There is an incredible giveaway going on over at Just a Girl. It. is. seriously. amazing!!
She is giving away a Silhouette craft cutter. This beauty does it all. My personal favorite feature would be vinyl lettering/design. Can you imagine wanting a vinyl decor in your home and just going over and printing it out? So fabulous!
Go check out the giveaway and I hope you enjoy the fabulous blog too!! I would say I hope you win, but to be honest...I want to!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Incredible. Giveaway
There is an incredible giveaway going on over at Thrifty Decor Chick. It. is. seriously. amazing!!
She is giving away a Silhouette craft cutter. This beauty does it all. My personal favorite feature would be vinyl lettering/design. Can you imagine wanting a vinyl decor in your home and just going over and printing it out? So fabulous!
Go check out the giveaway and I hope you enjoy the fabulous blog too!! I would say I hope you win, but to be honest...I want to!
Modern Bird Studio
A little bit ago, I won a giveaway from Just A Girl!! It is so exciting to win anything, but when it's an amazing prize, it's even better. I was beside myself to walk through the Modern Bird Studio experience. When I call it an "experience," I'm not exaggerating. Each step in deciding,choosing, and seeing your unique piece is so fun and memorable!
Gregg and Megan Deal are very nice people and after the e-mails back and forth with Megan...I'm pretty sure we're friends :-) They are extremely generous with their talents and I feel privileged and honored to have one of their pieces in my home. They work very hard to guarantee you are pleased with the final product.
I chose a wedding photo and selected the combination of yellow creme and buckeye brown. It's perfect in my room. I'm just so pleased with it...I can't even fully describe how fun it is to have a completely unique piece of artwork.
As I'm just starting out, I can't say that it's worth much to feature Modern Bird Studio on my blog, but it's the least I can do to say thank you! I hope you enjoy the pictures. Please check out their fabulous site and look into getting your memories put into timeless works of art!!
Day #3...Project #3. Junk Drawer.
I hope it's not terribly abnormal that I needed the incentive of a blog challenge to assist in the cleaning out of my kitchen junk drawer. But, I did.
Pretty straight forward. Dirty drawer emptied. 3 piles for stuff: Put back in drawer, throw away, and put away in real spot. Shocking that the biggest pile was throw away when the drawer is located right next to the cupboard with the garbage can. Really?!
This is proof that the little projects in a home, when completed, can refresh your spirit and allow you to feel a sense of achievement. Even though most people never saw the cluttered drawer, my kitchen feels so much cleaner without the knowledge of the drawer's mess lingering in my head.
The cupboard below the drawer also got cleaned out. I relocated the items into other cupboards and filled it with toys instead. It is a 2 door cupboard that I have not found a successful child-lock for. Rather than getting upset about it, when my son would open the doors and play...I put his stuff in there. Not surprising that the cupboard lost its appeal. Maybe someday I'll sneak my stuff back!
Pretty straight forward. Dirty drawer emptied. 3 piles for stuff: Put back in drawer, throw away, and put away in real spot. Shocking that the biggest pile was throw away when the drawer is located right next to the cupboard with the garbage can. Really?!
This is proof that the little projects in a home, when completed, can refresh your spirit and allow you to feel a sense of achievement. Even though most people never saw the cluttered drawer, my kitchen feels so much cleaner without the knowledge of the drawer's mess lingering in my head.
The cupboard below the drawer also got cleaned out. I relocated the items into other cupboards and filled it with toys instead. It is a 2 door cupboard that I have not found a successful child-lock for. Rather than getting upset about it, when my son would open the doors and play...I put his stuff in there. Not surprising that the cupboard lost its appeal. Maybe someday I'll sneak my stuff back!
Day #2...Project #2. The Generational Art
I wanted to have something above my daughter's dresser. Everything in her room has been pieced together very carefully, because I've had a desired look in my head throughout the entire process.
So, I decided upon a mural of sorts with artwork pieces that each had a meaning. It started when my mom gave me the picture of the little girl rocking (from when I was young). Then I found an antique plate from my Grandma. Finally, a sign, I had made. 3 pieces...3 generations. Great Grandma, Grammy, and Momma. Now it is finally above her dresser is finished and I'm so pleased. The handmade lace collar laying on her dresser is from my Aunt...my daughter's Great Aunt. 1 more special piece...1 more generation.
Even in her decorations, I want my daughter to know there are a lot of women before her that have contributed to her person. She is a very loved little girl.
Linking Up To:
So, I decided upon a mural of sorts with artwork pieces that each had a meaning. It started when my mom gave me the picture of the little girl rocking (from when I was young). Then I found an antique plate from my Grandma. Finally, a sign, I had made. 3 pieces...3 generations. Great Grandma, Grammy, and Momma. Now it is finally above her dresser is finished and I'm so pleased. The handmade lace collar laying on her dresser is from my Aunt...my daughter's Great Aunt. 1 more special piece...1 more generation.
Even in her decorations, I want my daughter to know there are a lot of women before her that have contributed to her person. She is a very loved little girl.
Linking Up To:
Day #1...Project #1. The Baseboards
We're out of town for a few days, so I worked on a few of my "days" before leaving. Hence the multiple days and projects, that are actually posted on the same day!
I really wanted to get my baseboards cleaned up. Usually I noticed how much they needed it right before leaving because the house was being shown or right before someone came over. It's not like you wake up in the morning just wishing that there was nothing on your calendar...so you could just have a fun afternoon washing your baseboards!
So, I did it. It's accomplished. I'll let you in on a little secret too. The Kirkland brand of baby wipes, from Costco, did the trick. Cleaned my baseboards and ceiling fans like magic. They're inexpensive and disposable...magic, I tell you!
A little pack of these:
Make these:
Look Brand New! Please note that your arms (from scrubbing) and your knees (from kneeling) will become quite sore during the process...just like any form of beauty, baseboard beauty is achieved through patience, time, and hard work!
Project #1 is complete!
I really wanted to get my baseboards cleaned up. Usually I noticed how much they needed it right before leaving because the house was being shown or right before someone came over. It's not like you wake up in the morning just wishing that there was nothing on your calendar...so you could just have a fun afternoon washing your baseboards!
So, I did it. It's accomplished. I'll let you in on a little secret too. The Kirkland brand of baby wipes, from Costco, did the trick. Cleaned my baseboards and ceiling fans like magic. They're inexpensive and disposable...magic, I tell you!
A little pack of these:
Make these:
Look Brand New! Please note that your arms (from scrubbing) and your knees (from kneeling) will become quite sore during the process...just like any form of beauty, baseboard beauty is achieved through patience, time, and hard work!
Project #1 is complete!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The List
I'm participating in the 10 Projects in 10 Days Challenge over at The Shabby Chic Cottage! Hop on over if you'd like to join in as well.
My List:
1. Organize Drawer by Refrigerator...Giving new identity to the household junk drawer
2. Paint Rocking Chair in baby boy's room because he is more of a little man now and doesn't need it in his room anymore.
3. Clean entire house's baseboards
4. Make something AMAZING with big huge picture frame that has no glass
5. Touch up paint in little man's room.
6. Scrub bathtub
7. Finish generation art and hang it all in the little lady's room.
8. Fix, Repaint, Get new handle and chicken wire for old screen door
9. buy a magic eraser and use it on the white beadboard wall in dining room
10. Finish putting stuff in garage sale pile
Yeah for turning up the "doing dial" and getting things done!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
A Blog SHoUTouT!!
So, although I've been MIA the past few weeks, my mind is still full of projects. Life. is. just. CRAZY.
SO, I've been soaking in others' talents and enjoying what they have to offer. I am really feeling like I'd love to be real friends with Lindsey Cheney. She is the incredible woman behind The Pleated Poppy. So. INCREDIBLY. talented and adorable. If we were to ever meet and become friends, it may not last long...because I may want to move into her adorable house and borrow her always stylish wardrobe. Not weird. Just admiring. Don't judge.
If you have time. Get a cup of coffee and sit down. You'll enjoy it too and then you will know what I mean. She has a lot of followers, so my shout out is not boosting her blog world. I know. But, I always love finding new friends, so I thought you might too!! Enjoy!!
SO, I've been soaking in others' talents and enjoying what they have to offer. I am really feeling like I'd love to be real friends with Lindsey Cheney. She is the incredible woman behind The Pleated Poppy. So. INCREDIBLY. talented and adorable. If we were to ever meet and become friends, it may not last long...because I may want to move into her adorable house and borrow her always stylish wardrobe. Not weird. Just admiring. Don't judge.
If you have time. Get a cup of coffee and sit down. You'll enjoy it too and then you will know what I mean. She has a lot of followers, so my shout out is not boosting her blog world. I know. But, I always love finding new friends, so I thought you might too!! Enjoy!!
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