To satisfy my spring cleaning obsession + still leave time for normal life- I have taken to organizing a few “little areas” in my home. I figure the smaller the area the quicker the satisfaction comes. Somehow I’ve amassed quite a a large ribbon stash, so that seemed a good place to start.

I simply used a left over strand of ribbon and strung it between two walls. It is filled with all the new and used spools I found laying around. The ribbon organization system was super easy to put up and the ribbons are all continually accessible. Plus, having a bit of ribbon bunting hanging over my desk makes for a lovely display.

To secure the small loose strands I simply pinned them on with clothespins hanging between the spools. This would also look great with sewing thread spools floating above a vintage machine..

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The organization obsession is carrying over onto this little blog as well. I finally managed to update the DIY page. Check it out, now you will see a front post with pictures of all the DIY projects presented here. Easy to find what you are looking for and I hope it encourages you in blessing others.

Seriously, check it out- HERE where you will now find a weekly updated list of budget friendly & easy to make projects for parties, holidays and home.

Organize something small this week- it will make you smile, I promise.

blessings.

P.S. If you have used any of my projects to create your own I would love to see pictures. Just email them to me, I may share your project here sometime. PLUS we will soon be opening a flickr group so you can share your party planning, baby raising, and lovely DIY projects with one another…

In honor of the Rookie Mom’s contest we had this week I decided I would share with you my own little Rookie mom mistake.

Five weeks prior to the babies being born, in a craze of nesting instincts, I became suddenly obsessed with needing fancy, pretty burp cloths. I quickly bought a handful of the prettiest ones I could find.

As it goes- we didn’t use these, EVER. I think maybe twice. Instead we used large bathroom towels (because of reflux), we used swaddling blankets (because of accessibility) and we changed our shirts often from not using anything at all.

This week I decided they would make lovely little lumbar pillows and realized the project was the easiest pillow making endeavor that could ever exist, EVER.

Make it yourself:
Take a fancy unused burp cloth, that you probably shouldn’t have purchased-

Cut a slit in one side.

Stuff between the layers with a good chunk of lose batting-

Using a simple needle and thread hand stitch the hole.

A bit of justification for money poorly spent. I was able to make three with my leftover burp cloth collection.

Thanks for your entries in the rookie mom contest. The winner of the Rookie Mom Survival Guide is¬¨‚Ć Cerise who said “We live just outside Dallas. We love going to parks and taking walks. Although for a rainy day the best time we‚Äö?Ñ?¥ve had is going to the pet shop and looking at all the animals”. Congrats Cerise and please email me your address.

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blessings