DIY Christmas Wreath

Good Morning!

Every Christmas the kids and I add a new craft to our decor.

For ex.  we did this one a couple years ago.

Made of Marshmallows..which now hangs in my kitchen.  It looks the same as it did when we made it.  You can find out more about this wreath here

This year I kinda did more than our usual one craft.  I want to share with you one we have completely finished and was inspired by the famous Canadian designer, Sarah Richardson of HGTV.

Here is what you will need..

 Boa feathers..I got mine at Hobby Lobby.  I absolutely LOVE that store.  They were $7.99 and you need two of them for one wreath.  I made two wreaths.

Galvanized Steel Wire..I already had from a previous project.  Ace Hardware $3.19

 I wanted to add battery operated lights and purchased these from WalMart at $7.98 each and I needed two packages for the two wreaths. 

 Of course, a foam wreath.  Hobby Lobby at $4.99 (I bought 2)

 The first thing I did was to secure the battery pack to the back of the wreath

No one will ever see the mess : )

I then wrapped the lights all the way around and tucked the end into the wire.

Did the same for the boa..

 I then hung them on my windows with these..

Suction cups with hooks..you can purchase these at Home Depot for a couple dollars.

And here is the final product..

Now, I don't have a pic with the lights on because my camera just wasn't doing it justice.

What projects are you creating for the Holidays?

I Love It When My Man Says...

 Good Morning!

I love it when my husband says.."Let's got to the hardware store."

Ok, ok, I am strange but that comment means we are about to take on one of the projects that I have had in my design notebook (for our home).

And, for this girl, that leads straight to my heart : )

Last night we headed out to Home Depot and with coffee in tow we are ready to make this happen..

All the parts we need..

Do you have an idea what we are making?

 I will hopefully have the reveal here by this weekend..hopefully : )

I Need Your Opinion..

Good Afternoon!

Our bathrooms are in a shambles right now.  The one in our hallway we will be working on first because that's the one our kids and guests use.  I have been inspired by these pictures..

(via The Aestate)

(via Things That Inspire)

This picture mostly represents my bathroom.  

So, I decided to do a little shopping.

I have started to buy the subway tile.  Loving the price.. 23 cents a tile.  I will only be doing tile in the shower area not on the rest of the walls.

Now I am loving both of these tiles for a decorative border..

or

this has a metallic sheen to it..which you can't see. 

I want to do a light grey grout line.

SO..which one do you think?

Living Room Coming Together

Good Afternoon!  

I am really excited to show you more on the living room and the pieces that are making it all come together.

Not long ago we had our birch tree in our backyard come down in a windstorm

and I had an idea : )

The wall in my living space was totally empty..

I decided to make them into sculptural light pieces that would also expand the height of the ceiling.

We cut the birch to 9ft and placed them in wood containers that I got at Pier1 for $15, placed marble chips from Home Depot for $3.99 and placed Grundtal lights in the center from Ikea.

I had been wanting these curtains from Ikea for 3yrs after I had seen them on an episode of Sarah's House on Hgtv.

I bought this lamp from Pier1 as well from their clearance section for $25..now the other lamp I was borrowing from my family room could be returned..lol.

Here is my son asleep and after I looked at this picture the chair was calling out for a pillow..and so was my sofa.

The pillows we bought from good ol' Ikea.

My eye caught this piece at a consignment store..

hmmm...

Have a great weekend everyone : )