valentines

happy valentines day ♥

in light of the holiday

the kids and i did a little craft for daddy

[thanks again pinterest!]

kullens:

rhys'

how cute are those wittle hands! :)

on the back i wrote a poem:

rose are red

violets are blue

we love valentines day

and our daddy too! 

 ♥

pinterest find fail

i peeped this all over pinterest recently

and knew it was something i wanted to do for both kids rooms.

kullen and i made a trip to our local craft store

and picked up canvases, scrapbook sticker letters and paints!

after arranging & rearranging the letters 294830923 times

i finally got them lined up and straight!

the hub and i painted the canvases a solid 'base' color

with the main purpose being to keep the letters 'stuck' to the canvas

[they kept lifting and i knew kullen would get paint underneath!]

after re-reading the original blogger who did this

i realize she used glue/paste to keep the letters down. 

this is what i get for not reading good enough!

anyway.

i was pretty upset about the letters STILL lifting 

but the hub said we should go ahead and let kullen do his thang

and if they didn't turn out as planned - we can always do it again!

well, yeah - i don't think they turned out quite as planned

but i'm still unsure if i want to do it again.

i almost like the un-perfectness. it suites us!

& kullen had a blast using 'paaaainkkk!!'

cleaning himself up.

someone doesn't like to be dirty! ;]

the final product.

as you can tell - the green 'base' paint job bled through 

onto the canvas

and paint got underneath some of the e

aaannd somehow the u in 'douglas' got crooked

but - it's not horrid, i guess.

maybe i'll do it again - maybe i won't!

we also did one for rhys' room, using his colors

but you'll have to wait until the nursery reveal to see the final product! ;]

i want to ...

-make my own laundry soap! as seen here


-make my own cleaning agents [de-greaser, all purpose, etc ...] as seen here

-be crafty and make things like this and this for my door.
                   and things like this and this and this for my rhys.
                   and things like this and this and this and this for my kullen.
                   and just NEATO things like this and this and this.


-be supermom and have amazing organization skills like this or this.


-have a super awesome blog like this girl and this one anddddd this one! [just to name a few]


-make my own deodorant! as seen here!


-be a SAHM so i can do fun crafts like this and this with kullen [and rhys]!


-make my own dishwasher soap and store it in a cute little jar like this!


-do THIS! especially in my kitchen!


-be an amaaaazing cook and have even more amaaazing recipes like this girl or this one!


-make adorable crochet gifts for friends - such as this or this or this!


-these curtains!


-make my own cloth diapers! as seen here!


-have long, beautiful hair so i can do all of these!

and i know

there is nothing holding me back, but myself!

[& maybe the hub - he's not into the 'making my own' stuff. according to him, he'd rather pay the extra money for detergent/cleaners - psh, whatev.]

all of these are idea's that i found on pinterest

stupid, stupid website! ;]

       

giveawayyyy!

as promised :)

rogue poag's has reached over 200 followers! 

OH-EM-GEE! 

thank you all SO much for following/reading!

to say thanks - i want to giveaway my latest project! :)

a [custom] crocheted flower coin purse! 

these little diddy's are SUPER cute and would make a fabulous addition to anyones collection!

the winner will get to pick every.single.detail.

from size, to color as well as flower color! 

the possibilities are endless!

here are some examples that i've recently done.

the yellow is the smaller and fits credit cards perfectly!

the blue is a little bigger and could probably fit your phone as well as money/cards!

the winner gets to choose!

[sorry for crappy picture quality - blame the horrrrible droid camera!]

AND - as a bonus, if this post gets 50 comments

a $5.00 Starbucks gift card will be included!

AND the amount of the gift card will go up by $5.00 every 25 comments

SO

TELL YOUR FRIENDS! ;)

how to enter:

just leave me a comment. don't care whatcha say or what it's about - just leave it!

BONUS:

follow rogue poag's on FACEBOOK

refer a friend! [comment for each person you get to follow!]

♥

GOOD LUCK GUYS!

giveaway will stay open until friday at midnight!

calling all crafty mama's ...

think you're crafty?!

have a sewing machine that just sits in a corner?

have all these supplies and no motivation?

well good! join all the rest of us!

over at babycenter.com - my friend Ang started a great discussion topic and got GREAT feedback from it. her and i had been tossing the idea of starting a crafting project weekly on our blogs in order to get a lot of sewing projects done! we figured blogging about it and giving ourselves a timeline would help us get the job done and i think a lot of other mama's agreed!

this isn't just for mama's - it's for anyone who wants/needs the motivation to 'get 'er done!'

this week we're featuring two projects!

1 - crochet needle holder!  [just what this mama needs]

2 - sewing machine cover [for those who don't dabble with the crochet]

these ladies at babycenter have posted some tutorials and even finished their products! goooo ahead girls!

link up - show us whatcha got!