DIY - Paint Chip Art

To say that I use google on a regular basis is an understatement really.  I'm not ashamed to say that I am a full fledged googler.  My family makes fun of me because I'll often google whole phrases at a time but the cool thing is I usually always find what I'm looking for.  I was searching google (is googling a real word?) looking for an appropriate picture for my last post about paint chips and I found some really fun DIY projects.  Check out some of my faves.  Click on the picture to find out more about how to create it yourself.

Easter Garland - from modern parents messy kids.

  

Paint Chip Wall Art - from life, crafts & whatever

Framed paint chip art - from young house love

Paint Chip Calendar - from pinterest

Wow!  Hope you are as inspired as I am!  I'm thinking it might be time to hit my local home improvement store.  Now to figure out how to get that many paint chips home without causing a commotion...

Happy crafting.

Blog Favourites

There are just so many great blogs out there and so little time!  I thought I'd share some of my favourites with you.  Why keep a good thing a secret right?  Click on the logos to check out these blogs.

Jones Design Company is a recent find for me and I was inspired right away.  Check out her kids' rooms...so fun!

Thrifty Decor Chick was one of the first blogs I discovered.  It's a great resource for DIY projects for the home.

This was the first blog I ever read and I can't even tell you how inspired I was!  I've never come across someone who loves different fonts as much as I do until Marta.  She writes about her life, her work and design inspiration.  You just need to check it out.


I stumbled across Ain't No Mom Jeans one day as I sought inspiration for my sad and boring wardrobe.  I was so excited to explore this blog and see that I wasn't the only mom struggling to redefine her style after having a sweet little one.  I particularly thought the New Here? section was a great introduction to this blog by real moms for real moms!


Honest to Nod is the blog attached to the store Land of Nod.  I haven't fully explored this blog yet since I only discovered it last night while window shopping on the Land of Nod site.  There are some cute ideas for all things kid related - crafts, food, party ideas.  I can tell right now that I'm going to waste spend a LOT of time here and I can't wait for their Christmas ideas to start popping up.

Well, those are just a smattering of the blogs I'm following right now.  Do you have any favourites to share?

Phew...2 weeks already?!

I'm back after an impromptu two week break.  Boy, life just keeps marching right along and it's crazy how quickly two weeks went by.  I hadn't intended to put posting on hold for that long but life took over and, well, here we are.  I've been going back and forth in my mind...keep going with fall decor or start on some fun Christmas projects.  Back and forth I tell you!  I actually didn't get my fall boxes out of the garage this year because, well, I'm not sure where they are.  The garage isn't that big but all of the "stored" items are over in a huge pile and not that easy to access.  Luckily, I had my husband put the Christmas boxes on the outside so we are ok there.  PHEW!  Crisis averted!  I think I've moved on to working on Christmas projects actually because I know as the most wonderful season of all approaches I'll be just too busy.  Here are a few things I'm thinking about working on.

This super fun wreath was part of Starbuck's holiday 2008 display and I fell in LOVE with it then.  I think I'd like to try to recreate it but with a little twist to make it work for my home.  I'm not sure if I'll get to it this year but it is definitely on the list of things to do!

These Potterybarn stockings are darling and I really love the velvet fabric.  

These Potterybarn knitted stockings are so adorable too!  How to decide?!

This Potterybarn Kids advent calendar is one of the sweetest I've seen and would be so fun for little dude to use to count down the days.  

It looks like I've got my work cut out for me!  Maybe I should have started back in July!  We'll see how much I can get done and perhaps some will have to wait for next year.

...one more thing... Are you working on anything for Christmas yet or am I the only one jumping the gun? 

Fall Crafts - pumpkins everywhere

There are so many fun crafts for fall out there.  I scoured the internet to find some really great craft ideas and came up with these three.

Here's a cute but really simple craft from Tatertots & Jello.  The glitter is such an unexpected twist and the ribbon adds a sweet touch.  

These yarn-wrapped pumpkins are darling from Two Shades of Pink!  I think I've definitely got to try these!

These Missoni-inspired pumpkins are so chic.  Check them out here.

These cuties are so inspiring...now to find the time!  Happy crafting everyone!