DIY Coffee Mugs

I been wanting to make these personalized mugs for days!! Well it's been more like forever. I finally made my way to buy a few ceramic mugs and grab some Oil based Permanent Markers. I had been reading a few different blogs on what works and apparently regular sharpies aren't too great so I went ahead and bought the Oil Based Sharpies. You can find them at hobby lobby. 

I made 4 different ones just because I was so excited and I did a front and back to each one. 

Here's the first one that I absolutely love!!

Here's the back side

Here's the second one..

How hilarious is that!! Okay here's the back side

And the third..

And of course the back..

And finally the fourth.. I love this one too!!

And the back

I love Disney so of course I had to make a Princess one. 

Here's what you do:

1. Clean your mugs and rub it with rubbing alcohol first so that the oils and stuff don't mess with the marker.

2. You can use stencils or whatever to make your writing prettier. I free handed it all, but I did have some mistakes all I did to clean it off and start over was hairspray and a kitchen towel and it comes off and then I removed the smears with a wet napkin.

3. Once your done let it sit for a bit so the ink can completely dry.

4. Turn on your over to 425 degrees and let the mugs sit in there for 35 minutes. (I put the mugs in there while it was preheating so they wouldn't crack or explode lol)

5. Let them sit in your over after you turn it off so they can cool off. That may take a few hours.

6. Wash them once again and sip, sip, sip!

I think I'll be making some of these as mini Christmas gifts as well. 

First time at the State Fair

Last year I didn't really want to take my son out to the State Fair not only because of the weather, but I felt like he was still too little even if he was 7 months. There wouldn't be much to do anyway.

So finally we went on a this perfect Tuesday. The weather was absolutely beautiful. It had rained and hailed on Monday so we lucked out! 

As soon as we walked in LJ was amazed with the dinosaur he spotted!! Freaked out? Never!! We had just gone to the Dinosaur Museum last week so he was still overly excited. And of course he just "roared" the entire time! Lol 

I love his faces!! Yay! First time at the State Fair as a family!! 

Well, he sure didn't know which way to look since there was so much going on. But talk about a photobomb!! Some clothes are just not for certain people, but that'll be some other time! 

Of course, daddy got him a prize!! 

It went from this little mini..

To this giantic dog!! Lol it was in his way the rest of the time we were there but he didnt want to let go of it.

His favorite part was the petting zoo!! Heck i even had a blast! My husband recorded bits and pieces and I was pretty embarrassed with how I sounded. I can only imagine that people thought I had never seen animals in my life. Well this close and sweet.. Nope, never!!

That sweet smile is what we love to see!!

I really think we should start looking into getting a farm.. How fun would that be? K well maybe it'll be hard and stinky!! But maybe just a few animals!! I wouldn't mind that one bit!! 

Oh hello Fall..

The day has finally come.. Fall is here!! Boots, scarfs, cozy sweaters, pumpkin spice coffee, balloon fiesta, crunchy leaves, rain, siting next to the fireplace!! So many things to look forward to and so much more to do.

I came across this to do list on Pinterest and thought how cool is that! I can't wait to start checking things off with my family and making the most of the season. 

Play Kitchen Ideas

I been wanting to get my son a play kitchen for the longest time now. The only reason I haven't is because I feel like there is no space, but now I'm like he is getting so big and I'm not doing things for the lack of space. It does not seem fair. So I been on Pinterest looking at tons of ideas and so far these are the ones that stick out to me.

Out of old furniture pieces you can totally create your own kitchen with your personal taste! I love this idea!! 

It does look pretty simple, but I know it'll be hard work! Now to get my husband in on this too will be the fun part lol 

I really want something that pretty mych neutral. We do plan on expanding our family at some point when the time is right and being able to save money by already having things (incase we have a girl) would be perfect! Toys like this I dont see why you would want to be so gender specific anyway. 

So.. Here's to looking for the perfect entertainment piece that wont be too big or too small!! Craigslist here I come!