Picture Frame Fun!

Ok, I know this one is super simple. I just had to share because I it's so cute and fun!  I love being able to change out pictures, or keep a picture in a frame forever. Sometimes I want the pictures to reflect the seasons or the season of life we are in!  With the endless possibilities of home decor, let's just keep it simple!

I started this project with a few simple items.

•  Large inexpensive frame 
• Random paper clips or clothes pins  
• Twine or string of choice 
• Photo/photos (made at Costco)

I removed the glass and backing so the frame was, well, just a frame. Before I could attach anything else, I had to make a hard decision; hang the frame landscape, or portrait.

After making my sons hold the frame up all different ways for several minutes of agony, I decided on landscape, and they survived, just barely. 

 I used tiny picture screws to tie the twine to the frame. I did have to be careful not to split the faux wood.

You can place the screws and twine where ever you want. I decided to place mine very high on the frame because I am hanging only one large photo. If you wanted to hang several smaller photos, you can easily string several pieces of twine across the frame.  

Before I finished I got a crazy idea to add fun little tags that I had stuffed away in my craft closet. I have a bout a million random little goodies stashed away in there... I might have a problem.... And wash tape... for real, its the most amazing craft item in the history of ever...

WASHI TAPE! EEK!

After stringing all of the letters on a piece of twine, I hung them from the corner in a diagonal and used a piece of tape to hold the letters facing forward.

I did change my mind about where I wanted to hang it after I moved the room around a little. Now it is sitting on my little home made buffet in my kitchen.  I am in love.



 

 

 

Lambs!!

Yes, you read that correctly! We have Lambs! Why? For no reason at all. Maybe we are crazy?

We waited  a little while to post or blog about them because we wanted to make sure they were going to survive a few weeks first.  So many resources warned us that there was great potential that our lambs would not survive, so we held off on posting about them.

Since we moved to our little piece of land with enough grazing room, we have thought about having some kind of grazing animal. Hubby talked about getting goats, but as we have researched it and prayed about it over the last year or so, goats don't seem like a very good fit for our family. From what I understand they eat everything, and lets be honest, I don't always make the kids put all their yard toys away.

A friend of ours posted about finding a home for a couple bummer lambs and it seemed like they were a better alternative!

Of course, as I always do, I have wasted hours researching how to care for them. Understanding that lambs are fragile, we have taken our responsibility to care for them very seriously. We started out feeding them every 4 hours, then every 6 hours then every 8 hours and now we are working toward larger portions every 12 hours. We have had very few issues and things have run very smoothly so far.

All of that said, we have had them for long enough to put their cute little furry butts outside! As you can imagine, they LOVE being outside!

Since we never do anything half way, our family spent the day Sunday building the cutest little "Sheep Shed" for out little lambs! Of course, it's darling and we couldn't be more thrilled! What a fun family experience.

We turned all of this random wood, into a fun, adorable family project! 

We were brave and actually drew out what we wanted and made our own little plans. We have never actually built something like this from scratch, so we were pretty cautious! 

Boy did we learn a thing or two!

We made a list of every cut and took our time measuring and cutting every piece before we got started. After we had each piece cut and ready, we started to assemble the sheep shed.

Everyone needs a pic of a baby with a popsicle... 

All the cool kids have tool belts...

The littles made balance beams while power tools were used! 

After the frame was assembled, we moved it over to where we plan to keep it. One lesson we have learned well over the years is; if you build a heavy project, build it where it stays, or you will have a heavy immovable object in the wrong place.

Coolest stapler ever..

They are very excited about their new house... I just know it.

Painting with 6 kids is not the best idea... They had fun though :)

Almost done!

First night outside!

All done!!