Blue Wall!

Chris and I painted one wall in our living room blue this weekend. I thought you might like to take a peek.

The formerly very ugly wall. It had so many nail holes! We used tons of Spackle to fill in.

If you couldn't already tell, the wall used to be ugly.

Bluuuuuuueeee!

Lemon approves.

The paint sample said "Atlas Blue," but now that I'm really thinking about it, I think it's pretty close to TARDIS blue and that makes me soooo happy in a very nerdy way.

xoxo

Soooooofa.

Today I love....
That we bought a couch!
Yeah, I know this is a really poor attempt at "Today I Love" but I'm really excited about our new couch.


It will be delivered next Thursday. I'm sooo excited about it. Especially since we got it for $300 less than regular price because they accidentally ordered 3 of them for floor models. I can't wait for it to get here, but now I've got my eye on the chair that goes with the set.....

And now a song to celebrate. I know ours isn't Italian or leather, but it is a sooooofa. So the song works. Just go with it.

xoxo

My Craft Space

For the first time in a long time, I have a craft space that I am proud of. I worked hard a few days ago (with help from the hubs) and finally got it looking and functioning the way I want it. It has everything I love and everything I need to be creative. If fact, I sat in that terribly uncomfortable chair just a few nights ago and made several things (I promise I'll share soon) while Chris was sitting at the computer on the opposite wall.

Things to notice:
1. woodgrain contact paper wrapped on plain white boards makes for prettier shelves.
2. spray painted teal brackets.
3. moustaches leftover from the wedding.
4. nesting doll measuring cups that Kristen gave me.
5. the mug holding pens and pencils from high school. It has the names of every person I graduated with on the back. Seriously.
6. the giant knitting needles I don't know how to use.
7. that wicker basket holds the prettiest collection of vintage thread that my grandma gave me.
8. Torso Tammy. Can you spot her? (hint: she has no legs.)
9. The map above the dresser is the first draft of our wedding map on tracing paper. I couldn't stand to part with it.
10. Felt leaf garland for fall. This is a leftover scrap piece from our livingroom. Pictures someday.


I love pictures of creative spaces. I love that I have a space that's just for creating. It makes the creating so much better.

And now a song that I can't get out of my head:

Bathroom: Repainted!

I think we got the meaning of "Labor Day" backwards. Because we did lots and lots of labor today. We worked most of the day repainting the bathroom. It was a lovely color of "very manly red" when we started and now it's a nice sunshiney, buttery yellow.

I didn't think to take pictures until after we'd spackled, but you can see the deep crimson here:


After a nice heavy coat of primer:
Chris had fun with the paint rollers.
And while the new paint was drying. This is probably the closest to the actual color, since we still had sunlight then.
Aaaaaaand the finished product! All cleaned, painted and organized! I can't believe I'm so lucky as be marrying a guy who lets me put alllll those hair products and allll that jewelry in our tiny bathroom!

Mustache Envy & Harry Potter

I am absolutely dying to have these for each member of our wedding party from Something's Hiding Here (at Etsy) for the wedding.

Oh the fun we could have with these in pictures. Unfortunately, they are $32 each and our budget does NOT allow for those kind of extravagances. Luckily, I am fairly crafty and have devised a way (I think) to make some that are almost as good. I'm so excited that I just had to share.

Also, Jessica and I stood in a line that stretched all the way around the movie theater last night at midnight. What would posses us to do that, you ask?

Answer: This guy....


And even though we ended up in the very front row on the very end and everything was sort of at an angle, and it was after 3am when we got back home, and the movie didn't really compare to the book at all, it was indeed a good time. I suggest you all go out and see it ASAP. No, seriously... leave your house right now.

Also, (if you didn't leave to go see Harry Potter) after a week and a half of back and forth trips, I am officially moved into Chris' apartment. That's right, we're livin' in sin for the next 3 months. We just have a few more things to get and I should be able to turn in the keys to my old place. Our place is a wreck and stuff is everywhere, but I really think that with a little TLC, it will make a nice first place for us.

Lastly I want to give you the gift of having this song stuck in your head like I've had for the last 24 hours....

Goodnight... enjoy!

Love Is In The Air!

Okay, Love is on my door.


Got this at Hobby Lobby for $4.99. It was unfinished wood, so I painted it white. It's just so cute for Valentine's Day!

Plus a bonus picture: GNOMES!

I'm melting! I'm melting!

It's Friday. My air conditioner went out on Monday. I finally got somebody to come look at it this afternoon and good news! My compressor is shot (apparently) and there's nothing the repairman can do until he talks to my landlord. Really? What happened to just billing it? So, I have NO idea when I'll have cool air again. This, my friends, is what it's like to live in a cheap apartment.

In other (much more pleasant) news, I did these this week:





Both patterns are from HERE. Many, many beautiful goodies.

And if I don't melt first, I'm going home this weekend to go bridesmaid dress shopping with Lydia (for her wedding, not mine.) I'm looking forward to it for two reasons. 1. It gives me a chance to go to Augusta and maybe do a little shopping for things I can wear more than once. 2. It gets me into a bridal shop. And maybe, just maybe, I'll get over my fear of trying on wedding dresses a little bit.

I bid you a pleasant (and cool) weekend.

Hot Thrifting

I've been feeling a bit down the last few weeks. I don't quite know why. It's probably a combination of things (school, the fact that it's still 85 degrees in October, etc...).
Monday, to combat my October blues, I made an impromptu trip to Goodwill. These are things I found:

A sweet little vase/pot with leaves


This mug in the prettiest shade of blue


A set of 4 ramekins (the perfect size for giant muffins!)


A sash/belt/scarf. The pattern is killer. This will soon become a zippered pouch of some sort.


I thought these were really funny. Look carefully, they're quite racy. They will most certainly be a gift for Kristen.



And finally, my most prized thrifty find, these fabulous tangerine salt and pepper shakers. Really, I can't express how much I love these. They still had salt and pepper in them when I bought them. Ha!



All (most) of my goodies together for a group portrait.


Everything I got was a little over $13. Total. I know. What a steal. I would have paid $5 for the shakers alone (they were only $2!).

So, after thrifting for a while I was looking forward to sitting in my nice cool apartment and admiring my purchases. Unfortunately, I came home to a toasty 83 degrees in my apartment. My A/C is broken and my landlords haven't returned any of my calls... for 2 days.

Have I mentioned that I'm having a bad couple of weeks?

My 4 Favorite Things

Chris is still in Paris, so I'm still bored. You (who are reading my blog) must suffer.

These are my 4 favorite things in my living room right now... and I only paid for one of them!

1. This lamp was on my grandma's back porch for years. It's a big tension rod that goes from floor to ceiling. It's very cool. It used to be a gold(ish) color, but after a good scrubbing and a can of white spray paint, it's looking much better. And now that I've rewired the whole thing, all three of the lights work. Hooray!
Total $ spent: about $30 for spray paint and electrical stuff to rewire.


2. This is the heart that I embroidered. I blogged about it a while ago. It took a very long time. The frame came from my other Grandma's barn. Again, with the help of a little spray paint that I found under the sink in the Marvin House before I moved, it's practically brand new.
Total $ spent: $0.30 for the embroidery floss.


3. This little beauty I also got out of my Grandma's barn. He was just sitting there, all covered in dust and dirt and full of leaves and muck. Really, who wouldn't love a crazy evil-eyed owl umbrella holder? Well, most people probably wouldn't, but I did! I loved him instantly and brought him home and cleaned him in the bathtub and now he watches over my umbrellas. He's very protective that way.
Total $ spent: $0.


4. Now, this is Kong-in-a-thong. I actually did pay for this guy. But he was so totally worth it. I forgot I had him for years. He stayed in my china cabinet, just sitting there, waiting to be loved. Now he's getting the love and appreciation he deserves. I don't believe they make this particular model anymore, but I got him here: David & Goliath. All they have now is the Bear-in-Underwear version. They used to have Goat-in-a-Trenchcoat and Llama-in-Pajamas.
Total $ spent: more than I care to admit.


So there. Those are currently my 4 favorite things in my living room.

22b: Pictures of My New Apartment

I have a new apartment. I took pictures. These are pictures. Lots of pictures. Enjoy.
(Click on any picture to enlarge!)

My front door. Oddly enough, there's no 22a.


Head to the right and there's the bedroom. The shiny thing next to my bed is my Marvin Ave. street sign that I haven't found the time (motivation) to put up yet.


From a different angle. You can see the bathroom... and my TV. I do actually have a window... I just didn't take a picture of it. It's behind me.


Better picture of the bathroom. Yes, I know... it has carpet. Eew. That will be remedied as soon as I have money to buy some of those peel-and-stick tiles. Also, it has the ugliest wallpaper known to man.... well, second ugliest. You haven't seen the kitchen yet. But hey, look at the cute jungle animals on my shower curtain.


Exit the bedroom and go through the hallway and there's the living room. Check out my awesome picture wall on the way. Yes, that is, in fact, Torso Tammy hanging amongst the pictures of my loved ones.


Walking into the living room. Check out my super-cool owl umbrella holder (bottom left) that I found in my grandma's barn.


Living room! It's the room where I do most of my living. Take note of the following:
1. My embroidered heart above the couch. That took several thousands of hours worth of work.
2. Kong in a Thong on the couch. I forgot I had him until I moved! Now he's one of my favorite things again.
3. My really awesome pillow on the couch.
4. My wall. Now I have all my favorite girls right in my living room with me. It's not creepy. It's art.
5. The greatest lamp that ever happened. It's one big tension rod... with lights on it!


View of the other side of the living room. Fun things to notice:
1. Ex-roomie Christie's old dresser as microwave cart. It's missing a handle.
2. China cabinet with picnic basket on top. How old am I again?
3. Why yes, that is an awesome Buffy OMWF poster above the tv. Thank you for noticing.
4. Really ugly bookcase. Really great books. And one of my action figures (bottom shelf). I haven't found the right place to put up the others yet.


Window. Paper lantern. Chair. Etc.


Another picture of the living room. I know, I know... nobody really cares that much.


My cave kitchen. Really. That's it. It's not a joke... well... maybe a little one.


It's about 3 feet wide... and 5 feet deep. No dishwasher. No garbage disposal. No ice maker. No real counter space. But I do enjoy telling people that I have the ugliest wallpaper ever. And you can't even see the vegetable conga line border at the top. Seriously bad. And the oven? Made during the Korean war. I'm sure of it.


And lastly, my glorious view of the self-storage units across the street. If you look carefully, you can see the tracks where the very loud train passes several times a day. And beyond that, the yellowish building is El Sombrero, the best Mexican food in the universe. Seriously prime real estate I have here.


Thanks for visiting. Ya'll come back now, ya hear?

But really, call first, 'kay?