DIY – Page 3 – With Boys in Tow

One of my best friends of all time is pregnant right now with her second little baby boy. Her husband is in basic training for the Air Force right now, and will get home a week or so before their second little baby is born. So, needless to say she has a lot on her plate right now. I wanted to send her a little something to help relieve all of the stress and help her relax a little bit.

This would be good for any pregnant mom or really just anyone who needs a little package of encouragement and/or love.

Start with a box, then add some of these crinkly paper shreds in it, to really throw the cuteness over the top. I got mine paper shreds for $1.50 at Target and it really did make the biggest difference.

I included a cute card (I got mine at Trader Joe’s for $1–they have awesome, cheap cards), a face mask (I think a foot mask would be great here too! but I couldn’t find one–with all the swelling in your feet when you’re pregnant, they definitely need some extra love), cute bath bomb, and a healthy treat.

And then I added a couple more little things for her babies. The toy car for her toddler son to hopefully help entertain him for a bit and give her a break, and then the sweet socks for her new baby girl.

Materials:

-box

-packaging tape (to tape the box together)

-crinkle cut paper shred

-cute card

-bath bomb

-face mask and/or foot mask

-healthy treat

**optional add-ins: toys for children, little gift for new baby**

Enjoy spoiling all your friends and pregnant Mamas!

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For my husband’s job each summer we move across the country for him to be able to work in a different state, this year that’s Louisiana! The 24 drive isn’t super conducive to lugging tons of stuff so we try to just bring the bare minimum of our belongings out with us. Having said that, the apartment we live in here in Baton Rouge feels a little cold sometimes, with no pictures or decorations on the walls. So I decided to put together this quick, easy, and inexpensive minimal, eucalyptus wall hanging. I love the peaceful vibe this brings into our bedroom. And it just feels a little more homey having something hanging on the wall.

I hope you enjoy this, it’s one of my favorite projects to date!

Minimal, Eucalyptus Wall Hanging

Supplies:

-scissors

-floral wire

-fresh or dried eucalyptus stems (I got mine fresh at Trader Joe’s for $2.99)

**note that if you do choose to use fresh they will wilt a little bit as they dry. If you want to have more control over the way it turns out use dried or artificial.**

-any other fresh or dried leaves or branches (I decided to add some leaves that were in the same Trader Joe’s bundle! because I liked the dimension they added)

-wooden dowel (I chose one that was 1/2 in. x 36 in.)

-twine/string

–3M Command hook

Instructions:

Hang hook up on the wall. (with 3M hooks this is *really* simple! Instructions on the package of your hooks)
Cut twine/string to desired length (I cut mine about 5 feet long)
Tie the twine/string to either end of the dowel, so that when you hang the string on a hook, the string and dowel will create a triangle shape.
Cut eucalyptus and any other leaves to desired lengths.
Arrange eucalyptus and leaves as you would want them on your dowel.
Cut a piece of floral wire, and wrap it around the eucalyptus leaves and dowel at the same time, to attach them to one another.
Adjust the eucalyptus leaves to make sure they are where you want them.
Hang the center of the string portion on your hook gently.

Enjoy!! and Let me know if you end up making it! I’d love to hear how it goes.

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