Happy $30 Thursday to ya! April, Jen and I have some fabulous projects in store for you today! Oh how we LOVE $30 Thursday! Here's mine! A while back, I had a great idea pop into my head... an outdoor side table made from a split stump! Bingo! And it was pretty simple to make! Here's what I did: First, I started with a regular ol' stump. My sweet uncle volunteered to chop it up for me while I was at work, so I don't have a picture of this step. Just imagine a stump being chopped into several pieces... Once the stump was chopped up, I started putting it back together. Yes, yes, I know that sounds weird. Let's chop it up just to put it back together. I'm ...
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Winter Front Porch
This past weekend the weather was lovely. 42 degrees was a solid heat wave and I took full advantage of it and slipped outside to freshen up our front porch. But before I get too far, I have to tell you something. I still hadn't taken down our Christmas items from the front porch. Whew. I feel much better. Now, as a saving grace for myself, I'd like to point out that none of our decorations were overly Christmasy. But still, I can only handle the unruly wind blowing over my Christmas trees a few times. And those babies were on the 20th fall. I can't tell you how tired I was of coming home to find all the trees laying over on their side. The OCD in me wouldn't allow me to ...
Stick & Twig Welcome Banner
Here we are again with another stick and twig project! The best part? It was completely FREE! Score! Over the past month I've been working on several projects to try and spruce up our entryway and front porch. It's been so fun, especially since I've been bringing out my crafty and making all sorts of good stuff. If you'll remember, I started a new series this week: (Just in case you missed Part 1 & Part 2) Banners are everywhere. This is certainly not the first or last one you will ever see. But I might as well jump on the bandwagon since it's something that I've always loved, just never done. However, I think the stick letters punch it up a level. Again, it's so very ...
Happy Fall- Stick Style & A New Series!
I've been thinking lately... I have all of these ideas for sticks. Seriously, I can't get sticks out of my head. Does that sound weird? Maybe just a little.... Because of my new obsession, I've decided to create a little mini series: "Stick & Twigs- Fabulous & Free"! Here goes the second idea with sticks & twigs as the main source of inspiration. (If you missed my first post, the stick star sure inspired me to create FREE things from nature.) If a shape can be created, what about words? Brilliant! Better yet, let's create a saying! Since fall makes me happy, it was pretty easy to decide on the words: Happy Fall. So simple! But such a huge impact to ...
Decorating with Corn Stalks- Front Porch Style
Welcome October! Can you believe that Halloween is right around the corner? Which means that Thanksgiving is right down the street and Christmas is at the end of the block. Seriously! Where has this year gone? Anyways... I couldn't help but think about Thanksgiving while I was adding corn stalks to our front porch. I'm looking forward to the Holiday's this year (not that I don't normally) because of our new home. I get excited thinking about it! And the corn stalks only add to it! After all, a new home means new and exciting ways to decorate! And THAT is exciting! It's so very fall! And the perfect addition to our pumpkins! Every time I drive up to our house, or walk out our ...
Our Fall Porch
I'm sure that you may have noticed, but It's feeling very fall-ish. Especially around our abode. There's just something about the corn and beans turning a lovely golden color while the cool breeze flows through the dried corn leaves. It's just divine! With all of that setting the mood, I couldn't wait to get the front porch in on the action too. I honestly didn't know how the fall orange and yellow would look against our front door, but it's just spectacular. I still want to add some dried corn stalks, but they're not quite ready yet. In the meantime, I'm completely loving our fall front porch! Now it's time to start on the inside! ...
Landscaping Love: Part 2
Here we are in part two of the sprinkler system/ lawn seeding series. Everything is going beautifully and we are thrilled to have a front and backyard! We're happy with the dirt area for now, but can't wait to start seeing some green grass shooting up. :) We're still missing the two other Blue Spruce trees for our berm, but they should be planted next week. This weekend the hubby and I hit up a local nursery that had all their plants on sale... like 75% off. It was awesome! We picked up enough to do a whole section in our front yard and it looks so good, that I'm itching to go back and buy more! We also started on the walkway path from our garage to the front door. We got all excited ...
Landscaping Love: Part 1
I feel like I have a lot of posts that begin with "Part". Perhaps that's because we have so many projects going on, or so many different things to get done before something is considered complete. In a way, it's a beautiful thing. It means that we're making progress and I love progress. Today's topic is something that the hubby and I have REALLY wanted to get started. In every way, this is part of a new series. Landscaping. It makes such a huge difference to a home and it's something that we have ZERO of. Well, if you consider random rock landscaping then we have boat loads! Seriously. The whole rock thing is a little annoying to us, because, well, we don't have enough dirt to start a ...
A Painted Front Door
Who here loves a painted front door? ME! I must say that our original white door looked fine, it just wasn't enough of a statement and not the type of entrance that I had imagined. So, I went in search for the perfect paint color. I wanted something that would give visitors a welcoming vibe, but still look classy with our black rock. We love how it turned out! But just so you remember, here's the before: And here's the after: We painted the front door Wythe Blue from Benjamin Moore and absolutely love it. It's the perfect pop against the black rock. There's still a ton to do with the front porch, but it's looking so much better. Obviously my white pots are empty.... I'm on the ...
