Thank-you!

I just wanted to say thank-you to Desirée@ The 36th Avenue for awarding my play kitchen
this award!

So sweet of her, and such a cute idea!  She awards all different awards to her favourite projects that link up.  If you haven't visited her blog you definitely should and if you have something great to share head over Wednesdays at 6 until Saturday at 6.  You might just be the next winner of one of her cute stickers!


Thanks Desiree!

Old Becomes New

With my Mother-in-Law coming and my "stay-cation" starting I decided I would redo/update our guest room/office.  However with the onset of the flu and a wild one year old I didn't get around to a total transformation just a few projects here and there.  One project that I took on was this vase.

 

I absolutely love vases in different shapes and sizes.  I have started a collection from flower arrangements Mr. D sends me and ones I pick up from thrift stores.  I love using them for flowers, candies or displaying other small objects.  When I dropped this vase and chipped the top I was so sad.  I loved the size and shape.  Being the little DIYer I am I knew there was a way.'

I, like many others in blog land, have found a place in my heart for jute twine.  One of my first posts ever was a jute twine vase I saw someone else do and wanted to try.  It took me about 7 days to complete an afternoon project, but I am getting much better.  I also used jute twine on an easy frame posted here. Since each of these projects,  I have noticed what others have done so fixing the chip in the above vase is a modification from other twine vases I have seen.

First my materials; My chipped vase, white glue, and jute twine.

All I did was a small band of twine at the top of the vase.  The band was about six times around the top.   If you look to the back of the vase on the left hand side you can see the chip...when that's put in the front no one will even know.

I placed this in the guest room/ office/ sewing room... and filled it with my sewing thread.  It's perfect!  I then placed an old IKEA vase beside it with some drift wood (collected at the beach) in it and hung my bobbins on it.  A cute and decorative way to store my sewing materials.

 

* Yes that is all the thread I own...lame I know!

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We went to the ZOO

This weekend Mr. D's Mom came to visit for the next week.  It was the long weekend in Canada so we took full advantage of the nice weather and went to the zoo.  We knew The Boss would love it.  She loved all the animals at Sea World so we thought this would be the perfect trip and we were right.  

She loved it.

 She loved showing me the animals...

looking for the animals...

 

and being The Boss.

 It was so much fun!

Sweet Bachelorette Party

Today I was working on our guest bedroom/ office since my Mother-in-law is coming to stay with us for a week, but then I had to take The Girl to the doctor for two immunizations which totally traumatized me.  So I am currently taking it easy trying to get my blood pressure back to where it should be.  This awesome bachelorette party made me smile though so I thought I would share it with you. 

My friend Tara and I have grown up together, and while life has taken us on different paths we always seem to find a way to re-connect.  

Our friendship started in elementary school, Tara is a year younger than me so we were in different classes but our Mom's served on committees together and we rode the same school bus.  

When it came time for high school we went to different schools but we connected while working at the same retail store in our mall.  

Tara eventually switched schools and went to my high school.  

We then reconnected when I saw her walking the halls at the university I went to...sure enough Tara was going to go here too, so we met for coffee and served together on a volunteer committee at Laurier. 

We have connected over Facebook (who hasn't) and more recently through blog land (another reason I love blogging).

She has married the love of her life and followed him out to California and back while he finished his schooling.  They just returned to the Toronto area and not a minute too soon.  Tara's brother is about to get married so Tara and her sister threw their soon to be sister-in-law a 50's Vagas Glamour Bachelorette Party!  If you can't go to Vagas (definitely on my bucket list) this is the next best thing.  Check out their cute decor!

The banner hanging over the fireplace was made by Tara.  She saw them in a store for $6 a piece and new she could make them for cheaper.

Tara also writes a blog called Cupcakes Coast to Coast where she rates cupcake stores throughout her travels.  Her blog will make your mouth water.  I don't doubt for one moment that these were inspired by her travels.  They are are adorable and look delicious!

Tara's sister Britt is super artsy so she made these water bottle labels base on my tutorial here.  I think next time I need covers I might call her.  Look at how awesome these are.  They put my little e's to shame!

Here are the party hosts in their 50's Glam! Tara is on the right and her sister Brittany is beside her.  Do you kinda wish they were your sister-in-laws?

To see more pictures of this cute event or to follow the adventures of Tara and her Hubby check out The Sylvester Scoop. 

If you make something based on a Cheeky D in Heels tutorial I would love to see how it turned out!  Email the pictures and a bit about your project to cheekydinheels@gmail.com.

Feeling the Love - {Day 2 of my Stay-cation}

So day two of the "Stay-cation" did not really turn out as I had planned.  I had my list and was so excited to check a bunch of other projects off it until I woke up at 4 am with a desperate need to visit the Porcelain God.  Not sure if it was something I ate or a passing bug but Day 2 led me to my bed for the day.  I am so grateful for my Hubby who got the girl ready and for my Mom who spent the day with her and then sent her home with dinner for me and the Mr.

At first I was totally bummed that I wasn't accomplishing the thousands of things I needed to do, but then I thought...sometimes your body does for you, what you won't do for yourself.  I run around like a crazy person trying to fit so much in and instead of putting my feet up and enjoying my "stay-cation" I was trying to see just how much I could accomplish.  I am a little burnt out and my body is dying for a rest so it said..."how'bout now?"  (Body 1, Me 0)

 There is something about the flu that literally brings you to your knees (Haha, I totally didn't mean to make that sound as gross as it does...but you know what I am saying).  Once I got over the frustration of getting nothing done I set myself up in my bed, took lots of naps and caught up on some of my favourite blogs.  Along the way I visited these great blogs who had featured my play kitchen.

 I wanted to say a huge thank you to the below bloggers for featuring The Boss' play kitchen on their blogs.

Kristen @ Ladybug Blessings, with "Handmade Tuesdays" featured the Kitchen here.

 

Maryann @ Domestically Speaking, hosts a Power of Paint Party and featured the kitchen on her POPP feature here.

And Kimmie at Sugar and Dots, for featuring the Kitchen here during "What I whipped up Wednesday".

 These three ladies all have beautiful blogs, and I am so honoured to be featured amongst all the other amazing DIY's.  Make sure if you have a cute project you head over to these blogs and link it up so we can all see your great work, and share the love!

Stay-cation!

I'm off work for two weeks and I couldn't be more excited.  Don't get me wrong...I love my job but I also love having time off.  I'm having a little stay-cation if you will.  The Hubby isn't off, but my office shuts down for two weeks each summer so I'm at home and I am not complaining.  Instead I am going to spend the next two weeks getting my life back.

I have the utmost respect for Mom's who work full-time.  I work part-time, plus a little, and I find my life gets so out of control at times.  I find it hard to keep up with the cooking, cleaning, and be happy and grateful when I feel tired. The business of life takes over,  and I sometimes feel stressed doing everyday life.  I hate that feeling.  I am at my happiest when I am at home getting things accomplished and taking care of my girl.  I want to take care of my home, my man and my baby girl.  

There are a thousand projects/things I want to get done while I am home.  I started with this...clearing the clutter...

then did this...which also lead to packing up a lot of The Boss' baby stuff that she's too old to use.  It was kinda sad but also kinda cleansing.

I have a bunch of other projects that I am working on and will be sharing throughout the week.

What projects have you been wanting to do for weeks?

Wonderful Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend!  The weather has been so hot lately and we haven't seen rain in over a month.  The down side is that the grass has turned to crunchy brown, but we are loving the fun in the sun.

My parents house is literally right around the corner from where we live so we take full advantage of their gorgeous backyard and in ground pool.  We refer to it as our cottage, or the community pool.  We have all the perks of having a pool without the work and up keep.  We are so appreciative of all the work they put in to make our "cottage" a great place to be.

We love swimming,

eating refreshing treats, 

and snuggling with Mommy after a swim!