DIY

Tis the season: Wedding Signs

07.28.2011

Over Fourth of July weekend, my friend Jessica (a bridesmaid in our wedding) came down to LA for a crafting weekend. We have been recruited by our dear friend Kelly for wedding crafts. This main weekend project was signage to put around the venue so guest would know where to go for various activities. I [...]

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Sea Art

07.23.2011

I’ve been watching One Kings Lane lately, and this popped up yesterday. Gorgeous right? So classy (it should be for $249 a pop) and I’ve needed a way to display my sea artifacts. I don’t have 9 of each item, but I have ways of making this happen!  I have the sea fan already. And what if they [...]

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Quilting for Amateurs?

05.23.2011

I’ve been thinking some time that I want to tackle a quilt. Not all by hand, but just on the machine (to start) Here are some inspiring photos of quilts found in blogland:  Found here.  Found here.  Found here.  Love the edge on this one.  Looks easy for a first quilt (minus all the quilting – [...]

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Stencil Wall is Complete!

05.18.2011

I’ve been a neglectful blogger lately. We’ve had out of town guests and before that I was trying to get the house ready for them. And in doing so, I finally finished up the paint in the guest bedroom. Now, let’s look back shall we? to November 1, 2010 when I gave a sneak peek [...]

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Reality TV Stars: To be or not to be?

03.15.2011

Remember waaaay back when we applied to be on a new TV show by TLC called Our House? We celebrated when we got the call that they would come film us for our in person interview, and came up with a list of how we could spend their $25k improving our humble abode. Well, today [...]

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Presents, Presents Everywhere!

12.09.2010

I was wrapping up presents the other night and thought I’d wrap up the picture frames we have hanging above our sofa. I have no idea where I saw this (could’ve been any number of magazines or maybe even a store catalog) but I’m loving the impact. It really added pizazz to our living room. [...]

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DIY: Pretty Baby Burp Cloth

12.06.2010

Our church takes dinners to families for quite a few weeks after a family has a new baby, and Brian and I are on the agenda for two this week. I thought it would be a great addition to the meal to bring along some cute burp clothes for the new baby. I think this is [...]

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Media Stand Redo: blocky Ikea gets some style

11.19.2010

When we first moved to LA, we needed a media stand and really didn’t want to spend much because we were saving for a wedding and had just bought a sofa. Desperate, Brian went to Ikea one night after work and picked this guy up for $40 if I recall correctly.  Well, guess what? It [...]

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New Uses for Old Things: Windows

11.17.2010

I have been nearly obsessed with old windows for a few years now, and have toted them along with me to 3 homes.  Now that we have a house, I’ve finally faced the realization that paring down and getting rid of the ones I’m not going to use (I probably had 20 of them!) is [...]

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