I'm Bored

Don't be fooled by the title, I am not bored.  I have a to-do list a mile long and my DIY room project is creeping along much slower then I had hoped.  So then what the heck do I mean.  Well, today I am going to share with you a wonderful parenting miracle...and my miracle is named Kerrie.  Kerrie is a a parent coach, licensed therapist and a mother.

I first met Kerrie a few months back.  My wonderful perfect little girl had just thrown her very first (and I'm sure not last) full blown temper tantrum.  I mean on the floor kicking and screaming can't breath full melt down.  It left my husband and I just slightly tramitized and that is when he mentioned Kerrie.  The hubby knew Kerrie from high school and knew that she is great at what she does so we emailed her and in one sentence she brought me back down to planet earth.  "This is totally normal." 

Since then Kerrie and I have kept in touch emailing, sharing parenting gold and chatting about our blogs.  And although this is slightly off topic for Mission Decorate I just couldn't keep her from you any longer. 

Today on parentcoachsf Kerrie wrote a special post just for us...I'm Bored.  I don't know about you, but with winter just around the corner I just don't know how I will keep my daughter occupied.  But Kerrie to the rescue!  She is full of great ideas including last minute crafty projects. 

So, I know you have a few extra minutes today.  Why not ease your worries with Kerrie's quick tips!  Also here are a few items you can stock up on at the dollar store for those stuck inside winter days...

~ Pipe Cleaners ~  Make animals, letters, jewelry, bubble blowers!
~ Coloring Books ~ Did you know you can buy coloring books for $1...what a steal!
~ Colored Paper & Glitter Glue ~ Can you say refridgarator art.
~ Milar Balloons ~ Yep, they have these for one buck and kids just love them!  Why not surprise the kids by bringing them each home a balloon.
~ Glow Sticks ~ Another kid favorite!  Just turn out the lights and play basement tag.

A Very Gold Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone!  What...wrong holiday...is it to soon???  I would have agreed with you a week ago but then I started thinking about my plan for Holiday Decor and all of a sudden I couldn't wait.  Bring on the cheer! (And ghost and goblins of course!)

So what is the plan?  GOLD!  Not over the top, wow I just walked into a pawn shop gold.  But instead a subtle gold theme tying everything together. 

As the wheels have been turning the Pinterest board has been growing.  And that is where I found this...



...which can also be found here on Etsy.  This great wood piece got the Christmas creative juices flowing so I jumped right in to my first Pinterest / Gold Holiday project.

I started out with a piece of plywood cut down to size and an itty bitty can of gold spray paint.  (Let me quickly say that I bought 1 piece of plywood months ago and I have used to over and over for so many projects that as soon as I use this one up I am going to run out and buy another one just to have on hand.)

I probably should have bought the bigger can since the gold theme will no doubt involve more spray painting but I didn't think of it at the time and I am certain there will be another trip to Michael's in my near future.  And buying the little can (which I used all of) kept my costs for this entire project down to $8...but now I am getting ahead of myself.  Back on track.

I sprayed the plywood, let it dry over night then pulled out my trusty stencils, the Santa Red craft paint also bought at Michael's and got to work. 

Some simple taping and measuring to make sure my words were straight(ish). A little dabbing and some messy hands and in about an hour the project was done.  I added some white swirls to break up some of the words.  And everything started to come into view.

So for $8 (spray paint, craft paint and one more set of stencils plus a 40% off coupon for one item) the first of many Holiday projects is complete.  I plan to use it as the center of my mantel design, but since it is still October (until tomorrow) I figured I can't put it up yet.  Or can I?!?!?!  It is just so pretty...

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