Getting my craft on!

I feel like it's been waaaaaay too long since I've really done crafty stuff. Well, the last few days that has changed!

Here are some finger puppets I made for Anna. They are really simple and not too hard to make. I got the idea from a blog I follow. As soon as I saw them, I knew I wanted to make them for Anna.

Here are my finger puppets.

Here is the lady's finger puppets. The blog is www.theidearoom.blogspot.com. She is actually selling the pattern for 18 of them for only $3. I'm going to buy the pattern. I'll admit that I didn't actually really enjoy making them, but I did like the end product. The only reason why I didn't enjoy it is because I was doing it by hand and wasn't sure how big to cut the different pieces. Plus, they are small pieces that you're working with and then trying to hot glue them...but I'm glad I made them. I think they'll be good distractions during church. :) Plus, the felt is so cheap at Joanns. It's 29 cents for an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet.

This next project, I've actually had done for a while. I bought these frames at IKEA over a year ago. They actually had mirrors in the middle. I took out the mirrors and covered the frames in cloth. I took me FOREVER to find cloth for all three. I had the material on the left and then had to find material that would match it. I'm not completely satisfied with the pattern on the right, but it works for now. I couldn't decide if I wanted to put pictures or something else in the middle. There are pictures of our wedding day for now.

The wall is a little lonely. I need to find something to go above it. I have something in mind, we'll see if I can find it.

Our closet door is broken, so I can't close it. It bugs me that it's open in this picture. :)

This project includes one of my new favorite friends-oil rubbed bronze spray paint! I love this stuff. I bought this soap dispenser for 99 cents at Goodwill. It was clean on the inside, so I don't know if it had been used or not. It was gold. The paper towel holder was silver. I decided I want to try and make my kitchen look as nice as possible. I had just a plastic bottle dispenser, with the logo on it. I decided I needed to up it a notch and get something nicer. The paper towel holder didn't match the kitchen at all, so I figured black would tie in better than silver. Isn't it awesome what a little spray paint can do?

I forgot to take a before shot.

Here, Anna and daddy are playing with dominoes. She loves them! When Dan first brought them out, he would set some up, then knock them down. She thought it was an accident and kept saying uh-oh or ootsie for oopsie!

Lately, Anna has had fun putting on shoes all by herself. Her favorite combo is the boot and sandal. :)

She's got spunk and personality in her style!