New Shutters!

I love when houses have shutters.  I just love that look.  Before we even walked into the house we live in now I said that it needed shutters if we were going to buy it.  Then we stepped inside the house and we all quickly realized that shutters were the only thing the house "needed."  While weighing the pros and cons of the house with my parents, my dad said he could make us the shutters I "needed."  So we bought it under the condition that I would get my shutters.  My dad did an AMAZING job.  They came out perfect!  My dad is very talented at building things out of wood.  He can really make anything.  It is pretty incredible!  This past weekend my dad, husband, cousin, and sister's boyfriend hung them up for us.  We love them!  Thank you dad!                                                           
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Chalkboard Flower Pots

We accidentally bought too many flowers when we were doing yard work. So I went to the Dollar Tree and picked up two pots.  I painted them with my chalkboard spray paint.  Then I put our address on one and the word "welcome" on the other.  These pots are on the front porch so they stay out of the rain, which in this case is a good thing.  I liked how they turned out and I didn't waste any flowers!

Thank You Idea

This "Thank You" idea has nothing to do with our house but I loved it and thought I would share it! It was a fun way to say, "Thank you" to someone who has devoted a lot of time, care, and effort into something. We made these for the people that helped us prepare for our Special Olympics at school.  The little buckets are filled with an assortment of mints.

 

Welcome Wreath

Here is the welcome wreath I made for our front door!

Spring Break Project

Happy Easter everyone!  Here is a little project I did over Spring Break a couple of weeks ago  It is in our entryway.  I hope everyone is having a great Easter with their family and friends!

It all comes out in the wash: Part 2

It took a little longer then expected but I finally decorated the laundry room. Here it is!

The flash makes the color of the walls look odd, but here is the view of the room from the hallway.

I found most of the things on this shelf at an antique shop.  I also made another wreath, put old picture frames, and extra towels out to fill the shelf space.

I bought an old picture from Salvation Army.  I took the picture out of the frame.  Then made this with those wedding photo booth pictures you never know what to do with.

Here is another angle.  I am very pleased with the vinyl wall art.  I could see myself doing it again.  It was a very cheep way to decorate the wall, and it was not as cheesy looking as I was afraid it might be. 

Now that the laundry room is complete, I think I will tackle our mudroom area.

Lamp Shade Make Over!

My husband has kindly asked me to stop turning things into chalkboard around the house because I went a little crazy after I bought some chalkboard spray paint. Now he has asked me to stop covering things in burlap. Here is my latest burlap project. I took an old IKEA lamp that I have kept on my desk at school and covered it with scraps of burlap. Its new home is my laundry room.

Old IKEA lamp shade.

I covered it with burlap.

I glued A LOT of burlap scraps.

FINISHED!

The lamp's new home