DIY Nursery Letter Canvases

Last summer, I found the perfect project for Luca's nursery. Although, when I originally made these fabric-covered canvases, I thought we might name our son Joey, and luckily Luca has the same number of letters!!

This is so easily customizable for your baby's room colors!

These letters make me so happy when I walk into his nursery :)

Supplies I used:

-- Fabric in coordinating grays, from fatquartershop.com (I bought 1/2 yard of each and had plenty to complete this project as well as the bunting project seen here: http://bit.ly/1gyVwcs)

-- wooden letters, from Michael's

-- blue acrylic paint for the letters (Martha Stewart brand)

-- coordinating blue ribbon

-- 8 x 10 artist canvases - I bought the bulk four pack to make it affordable, with a Michael's 40% off coupon too!)

-- Mod-Podge and paintbrush

-- iron

-- hot glue gun

How I Did it:

1. Iron fabric, then measure it against the canvas to cut the right size.

2. Mod-Podge the front of the canvas and lay the fabric over the front and smooth it out.

3. On the back of the canvas, use the hot glue gun to secure the fabric to the back.

4. Add painted letters and ribbon, hang and enjoy!

Nursery decals from etsy shop NurserydecalsNmore, shop here: http://etsy.me/No8FJZ

The customized canvases and bunting I made will also double as decor at little guy's baptism in a few weeks too!

What's Cooking? Easy Thai Style Chicken Curry

We have a freezer full of meat. Between participating in a cow share in December (20 pounds worth!), and our Costco run last week (chicken and pork for days!) we are good to go for....months. Joe has also purchased a food saver so we have meal sized portions vacuum sealed.

Today, I tell a story of some of the chicken we froze.

I took out some chicken to make one of our favorites, Thai Style Chicken Curry.

This recipe isn't really a recipe, but more if an inspiration to use with Trader Joe's Red Curry Sauce. I used to make red curry sauce on my own, but this is a great time saver and tastes pretty much the same!

I cut the chicken in bite size pieces, stir fried it in vegetable oil and garlic. Then I removed the chicken to put back when the veggies were done.

I chose a variety of veggies to cut up and stir fry next. I used asparagus, celery, snow peas, and green pepper. I chopped them up and stir fried them with a little vegetable oil.

Next I added the entire bottle of sauce and the chicken.

Then I let it simmer for 5-10 minutes.

I served it over basmati rice. Yum yum!

Enjoy! 

What do you like to put in your stir-frys?