My Style "Herb Garden" / front door.

So i was hit by the crafting bug the other day and trust me when i get an idea in my head i HAVE to do it. I won't stop talking about it until its done either, my hubs deals with me and thats why i love him OH so much! So my front door has been naked for way to long and i found this cute little wood ladder in the trash the day we moved in (almost a year ago) and I've always known i wanted to do something with it, and so when i was planning on spending a few days at my parents ranch i knew that this was the perfect time to accomplish this project! I had someone to watch my daughter and the space to make a mess! So i took my ladder and had my dad add a little "extension" behind the step...see pic...all he did was cut a piece of old wood and screw it to a base which was then screwed to the bottom of the ladder step, thus creating a "wider" step. I then took some paint that they had left over and painted my ladder giving it a fresh look, kinda rustic color. It turned out just how i thought it would, maybe even a little better! And it only took maybe 2hrs to complete start to finish.

Heres a pic of the ladder, i forgot to take step by step pics but it was easy enough that i think you get the point.

Later that night i cleaned out the clay pot plants that i found laying around the ranch, and painted the base of pots with chalkboard paint. Im obsessed with chalkboard paint, if you can't tell already! Look at how cute the pots look! Im going to plant herbs in them and write the name of the herb on the outside and place them on my new ladder! Cute, different, and a new look for my front door! I just love it all!

I also made a little welcome sign, the wood post kinda goes with the same look of my ladder and i thought it would be cute it add a little sign to the mix. All i need to do is find a cute door mat and I'm done! Best part is...this was all free!!!!

BTW- Im doing all these projects with a 21month old, as well as being 30weeks prego! So if i can do this then so can YOU!

Painted Wine Glasses

So my mom turned 50 this year and i had a BLAST putting her party together. We did a "Taste of Italy" theme, it was so pretty...my parents live in Temecula (wine country) and have a stunning view. So it just fit perfectly. Well i had MANY crafts that i did and would have done WAY more but time was against me.  This is one of my favorite projects.... and i turned it into the guest party favors as well. I went to ikea and bought 80 wine glasses both red and white and painted the stems of each glass with chalkboard paint. That way each guest could write there own name on a glass and they wouldn't get mixed up another party goer!

These were SO EASY to make!

I pealed off the stickers on the bottom, and gave them a quick wipe 

I bought my chalkboard paint from Lowes, used a foam brush, and painted 3-4 coats of paint on each glass. I let each coat dry about 5 min.

And here is the final product! Fun to make, but more fun to drink from!

Cheers!