You saw my other attempt at bringing color into my living room...here is phase 2 of the pillow cover take-over. Rory's reaction (and I quote) "That's a big flower."My Dad's reaction (also quoting verbatim) "That's a big flower."Agh. Men. They just don't understand how cute giant flowers can be! Am I right, ladies? (of course I am) I have had … [Read more...]
one of a kind artwork
September 22, 2011 By 5 Comments
Recently my good friend Katie's husband did some portraits of the girls for me. Yeah he just whipped them up, no biggie. lol.What talent! I sent him the pictures, and within a few days I had a picture of the finished product in my in-box. They both turned out gorgeous! I love the solid colored background, it adds a modern and clean touch. I of … [Read more...]
zippered pillow cover tutorial
September 7, 2011 By 29 Comments
So....my living room had been in serious need of some color. It's been teal, tan, and brown for awhile...with some green accents...but I've been wanting to shake it up with some more colors. I'm pretty sure no one has been hurt by having too many colors in a pillow. Then again....who knows?well anyways. I found this perfect fabric-Summer Totem Tart … [Read more...]
Cait+ Create giveaway
June 3, 2011 By 125 Comments
****this giveaway is now closed***** Today I have a fun little shop to introduce you to, called Cait + Create. It's run by Caitlin (no surprise on the name there, huh? lol...ok not so funny, moving on...), who makes these adorable wooden signs and is super sweet to boot. You've all seen the Keep Calm and Carry On signs, right? She has some really … [Read more...]
family tree wall art
March 25, 2011 By 28 Comments
tada! this was my project on One Month to Win It this week! Sorry the pics weren't fantastical...we've had nothing but cloudiness and rain here so I did my best. I loove how this project turned out! and this project won this week! (barely)...I couldn't believe that! wow! thanks everybody! So, when I first heard the theme this week would be … [Read more...]
invasion of the giant buttons
March 14, 2011 By 33 Comments
Remember these? Well, you can probably guess now what I did with them. Giant buttons! I sanded, primed, painted them, and then hot glued some ribbon in the holes I had Rory drill for me in the middles. I hung them up with those awesome Disc-hangers. (got mine on Ebay) I LOVE how they look on the wall, they make me smile every time I glance … [Read more...]
newly recovered chairs
February 28, 2011 By 17 Comments
Remember those chairs I got thrifting awhile back? Well, I finally got around to recovering them. It wasn't a matter of the fabric-that I had picked out hours days after buying the chairs. (a steal at $5 a pop) Speaking of the fabric, it's a lovely zig zag home dec fabric I got from my even lovelier sponsor, Tuft Love. Lovely, lovely, lovely. I … [Read more...]
christmas decor
December 20, 2010 By 8 Comments
It's not much, but I wanted to show you a few of my favorite and new Christmas decorations! I usually have teal, green, and white plates hanging here, but I searched around a couple of thrift stores and found some Christmas ones. My favorite is the Cookies for Santa plate-perfect for Christmas Eve! I got all of the christmas ones for under $6. I … [Read more...]
simple felt garland
December 16, 2010 By 28 Comments
If you're like me and can't stop making Christmas decor even though the big day is around the corner, than this is for you! Cause, it literally takes hardly any time. But looks super cute! Cut a bunch of circles from your felt. To cut out nice circles-I trace my circle on the papery side of freezer paper, iron it to the felt, then cut them out and … [Read more...]
christmasy table runner
December 10, 2010 By 12 Comments
Hey you guys! I wanted to say thanks for all the nice comments this week-I haven't been as good at responding to comments lately, sorry about that. A particular little miss hasn't been sleeping too well...but it's getting better so yay. Just wanted to share with you this simple table runner I made for our coffee table. It needed some Christmas … [Read more...]