What I'm Listening to Tuesday

Wreath Study Continued

SoI can't find my beloved fall wreaths. I know this sounds crazy because our house is teeny and I'm pretty organized, but I seriously can't find them. And I loved them! I'm sure I'll find them once I start decorating for Christmas.

I've been wanting a square wreath forever. I bought some big sheets of foam from Hobby Lobby and cut them up to make my own form. I had tons of leaves I bought last year at the dollar store last year, as well. I love the results! I can't wait to make more square wreaths with the leftover foam.

Pumpkins Already?

I was feeling like it was too early to start decorating for fall then I realized it's almost mid-September! I started to really get a hustle on my fall decorating this weekend. I've seen these button designs all over. Plus I need to use up my burlap. Cute huh?

Does this Make Me an Artist?

I'm sure you've seen the new Martha Stewart paint products all over the internet lately. Besides the steep price tag I've loved everything I have seen in this line. I decided to treat myself to one of the stencil packs as I have been searching for a small quatrefoil stencil for a while.

I decided to try everything out on some canvas I got on sale at Hobby Lobby.  I have to say I really love them and I'm sure I will get tons of use out of them. I've had a lot of mishaps with stencils in the past and I will say these are better than some of the generic stencils I have used in the past. What do you think?

Kennel Sign

I'm so excited to finally have another girl in the house and be able to buy some girly puppy things. I decided to make Stella a little sign for her crate and it only cost me $1! Cute huh?

Wall Transformation

There are many eyesores in our house that we are slowly trying to improve. One of the worst culprits was this wall smack in the middle of our house. The builders has the brilliant idea of placing the thermostat, the humidifier, and the doorbell right in the middle of the wall. Not to mention, no one in Maryland needs a humidifier!

Anyway here is how it looked before. Attractive huh?

So we had an electrician come out to remove the humidifier and the thermostat. We moved the doorbell and upgraded to a digital thermostat.

See it already looks better. Sorry for the poor light. One of the perils of nighttime home improvement.

Then my husband made these super cute shelves for me since we don't have a mantel and I really needed a focal point to decorate. Doesn't it look much better? The only problem is, I am having some real issues decorating it. I have tons of ideas for Christmas and I can't wait to come up with something then, but I am struggling at the moment. Here is what I have so far...

I am thinking a bookpage wreath, which is what all the little paper rosettes are for on the shelf. Any ideas? Please fee free to link back to any ideas you may have. What are your trouble areas in your house?

Still Trying to Use up that Fabric

After the great curtain calamity I am still constantly trying to find ways to use up the 8 yards of customer fabric I have lying around. I decided to make a dry erase board for the front door in hopes John will read it before he leaves so he won't forget anything. Plus I already had everything so it was free.

All I did was use a spray adhesive to glue the fabric to the board of a picture frame. Easy peasy. Too bad I still have a million yards of paisley fabric.