Stelie Designs

Father's Day is June 16!  Father's Day is in just a little over 2 weeks.  Don't forget to order Dad's their very own notepad or notecard , they need to write notes too!  See a design here that's not in my shop, no worries. You can order here, here, here, I'd love it if you'd join me on Facebook , twitter & pinterest .

Introducing custom couple wedding invitations!   You can now find them in my shop !  

If you haven't already, you can read part 1 here  where I mentioned plans for Avery & Adler's shared room.  Now I think we have finally narrowed down the boys room. Here is an old pic of where we are starting for the boys room, soon to be formerly Easton & Adler's room.   Paxton's favorite color is orange or pink, Easton's favorite color is green and I wanted to incorporate that.  Paxton originally wanted this big wall of funky swirls but after seeing what it would actually look like, he wasn't a fan.  I showed him how it would look painted on a giant canvas with a solid wall behind.  Yep, that was the ticket.   Whew!! that saves me lots of time!     The plan is to start this weekend or first thing next week.  I'm going to do both rooms simultaneously so there will be a big slumber party in our room.

Paxton & Avery had a spring music concert at school.  They have been singing all the songs to me for weeks, while I loved my own mini concerts, it was fun to watch half of all second graders perform together.  I started to cry. Yep, tears were filling in my eyes. Tears of such pride in how amazing my kids are, how proud I am of who they are and tears of how fast they are growing up.  I had to pull myself together or I would've started bawling right in the front row and embarrassed my kids. My blessings.

It's not too late to order personalized notepads and notecards for teachers!  Many of the above designs are not listed.  You can either email steliedesigns@yahoo.com your selection or order here and note the design you'd like in message to seller box.

This summer BIG changes are happening in the G-K home!  We are moving rooms. (well, my hubby & I are staying in the same spot, although, it would fit all 4 kids perfectly)  Upstairs we have Paxton & Avery's room, Easton & Adler's room, a playroom and our room.  Since my 8 year olds still do not want their own room, we are switching to a boy and a girl room.  Wish us luck, we've been talking this up for about a year.  P&A are so bonded (they've only spent two nights separate, when P was 20 months & in the hospital) that I'm slightly nervous and secretly a little sad about separating them. I'm in full planning mode for their rooms.  {Paxton & Avery's current room} First up is the girls room, currently Paxton & Avery's room.  Avery wanted a zebra stripe painted wall, I DO NOT want to paint that!  I think we've settled on a chevron of sorts.  I drew up a quick sample to show the girls.  Adler was so so so happy!

 My big kids made these super mom's at school.  Aren't they so cute! My favorite is what they wrote inside.     Avery wrote (me translating) "My Mom is my hero because she protects me from a wasp tries to sting me. She is a nice mom every day!"   The weekend before, we had wasps and I killed them with my shoe. Paxton wrote "My mom is a hero!  Because she helps my family. By doing the dishes. Making us healthy and strong.  I love you so much" We had the best day although a bit chilly! Sculpture Gardens & Wild Rumpus Room Books.

Meet Felicity! Fun + Modern + Bold with a touch of whimsy   What do you think of the sunglasses? Silly?  Unexpected?

As Mother's Day is fast approaching, I am quickly reminded of the time when the thought of Mother's Day was difficult, sad, and left me wondering if I'd ever be a mom to a human child. Infertility is hard, lonely, private, sad, frustrating, monthly grieving, exhausting, challenging, depressing, and so much more. If you have friends, family or know someone suffering from infertility and don't know what to say or do, a simple hug speaks volumes or even a "thinking of you" is all that needs to be said. A few quick things NOT to say... "You're lucky you get to sleep all night" that person is praying they get a baby to keep them up all night. "Just relax, then you'll get pregnant" infertility isn't that easy. if it was there wouldn't be fertility clinics... "Just adopt" sometimes fertility treatments are less expensive and the person needs to grieve the loss of the possibility of not having biological chi

stuff i'm loving around my house My favorite view from the kitchen island  {love this when it's not covered with cars, clothes or toys}  {a made bed}  {initials on the wall}  {new cabinet (don't mind the nest on the floor)}  {animal prints I painted for my little kids room}