Hand-Painted Football Cooler

My husband and I have season tickets to the Jacksonville Jaguar games. This season, I decided to take a year off to stay home with our baby, but I still wanted to be there! I thought "well maybe I could just make him a cooler!"

Here's how I did it:

Materials:

-cooler

-acrylic spray paint for plastic (white-base color)

-acrylic paint

-pencil

-painters tape

-mod podge 

-acrylic sealer clear spray paint (uv resistant)

First, find a plastic cooler that fits your needs. If you have the time and materials, I suggest sanding down the surface a little. Tape off the wheels and borders of the cooler, if necessary. Spray the cooler with the acrylic spray paint. 

Let dry. Take your pencil and sketch what you want to paint (or use transfer/carbon/graphite paper to transfer patterns or whatever image you want on the cooler).

Start painting! I became best friends with my DVR while painting this thing... I suggest finding a show to watch on Netflix or Hulu while you paint to help keep you entertained.

(THIS IS WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE BUT DIDNT)::

While the paint is still wet, remove the painters tape. I waited until everything was dry and the tape peeled the paint right off. 

Once everything is dry, coat the cooler with mod podge. Do a few layers! Then when that dries, spray the cooler with the uv resistant acrylic sealer. 

Ta-dah! You're all set! I suggest not leaving it all day in a hot car with no ice in it lol. That could lead to some of the paint bubbling off... 

Daddy's Diaper Changing Toolbox!

When one of my baby showers came around, I realized that I was getting a lot of attention because I was pregnant and my husband wasn't getting any. It seemed like he was left out, so I decided to make him a gift and give it to him at the baby shower!

(Let this be known- I'm not a huge fan of men at baby showers. They don't want to be there and I don't want to listen to them complain about how they don't want to be there haha)

I decided to make him a Daddy Diaper Changing Toolbox! 

Here's what I used:

-Toolbox

-Paint Pens

-Diapers (size newborn)

-Mini wipes pack

-Receiving blankets

-Small toys (stuffed animal, rattle, etc)

-Pacifiers

-Travel sized baby powder, lotion, oil.

-Latex gloves

-Safety goggles

-Face mask

-Mini vodka bottles 

-Lots of ribbon

I wrapped almost everything in ribbon and hid the vodka bottles throughout the box. I got everything I needed from Target, Home Depot, and a drive-thru liquor store and putting it together took maybe an hour. So easy! Everyone at the party loved it and he got a new toolbox and vodka out of it haha. 

After starting this blog a few years ago, I figure it's time to start actually using it! I will be posting about things I make (gifts, crafts, food, etc) and about being a mom. I hope I don't bore you too much.