A Dying Art Form

Walmart in Tupelo is one of the few in Northeast Mississippi that still processes film. And they don't really do a spectacular job. Just got a couple rolls done and this photo is the best quality of the bunch.

Happy Birthday Little Sis

You're finally 21! How crazy is that? Here's some birthday candles to blow out.

I love these candle holders. They're a bit too pricey for me so I'll have to be creative and make something like it. Maybe next year I can have you 22 of them.

Let's Get Organized

My little sister got me a 2 year subscription to Do It Yourself magazine, and I was looking at their website. They have tons of great project ideas. Like a bird cage to hold letters and what nots. And to use an old wooden trunk as a filing cabinet. Both of which I've been trying to figure out cool ways to make. And now I feel inspired to get them made. I need a cool metal bird cage. Hopefully I can find one at a thrift store. Not sure where to look for a trunk that's the right size, but that doesn't discourage me.

Merry Christmas!

I thought this Christmas mantel decoration was really fun. It's from girlhula's flikr.

picture found via the constant gatherer

Pincushion

How great is this pincushion by creativeKismet! I've wanted to make one like this for a while now. Might just buy this one though, support another artist.

A Post for Mom :-)

This is Matt's side table. It is much less cluttered than mine at the moment. And the bedding is being washed, hence the lack of real pillows. But we love our new bedside tables. When the whole room is clean I'll take a picture of the bed and both tables, then you'll get the real effect.

Kareena

I just came across this amazing artist, Kareena. I love the style and simplicity of her artwork. It also inspired me to make a calendar. I need one for me, but maybe i'll try to make a few and sell them on my etsy.

artist found via Studio Home Creative

Honeycomb Smocking

I just finished the pillow on the front tonight. It took a couple evenings of tedious hand stitching, but I think it was totally worth it. I love the "honeycomb smocking" affect. I couldn't have done it without the brilliant tutorial from Tumbling Blocks. Probably won't be doing it again for a while. But I do have fabric for one more pillow. Just need to get more stuffing and some trim to jazz it up.

My New Couch!!

Sorry for the lame-ness of these photos. I will replace this post later with a better photo of the couch/ and more pillows on it. But anyway, this is mine and Matt's new sectional. It's so comfy and we love it. Best Sectional Ever!

And it pretty much takes up our whole living room. but i don't mind. cause I love it. :-)

Christmas Ornaments

I decided to make some little ornaments and found this dough recipe for making them. It worked rather well. Here are some of the heart shaped ones I made, and then them painted.

Christmas Tree

Holiday Giveaway

I just found a fantastic giveaway going on at Apartment Therapy. Everyday they add six new things. I only enter for the ones I like, but this one I really love.

Nesting bowls

These are little string bowls I made the other day. They look pretty fantastic in person. And I even found the perfect use for the biggest bowl I made. It now holds cinnamon potpourri.

This bowl was made with two kinds of string and is a slightly smaller version of the potpourri holding one.

Doesn't it look very rustic and and festive?

Here's how you do it.

Supplies: string, scissors, white glue, cling wrap, a rubber band or two, and a couple bowls.

Step 1: Cut the string into pieces, doesn't really matter the length. Mine were about 9 inches long.

Step 2: Take the bowl not used for the form and put a layer of cling wrap in it, holding it in place with a rubber band outside

the bowl.

Step 3: Put the cut string in the cling wrap bowl and cover, generously, with white glue.

Step 4: Cling wrap the outside of a bowl, the size you want to use as your form. Hold the cling wrap tight with a rubberband at the rim. Lay it open end down.

Step 5: Apply string after string to the bowl, making sure that it has lots of places they over lap. Let dry and peel off your new string bowl from its form.

It's really quite simple and fun. Also been done with balloons and such.

this project was inspired by the blog, A Friend to Knit With

Snow Globes and Mantels

These fantastic home made snowglobes are from none other than... Anthropologie , of course.

found via inside the loop, via oh hello logan I don't actually have a mantel, though I'm pretty decided that no matter where Matt and I move next I'm going to get him to build me one. Here is a beautiful one with great decoration. found via oh hello logan