I am in LOVE.....

with my handy husband... and this HEADBOARD!!
I have been drooling over this head board for like ever and wishing I could find a way to talk my husband into making it with me. I am pretty savvy in the tool area but our OLDER THEN DIRT hand held jigsaw is a little too sketchy for me. This is where the hubsters comes in.. he can man handle that thing in ways I can not:)
We have an abundance of old barn wood out in the middle of the field behind our house and he agreed to take a trip out there with me to snag some. It was so much easier to put together then I thought. The hubby LOVES it too - he said it looks so much better then the picture he had in his head!! YEAH!!



I love how it looks with our new bedding. This bed set is from Ikea- I had to go back 3 times to get it, but I am so glad I didn't settle for another one.


There you have it.. hope you adore it as much as I do. I seriously can't stop staring at it:)

My DIY funky frame...

I found this awesome tutorial from Not Just a Housewife and have wanted to try it out ever since. It was so fun to make.. and I am sure there will be many more to come. These would even make the best Christmas gifts ever... if only I had the time !!


I put it in our TINY entry way.. with some cute scrap book paper and the word family I think it fits in perfectly for thanksgiving!!

Looks good next to Mr.Turkey, my latest D.I find...

Go check out her tutorial and make your own :)

Owl lamp makeover

I was not going to spend $10.00 on this lamp. I walked away from it several times but could not leave it there all alone and sad. My husband actually stepped in (probably because I looked pretty crazy hovering over this thing trying to decide if it was worth it, and freaking out anytime someone came near it ) he politely said "Listen you will be mad if you leave it here .. so just pick it up and pay for it already!!" So I did.. who am I to argue with the man!!
Here she is before-sad little orange eyes begging me to make her pretty ...


A can of grey spray paint later and here she is..

I snagged a lamp shade at Lowes for $5.00 . I am going to look for some white and yellow damask fabric to recover the lamp shade.

What do you think? Was it worth the $10.00? I have to admit I kinda love it !!

Monogram wall...

Here is my little monogram/mini shelves wall..
I kinda adore it :)
I have been working on this space for-eve-r.. I know its small but I struggled with the layout!!



The wire and map letters are from urban outfitters.. I bought them online. They have the coolest stuff.. I have a wish list like a mile long from that place.


The little ornate F is from hobby lobby - gotta love 50% off. The little shelves came from the d.i - I started picking them up because I loved them but had no idea what I was going to do with them. This is one of those times that I was glad I bought on impulse instead of thinking it through - otherwise my wall would be so sad with out my mini shelf friends!!


So what do you think of my new wall?

Birthday trip to Ikea

This year for my birthday we took a girls trip to Ikea.. here are some of the fun things I scored there :

Ugh.. sorry about how dark these pictures are- my camera is sad and about to give out on me!!
Been dying for this zebra canvas for a long time.. my mom bought it for me!!


Love this cute little bowl.. had to have it!!


Cutest frame ever.. I took it home painted the glass with chalkboard paint and the frame with aqua paint. It's the perfect spot for little notes :)

You are my sunshine...

One of my most favorite friends came over and was trying to think of a cute gift for a friend.. This is the same type of sign as the ones I made here for my sons room ..
I just used some left over yellow paint from my dresser and added vinyl!!!

Our family canvas....

When I saw this ADORABLE idea from Tiffany over at Making the World Cuter I about died. I knew I had to have one.. like immediately!!!
Here is how it turned out...


I am in LOVE!! I drew the stick figures.. I used a lot of help from google images. Then I scanned it into my computer and played around with it in photoshop. I am thinking these would be the cutest gifts... who wouldn't love one? !!
I sent it to Canvas People and was so stoked to get it in the mail today :)