Maternity Belly Painting

I was so excited that my sister let me paint her maternity belly.  We scheduled it and rescheduled it and finally the appointment happened.  I was so happy that we got it done because two days later she went into labor.

We didn't know if she would be a Taurus or an Aries.

 

 

She's an Aries...just like her mom.

 

 

As you can see we kept the zodiac signs and added a spring motif as well as baby Layla's name.  I used a green throw to represent grass.

 

 

In this picture we added leftover confetti from the baby shower and a mama bird from the centerpieces.

 

 

We used non-toxic acrylic paint and paint brushes we found at Michaels Arts and Crafts.

 

-KRL





Drunken Tacos

Recently I made fish tacos for family and they loved it.  I thought I would share the recipe and some variations my husband and I came up with.  I used Tilapia and marinated it in one can of Bud Light Lime-A-Rita.  For those who are unfamiliar with this beverage its a combination of beer and a Margarita.  Marinating in the beer makes the fish moist and adds a subtle lime flavor. You can grill the fish or sauté it over medium high heat.  We had Soft Corn Tortillas warmed in a frying pan with just a touch of oil in the pan.  Just to give you an idea we topped our fish tacos with guacamole, salsa, a squeeze of a lime wedge and Mexican cheese. I served the tacos with cilantro and lime sweet corn and red beans and rice. Enjoy!

 

This fan favorite will be on the table often at my house.  If I can catch a glimpse of the finished product I'll be sure to post it. 

A Little Birdie Told Me

 

We planned my younger sister's baby shower and went crazy!!! It was one of the most special events I've ever planned.   We came together and made this special for her.  Here's some of our brilliance.

The dessert table features a distinctive color palette executed with treats and décor, as well as two DIY dessert towers.  The towers were made by spray painting metal trays from the dollar store and gluing candle sticks between the trays with a glass and metal glue. This glue can also be found at The Dollar Tree.  The candy and candy bags were found at Party City.

These served as centerpieces.  Vases, raffa  nest and baby speckled eggs are from The Dollar Tree and Mama birds are from Big Lots.  The baby shower was near Easter so it was easy to find those items. The centerpieces had to be less than $2 each.

This is a close up of the treat table.  I glued a mirror to the top of the dessert tower.

Floral Duct Tape purchased from Five and Below.  The original wrapper on the beverage was removed.  The duct tape was wrapped around the Costco Citrus Green Tea beverages.  We placed the bottles in colorful bins from The Dollar Tree.

 

Another close up. I think we did a good job of complimenting the Tweet Baby Girl themed décor from Party City.  If I find more pictures I'll be sure to post them.

AS PROMISED... I FOUND MORE PHOTOS...

 

The beverage set up with the Tweet Baby Girl banner.

 

 

A lovely set up if  I do say so myself.  Pails from the Dollar Tree hold the cutlery, square plates from Big Lots and a fabric bin to hold the chips.

 

 

Rock candy and gumballs from Party City, Keebler fudge stripes and Easter m&m's.  We placed the candy in glassware we already owned.

 

-KRL

10 SPLASHES OF COLOR for under $3

One late night after spending hours upon hours with the fine folks at Ross and Ikea, I went into Lowes.  I was in search of the perfect color to paint an accent wall in our new house.  Since we live in a beach town in sunny San Diego I decided that I needed a blue hue to spice up our new digs. Who knew that Lowes sells samples of paint mixed to heart's desire for under 3 bucks!? I didn't, but obviously I found out their well kept secret,  Soooo  I tried the color on a small patch of the wall and I didn't like it.  I painted more and more and I didn't like it, the color was great but the idea of painting a wall to near perfection made me itch.  Since I was desperate to bring the color into the space I decided to use the color to brighten up existing décor in my home.  Currently I'm up to six projects.  This DIY splash of color idea came out of adverse circumstances aka my husband refused to paint the walls in our house.  I will say that he very kindly painted five accent walls of all shapes and sizes at our previous address.  I can understand his unwillingness to "suite up" and get the job done this time.  That meant that it was up to me to paint the accent wall and I too refused. Rather I came up with an alternative plan.  Stay tuned for photos of the actual items and their placement in my home.

-KRL