Yeah for Moms!

Even though my gifts of my mom's don't include vinyl this year (gasp), I still wanted to share some ideas for your beautiful mamas!

*Flower Pot*

Plant their favorite flower and let them know how much you love them!

*A Monogram*

Put it on a tile, on wood, a frame, or she can place it directly on her wall

*Laundry Room*

Help spice up the room that all moms spend way too much time in with a little decor!

*Kitchen Labels*

Perfect for those huge flour/sugar containers

*To Do/To Shop*

I cannot survive without my to-do board. However, I wish my to shop list was that short this week!

*Baking Pans*

Did you know they are magnetic? The possibilities are endless!

*Welcome*

Aren't mom's homes the most welcoming? This tile adds the perfect touch!

*Family Recipes*

Display your mom's favorite recipes! They are perfect in kitchens and make it easier to use more often!

*Recipe Block*

Easy holder for your favorite recipes!

*For any vinyl orders please email me at:

cottagequotes@yahoo.com

book it.

I cannot believe that my last post was in NOVEMBER...my word, am I behind! However, I can believe that I have not had a spare moment to post on this blog since November :). Time to show a few projects as of late.

Meet my hall book shelf.

(this is pre-carpet replacement)

I have had mixed feelings about this book shelf since we have bought the house. Did it date the house or make it retro cool? hmmmm.... I did know that it needed some help, but wasn't sure where to start. I thought about knocking the shelves down and turning it into one giant magnet board. I'm sure glad I didn't do that. I started by painting the back of it chocolate brown.

Then I designed a fun pattern and stuck it up! And done.

Meet my new and improved book shelf.

Attitude of Gratitude!

Thanksgiving Plates

I have sure needed the reminder this fall. Plus, who doesn't love a beautiful large plate to decorate with? Choose between the two designs- each plate is $10!

Please email me at cottagequotes@yahoo.com to place your order.

Don't forget Christmas is right around the corner. Please place orders early to guarantee time to arrive before the big day! Happy Holidays!

We're about DUE for an update!

Baby time is coming super super soon! However, we have had a crazy busy month & totally neglected the nursery (forget about the other 8 months we had to prepare)! My wonderful handy hubby & I got ourselves busy and finally did the nursery! It's amazing what a little paint, wood, and VINYL can do!

Check out our before:

(It's a pretty sad 'before' shot! Check out the super safe wire hanging down, I'm an awesome mom.)

Here are our afters:

I am so happy with how it turned out. My husband put up the bead board & square in no time! I had ordered a dark brown crib, but they shipped me a white one. Since we've put everything off for so long- I figured I would just settle for the white one. However, now that's it's done, I don't feel like I settled at all. My dark brown bumper should be coming soon & that will help separate the whites just perfectly!

When I was about 6 months pregnant, I laid awake all night planning my nursery! I am in love with the owl. Also, check out our cute little bird family above the square! We painted the stripes the same color, just different glosses to add more depth.

To the left of the owl I will put up our baby's name.....as of right now, she's nameless- so sad!

If you have read my blog at all before, you know I am an avid garage saler! I bought the shelf for 50 cents and gave it a good chocolate brown face-lift! I then put my little baby block together today! Sure love having a vinyl machine laying around.

My sweet mom brought down a dresser for us to use for the baby's room...all to realize just how small our nursery really is! Thank heavens our home has the built in closet organizers. The other half the closet if full of diapers, wipes, bottles, ect! Also, thank heavens for my wonderful sis-in-law that give us lots of newborn girl clothes.

(We had forgot what a puker our second child was until we opened our box of newborn clothes to find a box of yellow clothes...nasty.)

I plan on spending lots of time in this comfy chair- snuggling my sweet baby & trying to keep at least one eye opened!

I will still be taking vinyl orders, especially with the Holidays around the corner! However, I plan on taking this month off! Feel free to place orders now- as I will work on them in the order I receive them (said in my 'robotic phone voice')!

go grow go

My good friend, Melissa (shout out), gave me this great idea of a Growth Chart! After finally painting our hallway, I was dying to get it up! Check it out! It was super easy and jazzed up our boring little hallway space in a flash!

Remember- baby time is around the corner! I am taking orders through August. After that I will need some time to do a whole lot of smooching, cuddling, rocking, and lovin'!

Summer Lovin'

Here's a fun way to combine summer + school! The girls each picked out their own balls. We made Bostyn's a 'Sight Word Ball' and Kams an 'Alphabet Ball'! They LOVE them! Rules: You have to read the words/letters that your thumbs land on when you catch the ball! For Bostyn: if she lands on her own name then she gets to choose 2 sight words to read :). For Kams: if she lands on her letter (k), then she gets to choose 2 letters to say! They think it's fabulous! The vinyl stands out better than the marker, but I was way too lazy to cut all of those words in vinyl! This fall I will be doing a color ball (with vinyl polka-dots) and a shape ball for Kams at-home preschool! Happy Learning!

Christmas in July!

With the wonderful sun finally coming through, no one is quite ready to think of Christmas yet! However, I AM! Our baby is getting bigger and bigger each day- which is a constant reminder of just how close September is (and it better be close)! With September comes SUPER SATURDAY orders! I am opening the Super Saturday Season NOW to guarantee you will have your vinyl; because once my hands are full of squishy baby goodness I just can't think of much else! So start your shopping EARLY! need ideas? email me- I have oodles and can't wait to share! cottagequotes@yahoo.com