'Bloom Where You are Planted' Sign

I slept with my baby blanket till I was 16 years old. Yes, I know - that's weird. It's not like I carried it around with me everywhere, I would just scrunch it up and use it as an extra pillow. When I turned 16, I decided enough was enough - I needed to let it go. But I couldn't throw it away, so I cut it up into pieces.

10 years later... I wanted to keep my blanket as a memento but in a useful sort of way. And I love the vintage look of it. So, I decided to frame it. I got some vinyl decals with a phrase that I loved and voila!! Now it's hanging over my baby's crib and everytime I get him out, I can't help but smile!

In this Home...

Last night, we decided to do a family art project. After looking at some craft blogs online, I came up with making a family motto/proclamation we could hang on the wall. We thought Preston was getting older and could help with a little bit of it.

We narrowed down what we wanted to include based on what we are into on a day-to-day basis and what we feel strongly about. I was happy Eric even thought of some great ones to add (can you tell which ones?). We used scraps of paper and mod-podged them onto cardboard. Then we cut out a picture of a house. We let it dry and wrote our motto. "In this home..."

It turned out crafty and I think pretty dang cute! The lines aren't straight, the paint dried a little weird but I love it! Because everytime I look at it, I will remember that we did it as a family!