scrabble for the bedside..

well this is one of the best ideas i have ever had!

i have been looking and looking for the perfect bedside table.

after waiting forever i came up with this idea.

a scrabble board bedside table.

bc i like being super thrifty this whole project cost around $14!

that is a great price to pay for one of a kind!!:)

the scrabble board and perfect piece of scrap wood came from creative reuse!

creative reuse inspires me every time i go in.

it is def my top crafty needs shop!

the bottom half of the bedside table as you can probably tell is an old vintage

fruit box. i have been collecting these every time i see them.

this particular one came from our thanksgiving trip to mentone, al!

this project was so fun and easy. the scrap wood wasn't painted when i bought

it so i painted it a bright blue and the nailed the two wooden pieces together.

i also added wood glue to reinforce the nails then wood glued the board on.

i think i may add one shelf to give me just a little more room for magazines & books.

over all this is one of my favorite things i have done ever!

what do you think??

pictures in the window..

this is my answer to no more holes in our bedroom walls.

when we moved into our new place we painted one room and that was our bedroom.

it is this beautiful color green and it kills me every time i nail holes in our walls.

sooo this is my answer i saw this some where online, i can't remember where.

:)

projects in the works..

Forgive the ugly paper in these pictures and also

forgive the paper towels. as the title says this is a work in progress. I bought this tiny gold lamp for my bed side table. it has now been spray painted periwinkle. so that it kinda matches my bedside table. I paid $2 for this lamp and today i bought a lamp shade for it. the lamp shade i will decoupage alabama things on. maybe a map maybe some magazines the sky is the limit!:)

a garden i desire..

Here is the thing our back yard is concrete & i am counting down until spring when i can fight w/it. However i want a garden just like the one to the left there. i love it. if you notice there isn't any flowers in it. maybe bc it's winter or maybe bc it's bc it doesn't need it. all it needs are beautiful succulents and greenery. this is the garden i desire. i love that it is rustic and filled with things other than flowers. i am sure that most people wouldn't love this in their yard or flower bed. but me so there ya go, i am the kinda gal that loves rustic and green. so concrete enjoy your winter I'm coming for ya in the spring!:)

spray paint sunday..

it has been slightly warmer here however it was a little too cold

to spray paint outside and it actually dry at a normal rate.

so i spray painted in our basement.

it stunk for a while but these projects were well worth it.

this was something i had wanted to do for a while and finally

had a few hours to knock them out.

here is my very first iphone case.

it was a dark grey.

i really wanted to use a teal spray paint so for it to show up i sprayed

the case cream colored before covering it with a small piece of lace.

then sprayed it with the teal blue.

the hardest part was making sure i didn't spray too much at once.

BOOM newly crafted case.

i love the way it came out.

the other big project i took on this sunday was a coffee table

that came with our house. it was from ikea and it had a few koolaid stains on it.

so before i could even start on this it had to change colors.

our house has mostly brown and tan furniture so i sprayed this baby cream.

after letting that dry for an hour i covered the top with lace

and sprayed it with a salmon color. this process took about 3 coats.

i let it dry for an hour before peeling off the lace to reveal the pattern.

this is a close up of the table after it was totally done.

this was a fun project it takes serious patience and lots of space.

i like the way it turned out.

i might do another color on top of this one.

i haven't quite decided yet.

what have you spray painted lately?

xo

katie

if these don't make you laugh...

and make your day better...

i don't think we can be friends.

this was the highlight to my crazy stressful week.

the funniest thing is she hasn't napped correctly all week until today.

thank you Jesus for that nap. she is being so fun.

she took this one. haha just by hitting the computer.

happy accident.

i love this and hope you do too.

this has truly been the best day yet this week.

my second favorite part of today is that the sunlight is so bright

it is filling the whole house which means no need for fake light.

its the littlest things today,

xo.

2011 gone but not forgotten...

2011 in review..

spring of 2011

began in the south with shea's family and our brand new nephew, cole.:)

next i helped welcome baby clare into the world by caring for her brother.

she has forever changed my views on babies...thanks clare.

the twins turned a year old and began turning into little boys.

summer of 2011

began on a sad note for my family but a happy note for my grandpaw & Jesus.

my sweet grandmother went to live with Jesus and see Grandpaw again.

i still miss her but i am glad she is no longer lonely or in any pain on earth.

henry turned 3 & i turned him into a mini astronaut.

i turned 26 this summer and i don't feel any older.

my antiquing and thrifting def was at its best during this summer.

fall of 2011

the biggest change for our family came during this time.

we moved into a real home. one with space and a yard and a roomie.

whom we have come to love as one of our family.

we found a new church family to worship with & i couldn't imagine life w/o it.

the fall also brought lots of visitors which was great![i love company]

my mom came & met all my kiddos & fell in love just like me.

i finally was able to visit my sister in nashville.

also our family thanksgiving was a great one this year.

*note to self for next thanksgiving don't go anywhere in a car once you get to your fam.

winter of 2011

this winter has been a warm one but full of adventures.

shea began a new job.

we had our first christmas in the new house which felt a lot like christmas

in my house growing up. i loved that.

i displayed my grandmother's vintage glass christmas tree.

it got so many compliments which allowed me to talk about her, love.

i learned a lot this year. this year had lots of ups & downs.

the Lord is def doing big things in me and i cannot wait to see

what's next...here we go 2012.