Perfect Projects for Spring!

It's official!! Spring. It's here. I have one crocus that's bloomed in our front yard, and our tulips, daffodils, mums, orchids and tiger lilies are sprouting. Even the rose bush has new growth. I can't wait for some less-crisp air, though Lillian and I have been spending our afternoons lately in the back yard where there's full sun for the better part of the day. Patiently waiting for those mid-50's!

With the arrival of spring, I've made a boatload of things...

Chalkboard Menu with Food Coloring Frame

I don't know about you, but I have this problem where I make a dinner menu for two weeks, with a matching grocery list, then halfway through the meals, I just lose control of my dinner plan. My solution was to make a chalkboard for my kitchen that would stare at me when I hadn't filled it in, thus making me feel guilty. The guilt part totally works. 

Here is my chalkboard menu, complete with a frame I painted with craft paint and food coloring.  And if you'd like the recipe for the cornbread taco casserole, I've got you covered! Because that, my friends, is amazing. 

Basically, I wanted a big enough frame so I could write anything I needed to jot down - renegade groceries, nightly dinner or a week's worth of meals. So, I hit the local Goodwill and found a mirror in a frame for $2.99. Sold! Add some craft paint and chalkboard paint, and you're off to the races.

Dyed & Personalized Swaddle Blankets w/Tutorial

I really wish I would've known (or thought of) gauze swaddle blankets. Lillian was almost 10 pounds, so she didn't really fit in a store-bought swaddle blanket, and she never liked them much (probably because she didn't fit) and always broke out. My friend is having a little boy in April; her shower was yesterday, so I've been antsy to show these off!