Projects...

I've been on a project kick lately. If I didn't know better I'd think I was pregnant and nesting again with all the projects I'm doing/want to do in my home. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm anything but creative and crafty. What I can do though, is see something someone else has done and try to duplicate it. That's right my friends, I gank (that's a Bryon word) other people's creative ideas and then I pretend I'm creative.

Here's what I've been working on (or want to work on):

Window Art:

I got an old window from someone who had replaced their windows and were throwing out the old ones. I took out the glass and then sanded and painted the frame. Then I stuck scrapbook paper to cardboard and placed it behind the window frame. Ta da!

Side Note: I have always decorated with pretty dull neutrals. (I'm afraid of color!) Bryon loves color though so I'm attempting to branch out. Man is it difficult. This frame is the beginning of adding color to my home and now I need to bring continuity throughout the rest of the room. It's quite a challenge for me. I keep finding myself gravitating to the dull neutrals again.

Scrapbook:

I've started making a baby scrapbook for Caprina to have when she's older. I'm not sure if this was such a smart move on my part considering I've never really made a scrapbook before. Talk about pressure. A good friend of mine gave me her Cricut (paper cutter) so I've had a blast learning what I can do with it. I've also fallen in love with scrapbook paper. My mind is spinning with all the fun crafts I can do with it. It's a good thing paper isn't too expensive because I could go seriously broke buying it all up. I have a feeling this scrapbook project will be ongoing for quite a while. (I've done one page so far...)

Family Rules Canvas:

I haven't started this yet. You can see my inspiration here. I'm going to use paper (once again my love for scrapbook paper comes out) that will tie together with the window frame I put together. I'm excited to get started on this!

First Food!

Bryon and I gave Caprina some baby cereal last night for the first time. We were very entertained but I don't think Capri was amused. She actually did really well swallowing it but gave us some pretty disgruntled looks in the process. She only consumed about 2 or 3 spoonfuls, the rest ended up on her bib. We're starting pretty slowly and just seeing if she's interested before we introduce it to her on a consistent basis. As fun as it is to introduce some food to her, I can't believe she's getting old enough for it! I feel like my baby is growing way too fast. Whenever I see babies smaller then her I get sad (and she's only four months old!). I think I'm pretty much doomed to be a little sad the rest of my life. haha. On the other hand though, each new stage has been so much fun and whenever I'm feeling like she's growing too fast I remember all the fun things ahead of us.