Pinterest Love no. 2

Here are my 5 favorite pins on Pinterest this week. Enjoy!

1. Be Brave Printable

This is one of my favorite songs. It is also one of my daughter's favorite songs. I love that. I love that it has a great message. OSP has made a wonderful free printable. I love that too!

2. Ladder Shelf

Isn't this so cool. I actually have an old ladder in the garage. This is getting added to my to do list. Thanks Refresh Restyle for the awesome tutorial and inspiration.

3. Beadboard Table Top Box

I just love the simplicity of this center piece. Happy at Home provided a great tutorial on how to make this box. I so want to be more comfortable with tools. This might be a good starter project.

4. Owl Coin Purse

I have not been able to get over my infatuation with owls. They are just so stinking cute! This pattern from Do Small Things With Love seems easy to do. I love it.

5. Mint Colored Reading Chair

What a wonderful chair, wonderful space, wonderful color combination. Classy Clutter did an amazing job classing it up.

Well I hope you enjoyed a recap of my favorite Pins this week. You can follow me on Pinterest to see all my inspiration. Feel free to share your favorite Pin in the comments. I'm always interested to know what people are planning when they pin something.

Have a great day!

XOXO

Carla

Upcoming Projects!

I am so excited for today! I know its silly but I have an order of Miss Mustard Seed Milk paint arriving some time today and I am giddy with excitement. I have been anxious to work on something this week but have been waiting to receive this order to get started. Here are the next couple of projects I hope to finish soon.

Old record cabinet.

 A wicker seated bench.



I hope you have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Carla

Industrial Stenciled Stools

I finished up a fun pair of stools this weekend.

When we moved into our house we loved that the kitchen had a wonderful island and we planned to have stools for us all to sit around it. A wonderful friend gave us a couple stools that I love but I couldn't find another set to make it possible for all four of us to sit together. Five years later and we still fight over who gets to sit in the 2 stools we have. Then the other day I came across a pair of inexpensive plain bar stools on Craigslist and a really cool industrial stool tutorial on Pinterest. It was like fate. They aren't anything like my original stools but I still love them.

Here are the before pictures. Besides the great price ($15 for the pair) I love that they swivel.

I was really inspired by the stools done by a Vintage Industrial DIY Bar Stool Post by The DIY Village

I ordered my stencil from Just Stencils It took less than a week for me to receive them. You should have seen me when I took the stencil off and saw the beautiful clean paint line. I literally squealed with excitement.

I just love how they turned out.

 

And now we don't have to fight over stools.

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XOXO

Carla

Pinterest Favorites

I spend way too much time on Pinterest dreaming about the projects I could be doing if I didn't have to work all day, didn't have budget limitations, didn't have an already packed garage... I thought I would share the top 5 projects or inspirations I found on Pinterest this week. In no particular order ofcourse.

1. Terracotta Pots

So I'm not a gardener... I love gardens and dream about what could be if I magically grew a green thumb. These super cute upcycled terracotta pots are definitely on my to do list. I actually bought a milk-crate full of these at a local thriftstore recently. Hopefully soon you will see my version of this. If the picture link doesn't work you can see this project at Songbird.

2. Distressed Mantle

I just love this distressed yumminess... I recently purchased a freestanding oak mantle off Craigslist. I am totally going to do something like this to it. This project may have to wait until the weather gets warmer. Not sure I can wait... in the meantime I'm looking at inspiration on Pinterest. I know this link doesn't go anywhere but its still wonderful inspiration.

3. Style Inspiration

I just love this model's make up, hair, dress, and that amazing necklace... *sigh*

4. Turquoise Dining Table

I just love turquoise! That is it. Enjoy!

5. Simple Cupcake Liner Heart Wreath

Such a simple project and perfect for valentines (which is only a week away!). I fully intend on making this for my front door. Add it to my to do list.

Well I hope you enjoyed a recap of my favorite Pins this week. You can follow me on Pinterest to see all my inspiration. Feel free to share your favorite Pin in the comments. I'm always interested to know what people are planning when they pin something.

Have a great day!

XOXO

Carla

Stenciled Little Table

I have searched through all my photos looking for a before picture for this table. I can't find one. I must have thought it wouldn't be something I'd want to share on my blog. Well I was wrong because this table turned out so wonderful.




I've had this table for a couple years. It sat in my garage mostly finished until earlier this week when I finally applied the stencil to the top. After the stencil I coated it with dark wax and I added a couple coats of Poly on the top to protect from waterstains.






I'm testing it out in our living room to see if it can stay. Too much going on there... time to make some changes.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

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XOXO

Carla

Go Seahawks!

The last couple of football seasons have been really exciting for us Seahawks fans.

 

 We're making history this week when we win the Superbowl. (yes I said when we win) The entire state has come together to support the team. That is what I love most about the Seahawks, that it bring so many people together. I love the 12th Man!

To show my support (on a really small budget) I made a "Go Seahawks" wreath for my front door.

I only used materials I had around the house. I made the wreath form from a pool noodle (I'm not sure if that is the official name for the tube like floating toys the kids use in the pool).

I cut strips of blue and green paper.

After assembling the wreath I cut "V"s into the paper strips and added my letter embellishments.

It turned out pretty good and I've already had some compliments from some door-to-door visitors.

I got the idea from this UK blog - Ain't She Crafty.

 All I have left to say is... GO HAWKS!

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XOXO

Carla

Dining Table Makeover

I love when I start a project and work hard on it, I love it when it all works out great and I end up with exactly what I'd imagined. It doesn't happen very often so when it does I want to do cartwheels. I received this table a few months ago. Notice the garage door is open and the sunshine. Don't mind the cars - I don't have much working space.

It came with four of these chairs.

It needed some love and affection. It had been sitting in the garage for a long time. So I cleaned it up and painted it with Maison Blanche Wrought Iron and Stained the top with a Polystain.

Look at those feet! Love that detail!

I just love how it all turned out.

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XOXO

Carla