Finally hung my vintage shutter I picked up eons ago at an antique shop. Kenna wouldn't stop opening and closing the shutters and I was scared she was going to break it. I scrounged up some Command Strips for wire-backed pictures and with my hubby's help, we stuck, waited an hour, and hung =)

And my other printable project I forgot to mention in this post. It's been fun leaving messages! I still want to find a better frame though. This is just one I had laying around and HAD to use it because I was anxious to finish the project =)

My first printables

I have started playing around on Photoshop here lately and have made some of my own little goodies/printables! I even made my own chevron paper (which was pretty tedious the way I was trying it) but once I finished that baby, I saved it as a photoshop file so I could change the colors

when I feel the need.

My first state project since they seem to be all the rage right now =)

I decided to watermark this since I borrowed the
background fromSmitten Blog Designs free kit.
Super cute kit you should check the site out!

Centered text

 

Right justification

This is for my lil KennaBoo =)
Just realized it looks crooked!

I definitely had fun making these and they are for my own enjoyment and hopefully will use them around the house whenever I get around to printing them out, lol. Until next time...

Washi Tape

I have been seeing washi tape all over blog land and it has finally started to intrigue me! This Japanese decorative tape is pretty nifty. Check out these cool crafting ideas inspired by washi tape.

Source: papermash via Jenifer on Pinterest

Source: japanistic.com via Lynn on Pinterest

Source: blog.wantist.com via Kyley on Pinterest

Source: marthastewartweddings.com via Sara on Pinterest

Source: shelterness.com via Senara on Pinterest

Source: shelterness.com

Source: shelterness.com

Clothespin magnets from Night Owl Crafting

I love this washi covered composition book! I love the color combinations! The washi tape she used was from Lotta Jansdotter.

Source: ohhellofriendblog.com via Katie on Pinterest

So with that being said, well, written, I do think I’m going to partake in the washi tape madness! I’ll probably pick some up next time I’m at the craft store but there are quite a bit of DIY washi tape tutorials as well like this one from Aesthetic Nest or Just Something I Made or List Girl prints some out on Avery address labels!

See y’all soon!

Halloween is fast approaching…

I can’t believe Halloween is almost upon us! I haven’t even begun to drag my fall décor out yet =/ I know, I’m bad, but by the time I get home from work, get Kenna ready for bed, I just want to crash. I definitely need a motivational fairy to help me out. Anywho, I digress. I have come across some cute, CUTE Halloween printables! So, if you’re like myself, you can can print these up in a jiffy to announce that fall has arrived in your neck of the woods.

From i {heart} naptime

From The Twinery Blog

From Blooming Homestead

From V and Co. I printed this out last year =)

From Your Life Events

From Poppies at Play

From Craftily Ever After

From Tricia-Rennea at Trillustrations

NOTE: Sources are also linked to pictures. So click away to head on over to the blog post!

Wooden Letter Initials... (Con't)

Okay, I finished Kelsea and Kylee's initials for their bedroom. I'm glad they're done with although I think I'm going to make one for my brothers lil girl, Kayleigh (there's a lot of K names in the family, lol). In addition, I played around with the photo editor GIMP, which is a lot like a poor people Photoshop, that is just as nifty =) So I played around with GIMP

and color selecting...

Me and St. Nick Lambert at the church Christmas play...

Works in Process

Making some more wooden initial letter thingmabob for Christmas =) Sorry about the quality of the photos. I took them with my camera phone...

Wooden Letter Initials...

This is one of my new creations and I LOVE how it turned out! I am planning on making a couple of more before Christmas as presents. I distinctly remembering someone making a letter G (with Grace spelled down it, I think) but, for the life of me, I cannot remember where I seen it. I hate when that happens. Sooo, if by that lil itty bitty chance that blogger sees this,

just let me know =)

Note: InspireMe Crafts was what inspired me for this project =)

(photo courtesy of InspireMe Crafts)

'Tis the Season (Con't)

My Christmas decorations have been up since Thanksgiving Eve, lol, but I finally

got them up on Blogger!This is my homemade tree topper. The star was a cheap $1.99 Fourth of July star I got from Beall's Outlet. Pretty satisfied for my first tree topper =)My favorite thing about Christmas is all the ornaments I got from my granny. It feels like I'm hanging a memory for each ornament! I love you, Gern!I made this tree when I lived with Gern, about third grade, I believe. On the back, youo can see where I wrote "I love you mom" and then changed it to "I love you grandmom." You can see I was a gern girl ;) (Side note: I love you mom! =)

Window Project

I got this beautimous window from my papa's shed when I was down South last. I have had lots of inspiration for this project. Check out The Creative Crate and she has more than one spectastic idea =) Also my friend Amy over at Crafty ADHD has a window that turned out wonderfully. I got the paper from Summertime Designs, the Falling For Fall kit. She has the BEST kits and I love 'em all! Instead of Mod-Podging the paper on the back like others have, I just taped it strategically in case I ever want to switch up my decor. Another idea I might run with is hanging it from my kitchen ceiling, adding hooks around the frame, and using it as a pot holder thingiemajig!!! I think I seen that idea on Robojunker. My window stayed propped up by the television forever, lol!!! But here it is...where it is supposed to be, finally! I put an old wreath over it that I already had but I think it still looks strange. I'm thinking about maybe lowering the wreath. It might look off because the wreath's not centered...Maybe??

Like always, I'm open to suggestions =)

My Gern's birthday card =)

Happy Birthday, Chris!

One of my favorite, people, Chris, had a birthday this weekend. He loved his shirts but I only had a pink giftbag or a Pier One bag. I revamped the PO bag =)

My exploits here lately...

I spray painted these lovely frames I got on consignment and monogrammed up some stuff to print out to add some wall flair in our bedroom...

Initially, I intended to make a wall display of our monograms in the living room over the television but it didn't work out right. I used the C in the living room and the K & T in bathroom that we use.

I got that antique Mason jar at a consignment store. The thread is on wooden spools!

I painted our bathroom. I wish I would have thought to take before pictures. The wallpaper before was a navy blue and peach color stripe design...enough said, lol...