Turkey Day Projects

We did a few projects this year both at a Thanksgiving Party we had and as part of our school day. Here are a few of the things we did.

M's Turkey hand print. I love displaying these little sentimental art pieces year after year!

S's turkey hand print (in brown) and then she added details to it.

B painted this pumpkin at our Thanksgiving Party. M painted a pumpkin on her tile too. When M wanted to add to her pumpkin, I accidently grabbed B's tile! Sooooo this is a collaboration of B and M's art work!

So what do you think?  Did you do any Turkey Day Projects with your kids this year? If so, let me know...I need some  good ideas to save for next year!

Homeschool room Project

We have been busy getting house projects done. This is one of our latest ones....

Recently, Glidden was giving away free paint and we were able to get a quart of our choice of color.

I chose Cobalt Blue knowing I wanted to paint the bookcase in the homeschool room. I love how it turned out!

Not bad for a free quart of paint and a few hours of work, huh?!

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Another quick weekend project was painting this auction mirror the same watermelon color as the butterflies. (Remember my auction story,  if not click on the link!)

A fun fact is that when I took the mirror out it was stamped 1966 (which explains the ugly gold color!)

What once was an outdated mirror has turned into a real beauty with just a little spray paint! Don't you agree?

Some of the details

Pink Butterflies

We are all getting excited about moving to our new house later this month! So when we had a warm day this weekend, we jumped at the opportunity to tackle a few quick projects for the girl's rooms.

I got 3 of these little butterflies at the thrift store for $2.00. (The funny thing is I remember my mom having these butterflies in her kitchen when I was growing up, but hers were yellow :)

We spray painted them a lovely watermelon color.

We are all happy with the results and I think the pink will look great against the turquoise walls.

Easy Burlap Project

This is as simple as using burlap in a frame and placing a personalized note card in the center. I would love to see a black and white photo in the center. I can't wait to do this project!

Photo and project idea courtesy of Jones Design Company

Simple Monogramed Project

E found this great brown houndstooth paper at Michael's for 20 cents. We grabbed a couple of sheets knowing we would find some way to use them in her room.

Here is what we came up with.

I found the frame at Ross a few months ago for $2.99. It was the last one or I would have gotten more!

E made her monogram using MS Word and printed it out. She then simply centered it and taped it onto the houndstooth paper. Then inserted it into the frame.

Simple, cheap, and cute. What more could you ask for!