Friday Finds: Little Boy Decor

I've been searching for some art for my son's new room. The good news is that he is incredibly easy to buy for. In fact, it was hard to narrow down my options. He is extremely interested in the following:

1. The alphabet
2. The alphabet
3. Clocks
4. Superheros (specifically Spiderman, but also Captain America)
5. "Spooky things"
6. Star Wars

When it comes to Superheros and ABC's, there is a ton of great stuff out there. Since, he already owns 2 alphabet art prints, I was unsure of whether I should add another. So of course I found three that I loved: A Superhero Alphabet, a Star Wars alphabet and a Muppet Alphabet. In the end, I just had to go with the Muppets. I felt that it was a little more well done than the other two. I'm pretty sure he'll love it and well...I love it. Plus, maybe it will expand his interests a bit.
I also found this Super Heroic Minimalism print that I think he'll enjoy and will hopefully grow with him.
He is covered on clocks. He owns three clocks (that actually work and are on his walls) including this Grandfather Clock decal in green. He also owns several more clocks that are scattered throughout the house.

I plan to add some Star Wars prints as he gets older, nothing really struck me as I was looking, but I imagine something Yoda-themed is in his future.

Have a Happy Weekend!

~MJ

1975 Was A Good Year

In 1975, the Toyota company (yeah as in the car company) manufactured my White sewing machine. This is the machine I learned to sew on and it is still awesome. I also drive a Subaru. The Japanese sure know their cars and apparently sewing machines.

When I was 11 I took a sewing class. If I recall correctly, I made a tote bag with an amazingly awesome coyote iron-on design on the front, a sundress that ended up being used as an apron and my final piece was a Blossom-esque romper with a Paris, France motif. I remember wearing the last number on a daddy-daughter date with a sweet, white baseball cap (worn side-ways of course). If memory serves, it looked a lot like this but longer and with buttons down the front.
Anyway, after my minor fling with this sewing machine in my pre-teen years, I hardly touched it again until I was married. Over the last 12 years, I've only broken it out to sew a skirt or two, and maybe a few burp cloths, blankets or lovies to give as gifts.
This year I decided that I was going to actually use my sewing machine. My New Year's resolution: Sew Something. It's a bit vague, but don't worry, I have a few projects in mind. Here's a sneak peek at my first sewing project of the year.
Here's a hint: I just purchased a Kindle. :) I'll have updates on that later.

Have a Happy Day!
~MJ

Picture Perfect

Don't you love it when a photo is able to capture perfectly the personalities of the subjects?

This is from our last professional family photo shoot. My son is such a happy, go-lucky little soul and my daughter is sassy and definitely hard-to-get. They are such opposites in so many ways and yet they enjoy each other so much.

I wish that every photo I took during the day could capture them the way I see them. I love these little faces.

I find myself here after a long silence and am glad to be back at it! Until next time...

Have a Happy Day!

MJ