S Club Mama

Command center. What a silly name, right? But it seems to be all the rage on Pinterest. I've seen several tutorials on there of beautiful command centers. What is a command center? A place of organization where your house comes to thrive! I love organization. I've never been to Ikea or Pottery Barn (scratch that, I've been to PB...I think), but I imagine it'd be a little slice of Type A heaven for me. After seeing all of these lovely organizational pretties online, I decided a little DIY was in order in the S Club. After scouring online for hours...yikes...I decided on simpler (and cheaper - whoa prices can skyrocket on organizational items). Below is the main part of our command center. The largest frame is one we had an engagement picture in where everyone wrote well-wishes on a mat. I got a poster board from Dollar General and put a generic calendar on there (no numbers, just days of the week). Then I use a marker board marker to write up our schedule. The file folde...

Another treat for you today! Cheryl from A Pretty Cool Life is probably one of my coolest friends. Not only is she gorgeous outside and inside but she is so great with crafts. I wish I had half the talent of this lady! You're not talented in the craft department either? Well, you may surprise yourself after you read this dandy of a post about alphabet bean bags (all you MOPS, homeschoolers, or those needing a gift for a little one, pay attention). I made alphabet beanbags for my boys yesterday afternoon. I got the idea here , but changed a couple things like the size and my own stencils.  They were fun and easy to make...my favorite kind of project. But they're even more fun for playing. And you know a project was a good one when even your scraps are pretty.  How much of a freak am I that I stood and looked at these debating whether or not I should throw them out? (I did...  Eventually.) Aren't those little beanbags great? I think if I start now, I could have a ...