Don’t you hate it when you are hosting a week long party but two other fabulous gals are also hosting parties at the same time? If you are like me this happens often in REAL life – ha! I hated that I missed Kimba’s DIY fun last week and I don’t want to miss out this week – especially since there is a giveaway that I have a slim-to-none chance of winning with this post – double ha!As you know I have been busy getting back from convention and processing all the pictures, tools, and information given there. So I’m really cheating in this post this week. That Kimba is a nice gal and doesn’t make too many rules so I think I should be OK.
I guess I could REALLY cheat and share this table that you could craft from reclaimed wood and tiles. I bet some of y’all probably have spindles or something funky cute around your home to use for legs…
I could talk about adding painted board to the back of your firescreen to dress it up for summer even though I have never done this myself…
I could tell you to carefully drill a hole in the back bottom of a cute little olive jar and use a lamp kit for a fun little accent…
I could even tell you to be on the lookout for some cute metal buckets, drill a hole in the bottom and use for light covers in your dining room…
But instead I chose to share a simple “project” that I did with BBC this afternoon. He is so stinking excited about starting kindergarten in just under a month. We have found that he does well with a countdown. I had these balloon cutouts left over from another project and we numbered them, added double-sided tape and stuck them up in his room. Y’all can’t imagine how excited he was and all he could talk about was getting up in the morning to remove one. I’m thankful that a simple project can serve so many purposes and give me a little break from my busyness to enjoy the simple things…I so needed that reminder today!Hop on over to Kimba’s to check out all the REAL DIY projects!
IF you like the inspirations you saw in the post you will enjoy the other posts this week – Clever Ideas, Lamp Inspirations, Beautiful Rooms, and Mantles. Check back for tablescapes and other inspiring photos!
July 23, 2009
Love your projects….you little guy all excited for school is too cute ! My youngest is starting high school and is sooooo excited too – isn’t that funny ?
Hugs ~ Kammy
July 23, 2009
I love the count down idea and may have to do something like that for my son who keeps asking me about when he can go back to school. Thanks for sharing!
SL@H luv – Laura
July 23, 2009
Love the countdown balloons. My daughter would love this idea.
July 23, 2009
Cute! Like an Advent Calendar! We don’t start back to preschool until Sept. 8th but it already makes mamma teary eyed just thinking about it. I can only imagine when kindergarten comes….