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Friday, January 28, 2011

country kitchen

oh the kitchen.

it's my most favorite room in a house.  i like that people gather around food...and often times that means gathering in the kitchen.  in the past places i've lived i've worked hard to strategically figure out the best way to organize and arrange my kitchen.  the functionality and flow are very important to me...where the dishes are in proximity to the dish washer...where the pots are in relation to the stove...what to put up top that I don't always need, etc.  I'm still working on that for Josh's. 

in the meantime, we are focusing on decorating.  all the apartments i've lived in before haven't had much wall space (or any space) in the kitchen.  So there really wasn't much to think about.  Josh's kitchen, however, has pretty green walls and an eat in kitchen area that are begging to be decorated. 

All the appliances and kitchen accents are silver.  The walls are green.  We've decided to go with a nice warm, southern, country, farm kitchen feel...since we are both from the south and long for a day when we can have land...and maybe a farm :)

cows


ducks

both pictures are from one of our favorite downtown franklin shops, Wessex and Rye

we also ordered this oversized postcard to put up from Yee Haw Industries!


wall by wall...cow picture by cow picture we are making the house Our Home!

ps. any of you folks with great kitchen organizing tips...i'd love to hear them!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

snow much snow

seriously.

What's the deal with all the snow?!?!  (this is for Josh...and his love of Seinfield) Don't get me wrong, I love a good snow day...but this is just crazy! 

sweet little dylan likes to get all cozy in his hoodie when it snows!


Tuesday, January 25, 2011

a winter wreath

well...Christmas is past so it's time for a new wreath.  a winter one...


Last spring I made this simple twine wreath for Josh's front door...


We still had it in the closet to I thought I would revamp it a bit.

I've been cleaning out my closet over the past few months just to be sure my clothes will all fit at josh's!  Goodwill has LOVED me lately.  There have a been a few older peices that I have kept though...for craft purposes.  Like these...


I cut two pairs of courdory pants and one shirt into strips, like so...

I rolled the strips up into little flower rosettes...


after hot gluing some groupings of the flowers...


you have a nice winter colored wreath!


and just think...when it's time for a new spring one...I will actually live at this house!!!

Monday, January 24, 2011

who wants to lick?!

one of my biggest DIY projects for the wedding has been the invitations.
a. I love paper
b. I have a slight addiction to all things stationery
c. I have control issues and want it to be done just the way I see it in my head
d. I actually think it's kind of fun

I was excited to use one of my most favorite places for inspiration and paper products, Paper Source, for part of the invitations.  The week of Christmas I received a box...


that had these in it...


I'm weird. but I love my envelopes.  I also love Josh...he helped me assemble 100 invitations last week!!!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

camera strap cover


my dear friend lele made this awesomely cute camera strap cover for my christmas present this year!

(sorry for the horrible lighting)

not only is it cute, but it's practical. she added some felt and so it's cushiony...my neck is forever grateful.  When you are walking around disney world with a big camera around your neck all day...it gets a tad heavy.  So now, I probably need to go back to disney world to compare it since I have a super comfy camera strap now. right? that's the only  logical thing to do.

Monday, January 17, 2011

far from perfect

Ah, perfection.  It's a crazy thing.  We'll never reach it...even though we always try.  I'm an odd duck.  I tend to be quite the "perfectionist" although I don't like things to be exactly perfect.  My perfect is a little off...just like me.  Nothing like wedding planning to bring out your imperfections.

Example A: these gift tags.  I didn't use a paper cutter.  I just cut free handed with scissors.  None of the lines are straight, nothing is centered, and not one is the same.  Totally full of flaws and imperfect. 



see what I mean? but I LOVED how they turned out.

There's a not a huge point to this blog except to encourage you people who think you "can't" that you totally CAN!  And you don't have to have fancy craft tools...just scissors and glue.

Friday, January 14, 2011

cason, newborn pictures


little baby cason didn't LOVE having his picture made...but I think we got some cute shots!






what a sweet baby boy!