Cute Things

Today I'm just really loving these particular five things. Not just the items individually, but the feeling they create when placed together. The colors, the textures, the shapes and sizes.

I feel like they would be owned by the crafty/fashionable lady who knows how to get things done, but is playful and truly an artist at heart.




Did you all have a good Wednesday? Mine was a bit crazy, but in a good way. Many new opportunities and things happening over here!


Here's where you can find these lovely items:

1  //  2  //  3  //  4  //  5

A New Series...

Hey Friends! Happy Wednesday! I'm so excited to be introducing a new series we'll be having here regularly on the blog! It has to do with awesome creative projects easy enough for anyone to pull off... 

Grace and I met on a trip to Uganda, Africa while we were both in college- and we've been buddies ever since. This girl seriously has talent for creating... I mean you walk into her house, and anything that screams cute, she made herself. She's the queen of DIY and doesn't even realize how talented she is. Not only is Grace humble, but she's an amazing friend who views life in such a beautiful way. She's one person who I feel completely comfortable telling anything to- our conversations always leave me inspired. Not to mention- she loves coffee just as much as me, which is totally a friendship bonus!

I know I keep mentioning this- but I AM getting ready to launch a new site (these things take time!) I asked Grace to come along and be my first regular contributor to my new and improved blog! She was so kind to say yes :) Needless to say, my new site is not up yet, but Grace started sending me projects and I couldn't help but post one! Just think of it as a sneak peak to all the goodness that's to come! 

So here it is, project #1!

What you'll need:

- Three small plants that will do well indoors (I would use succulents, herbs, or different types of fern)

- One 2x4 and a handsaw if you will be cutting it shorter

- Three mason jars

- Three silver things (I honestly have no idea what they are, I just know they live in the plumbing section at Home Depot. If you take a mason jar with you, pick the one that fits snugly around the mouth)

- Nails

- Small rocks or pebbles

- Fresh dirt

This project is a little more about spacing and placing according to what you feel looks right, so I'm throwin inches and precision out!

STEP ONE: Place the metal fasteners at even distances on your piece of wood.

Take the first mason jar, fit the fastener around it and nail that bad boy down (easy peasy). Repeat with the other two, spacing them evenly along the board.

STEP TWO: Put a few pebbles or small rocks in the bottom of your mason jars to make sure your little planties get plenty of drainage. This way you can watch the water level to make sure you don't drown the poor fellas.

STEP THREE: Fill each mason jar about halfway up with dirt.

STEP FOUR: Hang them. You may want to nail directly through the board, or drill holes in the back for hanging (I did both for extra support).

Now sit back and enjoy your little wall forest!

You can tweak this how ever you want. Maybe spray paint the fasteners gold, or paint the wood a bright color, use your creativity!

Thanks so much Grace! Looking forward to more DIY's!! (And a new blog- it's coming I promise!)

The Wheatfield

Just found this awesome Etsy shop with so many great inspirational prints! I thought the words on these guys would be a good mindset to have for the weekend. Live free and with passion. I would love to get one of these for my house.



Have a wonderful weekend friends!

my guest post on craft snob!

i had the opportunity to do a guest post over on this lovely craft blog today.
its confession time- i'm really not that great of a crafter, i just really want to be and totally
pretend that i am. so i have to admit i was a little intimidated when sara from Craft Snob
asked me to come up with a tutorial for how to make a Christmas tree ornament!

i originally thought i would just do a pdf download of something i designed (that i can do!)
but then once i got going, i thought, "i can totally make this in real life!" so i did. and you
can see how i did it right here!

i think it came out lookin pretty good! its full of patterns and color- so i like that :)



so head over to my guest post on Craft Snob, learn how to make this baby and show some love!

Happy Thursday everyone!!

What to do with your...

So this blog post is dedicated to a friend who recently asked me what she should do
with her old vintage suitcases. I got really excited at the question, as I've been brainstorming
 the exact same thing after having so many suitcases leftover from our wedding decorations.
So instead of emailing her back, I'm replying with this blog as well as introducing a new column!
Its called "What to do with your..." (super creative, I know, but I like to keep things simple!)

Every so often (when the inspiration is right) I'll post a "What to do with your..." and give
various ideas on what you can do with the everyday items you may have around your house.
You know those things that you hold on to because you think- "I can totally do something cool
with this, so I'but I just don't know what." So you keep it forever and then end up throwing it
 away probably because someone in your household tells you to get rid of it cause you're never
gonna do anything with it. THOSE kind of things :)

So here is post numero uno on vintage suitcases! Enjoy!





And the best thing about suitcases in some instances, such as the end tables, they double as storage
containers! You could also modify this and turn it into a coffee table. Stylish and functional.


Find more info on these wonderful crafts here:

CHAIR : MEDICINE CABINET : END TABLE : PET BED

Paper Scraps

I hate having to throw things away, its something I'm learning how to do.
I just can't help but think, "I can use these sometime in the future!"
A few years later they're still in the "I'll use these one day" box.

I have a ton of paper scraps collected over the years, and have rounded
up some DIY's on what you can do with those guys! If you have a ton of
scraps you just can't throw away, maybe try one of these crafts to turn them
 into something you'll actually love and use!


1: Paper Scrap Flowers. Limited only by your creativity.
The uses for these are endless!

2: Recycled Paper Notebooks. Gifts, journals, sketchbooks, scrapbooks.
Fun times.

3: Book Cover and Freshened Up Ruler! Paper scraps can cover an
already existing journal or book, line a ruler that needs a bit of freshness,
or even cover a pencil or scissors.