DIY Roman Shades

Alright here’s a little DIY I did two weekends. I had ordered this chevron fabric from fabric.com and while playing around with using it as décor for a baby shower at my house I fell in LOVE with it as shades over our back door windows.

The yellow ones we currently have up there I ordered from potterybarn about 6 years ago so it was time for a change anyways.

After taking the original ones off I realized it would be super easy to just remove the yellow fabric from the white backing and replace it with the chevron fabric. All it would take is scissors, a staple gun, needle and thread.

The yellow fabric was wrapped around a square piece of wood at top and stapled to it. I first removed the yellow from the wood and from the white backing.


Next, I measured out the chevron fabric to be the same length and height as the yellow. I pinned the sides in and ironed them down to give the edges a clean finish. NO sew!

After that I layed the white backing over the chevron fabric and began reattaching them to the wood bar at the top. This is where the shade hangs from.

Last step was just to sew all the little white circles back onto the white and chevron fabric. These little guys are what the string goes through to allow the shade to roll up when pulled.

And wala!
This might seemed complicated but I promise it was not. It's simply taking apart something and then remembering step by step how to put it back together just with new fabric. I would encourage you before you go out and buy new cushions or shades just look to see if they can be recovered. 12 dollars in fabric was a heck of a lot cheaper than 200 dollars in new roman shades. I’ll give myself a pat on the back for this one….

Father's day weekend

We celebrated Father's day early with family on Saturday. Saturday morning we headed to Hickory where Hunters Grandaddy lives (Hunter Jr.) His retirement community was holding a fathers day breakfast so we joined in. To say Hunter 5 was hit would be an understatement. All of grandaddy's friends were so excited to meet the 5th generation of Hunters!
After breakfast we headed outside to do a little photo shoot with the 4 Hunters. Grandaddy loves photos plus we only have a couple pictures of the first 4 Hunters together from when Hunter IV was a baby and we know how much we cherish those, now 30 years later. We want to be sure we have more of 2,3,4 & 5!

After the shoot we packed up and headed to the lake condo! As of recent Hunters parents bought a condo, boat, and a jet ski on lake Norman. The condo also has a pool and beach access so we are now lucky enough to be just a few minutes away from paradise every free weekend!
nap time on the boat! Playing with the boat anchor Def a good way to get your kids and grand kids to come around more often! I'm taking future notes ;)

Sunday was less fun as we made right with Jesus by attending church and then piddled around the house doing chores. I did complete a little DIY project that I'm excited to share with u later this week!

Another busy week lies ahead as I prepare for a baby shower Im throwing in our home on Saturday and family to be in town for Hunter Vs baptism on Sunday. It def never ends...but I'm thankful.

Reagan's 2nd Birthday

Last weekend we traveled to Greenville to celebrate Cousin Reagan's 2nd Birthday! Aunt Carter and Uncle Chad have a beautiful home with an inground pool so relaxtion and fun we're VERY easy to come by! Carter did a wonderful job hosting a very low key, easy, yet fun and beautiful party! It's safe to say all the adorable kiddies and parents had a great time :) And I personally am proud of myself for successfully driving 4 hours in the car by myself with the baby. (Hunter was on a golf trip with friends). It's all about timing, planning ahead, and having enough paci's up front with me to keep passing back to the baby. Oh and mickey mouse on the ipad helped too ;)

7 Months!

7 Months! 6 to 7 months was huge!! It marked your first teeth, your first ear infections, and your crawling!! Size: 21 pounds and I’m going to guess 29 to 30 inches. You seem so tall to me lately but haven’t been measured by the Dr. in a while. You’ve just about outgrown your 9 month sleepers length wise and in the feet. so it’s onto the 12 month ones for you. Clothes depending on the brand and how they size you are in 9 months, the size 6-12 months. Or even some 12 months. Diapers you are in size 3 but can easily fit in size 4. You also upgraded to a big boy Britax carseat this month! Mom couldn’t carry your solid 21 pounds in your infant carrier anymore. Development: You mastered sitting up from the crawling position which means you have found a new love of playing sitting up in your crib instead of sleeping. And just a week ago you started full on crawling. You’re not super-fast yet and I can tell you still have to concentrate a bit on it but none the less you’re on the move. You seriously are a STRONG baby. You’ll put all your weight on one arm in order to reach for toys, you pull yourself up on our fireplace and just pretty much muscle your way through getting to where you want to be. You have also mastered feeding yourself a bottle and are getting good at the sippy cup too. Mom can lay you down (propped up with a pillow) with a bottle and you can feed yourself. I actually passed a bottle back to you in the car on the ride home from Aunt Carter and Uncle Chads last weekend and you fed yourself in your car seat. It’s such a nice treat for Mom! We give you a sippy cup with water or juice after your meals in your highchair and that you can do yourself as well. Your still fascinated by your hands, I often catch you just staring at them and as a typical boy you love to bang things together and make lots of noise while playing! Personality: If you are fed and not tired you are generally a happy baby. However, I think with your ear infections, new teeth, crawling and some separation anxiety setting in you are a bit crankier than you’ve ever been. You’ll even cry at times when we leave the room. You’re a super sweet and fun boy though. You holler and screech in excitement and give mom the best open mouthed kisses. If I’m sitting on the floor you’ll crawl over to me and burry your tired little head in my lap. Ah how I love you!! Eating: So far the fruits you have tried are…apples, pears, bananas, prunes, mango, pumpkin and avocado. The veggies you have had are sweet potatoes, yellow squash, peas, potatoes, green beans and carrots. Your favorite fruit by far is apples or pears, your favorite veggies are carrots, yellow squash or green beans. Your not a big peas fan. You eat 3 meals a day and have 4 feedings of milk a day. Sleeping: New teeth, crawling and separation anxiety has taken a toll on your sleeping habits as well. Poor little guy. Its not every night but there are those night where you wake up crying a few times and we have to console you back to sleep. Usually a paci and a belly rub does the trick but a few times mom has gotten desperate and I’ve nursed you in the middle of the night. That ALWAYS does the trick ;) Last night was a better night though, so hopefully we are on our way back to our 7pm to 6am through the night sleeping routine. Likes: Singing if your happy and you know it, watching mickey mouse club house. When mickey mouse comes on your face lights up with that wide mouth smile and your flap your arms in excitement. Haha, its really cute. You love that little mouse. Your still a big fan of the pacifier, a lovie when you sleep, being held, playing with toys typical baby stuff. You also love Jake and think he’s pretty hilarious. Dislikes: Not a big fan of the bath these days and you HATE having water on your head/face. You also don’t like being tired. If your tired the world is ending.