Kids Dresser Face Lift

The boys have never had dressers, just a closet organizer for all their clothes... Now that they are getting bigger their clothes are bigger too.  I decided to invest in a couple of small dressers for them.  I looked on Kijiji but didnt find anything that I liked.  IKEA had a little 3 drawer dresser on sale for $39 so I bought 2 :).  The boys were quite excited and helped me build them!  Such good little helpers!!

 As nice as they are I found them kind of plain.  I also wanted the boys to know which one was theirs so I came up with a way to give them a "face-lift".  But first I gave Gabriel and Branson their own "project" because these next steps are easy but too delicate for little fingers.  They enjoyed painting instead.

 

Now back to the dressers... I went to Michael's and picked up some wooden figures for 89 cents each.  I chose Trains for Branson and Planes for Gabriel.  Then I marked the spot in the center of the figure to drill a hole. 

Once the hole was drilled I screwed the handle through it.  This way there is no glue needed and if I ever choose to use the dressers for something else or the boys out grow the childish pictures, it can be undone with no mess.

Finished product!  Now they will know who's is who's and maybe can help put away laundry :)

Day with Mommy - Twig Candles

Today my oldest Son had school and so when my 9 month old took his nap it left just me and Branson (age 3).  I have this old candle set that has been showing it's age and not "nice enough" to display but not broken enough to toss away.

From a photo found on Pinterest, I got an idea of how to "transform" them... Fortunately I also came up with a great way for Branson to help! We went for a walk in the woods behind the house and he picked out ALL of the twigs we would need.  He was so proud and excited to be helping me with the "special project".

Next he passed each of the twigs to me and we broke them to the size that was needed for each candle.  Then I placed a drop of glue with the gluegun on the candle and he pushed the twig in place.  :)  It was awesome having the time to teach and to chat!  I then tied some rope around the whole candle for the final touch and Tada!!

Here is the first Candle finished...

I must admit at this point he heard the lawnmower tractor outside and was distracted.... He joined his Daddy on the tractor and I finished the project alone.

 All 3 Candles Finished...

 Here it is in it's home :)

It was an awesome time spent with my little guy and I am relieved to have the project complete!  :)