Posted in Inspiration, Sites you must visit on Mar 2nd, 2010
Want some pretty vintage prints for your home? Want them for free? Of course you do.
I just stumbled across this neat site called Vintage Printable, and there are tons of goodies. Don’t go there unless you want to get sucked in for a while.
Here are a few of the images I have saved in my [...]
Posted in Blog Tour, DIY Projects, Home Sweet Home, Inspiration, Sites you must visit on Mar 1st, 2010
That’s right, I’m still hung up on chandeliers {pun intended}. I was perusing one of my favorite new sites, Dwellings By DeVore, and was shocked and awed by this transformation.
She started with this dated brass number:
+ a drum shade and some fabric
+ an apothecary jar lid
+ silver spray paint
+ some bling {this is turning into [...]
Posted in Blog Tour, Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Feb 23rd, 2010
Hello, Lovelies! Do you remember Holly from Life in the Fun Lane? If you haven’t been keeping up with her site {why not?!?} you are definitely missing out! Her furniture make-overs are continually inspiring, and I’m dying to try her distressed technique on a Craigslist dresser that I {well, G} picked up last week.
Furniture, however, [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Feb 22nd, 2010
Baby you’re much too fast…..
Are you totally lost? Don’t worry, I’m known for random tangents and awkward segue {Case in point – I learned how to spell “segue” while sitting next to G in a COLLEGE lecture. He wrote it in his notes {yes, I was reading over his shoulder}. Previously I was sure it [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Inspiration on Feb 18th, 2010
Happy Thursday, lovelies! I hope your week is going well. Mine is dragging on. And on. And ON. BUT, I’m a silver-lining kind of girl, so I’m looking forward to hanging out with the cutest baby on earth tonight (Hi, Wilhelm!).
If that wasn’t exciting enough, I’ve stumbled across the perfect project. It involves chalkboard paint [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Inspiration on Feb 9th, 2010
Are you crafty? Me neither. If I give my love a card, it’s generally something pretty I found at Hallmark or Target. But…there are so many adorable and simple DIY Valentines out there! I am going to take some initiative this year. Because I know A. will really appreciate the extra effort. Because he loves [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Inspiration, Sites you must visit on Feb 8th, 2010
Happy Monday, Lovelies! It’s Valentine’s week, and love is in the air {along with yet more snow. Is it just me or is this winter dragging on and on and on?}. In honor of the upcoming holiday, and because we love you oh so much, we will be featuring DIY valentine projects and sweet treats [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Inspiration on Feb 1st, 2010
Lovelies, we’ve made it to February! I’m just going to come out and say it – I am SO over winter. It’s painful to go outside, walking is perilous, and my commute becomes a serious source of stress (I am a nervous winter driver, it’s true). In the spirit of making the best of things, [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Jan 28th, 2010
My decorating hero, {freckles chick}, has done it again. She has come up with a decor project that I am madly in love with. Oh, Freckles, is there anything you don’t do well?
Check out this meaningful yet simple, fun alternative to wedding photos. She used fancy paper and word processing software to frame lyrics of [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Jan 26th, 2010
Rose Barettes
Coffee filter garland
Calendar postcards
Perfect pillows for V-Day
A field of tulips in Denmark
Industrial frame wall
Giant lettering of any kind
Big leaf print
This little home office
Have a beautiful Tuesday afternoon,