America sign at Lemon Tree Creations

I found this super cute idea over at Lemon Tree Creations.  I would have never thought to use paint swatches to make an adorable sign! SO cute! Check out the post here with more pictures!

I like to think I'm creative but I don't think I would have EVER thought of this! Very creative!

Feature Of The Day: Mi Celo Etsy Shop

I stumbled across one of the most adorable Etsy shops called Mi Celo.  She hand embellishes t-shirts and onesies with different popular characters.  Check out some of my favorites and see if you find your own favorite! I'd love to hear which one it is! There are just so many cute ones to choose from!  

DISCOUNT ALERT!! Make the choice a little easier with this code she so generously offered my readers for 10% off!!  Enter MONKEY at checkout for your discount! 

How adorable is this octopus onesie?

Who could resist a ninja or Mr. T?!

Of course I just love the cupcake :)

As if the baby wasn't cute enough then she put him in this yoda-ish shirt!

Optimus Prime anyone? :) 

Feature of the Day: Year Round Blocks

My friend Cristan over at Coffee Cups and Crafts has an awesome how-to for a really cute decor item.  You can use these blocks to spell out TONS of holidays! Just to name a few: "Frosty" for Christmastime or "Fright" for Halloween "Friends" for a dinner party or anytime! I love it! Now if I could just find some 4x4 wood in the scrap section at HD :)

Check out her blog post HERE where she gives you more instruction and pictures on the how-to :)  Please also support her blog by clicking "follow". Thanks friends!

Feature of the Day Downy Tree Toys

I came across Sarah's Etsy shop, Downy Tree Toys and instantly loved it! Such cute things to teach your kids like this adorable set of felt popsicles made to help with color matching.  It even comes with a list of game ideas to help you teach your child.  

Each item is made meticulously by hand with lots of love!  She uses a lot of vintage and upcycled cloth to create heirloom-quality play items.  Here are a few of my favorites:

Couldn't you use this set of play food? So much fun! I love the M&M cookies!  Or she also has a set with carrots too! :)

This is the item that made me fall in love with the shop! How punk and cute!!  I could totally justify getting this!!

How cute are these little handmade booties?!

Now I just need to have another baby so I can buy some from her!

I talked with Sarah, Downy Tree Toys shop owner, and she is going to give my readers a discount in her shop!  Enter LOVETHETREE2011  at checkout to get 10% off your entire purchase! Isn't that awesome?  The code expires on July 2nd so make sure to make your purchase today before all the great stuff is gone! Make sure to "favorite" her shop to keep up to date on the new items she adds!

Feature of the Day

Way before I even started a blog I used to read "Samster's Mommy" regularly.  Then life really  got busy with our move to California and well I never clicked "follow" on her page since I hadn't created an account yet.  We went to Sea World last night for a special night show so my monkey is still sleeping (I KNOW it is after 8 AM on a Saturday. This is CRAZY!!) so I went through some of my bookmarks and when OMG! I totally forgot about that blog!

What used to be called "Samster's Mommy" is now "Little Pink Monster".  Whatever her name may be she just has the CUTEST dang ideas!  She also has the cutest little girls! Seriously!  Samster and Sophie :) 

Here is one idea that I absolutely LOVE! And it seems pretty simple to do! I can't believe how well she redid the Pottery Barn Mobile! If you check out this blog post she gives more pictures and step by step directions on how she made this! :)

Feature of the Day

Jamie over at The Creative Imperative came up with this SUPER CUTE wreath for the 4th of July.  Seems SO easy! It's just a wreath with yarn wrapped around it!  Check out her tutorial with more pictures and step by step instructions HERE . This might be a project for me in the future :)

Featured idea of the day!

I came across this blog post this morning and fell in love with this idea! I LOVE creative thinkers! I will be honest though, this is something even I wouldn't have thought of! Re-Create with L.Lane Designs has a post here with how they turned a piece of junk from the curb into a gorgeous entertainment center!

Seriously? This is beautiful! I can't believe they turned such junk into this treasure!!

Check out the post here with more pictures and explantation on how they did it!