Koston letters and wall plaques

For my sweet baby boys room I made these letters and wood plaques to hold them. It was very SIMPLE! If I can do it, ANYONE can do it :) 

(My mom made the bedding. She did an amazing job!!)

For the wood plaques I used:

• Oval wood plaques (I got mine at Hobby Lobby) 
• Rustoleum Espresso Spray paint
• Rustoleum Heirloom white spray paint
• Hooks (1/2 off at Hobby Lobby!)
• Sanding block/sand paper

1. Spray Paint the edges with the Espresso spray paint. I only did the edges because that's where the distressing would be. Let dry.

2. Spray paint over the espresso with Heirloom white spray paint. Let dry.

3. With sanding block, lightly sand the edges so that the Brown shows through :)

4. Attach cute hooks to plaques... and wallaaa!! Easy peasy.

For the letters I used:

• Cute wood letters from Hobby Lobby
• Fun scrapbook paper
• Modge Podge
• Exacto knife
• Sponge brushes
• Tim Holtz distressed ink pads (love these!)

1. I traced out the letters onto scrapbook paper and then with my exacto knife I cut the letters out. 

2. Apply Modge Podge to the letters 

3. Apply paper. Make sure to smooth out all air bubbles. This is critical! :) Let dry.

4. With distressing ink, lightly dab the edges with either a sponge or, if you're impatient like me, i grabbed toilet paper and just dabbed it with that, haha.

5. Modge podge over all of it and let dry.

6. Attach ribbon to the back. I just glued it with my glue gun.

and... that's it!

I'm linking up to Kimbas DIY day AND "Get your Craft on" with Today's Creative Blog

Key Lime Cheesecake

Key Lime Cheesecake

I've been really craving something "lime-y" lately. Awhile ago, someone at my work brought in a key lime cheesecake and it was divine! Ever since then this cheesecake has been on my mind. Well a few weeks ago we were supposed to go camping with a bunch of friends and my husband and I were in charge of the smores, so i went out and bought a huge box of graham crackers. Unfortunately, we ended up not going so i was left with a huge box of crackers that I didn't think i'd ever eat. But man, i don't know if it has to do with me being prego or what, but I've eaten about 2 or 3 bags of them these past couple days. They're so good! I know, I'm a fatty :) They go way too fast though. Anyway! to my surprise, my mom came home with a bag of limes and i knew it was fate. :)

Key Lime Cheesecake

1 1/2 c. fine graham cracker crumbs

2 tbsp. sugar

1/2 stick (1/4 c.) unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1 1/4 lbs. (2 1/2 (8 oz.) pkgs.) cream cheese, softened

3/4 c. sugar

1 c. sour cream

3 tbsp. all purpose flour

3 lg. eggs

3/4 c. Key lime juice

1 tsp. vanilla

Crust: In a bowl, stir together the crumbs and the sugar and stir the butter in well. Pat the mixture evenly onto the bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of a buttered 10 inch springform pan and bake the crust in the middle of a preheated 375 degree oven for 8 minutes. Cool completely.

Filling: In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together the cream cheese and the sugar until the mixture is smooth, beat in the sour cream, the flour, the eggs, the lime juice and the vanilla. Mix until smooth.

Pour the filling over the crust. Bake the cheesecake in the middle of a preheated 375 degree oven for 15 minutes, reduce the temperature to 250 degrees, and bake the cheesecake for 50 to 55 minutes more, or until the center is barely set.

Let the cheese cake chill. I stuck mine in the freezer for a few hours. It was perfect!

Top with whip cream and enjoy!