A Clothesline INSIDE?!?!



Yeah, thats right!! Here is the story..I switched rooms with my daughter, and have not yet had the chance to paint this new room i use as my office/studio.. so, I tried to think of some quick, easy & cheap ways to brighten up my walls until I can paint this summer.. I have always been a huge fan of picture collages, keeping sentimental things like movie tickets, and also organized mess! So, here is what I came up with!! Click here for easy steps into the clothesline madness!!

Update on Life..

So I have recently been very busy helping my dear friend Amanda with her photography class homework!! :) It has been a blast but doesnt leave much time for DIYs or blogging!! But I am not complaining.. Modeling is FUN! lol Anyway, I asked her to take some family pictures for us so I figured I would share a few of those and some of the other photos we shot.. Here ya go!

 

                                                                                                         

Oh, some more big news!! I got my Christmas present early!!! It's a fancy Asus Eee Pad Transformer.. I have yet to blog with it but I plan on doing so soon!! :) It is lovely!!

I ♥ Maurices!!!

Well, I've shared a few DIY projects, let you peek at my photography, spilled a little of my soul in some poetry & published previews of my home.. Now I think it is time for a little of my personal style! Agree? Good! No? Oh well here I go!

I had a mini shopping spree at my ALL TIME FAVORITE STORE EVER, Maurices. I got a ToN of stuff and spent a little over $200, now keep in mind not all of my purchases are listed below..and I snuck a few items in from a trip a while back. Enjoy...

Like what you see? Visit Maurices.com to do a little shopping yourself!!
All Images  ©Maurices 2011

Blank Wall? Why not...

Long story short, we have had a lot of water heater problems in the past.. the access panel is in my daughter's room and as small as it is there were not many options for her bed placement.. and both ways I was able to put the bed blocked the access panel for the water heater.. So.. I switched her rooms! My office for her bedroom.. and then... I came across a blank wall!!

That's when MAGIC HAPPENED! Okay, maybe not magic, but I seen an opportunity and ran with it!! Here are some pics! Enjoy!

The INSPIRATION :)

                                         Her very lovely bedding set that I purchased at Kohl's

 



       I darkened the image a little to make the color pop :)

The color is off a bit because of the lighting in the room and the color of the wall but you get the just of it :)

Comments Welcome!

Not So Tragic T-Shirts!!!

       Let me start by apologizing for my lack of posting lately! Since my baby girl has started school my schedule has changed and well, I’ve just not had the time. But, after some recent inspiration I am back in the game Woot! Here we go.. So. I recently went out to see a local band called Bad Country (great show might I add, check them out on Facebook!) and there was a waitress wearing the cutest little t-shirt..it had an amazing ripped/stretched/laddered pattern down the back and wow did she rock it! I decided then that I would have to *try* to create my own! I remembered watching an episode of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels where he took his lovely ladies out for a date to a celebrity t-shirt cutter/artist? I guess you would call him? So I headed straight for the ole trusty Google page and did a little research and here is what I came up with! Check out the video of Adam Saaks below, his work is ahhhhmazing...

Now you can Click Here to see my Adam Saaks inspired T-Shirt Reconstruction!

Fun For School!!

My daughter, Kadelyn, started kindergarten this year and the past two weeks they were studying colors. So, each day they had to wear a different color..Well, some of those colors we did not have in her wardrobe so I decided to do a fun little project that would be hands on and safe for her to do!! So here we go!!!

This isnt a DIY project, just something fun for us to do but feel free to try it yourself with your kids! All we needed were some bowsl, food coloring, vinegar, rubber bands and some plain white t's :)

All we did was tie up the shirts in different ways using the rubber bands, added vinegar to the food coloring and then we dipped, dabbed, dripped and dropped color all over them.

After we finished with our designs we let them dry for the night, and the next day we rinsed them in cold water. I read that adding salt to the water helps keep the color, but I am not sure if that actually helped or not??

They turned out really well.. some of the color does fade after washing but it is still a nice project with the kids!! :)

Bored with you Board?

So as I sit at my desk daily.. I like to have some inspirational items to look at.. Pictures, Quotes, Cards Etc.. Well, I’ve decided that with my new office, I will be needing a new inspiration board.. which i think i have decided to make now, an inspiration WALL! Like this -------------------------->

But, that DIY will come later.. For now, what am I going to do with my old cork board? Hmmmmm...I think it needs a new function. A makeover should do the trick! Click here to see!!!