Dresser MakeOver for Organization

This old dresser that my MIL blessed my daughter with needed a little loving & needed to be organized. It is a very roomy and sturdy dresser but with so many drawers it gets pretty messy. I wanted to give it a makeover & make it more functional. The room theme I am slowly but surely making is butterflies.

Before

After

What I Used:

Paint & Primer in 1(Mauve Bauhaus and Stem Green)

Acrylic Black Paint

3 Different sizes of paint brushes
A pencil

A Butterfly Cut-Out

Finishing Wax

I painted each drawer in the green color with two coats of paint(with two hours in between)

I then traced the butterfly with the pencil on each drawer. The next step was outlining with the purple paint using the 2nd smallest paint brush.

The last step was outlining what belonged in each drawer with the black acrylic paint & using the smallest paintbrush.

Lastly, once everything was drawn, written, and dry I placed I layer of wax on each drawer.

I took my time with this dresser and did it over 2 days & in an open garage. I did not want my daughter smelling any paint in her room.

Linking up with:

Family Mornings at The Market

That is the Farmers Market that I am referring to in the title of this post. I have seen signs and actual Farmers Markets from my car plenty of times. I never had the pleasure of actually going to one, until a couple of weeks ago and now I am addicted. We have been going for past couple of Saturday mornings, after the Boys' Basketball Practice.

It was Mr. Wonderful's idea and it was such a great idea!

I love looking,

tasting,

and buying our weekly

produce from the Farmers Market.

Everything is so fresh and umm umm

good!

The kids love all the activities

and performances at the Market.

Especially the Boy!

Mr. Wonderful and I love the time we spend as a family!

Killing two birds with one stone! Shopping and quality family time!!!! Two birds that I enjoy killing:)

Kale Chips

My husband and I fell in love with these yesterday when I decided to be creative with the leftover Kale I had from making the famous Zuppa Toscana soup. I love Kale in soup and salads. Now I also love Kale as chips....and so does my husband. We loved them so much that we ate them so fast!

Homemade Kale Chips

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 bunch of fresh kale

2-3 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 450F.

2. Place kale on parchment paper and then on baking sheet. Evenly toss with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake in preheated oven for 6 minutes; toss gently. Reduce oven temperature to 300F and bake 9 minutes more. Let cool and serve immediately.

The Boys 1st Basketball Class

We signed the Boy up for an 8 week basketball class through the Community Center. I do not know who was more excited for the class, Mr. Wonderful or the Boy!? Mr. Wonderful said it was always his dream to go to organized sporting events with the family and see his kids participate. We told the Boy about the class a week prior and he asked about the class everyday & multiple times a day!

All of our excitement made us make one mistake. We arrived too early and there was a class that was in session. JJ got his heart broken for a moment as we had to wait 10 minutes until he could touch the court.

When it was his time he was ready. He did not want to waist anytime with Mommy taking pictures to capture this memorable day.

The Coaches started the class off with Huddle Time. This is where every kid introduced themselves and shared their favorite color.

Then it was time to start class. It was so cute seeing my two guys on the court together.

The Coaches lead the kids in stretching,

learning about the baseline,

shuffling with proper arm extension, running forwards,

& backwards,

and listening while following simple directions.

There was even a water break. This is where Mr. Wonderful took time to encourage and compliment JJ on his good hustle.

Girl a.k.a the sideline Cheerleader enjoyed watching & attempted to run on the court a couple times.

During the drills the Boy looked to us for affirmation.

All the kids did excellent at following directions and

having a good & fun time! JJ was especially excited because his Playdate friend was in attendance!

After completing these fundamentals they finally got a chance to

shoot the basketball. It was adorable seeing the Tots shoot in the mini hoops.

My Boy was so focused and determined to make his baskets.

The class ended with Coach telling the kids that they did an awesome job for their first class and that she is looking forward to working with them in the upcoming weeks.

One of my favorites parts of the day was seeing the kids get in their circle and say

"Go Team!".

After the class JJ thought he was ready for the Big Hoop!

Sports Paintings for the Boy

I am in love with painting right now. Every since I painted my first piece of furniture. I have been having a super itch to paint more. 

My Son is in love with sports. When I was pregnant with him my husband spoke about how athletic he would be & it has come into existence, big time. The Boy loves every sport. His top 3 are basketball, baseball, and football(in that order).

This lovely piece of art below was presented it to me at my Baby Shower from a thoughtful & creative friend. I always wanted to add to this piece.

I let my itch lead me to paint 2 more pieces this week.

What I used:

Canvas (Pack of 2 from JoAnn Fabrics...they were 50% off last week)

Acrylic Paint colors

3 different sizes of paint brushes