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I am so excited to share this with you guys!!

A few months back I started following Shari on Instagram, which now I think has turned into a fun IG-Friendship! She is really pretty awesome!

I love seeing all the creations she is coming up with when she isn't busy taking care of her sweet little bebe!!

(She is so adoreable!)

Shari makes these handcrafted felt brooches, hair pieces, and now felted ornaments!!

Each one is so amazingly made!! The Futurama Guys are pretty amazeballs!!

I was so honored to have her as a Sponsor last month too!

Back in October Shari surprised me with some custom felt brooches that she made for my Lil Man's upcoming 2nd birthday party, which to no real surprise, will be Mustache themed!

I absolutely LOVE them!!!

How cute are these!!!

I am so in awe of her amazing talent, everything she makes is very well handcrafted!

Shari, you literally brought tears of excitement to my eyes when I received these!!

Thank you so very much!!!

It's hard to believe that this little guy will be 2 in March already!!

Has someone not invented a way to slow down time!!

Time For Some Change...

So I am really excited (and nervous) to share some news with you guys!!

After a lot of thinking and brainstorming for weeks and weeks (well for a really long time now), I have decided that I will be changing the name of my Bloggie.

I know, WHAAAT!!

Don't freak though!!

I started this blog as a fun little place to write about mom stuff... But then as I started to write more and more, I started to realize that my heart wasn't completely in love with my name. But I continued with it and in the back of my head I have been doing a lot of thinking, and have decided that I need to change my name.

While Mustache Mama was a great start and fun, I don't think it will carry me through the years and grow with me as a blogger or convey the vision I have. And I think that since I have only been blogging for about 6 months, now would be the best time to transition. 

I am so thankful to all of you that have followed from the beginning and hope that you will continue to follow. I don't plan on changing my blogging style at all, just my name. So it will still be me you will be reading, it will just be under a new name that I feel I can call home for years and years!

Thank you for all your support over the past few months! You motivate me to be a better blogger!!

I hope you will continue with me on this new journey that I am taking!!

I will still be Mustache Mama up until the name change towards the end of the month, where I will be revealing my new name! So stay tuned!!

XOXO

Have a Handmade Holiday

Every year I find that not only is this one of my favorite time of the year, but it can always be so stressful!

Gift buying...

I love buying gifts for everyone - but sometimes my wallet (or should I say my Husband's wallet) doesn't!

I get myself worked up trying to find the perfect gift for everyone, and tend to loose sight of

what the Holidays are really about!

It's being with Family & Friends, and loving everything about that moment!

So this year I decided to take a different approach to gifts.

I am going to make everyone's gifts!!

I will probably run myself just as crazy making everything, but I feel like it will make the gifts have that much more meaning to them.

I rounded up a list of gifts I plan on making for those that are on my 

"Nice List" 

(HAHA I have seen how to make coal, so you better watch out!)

1. DIY Tent || Little Willow Tree

2. DIY Teepee || Jen Loves Kev

3. Crayon Roll || The Pleated Poppy

4. PillowCase Capr || BeccaMarie Designs for U-Create

5. DIY Dolls & Plush Toys || Babble || An Assortment of Blogs

6. Grill Rubs || Kojo Designs

7. Lunchbox Shoe Kit || Martha Stewart

8. DIY Cinnamon Toothpicks || Wiki How

9. Vintage Suitcase Dress-up Storage || Red Velvet Girls (Original Source)

10. DIY Pouf || The Cream to My Coffee

11. CD Wallet Scrapbook || Wedding Bee

12. Charming Book Marks || Country Living

13. Monogrammed Journal || Real Simple

13. DIY Lip Balm (Perfect Stocking Stuffer) || Little Willow Tree

14. Organic Bath Salts || BHG

15. Snow Globes || Martha Stewart

16. Hand Warmers || The Scrappe Shoppe Blog

17. Lavendar Winter Warmers || A Spoonful of Sugar Designs

18. Dog Toy || BHG

19. DIY Multi-Strand Scarf || Rabbit Food for My Bunny Teeth

20. Infused Vodka || Real Simple

22. Personalized Mugs || The 36th Avenue

23. Pallet Art Silhouette || Infarrantly Creative

24. DIY Fitted Crib Sheet || Spearmint Baby

25. DIY Toddler Bedding || Me Sew Crazy

{My kids are both getting new bed sets for Christmas!!}

There is lots to choose from and something for everyone!!

Well I better get started seeing as we are only a few days away from December!

'Tis the Season

It's that time of year again.
Yes, there's the Holiday's, yummy food, and gatherings with family and friends.
Which are always fun and full of memories.
But sometimes with all that joy and yuletide comes the Holiday Germs!
Yep!
And it has made it's stop at our house!
Last night was eventful. Started out in my bed by myself, then Lil Man joined me. Not long after Lil
Miss hopped in. It being 1 am, Lil Man thought it was time to have a sicky party.
Joyful screams bounced of the walls!!
I kicked him out and back to his own bed he went.
I think we all finally fell asleep around 2 am. Although I was kicked at all night, flashbacks of being preggers!
Now I have 2 snotty, tired munchkins and a sick, exhausted Mama!
But as sick as we all are, I am loving all the extra snuggles!
'Tis the Season!!

{Tuesday Threads} Sneaker Wedges

Sneaker Wedges by mustachemama featuring wedge trainers

I may or may not be a little obsessed with these Sneaker Wedges...
Confession: I ABSOLUTELY love them!
I really can't get enough of them, being that I currently own 2 pairs and dreaming of more!
They take any outfit from BORING to AMAZEBALLS in seconds!
Don't knock 'em until you try 'em!

Sneakers by mustachemama featuring high heels

November {LoveClub}

IT'S HERE IT'S HERE!!!!

This is my FAVE LoveClub box so far!!!!

Lots of lovely goodies!!

My Instagram feed was getting flooded with LoveClub pix from everyone receiving theirs!!

Kinda made me giddy!!

Let's see what we got!

Crochet Bow Ring // Handmade Escapade

How cute!!!

Mini Print // Bow + Arrow Art

Seriously!! Stop it!! No you are AWESOME!!

Hair Ties // Poofy Cheeks

Ok, these are FAB!! 

Hair Sparkle Accessory // Just Lovely Things

I have been DYING for one of these LOVELY pieces!!

Totally going to rock it this Holiday Season!!

Gonna get my SPARKLE ON!

Bracelet // HorseFeathers

SPEACHLESS!!

Artwork // Three Bees Designs

I HEART THIS!!

|| The Oxford Trunk || 

|| Mason Jar Living ||

|| When Shutters Click ||

|| LovingLeigh Yours ||

Kinda feeling a little Jelly???

Then you need to get yourself signed up!!!

LoveClub

Be sure to follow their social media accounts, they have random opening shout outs sometimes!

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

Repurposed Wood Pallet: Alphabet Wall Hanging

Like many  most American women, I can get lost for hours and hours pinning my little heart away! Convincing myself that "one day I will paint that" or "I can turn this into that" and so on and so forth! 

You know you do too!!

I have to admit, I have only successfully committed to a small handful of Pinterest projects... And added many more to my to-do list! I finally tackled a project for the kids room! I have been wanting to do a big feature wall in their room. I kept throwing ideas back and forth in my head, but couldn't quite settle on one that I loved. I really wanted to do a fun Alphabet wall, it's perfect for little ones and my daughter loves singing her ABC's. I searched for fun letters in different colors and sizes, but came up short... Then it hit me!! 

There are always pins of people turning those old wood pallets in to neat wall hangings. Either painting amazing pictures on them or adding their favorite quote.

LIGHT BULB!

Why not combine the two!!

Source: thestoriesofa2z.com via Heidi on Pinterest

Source: atimeforeverything.net via Heidi on Pinterest

Genius...Right!!?

So here is how I approached it in a few easy steps!

Materials:

Wood Pallet; older and aged the better

Nails/Hammer

Chalk

White Paint (Water base; especially if you plan on doing some sanding to add a worn look)

Paintbrush

Screws (for hanging on the wall)

With the help of my Hubby, he took apart an old wood pallet we found at my mom's house (you can find these for pretty cheap, sometimes free). We took it apart and layed the boards about a 1/2 in apart and then nailed some boards to the back to brace them together. (I would have done this step on my own, but the Hubs doesn't completely trust me with his tools)

Now on this step you can totally use stencils, but I liked the look of the free form drawing of the letters. So I just drew out the letters with a piece of chalk... Took some erasing and rearranging of some letters, but I got them all to fit.

*Totally for got to take a picture before I hung on the wall*

I then took a white water base paint and filled in the letters. I did about 3 coats to each, you could do more or less depending on the look you are going for. I let it dry for a few hours before hanging. My husband then found studs on the wall around the area I wanted it hung and then just screwed it straight into the studs.

TADA!!

I love how it turned out!! 

Their room colors are black and white with a few natural pieces to break it up.

I am still looking to add a few more fun vintage finds here and there, with the possibility of some pops of color!