Monday, July 23, 2012

CRAFTY FUN for the kitchen

What do you know... I'm posting again! I spent this past weekend shopping and creating with one of my besties from North Carolina, Sarah. She is amazing... and super crafty. You can find her jewelry at www.Lewsjewelry.biz . We created some artwork and an island for my kitchen! She took home a bunch of pieces to make her own creations, that I can't wait to see!
This is a cabinet door, and some sort of long barnboard looking piece of wood from the Ikea parts and pieces section! I added Ikea $2 frames to one side with velcro, so I can put pictures in them (we are having some shots done this weekend! www.jennifergrogg.com Shout out to Jenny!). Then I found some clearance vinyl art at Michaels - and Viola! The board above, I just hung some pre-painted art I found for a couple dollars at Michael's as well!
For the island, we found a broken cabinet at Ikea, with no doors or top. We added some shelves, some legs we found at Lowe's for a few bucks, and the top is another piece from Ikea that seemed to match well enough! Screwed it all together and I have an island!
It was an amazingly fun weekend. I'm so glad she made such a long trip just to visit me. And, I have all these wonderful things to remember the weekend from!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

A baby is on the way...

Do I get a do-over on this whole blogging thing? I think I post like once a year... but I love it. No promises of posting more, but it's a place to store my thoughts.
This is the nursery for our new baby girl, Savannah, due in a short 6 weeks! Maybe that is my excuse for not posting. Or maybe it's our move to Maryland! Or the switch to working FT in a job that I LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Don't you just love the vintage look we went with? I'm excited... and now to get all the little stuff that babies tend to need... oh the joys of baby #4. :D And lastly, a close up on that darn cute owl I patched together one sleepless night not too long ago!