Summer sunflower

Another really cute and really easy dyi craft. This one again inspired by my mother and sister-in law, and i give them all the credit because they are awesome at coming up with all these fun crafts. This time they came up with a wooden sunflower to hang on our door for summer time. The picture has numbers on it according to the steps if you have questions just leave a comment or email.

 

1. Cut out your flower petals and center as big or small as you want your flower. 

2. Paint your petals. One coat is enough if you want fast dry and a rustic look. With brown paint you can add more depth and brush the edges, again for a more rustic look.

3. Paint the center brown. You can leave it all brown or add yellow for depth really it's up to you, be creative. 

4.glue the edges of the petals together and then the center to the petals. I used glue for wood . (I can't remember the name but I can look it up)

5. Let it dry over night, and then drill a hole in one petal skip a petal and drill another hole. The holes will allow you to  put some wire through the flower to hold it up. You can use thin green wire to hang the sunflower. 

Dyi project! - Calendar block

Calendar Block Specifics

Wood: 4x4 posts, cut into 2 square blocks, 2x4--7 inches

Number Placement: Block 1--0,1,2,3,4,5

Block 2--0,1,2,6,7,8 (6 doubles as the 9, so make sure you put it on non-directional paper)

Paint your blocks, mod podge desired paper, sand and distress block edges, add numbers!

Make sure to clean the blocks with a cloth after sanding.

Paint your blocks with the color you desire, and let them dry. 

While the blocks dry print your months and cut them. You can be more creative and use cutout letters or stencils. 

After your paint has dried cut out from construction paper squares to fit your blocks. I used three colors cutting out two squares of each color for each block. 

Mod podge the paper to the blocks and then the blocks. You can use matte or glossy mod podge. I used glossy on mine. I used paint and stencil to paint the numbers on but you can do cut outs. Make sure to put the numbers on before you mod podge the blocks. 

I used magnet to hold the months on the bottom block. I cut the magnet according to the size of the months. 

Make sure to also stick a magnet on the bottom block so that the months will hold.

And here is the finish product! I hope you have as much fun as I did making your own. Let me know how yours turns out and what you would do different. Also don't forget to send me pictures of your finish products. 

“Who says it has to be itsy bitsy?”

Ladies here is a clip for those wondering "can we bring modesty back"

"...within the construct of modesty, there is a freedom—that modesty isn't about covering up what's bad, but about revealing dignity. ..." By Jessica Rey

I really enjoyed watching this video. And would recommend all moms and young girls to watch it. 

"We were made beautiful in his image and likeness", this really is such a true and beautiful statement. I could not agree more. 

Our holiday weekend!!!

Where to start! Ok we'll first it was a wonderful Fourth of July! :) Catherine and I got our cute matching outfits to start the day! Tyler went on a long bike ride up cottonwood canyon which he loves doing so much. He golfed and I crafted all afternoon making the cutest block calendars. We cuddled, watched movies and tv, went home and got a glimpse of the fireworks from home. Catherine was tired and decided to go to bed. The rest of our weekend followed with a great lunch at sweet tomatoes some, shopping, and pooool time! Yeah I love the pool. Today we had more pool time and movie time with treats. It has been a wonderful weekend and I loved spending every minute of it with my two loves. Tomorrow is Sunday and the Halls love Sunday. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband! I feel blessed to live in this country and I am grateful for our loving Heavenly Father. 

                                       

                                       

                        

                                       

                                          

                                       

                                       

                                     

                                     

Lehi Grand Parade!

It was so much fun to have an all girl's lehi parade trip! :) Catherine enjoyed the beginning and end of the parade, since she took a cat nap in the middle. It was so hot that we were both sweaty messes. This might become a new tradition for the Halls with daddy too, and of course adding the rodeo to the tradition. 

Photography!

Some of you might now that I love taking pictures and some of you might not. I started when i was in Jr. High and have loved it since then. A dream of mine was to photograph for National Geographic which is probably not going to happen, but i do love taking pictures of family, friends, babies. I enjoy capturing moments and keeping memories. Before I had my baby I took some pictures here and there for friends and family. I also enjoyed going up to AF canyon and other places to take pictures. After i had Catherine I took a break from photography. I am starting again and would love to take pictures for those of you who want to capture those family moments. I do all kinds of photography and mostly do it for fun, price is very reasonable! Here is some of my work. e-mail me: catalinaaragon90@gmail.com if you are interested.

The Hall's Trip

Sunday was my brother in-law's farewell and he did so good in his talk! We started this week on a great note by heading to Park City for a family Hall trip. The girls shopped and the boys golfed. It was so much fun, and Catherine just enjoyed playing with grandpa and grandma Hall and uncle Mitch!