Organize It Friday: Lego Storage

My 6 yr old loves Legos, so much so that we built him this. Dylan has collected quite a collection of legos and with that has come, at times, a lego disaster in his room. He has two buckets for his legos to go in but one is full and the other is almost full, so I needed to devise something else that would work and hopefully organize his legos. That's when it hit me.

Repurpose Wednesday: Lego Table

I am super excited to share this project with you today! I found this project when I first joined pinterest. It's from a FABULOUS blog, Skip To My Lou. If you haven't checked out her blog, you should. It's great!

When I found her Ikea Table turned Lego Table I knew I had to make one for my Lego-loving 6 year old.

We don't have an Ikea close to us. The closest Ikea is 5 hours away in Atlanta. I know, it's horrible. I looked for the side table they used online but it is only sold in stores, so ordering online was out. Originally I was going to have my husband build the table, thinking it wouldn't cost that much to build the table. And it's not terribly expensive but more than I thought or was hoping it be. We instead found this Parsons side table from Walmart. Online it shows it for $18 but we paid $12.99. This was definitely cheaper than building the table ourselves. Plus we had already spent enough on the base plates. Those suckers get costly.

Baby Leg Warmers

There are two fantastic reasons why I just had to make these adorable baby leg warmers. Reason #1 is my little monkey has begun to crawl (ok, I admit it's not always fantastic. Boy, does she get into everything. lol). Reason #2 to make these baby leg warmers is fall is here and the temperatures are dropping. That's not quite the case here in Savannah. We've only had a few chilly mornings and no chilly days, but I'm sure some or most of you have have felt the cooler temperatures and I am jealous. I just have to be patient and they will eventually get her. I guess I should be grateful we're not in 95-105 ranges anymore.

Back to these leg warmers....they are SUPER easy and can cost almost nothing of you have an old pari of knee socks laying around

Here's what you need to get started:

pair of knee high socks (I bought a pair because I didn't have any, but of you have a pair you don't wear, save yourself the money and use that)

scissors

thread

sewing machine, and or a hand sewing needle

1.    Cut your socks at the ankle.

2.    Turn your socks inside out and fold the cut end down.

3.    Sew around them and flip right side out. My sewing machine was acting up so I had to sew them by hand which is not finest work but it still works and is perfect if you don't have a sewing machine or yours is broken as well.

And here's my model trying out her new leg warmers!

Wooden Wall Letters

I love the wooden wall letters you see in a baby's room, but they can be so expensive especially to have them customized and match your room decor.I'm not really a painter but I knew there had to be something I could do to make my own letters for my daughter's room. Then it hit me....I could put some scrapbook paper on them.

It was off to Michael's to buy my needed materials:

Unfinished wooden letters

Scrapbook paper

Paint (optional)

Masking Tape (optional)

Mod Podge

Scissors

2 Paintbrushes (a foam brush for the Mod Podge and a regular paintbrush for painting)

Step 1: Cover the front of your letter with masking tape. This is totally optional but I did it so I wouldn't get paint on the front of my letter. I chose a dark paint and a light colored paper for the front so I didn't want the paint to show through the paper if I accidentally got any on the front.

Step 2: Paint the back and sides of your letters. Again, this is an optional step as well. You won't see the back and sides all that much once the letters are one the wall but I, personally, think they give the letters a more finished look.

Step 3: Trace your letters onto the back of your paper. Also make sure the front of your letter is touching the back of your paper.

Step 4: Once you have traced all your letters, then cut the letters out.

Step 5: Your next step is to apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to your wooden letters. (Note: It's hard to see the layer of Mod Podge, but I wanted to show you how thin I made it)

Step 6: Carefully place your cut out paper letter onto your wooden letter and let dry. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each letter.

Step 7: After the Mod Podge has dried, you want to seal your paper over the letters so they don't peel. Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge over the paper and let dry. (Again, you may not be able to see my layer too well but hopefully you can and it will help)

Step 8: Once the Mod Podge dries, attach your ribbon to the back of your letters, or wall hangings to the back if you choose not to use ribbon. And then hang up your letters.

Don't have the time to make your own? Contact me here for information and pricing on letters for your home, whether it's for a nursery or just for home decor. We can customize the letters the way you want including colors, certain fonts, and size of letters as well as hanging options!