NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Hello sunshine onesie

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Stopping in today with another onesie gift idea.     (hello sunshine shape)   I made this onesie for a friend in Texas expecting her first little one. It was simple using flocked heat transfer material on a red onesie from American Apparel. My favorite part about making shirts is that you can create something that is […]

A train briefcase for toddlers (and the Thomas Experience)

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  News flash: My kid is a train addict. The boy goes nowhere without a train (or ten). So when my blog friend and fellow Silhouette Design Teamer Analisa at Parental Perspective made this rad travel train case, I pinned away. I knew it would be the perfect way to travel with all those wooden […]

A full-size fridge for our barn

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Okay, this whole week has pretty much been barn updates. I could have put them all together. But that would have gotten long and it would have felt even more scattered than usual. Plus, it’s fun to share a new update every day. Right? Right? AM.I.RIGHT? Okay then … We have a fridge. When we planned […]

A new door color and inviting entry at the barn

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Last September, I debated colors for the exterior man door. It only took 11 months, but I finally decided and painted the door. I’m a decider. Clearly. I chose Behr Starless Night. Spoiler alert: I love it. After installing the barn quilt, I thought a blue door was just the ticket. Gave the barn a little […]

Breaking news: the barn has a toilet (and a faucet)

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You guys. It’s getting real over here. Like, we are going to be living in a BARN. SOON. When someone asks my kid if he was raised in a barn, he can say, “Yeah.” (He pretty much answers yeah to everything anyhow.) The next big step …a  toilet. We have a toilet. That works. This is […]

A ready to learn banner – perfect for back to school parties

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  I’m sharing a super fun back-to-school banner on the Silhouette blog today. And it’s so simple, you can whip one up before school officially begins. (Assuming, of course, that school hasn’t already begun.) I hope you’ll check this one out.