Lemon zucchini bread

a little while ago i saw a post on instagram for lemon zucchini bread. i basically refuse to make zucchini bread unless i have fresh from the garden zucchini. i got some from a family i work with on friday so naturally i had to make the bread. it's delish. find the recipe here.

Parade of Homes...things I want to make

i hit the salt lake parade of homes this past week with celsey and shawn. it's nothing new, but it made me want to be a stay at home and craft my life away. i kind of loved the DIY blogger house. here are a few craft projects that i probably need to make right now.

canvas with cardboard letters. this might even find it's way to baby kyler's wall

i've been saying i'm over burlap, but i keep seeing things i like. cork board covered in burlap with ribbon.

these little farbic birdies nearly killed me

little=cute...always

i'm dying to make something out of pallets. these chairs looked horribly uncomfortable but instead they are ergonomically perfect

more pallets...i want

apparently i just need to decorate a nursery. most of my favorite decor of the whole parade of homes came from nurseries.with summer coming to an end (major sad face) maybe i will have a little more time to craft.

outdoor wreath

i love having a wreath on the door, but basically everything i put on my door gets ruined. even though the little porch is covered it's bad news. i have been meaning to make a wreath that can stand the weather for a while and it never happens. i finally did it this past weekend. the super talented brynn has a wreath kind of like this and mentioned painting it. i ran with the idea and love it.

i had a slight blogger fail and didn't take pictures along the way, but I did use my new fancy pants camera instead of my crappy cell phone. hopefully they at least cancel each other out.

i bought the wreath at hobby lobby. i bought what i thought was gold even though it was called satin spray paint at joann. i sprayed at least 2 coats on the wreath before realizing i still had gold spray paint leftover from last year. i did another couple of coats of paint. i sprayed mod podge adhesive and sprinkled gold glitter. i used some green ribbon i already had and voila...a wreath for the door that might actually survive the weather.

little maxi skirt

while i was down in vegas i made karlee an itty maxi skirt. i followed the same tutorial as the maxis i've made for myself EXEPT i forgot to make it wider at the bottom. she was walking around all funny so i ended up cutting it off to make a short skirt. she's pretty picky about clothes these days so who knows if she will even wear it. i might have to try again and make it a little easier to walk in. there's nothing cuter than little things.

mending

My sister had a baby on Sunday so I've been down in Vegas playing with the little tykes. I brought my sewing machine down here. First project...sewing ripped pants. Mending makes me feel old, but I'm glad I can actually do it.

sweater----->cardigan

i have seen a lot of pins on pinterest about turning a sweater or old shirt into a cardigan. i've even pinned a few. some of them are just pictures and not tutorials. i have had this sweater sitting on a shelf in my room for months. i finally decided to just do it. i am sure others are using fancier methods, but i just did what made sense.

1. lay sweater on cutting board. make sure you only cut through top side of sweater.                                

2. use a ruler and rotary cutter and cut straight down the center of the sweater.                                                                 

3. pin a hem. i did about  1/4". if you really want to be perfectionist, measure the hem so it's perfect.                                             

4. sew the hem. make sure you sew it so the hem is on the inside. i turned my sleeves inside out to help me visualize but it's so not necessary

5. voila you have a cardigan. this really is the same sweater even though the color looks completely different.

i basically wear a cardigan every single day of my life. this was so easy. i'm on the search for more clothes to re-purpose into cardigans

gluten free peanut butter cookies

dinner with a gluten free friend gave me an excuse to try these gluten free pb cookies. the recipe is here. someone in the comments said to only use 1/2 c sugar and leave out the baking powder so i did. i added coconut to half of them and chocolate chips to a few. i used fresh ground peanut butter so the cookies were a little less sweet than regular peanut butter. i definitely recommend the add ins.