ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE

Today I went to the Two Women Vintage Goods' Antique and Crafts Show.  They had all sorts of anitque items, I couldn't focus on any one item. This served as great inspiration for today's 'Picture of Day'. This picture is perfect because the coffee table is a repurposed wood pallet and this was the sort of thing I saw at the fair.

I didn't go too crazy at the show, but ended up coming home with an antique sled, which I got for my mom because she has a whole collection of vintage and antique items, and an old metal suitcase, which is for me! I'll post pictures of what I bought in a few days, but for now have a great rest of your weekend!

via pinterest

 

3 YEAERS AGO....

Yesterday Aaron and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary! We have come a long way from the first day we met each other, which by the way was in a beer garden at Pig Out In The Park. For the anniversary we went out to breakfast, out on the boat, and rented a movie. It was a pretty chill day and of course we exchanged a few simple gifts.

Aaron gave me a little bouquet of flowers and a card. I did something alittle cheesy....ok A LOT cheesy. I have to give you a little background first. Aaron suffers from a badly healed rib that gives him a lot of pain in his back and arms, so.....I made him a massage coupon with four coupons. This way he can get a few professional massages whenever he wants or his back is killing him!

MORE HOMEMADE ART!

Lately Aaron (my boyfriend) and I have been talking about how much stuff we have...me mostly though. Most of the stuff I have is scattered around the house and is for crafting. I have gathered quite the collection of crafting supplies and fabrics over the past year. So I have decided to put what I have to use in any way possible. This is where more of my homemade art comes into play.

I took some left over fabric from a previous project and decided that it would work in my blue, black, and white bedroom, but I had to figure out how to display them.

So I took two extra sewing hoops and spray painted them black, stretched the fabric into it and BAM....its done.

How easy was that? And look how cute they are! They also match perfectly with my previous homemade art for the bedroom!

More pictures to follow showing the completed wall of art as my headboard!

GOOD OL' HOMEMADE ART

Lets be totally honest....I'm not very good at picking out art. In fact I'm not really a fan of a lot of art thats out there. Even though I'm an interior designer and thats suppose to be my thing, its not! I recently had a discussion about art with a coworker. Nothing too in depth just likes and dislikes, and I came to the realization that I don't have a type or style that I like or care about. I really just like what I like, simple as that.

Now lets not forget that I live with a boy, who has the total opposite design sense from me, so picking out any sort of art just doesn't work. I have been reading a lot of posts over at Young House Love about making your own art from items you love. For an example this is one piece of art they made here:



Courtesy of Young House Love

I took their concept of art and decided to try it out for myself. I had given my boyfriend this great card for Valentine's Day. It has a strong graphic, which is what I love, and you can instantly understand the meaning behind it.

I got a picture frame from Kohl's that already had a white matte board around it to frame the card and not to mention it was on a great sale at 55% off!

All I did was pop the back off, removed the picture place holder sheet, and inserted my fun Valentine's Day card, and ta-da!

I love this piece of art because nobody else has it and its the perfect way to keep sentimental gifts in great condition!

NEW PRODUCTS!

I have added two new sections to my Etsy shop, bookmarks and keychains. These new sections have made me decide that this is what my shop should be.  I am going to make the leap between random products to fabric and sewn items. Hope you like and you can go to my shop to see more products and pictures!



[All images are done courtesy of Design Remix and Color Me Happy Boutique]

PILLOW MADDNESS

Sorry its been so long since there was an update on the living room redo. I have mentioned in some of my other posts how expensive accessories for your house can be, so I decided to make some of my own pillows for my couch. I will never claim to be a master at sewing, in fact I am more closer to beginner than master, but I found sewing my own pillows suprisingly easy.

Remember the inspiration fabric? I made it into a pillow!

If you look closely on the blue and brown damask pillow (which I made!) it is the back of the pillow and you can see the top part of the pillow envelop.

I basically sewed the fabric into an envelop so I wouldn't have to sew the pillow shut because that would have been a disaster! Plus this way if anything gets on the pillow or I want to change the fabric I can easily slip it off and save it for another time. Hope you like!

NATURALLY NORTHWEST

Its finally here! I have been trying to convince my mother to start her own Etsy shop to sell all the things she loves...and she has finally done it!!! However, that meant I had to help her set it up...I designed a logo for her as well as an icon for her shop, Naturally Northwest. 

My mother's shop announcement says all there is to say about her design philosophy and love of all things found in nature:
"The Pacific Northwest is abundant with woods, water, and open spaces. I explore, collect and create from all things natural from where I live. My passion is collecting and preserving the beauty that I find everyday from my walks and explorations on the shores of the Puget Sound and the coniferous forests surrounding where I live and play."

Here are her first two products that she has up for sale:

Pinecone Wreath

Driftwood Wreath

Be sure to check back for new products in the near future!

{Images: Naturally Northwest}

COLOR ME HAPPY BOUTIQUE PACKAGING

I haven't sold anything yet in my etsy shop unfortunately, but in the anticipation of doing so I started developing the packaging and the thank you tag for my products. For the tag, I just used some store bought tags that I printed my thank you note on and decorated it with some circular stamps, then finished off with some twine. For the packaging I plan to use colorful leftovers from various projects as accents wrapped around reused brown paper.

I plan to develop the packaging and branding some more, but for now this will just have to do!

MORE WREATHS

I wanted to share two more wreaths that I have created for my etsy shop. I am becoming more and more adventurous and creative with them! The more I make, the more I want to keep each new one for myself!

Flower Bouquet

 Its Electric

Hope you enjoyed my latest creations and check back for new products!!!

COLOR ME HAPPY BOUTIQUE

Its here! I have just opened my etsy shop and listed my first two items.

"Color Me Happy Boutique is a shop for color lovers. I love anything with a great pattern and lots of color. Color is what inspires and invigorates me and my style. All items are one of a kind and original. Color Me Happy Boutique is going to feature all things I love and hope you enjoy them too."

My first two items listed are handmade yarn wreaths. The first is my 'Spring Has Sprung' wreath.

My second wreath is my 'Button Me Up' wreath.

Hope you enjoyed my creations and be sure to check back for more fun products!

RECLAIMED WOOD TABLE

For the past couple of months my boyfriend and I have been working on a table for my mom.  The idea to build this table come from one of our trips to our favorite store, Habitat For Humanity.  My boyfriend was digging through bins filled with random stuff, when I came across old pieces of wood and trim.  I started pulling out the most interesting pieces and lining them up next to each other when the inspiration for the table came over me.

I loved how different each piece of wood was and I was determined to have a table made from reclaimed wood.  So the boyfriend and I got to work rounding up the supplies and tools that we were going to need.  It took awhile for us to gain enough motivation to begin our project, but when we did it was all worth it.

We knew how we wanted the table to look, but didn't necessarily know how to achieve it. So through trial and error we found the right proportions and look we wanted.  The boards I had picked for the table top are different thicknesses, so we cut a piece of plywood the size of the table we wanted and then used nail glue to adhere them together.  Then using some pieces of wood bought from Home Depot we cut the legs and the mid-section piece, bolted them together, added the trim around the table top and we were finished.

I then sanded the entire table and stained the legs and mid-section a dark mahony color.  The table top was then given sevel coats of polyurethane to provide protection from spills and fading.  I still need to sand the top again and apply probably about 5 more coats, but then it will be complete and delivered to my mother (who is in love with the table!).

I am in love with this table and kind of sad that it wasn't made for me, but I hope you enjoyed it as much I do! Leave a comment with any questions about building the table!

FAV BEDROOMS

I have always loved my bedroom, its been a place of refuge, rest, and relaxation.  I like to make my bedroom fun and colorful, but restful enough I can still sleep! I found some inspiration bedrooms with creative headboards and interesting color schemes that are unique in their own ways.  Here are some of my favorites:

This one is my favorite! I think it is so creative and soothing for a headboard.

This one is my favorite color combination. I love bold, dark, and saturated colors in the bedroom.  It makes it like a cave that I can crawl into and sleep the night (or day) away.

Love the green, black, and white color scheme.

I want this bedframe! DIY instructions over at Design Sponge, click here.

Which one is your favorite? Do you have any inspirational bedrooms to share? I would love to hear from you!

Images from: Curbly, Design Wonderland, Apartment Therapy, Design Sponge, Room Service, Sara Gilbane Interiors, Casa Cullen, and Fuck Yeah Home Decor, West Elm: 1 and 2, Genuine Style, Through the French Eye of Design, Design Sponge