I think these drawer pulls are so cute - and a steal at only $1 each from Ebay seller creativemerchandise.
Monday, February 28, 2011
A Touch of Greek Key
Want just a smidge of Greek Key in your house?
I think these drawer pulls are so cute - and a steal at only $1 each from Ebay seller creativemerchandise.
I think these drawer pulls are so cute - and a steal at only $1 each from Ebay seller creativemerchandise.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
So Not Fair!
What are the chances that this set of 2 matching dressers plus a nightstand will still be hanging out on Craigslist once we get moved?
Well, since the seller is only asking the ridiculous price of $80 for all 3, not likely. So wish I could buy this set. I would give them a lovely white paint treatment and some new pulls. The nightstand would be sold to cover most of the cost and the dressers would flank my bed.
I hope whoever gets them loves them as much as I would.
Well, since the seller is only asking the ridiculous price of $80 for all 3, not likely. So wish I could buy this set. I would give them a lovely white paint treatment and some new pulls. The nightstand would be sold to cover most of the cost and the dressers would flank my bed.
I hope whoever gets them loves them as much as I would.
Friday, February 25, 2011
CB2 Pixel Pillow
I just love this gigantic (23 inches) pillow from CB2:
I think it would look great in my son's new bedroom.
I think it would look great in my son's new bedroom.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Maggie Dress
The boyfriend and I had a really wonderful Valentine's Day - actually a good Valentine's Day Weekend since he had to go back to Austin on Valentine's Day and that kind of sucked. We're not the kind of couple that usually celebrates Valentine's Day - but this last one was such a milestone moment in our relationship that I declared it like a second honeymoon. Only we've never had a first honeymoon since we're not married. Which led the boyfriend to talk about getting married...
No, he didn't propose. After being together 5 1/2 years and having a kid (plus helping raise 3 others) together, I don't expect a big diamond ring moment. In fact, I was always the one who nixed any wedding talk. Before I start getting hate mail, I'm not anti-marriage in any way. I love weddings - other people's. But I have never envisioned myself in the bride scenario. So when the boyfriend started talking about wanting to get married it really threw me for a loop. Honestly, when I try to think of what kind of wedding I would like to have - I kind of come up blank. Something very small and intimate with our kids serving as the wedding party... That's about it.
I've been thinking about it off and on since last weekend, and I'm not at all sold on the idea yet. If it's something that he really wants, then I'll go along with it. Honestly, I think it would probably change how some people envision our relationship, but I've never needed outside validation. A piece of paper won't change the fact that we're already a family.
Anyway, most unmarried women could probably draw you a picture of their dream wedding dress within 3 seconds. I'm not one of those girls. In fact, the only dress I could think of that I really liked was the one Elizabeth Taylor wore in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
In case you haven't seen it, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is hardly the portrait of a happy marriage - so it might be a very odd choice for a wedding dress. But just out of curiosity, I searched around a little and found someone on Ebay (PinkPurr Studio) who makes a close replica for $500 (a steal for a custom-made wedding dress).
That's about as far as I'm going to go with this wedding talk for a while. But it's still a beautiful dress.
No, he didn't propose. After being together 5 1/2 years and having a kid (plus helping raise 3 others) together, I don't expect a big diamond ring moment. In fact, I was always the one who nixed any wedding talk. Before I start getting hate mail, I'm not anti-marriage in any way. I love weddings - other people's. But I have never envisioned myself in the bride scenario. So when the boyfriend started talking about wanting to get married it really threw me for a loop. Honestly, when I try to think of what kind of wedding I would like to have - I kind of come up blank. Something very small and intimate with our kids serving as the wedding party... That's about it.
I've been thinking about it off and on since last weekend, and I'm not at all sold on the idea yet. If it's something that he really wants, then I'll go along with it. Honestly, I think it would probably change how some people envision our relationship, but I've never needed outside validation. A piece of paper won't change the fact that we're already a family.
Anyway, most unmarried women could probably draw you a picture of their dream wedding dress within 3 seconds. I'm not one of those girls. In fact, the only dress I could think of that I really liked was the one Elizabeth Taylor wore in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
In case you haven't seen it, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is hardly the portrait of a happy marriage - so it might be a very odd choice for a wedding dress. But just out of curiosity, I searched around a little and found someone on Ebay (PinkPurr Studio) who makes a close replica for $500 (a steal for a custom-made wedding dress).
That's about as far as I'm going to go with this wedding talk for a while. But it's still a beautiful dress.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
This Little Piggy....
I'm not the craftiest person out there, so please don't laugh when I say I'm very happy with my latest little craft-y project.
I bought this piggy bank from Target for $2.50 when their Christmas stuff went on sale.
I'm sure somewhere there is a big demand for Christmas-themed piggy banks, but not in this house. So, I set out to de-holiday it for my son.
I did a couple of light coats of Rustoleum's Bright Coat Metallic Finish spray paint in Dark Bronze from Lowes. (Don't buy it from Amazon for $10, it was less than $4 at Lowes - I just wanted to show the exact product.) I was very pleased with the finish - kind of rough with lots of sheen to it.
I made a special trip out to Hobby Lobby to find a cool stencil for the side, but in the end didn't like anything I saw (lots of cute girly options - of course), so I ended up making my own by printing out a giant cents symbol and tracing it on both sides with a pencil. (Not too creative - I know, but I wanted it to feel a little old school.) Vinyl or stickers would be adorable here if you would like to do this project yourself.
Then I used some leftover antiqued gold craft paint to carefully paint in the cents symbol and add the eyes back on (he looked a little soulless without them).
I think he's adorable. My son is already having the best time filling him up and he's definitely learning the value of a dollar. I like to let him walk on my back when I want a cheap massage - and now he's decided to start charging me for the pleasure (!). I've been using it as a teaching tool by going over the names and values of the different coins, as well as talking about the value of saving up for something big. Not bad for $2.50, right?
I bought this piggy bank from Target for $2.50 when their Christmas stuff went on sale.
I did a couple of light coats of Rustoleum's Bright Coat Metallic Finish spray paint in Dark Bronze from Lowes. (Don't buy it from Amazon for $10, it was less than $4 at Lowes - I just wanted to show the exact product.) I was very pleased with the finish - kind of rough with lots of sheen to it.
I made a special trip out to Hobby Lobby to find a cool stencil for the side, but in the end didn't like anything I saw (lots of cute girly options - of course), so I ended up making my own by printing out a giant cents symbol and tracing it on both sides with a pencil. (Not too creative - I know, but I wanted it to feel a little old school.) Vinyl or stickers would be adorable here if you would like to do this project yourself.
Then I used some leftover antiqued gold craft paint to carefully paint in the cents symbol and add the eyes back on (he looked a little soulless without them).
I think he's adorable. My son is already having the best time filling him up and he's definitely learning the value of a dollar. I like to let him walk on my back when I want a cheap massage - and now he's decided to start charging me for the pleasure (!). I've been using it as a teaching tool by going over the names and values of the different coins, as well as talking about the value of saving up for something big. Not bad for $2.50, right?
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
P. Kaufmann Treasure Island Fabric
Anyone with a son knows that the amount of cute stuff available for boys is at least 80% less than the cute stuff available for girls in just about every store you go to.
So I was thrilled to see this cute new fabric from P. Kaufmann's new Dream Collection:
I love that it's soil and stain repellent as well - perfect for a boy's room. Maybe some cute floor pillows?
So I was thrilled to see this cute new fabric from P. Kaufmann's new Dream Collection:
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| Treasure Island, Teal Colorway, $12.98/yard |
I love that it's soil and stain repellent as well - perfect for a boy's room. Maybe some cute floor pillows?
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