. It sounds silly but it turned out so cute! Jessi made all sorts of stuff out of diapers. A wreath, a carriage and even a cake!

I was in charge of the cookies and cupcakes. I fell in love with an umbrella shaped cupcake-cake and decided to give it a shot. 

And the cookies were so much fun to make!

These took a long time to frost to due all the detail so we were in our hotel room icing cookies until 12 but they sure turned out cute!
 
 We had a cake just for Stephan who loves to play guitar, but unfortunately with him being sick we had all the guy stuff inside with us girls, well except for the guys!

 Jessi had all the guests sign onesies made from paper with their well wishes as the sign in book and then strung them across the living room for an adorable garland! Then once the party was over she turned them into an adorable memory book!

 We also had an autograph plate for a keepsake 

and of course all sorts of presents! 

Diaper tower from all the guys!

 Now we are all just waiting for little Tobin to arrive!

Congratulations Vanessa and Stephan! You guys will be wonderful parents!

Love, Christine


p.s. Our boys were sure worn out!

What to do with time by yourself?? Crochet!

Evan is off for a business trip until Friday, So it will be just the boys, the dog, and I piddling around, crocheting, and organizing toys until daddy gets home! We made a flying trip to Amarillo this morning at 6am-- yes 6AM! and we were back in pampa by 11:30! 

We got to Joanns at 8 but they do not open until 9. So we spent an hour wandering around target as they were the only store we could find open. I guess it was good because we were able to get just about all we needed there and made the trip much shorter! Nothing like shopping with kids ;)

Our trees survived the cold spell we had and hopefully we wont have to many more! I cant wait to see the grass coming up! We have our hotel rooms booked for my sister's graduation in may! It will be the first time for all of us to be in Michigan and it will be right in the middle of a Tulip festival so even better! Oh yea did I mention that she gets to blog for Hope? :D

http://life.hope.edu/julie-anne-gruenhagen-11/

Hubby just popped up on skype so Ive gotta Go! 

Hope the rest of your week is wonderful!

Love, Christine

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something ~ Frequently attributed to Plato, but not apparently found in his work

Two posts for the price of one!

Feb. 28th- My husband gets a call saying there is a wild fire down county road 18. We turn on the scanner and listen to all the squeals and reports going through.. I pack an overnight bag and gather the dog and the kids shoes just to be safe. We had a different wild fire come through in 2009 that came up into our back yard (pictured below) so all these same fears start resurfacing.

I was starting to get nervous so in an attempt to keep my mind and hands busy I started working on the pantry that hasn't been painted since its install. As I'm pulling the cans and shelves out, we hear another report that the fire is now on county road 22- the road Evan's parents house is on. Evan gives his parents a call and they say that the fire can be seen through the tree row but It looks like it is starting to get under control. I put the bags by the front door as a precaution and we start some dinner in our kitchen that is now littered with boxes and cans.

The next day we head out to see his parents and of course where all was burned.

From one side of the road to the other

Edge of the county road

Fortunately, due to our wonderful *volunteer* fire department no lives or buildings were lost in our area.

Thinking its time to write a check... ;)

and yes I did finally get the pantry painted after two days!

March 3rd- Our Thursday Review Club hosted an art show featuring Mr. Wells from Oklahoma City. http://www.jackwellsart.com/

 Later that evening we had a Cowboy banquet hosted by Dolores and Brenda, who spent all day decorating and cooking a wonderful dinner! 

The boy scouts provided us with dessert- Dutch oven cobbler! 

Mrs. Britt read some cowboy poetry. 

and we also had a couple of local boys- Nathan and Cory- sing a few songs.

Over all it was a wonderful night with great company and I cant wait until our next meeting! 

Hope you have a happy and safe week!

Christine