$2 spooky entryway...

I added a couple touches to my entryway display this weekend.  Giant spider was $1 at the dollar store, and the web material and tiny spiders were a dollar together.  Sweet!  The girls were a little apprehensive at first!

Entry way reveal!

Forgive the less than impressive pictures.  Not a lot of light gets into my entryway!  I had to share with you the   almost finished product!  

 My dad gave me this table, which I of course painted white, and I sewed a white table runner for it, and also since I was planning to put halloween decor on it, I sewed a little candy corn pillow, I just whipped it up sort of last minute, but I kid of love it!  :-)  The table was free- and the paint was $10, so pretty good price for a brand new table!

I walked by this beauty 3 different times at the thrift store, telling myself I didn't have anywhere for it.  I realized the entryway was perfect for it, and brought it home.  It was a strange dark gold color.  I bought the mirror for $5.50 and painted it for $5, so it was also a great deal.  I LOVE it!  I don't really love how it blends in with my walls, but this spring when we buy a house I can actually paint my walls in COLOR and then all my white stuff will really POP!  Excited!

Classy Cosmetics!

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Go here for a great giveaway!  I have been really learning about eating organically and have also realized that the things we put ON our skin matter just as much as what we eat.

Girly Bedroom Reveal!

Alright.  I know I've been severely lacking in the consistent blogging department.  But, I am super excited to finally share with you part of the the girls bedroom!  I have been painting a TON of items in my house, and this dresser is one of them!

Ready to hear how thrifty it was?

Bedsets- Target- Orginally $60, I got them on sale for $30 each!

Rug- $22 (marked down from $35)

Dresser- Free from my Grandma- plus about $30 to repaint and add new hardware

(by the way the paint color is Mermaids Treasure from home depot)

Mirror- $3 (steal!) and about $3 worth of spray paint

Other frames- free- repainted old frames I already had with leftover paint!

Prints- 4 8by10 photos- $12

I am so pleased with the result!

Obviously I still have stuff to add- I want to make some turquoise pillows for their beds, I want to find a super girly lamp for the dresser, and I REALLY want to make some cheap chandelier type things for over their beds.  Especially since I'm too cheap to buy a bedframe! HA!  But have you looked at those?  They are so expensive, and thrifting one isn't really an option because I need two that match!

 As much as I absolutely LOVE the color I chose for the dresser, I really don't love the slight streak marks from hand painting.  So, in the future, I will either be buying a hand held sprayer, or just stick with the store bought spray paint.

 This mirror is so detailed, I love it!  I got it almost a year ago in South Carolina, on a thrifting trip to Columbia with my good friend Erin!  I am SO pleased with how it turned out!  It was gold originally, and I painted it berry pink, (spray paint from home depot) and it ended up cracking a bit because of the age of the mirror.  It's a really cool effect, I wish you could see it better!

And these frames up top, I just love the pictures I chose for them!  

So what do you think?  It's a work in progress, but I am so thrilled with how it's turning out!

Help me choose which quotes are best!

 I've been working on some "art" on picnik for the girls room and for our kitchen.  Here are the two I can't decide between for the girl's bedroom- which is finally starting to come together!

First quote...

or, second qoute...

And, my kitchen is also getting a print, and it will be aqua and red someday so...

Quote one...

 or quote two?

Anyway, let me know what you think?!  I am sorry this blog has been lacking so much in posts lately, I have been sooooo busy and sick!  I have about a million projects in the works right now, my hands are constantly paint covered, and soon it will all be revealed!  :-)  Thanks for continuing to follow my blog.

By the way, feel free to copy these images and use them for your own personal use.  In fact, I would be flattered!  :-)

Family Pictures

I have been dying to get some cute family photos up in our house.  My mom took some for us this weekend, and about 42 of them turned out!  Sparing you that entourage, here are a "few" of my favorites.  I was really going for the slightly vintage feel.

My dress is from JCPenney thanks to my mom for buying it for me!  My new boots are from Target, and I LOVE them.

And I have to leave you with my favorite outtake.  

This girl... and her tongue... grrr!

Words in White

Do you remember THIS POST? Well, I've had it mostly completed for a month now, and last night I finally pulled out the spray paint.

Ready?

In an attempt to copy this...

I created this...

I'm really pleased with how it turned out!  And it cost me $7!  I actually used those foam letters in the kids craft section, and then spray painted over to cover up the bright colors.  

I would have liked to have the different sizes of letters, but unfortunately I could only find these ones!  

This is a super simple, high impact piece of art!  :-)

I am planning on putting this in our bedroom when we have a house and can actually have gray walls.  It will really pop against color, but unfortunately right now I only have boring walls!  

What I Wore Wednesday

I went out shopping today and I wore this super cute outfit! 

(my camera is STILL taking terrible pics, so sorry about the terrible photo quality!)

(pardon the grumpy head in the picture also... ha!)

And, these pant are actually amazingly cute on, the picture makes them look a big baggy and frumpy. 

Had to improvise to get a good picture of my super cute YELLOW shoes, which I got at DI for $4!  Yay!

Paired with my yellow earrings made my me, I was quite happy and comfortable in this outfit!  :-)

Fall Dress PREVIEW...

I am going to style a real photoshoot for this dress for Lizzie's "Fall Collection", using my mom's nice camera, but for now I just couldn't wait to show you!  I made everything about this dress from scratch.  Upcycling fabric from old t-shirts.  I was attempting this...

(from J-Crew- $68.00)

Unfortunately I didn't have those colors, so I made it with cream on top, and brown ruffles. 

I am okay with how it turned out.  I learned a lot while making it.  One of which is, don't hem every ruffle.  It will take FOREVER!  And it makes it more bulky in the end.

I have some TURQOUISE knit that I am planning to use to make Sara one.  Another thing I learned with this was that while the two tone color blocking looks great, when she moves or twirls, the cream shows under the ruffles, which I think looks tacky and homemade.  So the next one will be all one color.  Maybe with an accent color belt?

My camera did take one good picture though.  And it may be my favorite picture I've ever taken of Lizzie. 

Tunic top - winter wardrobe sewing

I found this tutorial over at Sewing In No Mans Land.  It was a bit tricky because you have to eyeball all the cutting on our own, no pattern.  Because of that, Lizzie's turned out too small and will actually fit Sara.  But, it was still super easy and fun to make!  I actually want to use the same idea and make it not reversible, using less fabric and bias tape for the edges. 

What a silly girl I have!  I certainly hope that I can start having project for my older daughter actually turn out in her size, or Sara's wardrobe is just going to get bigger and bigger!  Ha!  Does anyone else do that accidentally?

And, I just had to include this cute picture of Lizzie. Love it!