My very first TUTORIAL!

Although I dream of the day when I have a kick-a blog with tons of craft tutorials, let's face it, it will probably never happen. I seriously love getting my craft on! Just ask anyone who knows me. I also love to keep it budget friendly! Today I decided to re-do (..uh more like replace;) ) my kitchen canisters that hold my baking goods, I.e flour, sugar, brown sugar, and powdered sugar. I have been on a serious hunt to find something cuter to do other than the fabulous Walmart ones I have. Although I didn't find an example anywhere (yes I even spent hours on end on Pinterest.. And I just couldn't find anything that stuck out to me) I came with these cute things! 

Seriously:) I hope you find them as cute and fun, not to mention EASY peasy, as I did! 

Everything I already had or found at Hobby Lobby. The canisters were under $4 (they were on sale 50% off) I got four but it's totally personal preference. 

This was for my biggest one. So really budget friendly! 

I am going to be doing my kitchen in our new home red and mustard. Probably two if the hottest colors right now, they are not hard to find. So I chose to use burlap and twine but which is actually called Juke? I found that out today;)  anyways you will also need some embellishments (I chose to use the flowers) a hot glue gun, and scissors. If you don't have a hot glue gun any strong glue will work. But really who doesn't have a hot glue gun?? 

All four canisters were really simple. 

My tallest one... 

First I wrapped burlap around it and hot glued it in place. ( I bought the burlap by the roll, it's much easier than cutting strips!) next I coiled the JUKE (aka twine) around the middle. There's no set amount you should use, just eyeball it and make it look good. 

My next one... 

On this one I used the mustard burlap, twine and an embellishment. That's it! :) 

Note: I did fold the roll of burlap in half so it wasn't as thick. I didn't want to cut it and have it be a complete mess so just fold it if you also don't want a thick band. 

The third one... 

This one I did with red burlap, more twine and an embellishment. I chose to only do two canisters with the flowers but really you could do them all with flowers. 

I glued the flower over the seam so that it hid it from being seen. Either way is fine. 

Last one... 

Easy enough I just wrapped the twine/juke stuff around it and that's it. :) 

I am loving my new baking canisters and they're going to look so cute in my new kitchen! 

If you make these I would love to see them too! You can email them to me @ rebroberts@outlook.com 

 

Short but Sweet..

I realize it's 11:30pm but I had to share! 

Kaden and I got called Sunday to be the new CTR 4 teachers in Primary. We are so stinkin excited! This Sunday is our first week and I have been on a hunt for a cute church bag for about the last 3 months. So at the last min tonight I decided, why not make one! And thats exactly what I did:) 

So here it is, only took me 4 hours to figure out ( I had no pattern to go off of just a picture I found on Pinterest!) 

Twenty-fourteen

As 2013 has come to an end I look back on this past year. I can't seem to recall having any "FIRSTS" but lots of memories!

 I have definitely experienced trials both good and bad. I have learned to look at things differently and try hard each day to be a better person. I have grown closer to my Heavenly Father, something I still have plenty of room to work on. This year I learned the importance of FAMILY. I have come to the conclusion that I have a slight addiction to coca-cola. There's a reason I don't keep it in our fridge!  Although we didn't have anything big happen this year we did manage to have fun! We did make it to Jackson Hole recently which was a blast! And Kaden sold his first truck for a sweet jeep (were a little bit obsessed!) we absolutely love it! And we had a fun weekend getaway in Bear Lake with Kadens grandparents, Mel and Louise!  

I can't help but to be excited about 2014. Kaden and I have so many thing coming for us that I often find myself wishing the next 4 months away. I hope to enjoy this year, every little thing good or bad.

I couldn't help but to make of list of just a few things (big and small) I would like to accomplish in 2014.

1. Kaden and I learned a lot about finances and money in the fall and I couldn't be more thankful towards my in-laws, they truly do rock! I hope to be right on our budget every month (stop laughing, I really have to tell myself this!) 

2. GET ORGANIZED. I am really good at making my house presentable but what I would really like to accomplish is to be organized! My mother is probably reading this right now thinking "this is the daughter who couldn't see her bedroom floor most of high school". It's true. But to my surprise having my own home makes me a little OCD. Infact I get anxiety when I know I have a messy house awaiting me when I get home from work. 

3. Pray more. 

4. Sit on a beach! I don't know if it's cause my thermostat reads 64 degrees as I'm sitting here typing this or what but I am dying to be on a beach lately. I feel like during the winter I am anxious for it to be summer and hot but when summer finally decides to show up I'm like really does it have to be 80 degrees today? There's is really no win with me I guess. I think I am going to learn to enjoy the snow and go snowboarding sometime. SIDE NOTE: this is Not a goal.. ;) 

5. Attend the Temple. I think I take the fact that it's a privelage for granted. I love going but tend to let life get in the way sometimes. I have told myself to make it a goal and go twice a month. I hope that out of all my goals I really stick to this one! The church is TRUE. And so many blessings come of it! I'm thankful to have it in my life. 

Last but not least... 

6. Make my bed Every Day. I know how lame this one sounds, I really do! BUT, I came across a thing on Pinterest (big surprise) as I was finding ways to be more organized in life and it was something along the lines about making your bed every morning will make you feel organized/accomplished every night when you crawl in bed. I have secretly been doing this one for about a week and a half right now and I love it. It makes me a little sad to think to myself that I know I won't do this every day in 2014 but I am definitely going to try and make this a habit! 

I am so excited to get this new year started!



**Sorry about the first part of this post being so jumpy. I wrote this late last night and had too many thoughts going on trying to think about everything this past year!

M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S, From The Roberts

Christmas, ever since I was little, is my Second favorite Holiday. (My birthday being the first favorite holiday;) obviously) As I am getting older I find myself more excited to shop and give. 

We have been busy all during the month of December with fun activities and just spending time with our families. 

We made it to the Pickleville's Playhouse Play (a Roberts tradition) Christmas with Juanito Bandito. It was so funny as always and we loved it! Thanks Jen for taking us, we love you! 

We had the Roberts Christmas

Party on Monday, at Kadens aunt Luara's house. We stayed late and had so much fun laughing and giggling at our photo booth pictures and playing games.

Look how cute these two are:) Grandma and Grandpa Roberts. So glad they made here all the way from St. George. 

Christmas Eve we had with the Blotters and later with my parents. 

Mikayla, Bella, me 

I love buying for kids! They are the funnest (also the easiest)

Kadens present at the blotter party. He's going Pro. 

I seriously LOVE him ❤️. 

Guitar Hero with this chick. 

Christmas morning with these guys. 

Presents all wrapped and labeled. 

Kadens stash. 

Mine

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Santa made it to your house! 

We saved the best for last and spoiled ourselves with these: 

New Appliances for our Home ❤️. Coming April 2014! 

Some Exciting News!

Kaden and I have been on a hunt to find a home to buy for the past couple months. We started looking into buying vs building and have made a decision together to build! We couldn't be more happier! The process has been smooth so far but I thought I would blog about it to keep those who care in the loop. 

We found a lot in Weston, ID (where Kaden grew up and his parents live). As much as I would love the credit for finding our lot, that's entirely untrue. Misty, Kaden's aunt, is a realtor (the best one ever;) ) she gets all the credit! Thanks Misty, we really LOVE you! 

We are so excited to start this next chapter of our lives together. So far it has been fun. Kaden and I have disagreed on maybe two things so far. But we are really good at compromising;) that I am certainly thankful for! I have had so many people comment that "if you can build a house and stayed married you are doing good". We are doing great! 

After 4 tries we finally have the floor plan I want. It honestly was the hardest part, so far! I felt like I was being super picky, which is true, I was. But it all worked out. The owner of Sierra Homes is awesome! He has been so good to us and does everything he can to get us what we want. I am so thankful we chose to build with him and his team. 

Last week we did our color selection with one of his fabulous Designers, Mandy. Lover her! She was so helpful. She made picking things out 10x easier. 

So our start date is January 6th and our finish date is April 4th but,depending on how the weather is, we are shooting for the end of April at the latest. 

As much as I would love to spill all the details I am going to to save a lot for the last, but I will be posting about all this fun stuff over the next 4 months. So check back for more updates on the progress of our home:) 

Family Night!

The past few months for me has been a real eye opener! Most of you that know me know that I never really saw eye to eye with my parents the last few years of living at home. With that being said I can't tell you how much I have learned about just how important family really is. My mom, bless her heart, still calls me nearly everyday sometimes just to ask me how my day is. I really do take her for granted sometimes. My siblings beg to come hang out with me and Kaden basically everyweeked. They seriously think my husband is the coolest person to ever exist (can't say I disagree with them;) )  I love my siblings more than they will probably ever realize. 

I can't help but to smile thinking of all the fun we times we have had with them lately. It is so bitter-sweet for me, they are growing up so fast but it's fun to see their personalities grow with them. 

With all the Craziness going on in December we managed to squeeze in a night with my family. We made Gingerbread houses for the first time ever, that I can remember. It was so much fun! We loved it. 

Love these hooligans! 

We hope everyone is having a good December so far! Christmas is coming fast. It will be here before we know it! We are even keeping track with this cute guy!  13 days and counting :)