Turning 3

Today was Cohen's superhero party and I believe it was a success. He was thrilled and had such a good day full of laughs and love. He is such a sweet boy. I wanted to share a printable I created with people that read my blog and are fans of my fb page Remmy & Co. I decided to make bubbles the party favor and needed them to go with my theme. So, I created a label that says "POP" (of course) and here was the result!

Click here for the printable. Thanks for checking it out. 

Birthdays Galore

I feel like I hardly have time to breathe from the time school starts until about January 1st with everything that occurs in those months. Emmy's birthday is at the end of August, Andy's is in September and then Cohen's birthday is the beginning of October. Basically it is one event after another to plan! I have to admit I do love it a little bit, but it does seem to keep me super busy (and my house messier than I would like). Right now, I am working on a super hero party for Cohen and with every project I finish, he gets more and more excited. There are so many great ideas on pinterest that I wanted to tackle!! Here is a pic of boxes I covered with tissue paper to make buildings. They will be the center piece on our table. I hope Co loves his party!

GIVEAWAY

I posted a pic of my monogrammed ornaments available in my etsy shop or via my facebook page yesterday. Well, I figure why not give one away?!?! Check out my facebook page here and enter to win.

Christmas in September?

I am not one to rush the holidays because then you miss the fun of Halloween and the FOOD of Thanksgiving trying to rush to December 25; only to wake up December 26 broke, exhausted, and a bit sad. But, I had to think ahead and create something fun for Christmas! Though I consider myself a Northerner disguised as a Midwesterner living in the Southern part of Indiana, which would probably classify me as a Southerner geographically (follow all of that?), I was born in good old Kentucky and a love of everything monogram runs in my veins. Naturally, that means I had to make monogrammed ornaments! Here is one version available for purchase at Remmy & Co. At $8, they make a great personalized gift for teachers, friends, and anyone with a soul. Many more versions to come!

Lemonade Stand

Every time one of my kids have a birthday, I realize just how quickly a year passes. I don't know how twelve months seems to go as quickly as three weeks in retrospect, but it inevitably does. Our youngest just turned a year old last week and I decided to do a pink lemonade themed party. I loved the combination of pinks and yellows and knew after seeing this on Pinterest  I had a  new project for my sweet husband. So we got to work and our house soon looked like a grown man's worst night mare-- pink and yellow galore! It was a beautiful day for a beautiful, sweet and loving little girl. We are so blessed to have E in our lives.

Pantry Redo

When we first moved into our home, I was really excited to have a walk-in pantry. Our house had been a foreclosure and the pantry was proof just another area we needed to work on. It was missing a door and had old nasty contact paper lining every shelf. I wish I had a picture, but who has time to snap pics when you are trying your best to make a house liveable in a matter of days? We stripped the paper, cleaned the shelves, and began to fill it with stuff. A year later, we were still planning a door solution. The location of the pantry and the refrigerator (which is a built-in space surrounded by cabinets) didn't allow for a basic door. We looked at special ordering but never fell in love with anything. I have a beautifully generous and creative friend that said "someone gave me an old carriage door that you could have!" So, we began searching pinterest for ways to make this door work. It is 84 inches tall and quite large. I finally found a tutorial that suggested using electrical conduit and casters. WAY less expensive than buying a track. Before we hung the door, we needed to de-clutter the pantry, recover the shelves and put a system in place that make the massive shelves useful. Warning--- what you are about to see may disturb well organized people. Brace yourself. 

 This is the panoramic shot of how my pantry junk exploded throughout my kitchen. Because I didn't think to get a shot of how bad the pantry really was.

 This picture was after I had started the cleaning out, shelf covering, organizing process. The top shelf became a catch-all for party supplies and such. Don't judge me. I may or may not buy things for the kids' parties months in advance.

These pictures are before Andy, my sweet husband, had added drywall and finished the door way. He had to remove the old door frame so the new door could sit flush on the wall. 

Now for the door... 

We still have plans to take down the ugly florescent light and add a chandelier that would be seen through the glass. I think that would finish it off perfectly!!!!

Labor of Love

When we purchased our house last June, I had roughly 2 months until my due date with our 3rd child. I knew I wanted an amazing nursery so I did the rational thing and went to Project Nursery to find inspiration. I found a room here that I loved but when I found the bedding on etsy I about died at the price. Hello, I am cheap! I decided I needed to learn to sew something besides a cute fabric onto an existing burp cloth... why not make my own crib bedding. It can't be THAT hard! Right?!?! Let's just say it was a labor of love--- emphasis on labor. Not only did I need that bedding, I saw a wall on pinterest that I wanted to recreate. LandeeSee had a really amazing entry way makeover that I found very inspiring. And it seemed like a rational idea to cut a shape from cardboard, trace it a bajillion times, and then paint it up at 8 months pregnant! Luckily, I have a friend that loves me enough to do the painting over my pencil lines. Thank you, Anne! The nursery may be my favorite room in the house (even though in these pictures it wasn't 100% complete).

This is a better view of the wall and the Easter dress I made. More on that later!