Project mode

So Scott has been gone for the past week and just got back today. I don't know about you but when my husband is gone I always go into crazy project/crafting mode. I think it might be because I can't sleep when he's gone so I need something to keep me busy. So this past week I've been doing a lot of painting and crafting, but not very much sleeping.

I painted our office:

this is a before picture of our office/kids coloring room.

I wanted to turn one of the walls into a magnet wall so I used magnetic paint and did that first. You have to do like 5 coats before the magnets will stick but it dries really fast so it wasn't too bad. But since the magnetic paint is only a primer you have to put a top coat on. I thought it would look dumb to just have one section painted so I painted the whole room.

But then I had to paint all the ugly trim too so it would match. So this is where I'm at.

I really wanted to have it all done before he got back, and I probably would have, but then all my kids got sick and that kind-of put a cramp in my painting. But I really like the way it looks and I LOVE having a whole wall for magnets. Now I can re-claim my fridge.

I also finished all my Valentine crafts, just in time for LOVE day to be over :) But I think I will leave them out for the rest of the month.

And I discovered a new way of making felt flowers. I call it the "Fan Flower." I love using felt because you really can do anything with it. Here are the steps to make a fan flower.

In the picture it shows like 8 humps but I think 5 or 6 work best. It is a much easier way instead of cutting out individual petals.

We also decorated Valentines cookies. Can you guess who made each one?

Surprisingly it has been a good week. My house is a disaster, and we have been eating breakfast or lunch for every meal, but now that Daddy is home again things can get back to normal. And hopefully I can catch up on my sleep.

Also the weather has turned pretty nice like 40's-50's which after having -5 feels almost like summer. We played outside all morning and almost all the snow is gone. So now I have major "spring fever" and feel like I want to clean everything.