10 AWESOME Gift Ideas for Guys

Is it just me or is buying gifts for men really hard?  I'm under the personal opinion that I'm really easy to buy for: fabric + art + something new to wear and I'm as happy as a clam.

So If you're like me and need a little help, check out these ideas.

(These are not affiliated or sponsored ideas).

What guy wouldn't love the "world's BEST hammock"?  Makes you wonder what qualifies it as such, huh?

Roo The World's BEST Camping Hammock - $99

I don't know a single man that does not just Love Bacon.

The Big Book of Bacon - $ 15

These wallets are just awesome.

Men's Recycled bike tire wallet - $ 24

Nothing dresses up a man quite as nicely as a freshly sewn bow tie.

Bow Tie Sewing Pattern - $ 5

This gift idea is for those 20-something brother-in-law types.

The Art of Eating Through the Zombie Apocolipse - $14

This game is an absolute favorite of ours.  It's really fun to play with a big group, but can also be played with just two players.

7 Wonders - $32

Love these beautiful cutting boards.

State Shaped Cutting Board- $ 48

Might be the fanciest dried meat I've ever seen.

Grass-fed Biltong  - $10

My idea of fun is in my sewing room, music blaring, sewing away.  But I know many who love to get outdoors and ...well....survive in nature.

Bushcraft 101 - $13

These are really beautiful journals.

Dark Brown Leather Journal - $ 25

This print just makes me laugh.  Again, another Bacon reference.

Cow Butcher Diagram - $ 12

There you go, hope you enjoyed my roundup.  Did I make your shopping a little easier...?

Skirt + Shorts (+ Round - UP)

My girl had her birthday a couple days ago. So, of course in preparation I had to make her a couple things.

Up first in my mind I wanted to make her a play skirt with shorts attached.

I was looking around Jo-Anns when I spotted this darling soft, knit material.  I knew she couldn't resist those cute animals.  In fact, she found a scrap of it laying around and grabbed it and carried it around with her, even to soccer practice, afterwards declaring it her bookmark.  

Always a good sign she'll like the project.

Well, I spent some time finding some good ideas for skirts + shorts on the web.

  So I gathered a few up:

It's Always Autumn has a simple tutorial HERE.

Crafterhours shares her ideas Here.

Crafterhours also shares this Free full pattern via Craftsy Here.

Ultimately I decided to go with this simple tutorial via The Long Thread

I followed her ideas for the skirt, though I made it smaller.  Her tutorial is for a size 6.  I was shooting for size 4. I also used my already printed out Sunny Day Shorts pattern from Oliver + S.  Since I wanted the shorts to be short I made them a size smaller and cut off some length before getting started.

Worked like a charm.  I probably completed this project start to finish in 1 hour or less.  Not bad for a 1/2 yard of fabric.

Shorts!

My daughter loves them!  The skirt/shorts are super comfy and just darling on her.

The perfect skirt for picking flowers in!

10 BEAUTIFUL Master Bedroom IDEAS

About three month ago we moved into our first home.  It is such a blessing.  We absolutely adore the house and have enjoyed working in it each day to make it our own.

Last week we worked the entire day and removed some really outdated boarders that were in the dining room, kitchen, living room, and bathroom.  Yikes it was no small task.  But what a difference it has made!

Before:

After:

Well, now we're on to paint.  The first thing, for sure, that we need to paint is our master bedroom.  It is ceiling to floor PINK!  It's gotta go and SOON.  So, I've been rounding up some ideas for paint and design that have caught my eye.

 

1. This room is beautiful with it's soft blues an bright whites!

2. This room with the black and white with the grayish-turquoise is divine.

3. This room has lovely cheery orange accents which I enjoy.

4. Another room, a little less subtle with orange accents.

5. This one is very soothing with browns and neutral colors.

6. Oh, this one appeals to me.  I love the colorful accents.

7. I love the blues and yellows together, shown here.

8. This room is lovely.

9. This room is cute with those darling curtains.

10. The grays and blues of this room are simple and cute.

Aren't these gorgeous?  Which one is your favorite?  I can't decide.