Finishing the Boys' Room - The Alphabet -

So I used this in their last room and Hunter has been begging for it in his room again, so above the other dresser seemed like a good idea. :) And it got it out of random boxes, up on the wall and was FREE! :) But as I got putting it up it was WAY too crowded!And it didn't fit well with the postcard frame on the side at all! So now that is coming down, but a new idea is in the works thanks to this site ... so hopefully the new idea will fit in nicely there with the whole travel theme!

Boys Room -Postcard Frame-

I love it when we can use one thing to cross off many goals on a list. :) Hunter needed to start a collection of some sort for a cub scout goal ... and since there are so many places we can travel here within an hour, and he already had a fun postcard from San Fransisco & Japan (from my Mom's travels) ... it seemed like the perfect idea! We picked up this AWESOME frame at the Goodwill for less $4 ... than Hunter sanded, and I showed him how to use spray paint primer. We picked up cork from Hobby Lobby for 40% off and used some extra batting I already had and some fabric I saw at Hobby Lobby as well. We decided that using ribbon along the board would make it more friendly for the younger boys ... and wah-lah! This is actually the most expensive thing I have done so far ... but still less than $20, and it passed off a cub scout goal for Hunter too! Double woo-hoo!

Boys Room - Pinterest Inspiration -

So I had so many ideas ear-marked for the boys room, that I finally created a pinterest board. It's helping me to remember the ideas, and I love pinterest because it's a visual "favorite places" ... frees up space on my computer too (which makes the hubs happy!) ... I have three almost finished projects, and a tutorial I'm working on for something we're making too! Here's to hoping something is finished today to post about! :)

Boys Room Clocks

So eventually I want to frame in this map for the boys' room, but on a non-existent decorating budget, this works for now. :) I actually used my birthday money from Ryan's parents to buy the clocks. We decided to use Moscow, New York, Cheyenne (where we live now) and Hawaii for the time zones. **Sorry for the photos, they are in the basement which has two HUGE bushes in front of it, even during the middle of a bright summer day it looks like a dungeon ... fun times!**Hunter wanted to cut the letters & stick them up himself ... just used scrapbook paper ... not as polished as I would hope for, but it's done, it's cute and it was such a thrill to cross one more thing off my list! :) I made a little inspiration board a year and a half ago, and forgot about it ... fun to see how it's finally coming together like I had envisioned! Although now I'm thinking I'd like to add a little saying on an orange board right above it ... hmmmmmm ... I also added some little fun hooks right next to the bedroom door for their hats. Nice & organized ... they were on clearance at Hobby Lobby and only $2 each ... a little bit of a splurge, but it's fun! :)

Finishing the Boys' Room -Go Letters-

So I have been trying to decorate my room, my girls' room, my boys' room and my front room/kitchen area ... as a result, nothing ever looks close to put together. But I have a few ideas now for the boys' room and so I am working on a bunch of projects to finish up the wall space and wall decorations! :) So this is my goal this month ... to finish their room!

First on the list ... is a set of "GO" letters ... I made Hunter scrapbook the letters himself (which I think he loves being REALLY involved in his room decorating/decision making process) ... we used map pages from an McNally Atlas we got at the thrift store ($0.50 on 50% off day ... perfect!) ... and then I had him paint the edges of each letter side. :) The perfect less-than-$5-craft ... and I REALLY like the way they look on his little shelves in his room!

Front Room Rug

We've REALLY been needing a new rug for the front room ... the other one got thrown up on & when I took it outside to clean it up (yes, it was *that* massive of a throw up) ... this HORRIBLE wet dog smell came from it, and NEVER left. We ended up having to dump the rug, because nothing would seem to make the smell go away or die down. It was that horrible.

Which wouldn't have been too big of an urgent deal. Except I have FIVE kids, and it's a very light cream carpet in this rental & stains are inevitable (ugh, I hate the carpet color!). I had been planning on stopping at this store next stop in Vegas. It's cheap enough, it was definitely the best way to go ... until Tuesday night & my husband came to my rescue!

He called to say he picked up a rug at the auction for me, and told me it was only $15. And to be honest, I was kind-of annoyed thinking there was NO WAY it would work ... but I really do like it! YEAH! :) It goes wonderfully with the front room curtains and everything else I've been making for this area. Love it! It feels like the room is so close to be finished ... I can't wait! :)

Frontier Days

I originally come from Las Vegas. And when there is a big convention in town, you learn to steer clear of downtown and avoid the tourists at all costs. So I was genuinely surprised at how big of a deal Frontier Days is here in Cheyenne. But it's proving to be a blast so far! We've gone to a gunslinger's show & the local parade this morning. There are so many fun & free things to do with the kids ... nothing else is getting accomplished very quickly because of it! Today my husband is actually off of work ... they close the whole credit union to celebrate the frontier days! Woo-hoo! We're hoping to catch a free pancake breakfast in the morning ... if we can get the kids ready quickly enough. And then to head on down to Denver for a temple session and the grand opening of this store! I'm so excited!!! :)