Mirror Mirror on the Wall

So remember when I told you guys I was working on something crafty here, well I had been waiting for part of my supplies to come in the mail.  And I finally received it.  Krylon "Looking Glass Spray".  I first saw it on The Nate Show.  And I thought how awesome is that?  So it came in the mail today, and I started on my project.

First I prepped and painted the Ikea Ung Drill Frame I purchased with Rustoleum Gloss Pure White.

Then I cleaned and dried the glass for the frame and sprayed it with the Krylon "Looking Glass"
here is before the spray.

And here is after three coats. Hanging over our entry table just so we can show you what it looks like now.  The lighting in the garage was not the greatest.

I love the antique look it gives to the glass and there is still one more thing I am waiting on to give it a personal touch, which should be getting here sometime today.

And then Hopefully I will be able to show you the completed project and where its permanent home will be.

Blessed to be a Mommy

You know recently one of the other bloggers I followed opened up to something personal going on in the lives, and it struck a cord with me.  It made me look at my life and appreciate what I have.  

We have had a rough two years, we had been trying very hard to have a second child.  Its put me on an emotional roller coaster really.  We have been able to become pregnant three times in the past three years, but all three times have ended in an early miscarriage.  And I don’t have any infertility coverage.  We have tried all possible natural remedies, except for acupuncture thus far.

But all in all it makes me SUPER thankful to god, that I have my beautiful healthy son, and realize how truly blessed I am to have him in my life.  Before me and the hubbs got married I was told I had a fibroid blocking the entrance to my uterus and that I would need to have a small out-patient procedure to have it removed.  Well I had it done on July 5th, and on August 18th we got married.  By October 3 we had found out we were pregnant with my beautiful boy.  Gods plan I tell you, could not have worked better....heheh

But now my little man is turning 3 in June, and we have been wanting to have another child, not only so that my son will have a playmate, confidant, best friend, and someone to always rely on, but also because I so wanted to hold another baby in my arms, and add to our family.  So now my question is this......How much longer do we try, I was married at age 34 pregnant at age 34-35 and now I’m 37 time is ticking away, and with it I believe so are my chances of another child.  

I’m coming to the conclusion lately that you know what, my son is my world, and weather or not I have another child, he will always be my world.  And I am blessed more than I could ever be, that I was lucky enough to be able to have him in the first place.  I thank god several times a day for him.  Especially when I look down and see this beautiful smile, and hear those words “ Mommy I wuv you”

I love you my little man, now and forever!

Hugs and Kisses

Mommy aka Ivette

Silhouette Machine: theCREATIVEplace

Silhouette Machine: theCREATIVEplace, a group on Flickr.

I'm getting really crazy excited, I just order a Silhouette SD :) Oh Happy Day. I have this whole plan in my head for invitations, party supplies, and decor for little mans 3rd birthday! I cant wait.

Anywhoo 'Im kinda new to all this and I just came across this great group in flicker called theCREATIVEplace, so inspiring and sooo many ideas.

April 18th cant get here fast enough for me :)

Hugs and Kisses,
Ivette

Pardon the dust!

I just wanted to comment and say please pardon our dust, we have been playing with the layout and some of the buttons and such are askew at the moment, but hopefully we will be working on it tonight. :)

Hugs and Kisses,
Ivette

A preview of coming attractions...

This is gonna have to be the 1st post from me. The wife and I have been working on the design of the blog. Now, you know how life is. Everything else takes priority over projects like this. So, we finally had a little break and well... we got something done.

Mind you, I (being the kind of guy that I am) always design on the dark and moody side of things. So, when the wifey yells at... no.. sorry... tells me... to do bright and airy .. it's like getting a truck drive to learn ballet.

Via (BTW, not me)

So, with that mental image and without further adieu I present to you my trucker in a tutu design of a blog....

So, for tonight that's it folks. Give us your input, this is after all for your viewing pleasure.

- Jonathan

Something Crafty?

I have a bunch of ideas running around in my head that I want to tackle while the hubs works on the branding/design of our little blog.  But I thought I would give you guys a sneek peek of one of them.  Im still need to find a couple of more items in order to bring this idea to fruition, but hopefully this week I can gather them all.

I picked this beauty up at Ikea this past weekend and let me tell you.....I HEART this frame so many possiblities!  But I have one specific place in my home I am thinking of for this project.  Wish me luck!

Hugs and Kisses!
Ivette

Pizza Pizza Pizza!!

This weekend we did alot of repairing the big hole in the side of the house.  Thanks to my Dad and the Hubs they patched the hole pretty well and repainted so it looks like it never happened.

Other than that we made homemade pizza crust and pizzas for dinner.  I made a whole wheat crust from this recipe Pizza Crust Recipe came out awesome!

I made a spinach tomato and garlic pizza, on the whole wheat crust, and the hubs made a peruvian pizza....heheh he loves spicy food so he wanted to pay homage to his heritage.  He made a grilled chicken tomato and red onion pizza.

He sauted the chicken in aji amarillo paste, salt and pepper, and garlic, and then browned it and set it to the side, and then sauteed up some red onions and tomatoes in aji amarillo paste and salt until they where soft.  Then he layered sauce, chicken, italian shredded, cheddar shredded, and then the sauteed onions and tomatoes.

Me and little man had a couple of slices of the spinach and tomato and the Hubs ate his Spicy little number.  I tasted it and it was really good!  Gotta add that to our rotation :)

Well hope you guys had a great, restful or productive weekend as well!

Hugs and kisses,
Ivette