Well, the title pretty much about sums it up. Months ago I ran across this list, from a sweet blogger I follow, and being a list person myself, I was instantly drawn in. If you're not a list freak like me, than you might not understand my explicit joy that comes from this process, but nonetheless I encourage you to read on. For some reason lists bring peace of mind for me. And writing them out is even more helpful. Sometimes when I can't sleep, I write lists. Sometimes when I have too many thoughts in my head, I write lists. Sometimes when I'm bored I write lists. And sometimes when things feel chaotic, I W.R.I.T.E. lists. They are super helpful for me, and I liked the challenge of ... Read More about 35 by 35
~Re-Purposed Chalkboard Sign~
So last week, I had a fantastic night out with two of my favorite ladies.Not only was it refreshing to spend time with them,bought I got to browse and shop WITHOUTthe kids :) I love spending time withmy kids, but I think anyone can agree how important itis to have a break.So since neither of them had been we headed to hobby lobby, probably one ofmy all time favorite stores.They have so many cool things there, and such a wide variety, it's a one stop shop in my mind. AND they always have these great 50% off sales,who can beat that.So while we were there, I scored this very goldserving platter, but before I evenput it in my cart I knew what I was doing with ... Read More about ~Re-Purposed Chalkboard Sign~
DIY Board & Batten
I am so pleased as I write this, because that means our little B&B project is complete in our master bedroom. YES. I love how simple this project is, but how drastic of a change it gives you. If I had a small home, I would do little things like these to the whole room, and probably every room just to add that much more charm that smaller homes have :) I really do love how light and airy it made the room feel as well as it give some dimension. First we started by measuring the length of the room. We used a 1x6 piece of pine board for the top. Then placed 1x3 pieces of pine board for the slats. Then caulked along the seams of all the boards. Can I just tell you this ... Read More about DIY Board & Batten
Happy New Room?!
Well, by now I'm sure that all of you have pretty much recovered from the holidaysand gotten back into the routine.Excuse, my disappearance act this last week.We had quite a bit going on, and I just finished taking down the last of the christmas decor yesterday.YIKES.Anyways, my big motivation was I got a new rug for the living room.Yippee.And we finally added the Board & Batten to our bedroom.(you can see the first post to get an idea here.)SO excited. Promise to get a post up on that at the beginning of the week.Well, back to the living room. Things are cha-cha-changing.I know, we just moved in this past spring,but I feel like I finally have a better vision for the ... Read More about Happy New Room?!
Quick & Easy vase filler
Well, with Christmas this week I have decided to take thingssuper easy. It's so easy to caught upin the business of the season, and sometimes miss out on the most important things.So I decided towards the end of last week that I wasn't going to much of anything online this week, and spendas much time with the kiddos,watching christmas movies, making christmas cookies,listening to christmas music,and any other last minute prep stuffbefore this weekend.So if you don't see anything from me for a few days,it's because we are cuddled up on the couch,with the wood stove going,just enjoying the holiday season in it's simplicity.And between get together's and christmasshopping we are ... Read More about Quick & Easy vase filler
christmas crafts
So I'm a little late in getting this post up, but seeing how the theme of this post is for christmas crafts, and yesterday I think we did the ultimate in christmas crafts (making our own gingerbread houses) I'm excusing myself for being late :) Don't worry I will be putting up a whole little post on the wonderful time we had yesterday, but today I wanted to share with you a few things I made to add to my christmas decor, and linking up to the Holiday Craft Party @ Centastional Girl. I really wanted to use christmas decorations that I already had, and feeling inspired by Pinterest and Martha Stewart, I figured I would give it a go. So I have two crafts to show you. First I started ... Read More about christmas crafts
~Merry Mantle~
Well, as most of you know we just finished our wood stove project, as mentioned here. So I have a brand NEW mantle to decorate for christmas. Just one morearea to fill up with holidayyumminess :)So here is a close-up look at our new mantle,decorated for christmas.So technically I have 3 sides.Not one, three =)That makes for a lot of fun space to fill.So here is the left side. I first put down the extra branches we cut from the bottom of our christmas tree,spread those out, and a string of white lights, and a few sprigs of champagne leaf leavesthen I grabbed one of my serving platters from mychine set (featured here),my other silver reindeer, and a few ... Read More about ~Merry Mantle~
Setting the Table
Hey guys, I'm joining the party over at The Lettered Cottage today for Holiday Tablescapes, and wanted to share with you what I came up with: I'm so glad I finished painting my dining room table (post on that project later) in time to dress it up for the holidays. I inherited my china set from my Auntie Karen, about a year before we got married{husband had no CLUE why I was doing this}but I knew the value, and was not going to pass this opportunity up :)It's a b-e-a-utiful set with a platinum band around the edge of everything. From the dinner plates, down to the coffee set, and after dinner glasses.So, basically this is my go to every ... Read More about Setting the Table
{HoLiDaY VigNeTtE}
Well, today I just wanted to share with you some of the holiday decor that is going on over here. I still feel like I have so much more I want to do to spread the christmas cheer around the house. And I'm sure as the month goes on, I will be adding little touches here and there, but I figured I would share with you the transformation our shelves in the dining room took.Here is what I had before:~still with my tiny pumpkins on them and my pumpkin spice candle~And here's what they look like now:I used the left over tree branches we had cut off from the bottomof our christmas tree, and then filled some clear vases with pinecones & christmas decorations, and a few other things. Here's a ... Read More about {HoLiDaY VigNeTtE}
Wood Burning Love
As I'm writing this post, I have such a HUGE smile on my face.Not only because this BIG project is finally complete :) But thinking about how niceand toasty warm we will be this winter, and snuggling up next to a roaring fire with a cup of coffee,ohhh, can't wait. Anyhow onto our newest addition.We installed a wood stove, and I'm so excited with how it came out.We wanted to centrally locate the stove in our house, so that we could maximize the heat, so it would spread throughout the rest of the house.So we decided on our dining room, especially since our chimney runs up through the center of our house,so we could tap right into that.perfect.Here is our dining room (looking ... Read More about Wood Burning Love
Flower Wreath
Happy Friday. Well I've been wanting to do this little project for quite some time now, and I finally got around to it today. HOORAY. I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. SO allow me to show you what I am referring to :) I first saw this picture in a PBkids catalogue a few yearsago, and simply fell in love. Then I had my son, so no girly decor in the nursery for me.Then a year and a half later I was blessed with another little bundle of joy, a girl.But 4 weeks after she was born, we found a house, and 4 weeks after that we moved. So needless to say there was no setting up, it was taking down and packing. Well, now that she is almost one, and sharing a room with ... Read More about Flower Wreath
Painted Porch Reveal
Well, I am so excited about this one. Love the transformation that has taken place over here. So let's just get to the before and after :BEFOREClose up of this lovelinessAFTERThe lovely and very talented Annette Beliveau drew these for me.A pumpkin drawing of Dannika (above) & Carter (below).Love having personal accents. Thank You =DNo more weeds, no more cracks, all one color. I love how it dresses and cleans everything up. So happy with such a dramatic transformation. Who knew black could be so lovely. Can't wait to switch out the screen door for something more farmhouse like that I can paint black as well. It's hard to see, but I did paint both of the doors black too, will do a ... Read More about Painted Porch Reveal