Highlights!

I LOVE free printables.  Who doesn't???  Here are some of the absolutely darling printables that I have run into over the last week.

Check out these ABC and 123 posters over at Sprik Space. Aren't they to die for?  I love LOVE them!  She has several different colors for each poster so be sure to check out her blog to see all the options and to get your free download.  They would be perfect for a child's room or a play room.

 Homemade by Jill is sharing these super cute ABC flash cards.  She has two cards for each letter that you can print off.  Isn't it so nice of her to share? Find them HERE.

I love these converation cards over at Sumertime Design.  Wouldn't they make a fun family game?  Summer's blog is such a little treasure.  If you're into digital scrapbooking then you will want to stop by and see all the free kits she has to share.  Such a treat.

Have fun!

Art Gallery {Revisited}

Remember my "art gallery" that I introduced to you here?


I originally planned on painting the clothes pins white and then last minute decided to do black. It's been bugging me ever since. It looks OK in this picture, but no so much in real life.

I decided it was time to pull out the Mod Podge and do something different.

It only took a few minutes and I like it much better already.

What do you think?

Art Gallery

You got a sneak peek at my "Art Gallery" earlier this week but I just have to show it off a little more. I looove it!

For months I had been stewing over a cute way that I could display my daughters art work in her play room. Nothing hit the spot. Finally I came up with this. I have no regrets. It was worth the wait and so easy to make too.

Here's how I did it:

I picked up a 8"x36" board at Hobby Lobby. With my 40% off coupon it was only a few dollars! I had some clothes pins lying around the house so I painted them black along with the board. I glued the clothes pins on with some strong glue and applied the vinyl lettering. That's it! See. So easy.

My daughter loves hanging up her art work to display. And she had plenty of it.

Displaying your little artist's work

I never know what to do with my kids art. It fills up my fridge way too fast--and it's always falling off. My laundry room is tiny so I thought I could brighten it up by displaying their art on the walls in there. It worked great for a little while but then, with the moisture and humidity, the tape lost it's stick and the pictures were always falling down. So I came up with another solution . . . so far it's working great!

Items needed:

thick ribbon
clothes pins
paint
hot glue

First I got some clothes pins and had my boys paint them.

I then figured out how long I wanted the ribbon to be and how far apart I wanted the clothespins spaced out. After hot gluing them I attached a ribbon at the top to act as hanger.

I think that if I had more wall space I would have glued the clothespins horizontally in order to be able to hang more pictures up. Just experiment around with what works best for you!

Go here for some more suggestions on displaying your child's artwork.