Pinterest Project - Reclaimed Pallet Wood

Who doesn't love pinterest?

 

My Pinterest

 

Who doesn't love pallet wood?

 

Combine the two and you will find something like this:

 

 

 

 

That inspires someone (me) to do this...

 

 

 

 

 This was so easy to make! The hardest part was laying out the stencils

 

What you need:

A frame to nail the wood to. I used an old Canvas frame that I used for my Melted Crayon Art (tutorial to come soon for that as well)

Pallet Wood. We got ours from Sonny's

Nails/Screws

Screwdriver

Paint

Polyurethane (optional)

Stencils

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1.) Remove the pallet wood from frame and nail the pallet wood on your frame in whatever pattern you like. I liked the horizontal streamlined look for this one.

 

 

 

2.) Decide what you want to paint on the pallet, I used stencils and laid out my phrase.

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3.) Paint in the stencils and coat with a layer of the polyurethane paint to keep the wood sealed.

I'm a SLACKER!

Well, this is my first post of 2012! 

It has been a little over a year since I started blogging, I can't believe it! It's neat to look back now at the pictures and compare :) I will probably do A LOT of compare posts!

With Justin working up in Concord and school starting back, I just haven't had time to blog :( I've kept up with other blogs though and they are still inspiring! So what's new? Well...Justin leaves @ 5:30 a.m. every morning in order to go to the gym before he leaves for Concord. Tj and Justin opened up a new Sonny's location! It's very exciting, yet very tiring. I'm proud of them and I know they are having fun! 

School started a few weeks back and I'm taking Biology. There is so much information my brain is going to explode, lol. It is neat though b/c I do remember some of these things from high school. I'm also taking Developmental Psych, and it's very interesting. 

Work has been crazy, it's so different not having Justin & Tj around...I've worked with Justin for the last 7 years or so, I'm definitely having withdrawals from seeing him :( 

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To catch up from my Bathroom Reno..This was before, *GAG* what what I thinking?

First I painted the walls...

Then removed the old light fixture. I installed my first wall box

 (is that what it's called? ha!) 

I also removed the mini blinds and hung faux wood blinds to match the rest of the house

My plans are still to frame the mirror (when I have time ;) )

Love those distressed frames to the left? Luckily, about a year ago I spray painted them white, then I forgot about them and they rusted and peeled up. PERFECT!

 I bleached them to get the rust off and wiped them down...

If you haven't figured out by now, I go through obsessive phases. Matilda Jane ring a bell? Well, I've discovered Organic Bloom Frames. They started as a small company (still are small) but they are so very popular now. They make these amazing frames in tons of different shapes and colors! Thanks to many of you I won an 8x8 frame from them :) (THANKS AGAIN!) Well, I've ordered several and I am seriously in LOVE! See the frames in this picture? Those are some of them :) 

The 2 on the side are Mary Anne 5x7's simply in Black.

The one in the middle is a June 8x10 in Morning Grey, You can tell it has a blue hint.

I'm not sure what pictures I'll put in these...My original idea was to make prints of white brick, I still may do that...

What's Left:

• As I mentioned before, frame the mirror with white molding
• Fix the Tile around the bath & add trim
• Paint cabinetry
• Hang shelving
• Do Pinterest ideas for decor

Ok, Until Next Time :) 

Thanks for reading!

End of the semester...and a new project visual:)

I've been MIA lately because school has overtaken me. I tried to stay on schedule as much as possible, but because of our vacation I got a tad behind. So I've been catching up the last two weeks so I could finish the semester. I finished my Soc 101 class with an A (woohoo!) and my Psych 101 exam is Tuesday night. I really enjoyed these two classes and I have learned a lot from them. I'm a little sad to leave my Psych class because my teacher was just amazing (if anyone takes Psych 101 @ SCC- Take Rushton)  Getting back into school was a change; but hard work pays off! 

Ok, enough about school, right? I'm off for an entire month and I plan on staying busy! Lanie and I have plans to make some special Christmas cookies next week and I've got a project up my sleeve, who knew. 

Our bathroom has been the same for 4 years now, and I'm just ready for a change. We have Ralph Lauren Metallic Gold walls, Green rugs, a Dark brown bookshelf and tortoise shell accents. 

*I'll add some pictures tonight*
Adding Current Pictures:

You can see my paint can on the tub-hehe

So over the next 3 weeks I plan to transform it into something a little lighter and crisper. My vision is clear in my head, but man is it hard to get it out!
Inspirations:

List of things I have to look into (so I don't forget!)

Towel Bars

Towels

Bath Rugs

Lighting Choice

Molding for Mirror

Also, I'll update with the second half of our trip soon, :)

Halloween Pumpkin Carving

Pumpkins!

Well, I will never ever ever forget Lanie's first pumpkin carving memories. It was hysterical. She went through a stage where she was terrified of anything orange...the fire, a Nerf ball and unfortunately a pumpkin. 

Now don't get me wrong, she loved the idea of a pumpkin and was completely fine until:

#1 We showed her the guts:

Lanie's Second Halloween 1 year old

#2 We lit the candle:

Lanie's Third Halloween 2 years old

Totally off topic, but WOW look at how different our kitchen is!!

#3  She was fine this year (from what I can remember and documented by pictures)

Lanie's Third Halloween 3 years old

#4 And We're Back

Lanie's Fourth Halloween and Addison's Second

Lanie-4 years and Addison -1 year

Addison LOVED it!!

Look at this comparison:

LOL

I love posting about the changes in my babies, it helps me remember what they used to be like. It is so hard to forget those baby stages. God has blessed up with 2 beautiful baby girls who are very different. I'm loving every minutes of each of their lives.

Little miss brave girl

I love her sweet cheese!

Our cool pumpkin!

Hedgehog Shirt, Halloween Costume and Target

Hedgehog Shirt and Halloween Costume

Justin is away on business until tomorrow night, so I had the urge to 'make something!'

Well, it wasn't dinner so this is what Addy and I had:

I had decided a while back that Addison would be an owl and I found a cute homemade picture of an owl costume...why not? :)

 I also have fell in love with applique shirts like the ones from Mini Boden. I found an awesome tutorial and decided to give it a shot.

This is inspired by "THE Hedgehog Shirt" from Mini Boden

My sewing skills need some major improvement, but overall it looks like a hedgehog and if you aren't close to the shirt you shouldn't notice how uneven it is :) Or how I should have blanket-stitched it by hand or how crooked the entire straight stitch is. Oh well ;)

My Little Helper

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Hedgehog Applique Shirt

Supplies:

I didn't take a picture of the beige fabric for the body of the hedgehog, b/c I forgot to buy it and ended up using the leftovers from the owl project :)

Trace the figures onto Heat N Bond

Bond to fabric and cut out

Place on shirt and then iron on so they are set

Stitch away, Again...I should have done this different!

Embroider Smile and Eyelashes, add button nose and button red cheek

Trim the one billion loose strings

Boden's Version

Original Tutorial - Izzy and Ivy Designs

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Project #2

Owl Costume

One t-shirt and a 1/2 yard each of 2 different fabric choices

Cut the 'feathers'

Arrange the pattern

Start sewing from the bottom of the hem and up , overlapping as you go

Not the best picture, I'll try it on her tonight :)

Addison will wear a black or brown turtleneck with matching leggings as well as her crocheted hat from Etsy that has the owl eyes!

Ready for a STEAL!?

I had to go to Target to pick up the shirt for the project and I ran across some super clearance.

 Head to target ASAP if you need cheap shoes, clothes or bedding.

Addy Dress, $3.46 and Skirts for both girls $2.98

Converse for Lanie $12.50 (normally $24.99)

Fieldcrest Duvet with 2 Shams $24.98 (Normally 99.99)

Fieldcrest matching Euro Shams $8.24/pc (Normally 32.99/pc)

RUN!!

Addison was tired and grumpy...sorry no pictures of the new projects in action tonight!