Power Ranger {WW}

He [Red Ranger] was fighting the evil Nylock [Daddy].

Seashell Shadow Box {Tutorial} Target Knockoff

I was shopping at my local Target and seen this cute seashell shadow box.

Being the crafty person that I am, I decided to save my $20, and make my own. So know I'm going to show you how to make your own.

This is an easy peasy craft project. The only thing that takes the longest is arranging the seashells how you want them.

What you need:

A shadow box of your size. I chose a white 12x12 from Michaels that I got on sale & with a coupon!

Burlap

Seashells

Glue gun

Scissors

Step 1. I forgot to take a picture but you need to take your shadow box apart. You want the backing. Mine was black and some type of velvet material.

Step 2. Measure your burlap roughly. I put the burlap over the backing and cut around leaving a little bit of room

See it's not perfect, but it doesn't have to be.

Step 3. Put some hot glue on the backing and push down to get the burlap to stay put. Make sure you go around the edges and add glue where needed. If you don't do this, the end result won't look great.

Step 4. Get all of those seashells ready. If you're like me, you have a ton that you want to use.

Step 5. Use the that little frame part that goes between the glass and backing as a border. You want to make sure that your seashells are going to fit right. Arrange and rearrange your seashells how you want them.

Step 6. When you finally decide on an arrangement, hot glue those babies to the burlap. 

Step 7. Trim any extra burlap from the edges, and then put your shadow box back together.

Step 8. Put your new work of art some place that you love, and enjoy!

I ended up paying $7 for my project. Right now Michaels has their shadow boxes for 40% off, plus you can use a 25% off shadow boxes coupon too! You can see the weekly ad here and get coupons here.

P.S. Michaels didn't pay me to put the links up. I did it to help y'all out. I hope you enjoy the project!

Faithful Fridays {Printable}

This is one of my very favorite Bible verses. I say it quite often actually, when my anxiety gets the best of me. I did something different this time and made a couple different versions. Let me know which one you like, or if there's a different color palette that you want to see in the future. Also I'm always up for suggestions on the Bible verses as well.

Now, on to the printable. The verse is Isaiah 41:10 HCSB. All of the printables are 10X8. Feel free to pin & share with your friends.

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Kindergarten Registration, Will I survive?

So Tuesday was a bittersweet day for me. I got up knowing full well that it was going to be a difficult day for me. It was the day that I would register my baby for Kindergarten. I prayed a lot and recited Isiah 41:10 a million times. As much as I know that this is the next chapter of our lives, and that God knows best, it's still hard to close one chapter.

Here's what my baby used to look like. It was a couple of months before his 1st birthday. Sometimes I wish he was just this little again. How I miss those days.

Here he is walking up to school. He's so excited to get signed up for school. I on the other hand was a ball of nerves, of course he didn't know that. 

He was really good the whole time I was filling out the paper work. It took a little less than an hour to complete. I didn't let him take in his DS, so instead he drew in my planner. He loved the "clues" that were all over the sidewalk out front. The "clues" are dog paws. The school mascot is a Husky, which is adorable. I got done with all the paper work, and the lady in charge of registration gave me some paperwork. She told me about the Meet the Teacher day, volunteer options, and the website to see the calendar.

He is officially registered for Kindergarten, and will start in August. I will be fine. My Dad called after I got home. I told him where I'd been, and he asked why I sounded so depressed. I said because I kind of am. He assured me that I should do what I planned, which is volunteering to get involved. He also told me that we would be fine, and that if I didn't like after awhile that I could always home-school Nick. 

After a few tears, prayers, and talking to my Dad I decided that we would be fine. I'm going to volunteer at Nick's school, enjoy this new chapter of our lives, and trust God. He knows what's best for us. 

My next challenge is finding a good backpack. My son is 3'9.5" and will probably be close to 4' before school. He's always been a tall boy, so those little Kindergarten backpacks won't cut it. A regular size one would fit him better, but I want one that's going to last for awhile. Anyone have a suggestions?

What are you doing? Wednesday Blog Hop

I'm excited to join Sara's Blog Hop. So here's what I'm up to right now.

I know it doesn't look like much, other than burlap. It will be beautiful though, I promise. Stay tuned for a little craft tutorial on it.

As soon as I get the chains, I'm making this. I lucked out and found an old ladder on the curb. I can't wait to make this little laundry rack!

Join in on Sara's Blog Hop. The button is right down here :)

So tell me what you're up to or what you are going to be working on.