Showing posts with label arts and crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label arts and crafts. Show all posts

January 7, 2012

This crazy funk I'm in..

Mom and I finally picked the color scheme that Tyler and I are going to paint and decorate our kitchen in. Thank goodness. That is the hardest part. Now, we just have to get the paint and everything to coordinate with it. I have been in this crazy funk about cleaning and organizing the house. I have finally got my craft room started and now I am hell bent on getting Tyler's man cave closet cleaned so I don't have to straddle the door to get in anymore.

Side note: Whoever designed this house in 2001 was PSYCHO when they decided to make all of the closet door open to the inside. It's making it very difficult to put things in the closet and to close the doors.

Anyway, I drove out to Chenal Valley to get a coat stand for $7 and it was probably the best buy ever!! I am so excited about it. I have wanted one for a while but couldn't find on that wasn't oh.... $130. I am so excited. This thing is like brand new.

I am also excited to say that we are probably getting new carpet in February-ish. My grandparents are getting new carpet and their carpet is in very good shape so we are getting their carpet, providing it will fit in our living room (fingers crossed). As you can tell from the picture of the coat rack, the carpet is green. Green is not a good color of carpet. Not in 2012. I didn't realize how dark the paint was going to go on the wall so the off white carpet will really set off the darkness of the living room and keep our area rug from clashing with the green carpet.

Okay, last but not least. After I am done with this post, I am headed into the craft room to start the very first Pinterest craft that I pinned. Baby food jars with chalkboard lids used for spice jars. I am not quite sure what I love this so much, but I am super excited to see how it turns out. I will post pictures!!

December 13, 2011

Christmas in the Shaw House

I promised I would post pictures of some of our Christmas decorations. They may be too simple for some, but for my first time really decorating my home for Christmas, I think that I did pretty well.


The counter with my handmade snowman canvas
The front door





The Christmas tree

The front table... my favorite

The kitchen table
The new shelf

The kitchen table...again


November 28, 2011

A Proud Moment..

My latest creation. I am proud of myself. Thanks for all of the compliments.