{Rock it yourself} Paper cut poster – with free printable
Hope you guys had a great weekend! Spent yesterday with hubby and the girls, had a relaxed father’s day with great brunch in our very favorite street of NYC (the best kept secret of the city if you ask me!). The girls and I gave him our presents – and mine was this paper cut poster. I [...]
polka dots, flowers & rock ‘n roll
Last week my wee girl turned two – long gone my baby Maddie! She’s turning into such a beautiful, funny, smart little girl…what, biased at all, me? She’s my little girl, of course she’s perfect, duh Can’t help it, I am a proud mama. We had a mini-celebration on Wednesday, the day of her birthday, [...]
{rock it yourself} artificial flower cake topper
My wee one is turning two next week, and I am getting ready to celebrate my little ginger baby with the two things we love the most around here: flowers and polka dots Doesn’t really get any better than that, does it? This project is super easy, it only take a few minutes to make [...]
{Rock it yourself} DIY toy box with casters
As mentioned before, I’ve been redecorating the girls bedroom and having tons of fun with it. I’ll share pictures soon, but in the meantime I want to share one of the projects I worked on for their room – these little toy boxes with casters. Some very simple wooden crates with fun pink casters – an [...]
Dear husband….
Just a little pre Valentine’s Day message to the love of my life….because really, I can’t possibly just save my love for him for just one day. I don’t really like Valentines day – it’s so commercial and sometimes a bit superficial…a red and pink hearts overload! But how could I not like the spirit [...]
Around the World DIY, round 2 – Pimp a mirror!
1 project, 2 ways. In 2 different parts of the world…READY FOR ROUND 2?! A few months ago, Australian blogger Belinda Graham and I worked on these round stackable stools. For this second round, we pimped some mirrors for our homes. Just like last time, Belinda from The Happy Home worked on her version while [...]
{rock it yourself} an umbrella for rainy days
Who said giving cash to someone had to be boring?! Here’s a fun little project for you guys today: a fun little umbrella that you painted yourself, and when your friend opens it – POP, some cash falls down from it. An umbrella that will cover any type of rainy day, if you will And [...]
{best of 2012} Rock it yourself
Hi friends! Here’s round 2 of the best of 2012. Yesterday I shared the best of the”live here, eat that” posts from 2012, and today it’s all about DIYs that I made this year ( you can also find round-ups from other blogs here). Here some of the favorites: 1. Felt balls tags, which I [...]
Wrap it up! 6 easy gift wrapping ideas
Today we’re talking about something fun – gift wrapping! You’re probably think “geez, I barely have time to buy my presents…let alone wrap them pretty!”. But really, it doesn’t have to take much time to wrap it up pretty, and the person you’re giving the gift to will feel extra special because of it. So [...]
DIY glitter monogram cake toppers. Make one….or grab one!
Remember the glitter monogram cake topper I made for Maddie’s birthday? You guys asked how I made it, so below you’ll find the DIY. Yes, I happily obliged since that also meant having to make another cake. Hehe. Sweet tooth, me???? But not only am I sharing the DIY….today I am also giving you a [...]