tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720266391025129392024-03-12T23:31:10.378-04:00OUR DREAM HOUSE DIYOurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.comBlogger374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-16211927493812453422019-07-24T08:15:00.001-04:002019-07-24T08:15:20.935-04:00Paperless Post Heellllooooo long time no "see" my friends! After taking a little break I've decided to get back on the blogging band wagon. <div>
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My first post back is going to be about Paperless Post (<a href="https://www.paperlesspost.com/">https://www.paperlesspost.com/</a>). It is a company that designs customizable online stationery. They have SO MANY OPTIONS I didn't know where to start. You'll see they have options for birthdays, weddings, parties, professional, general greetings and flyers.</div>
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So I thought why not use this for our football family BBQ that we are hosting next month. They have a specific section just for BBQ's and picnics so that's where I started.</div>
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However I'm going with a football theme (DUH!) for the BBQ so I decided to check out the sports section. Here is just a small section of where I started. No lie, the hardest part was picking the one I liked best!!</div>
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After searching and searching I finally settled on my two options to start modifying. Now I can't decide and am still going to customize a few more of the football options to see which one I like best. Here are the first two I customized. </div>
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Seriously it is SO EASY!! Go give it a try for your next party. Now I'm off to customize some more and finalize my decision. </div>
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Once I finalize I'll import all of the email addresses for the guests coming to the party. Like I said super easy!</div>
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I'm leaning towards the second invite, what do you think?</div>
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P.S. Stay tuned. My mom and I are working on a little (or BIG) project that we'll be sharing hopefully sooner than later. I plan to use Paperless Post when we decide to share this announcement. See you soon.....</div>
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<span style="color: black;">Heelllooooo!!! I feel like it has been forever.....maybe
because it has :-) We were on a Christmas Home Tour last month and it
inspired me to get back at it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">I thought I'd start with my
quick bar cart makeover. You've all seen my craiglist find that I use as
a bar in our sun room but I wanted something for our dining room. I
almost pulled the trigger and spent 60 bucks at Home Goods to buy a new cart
just for the tour. However, in my usual frugal fashion, I just couldn't do it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Sooooo, I told my mom about my
urge to buy a bar cart and she HOOKED ME UP!!! She has this old bar cart
and told me I could do with it whatever I wanted......<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">SIGN.ME.UP.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Here is the before:<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I was going to roll it a glossy white but
remembered I had silver metallic spray paint in the garage and knew it would be
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<br />OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-8839451779185510482018-06-08T15:40:00.001-04:002018-06-08T15:40:38.444-04:00Project update!!Whew, t-minus 22 days until graduation party time!! I've gotta admit that I think we're in pretty good shape. Ryan and I both have the week off before the party to finish any last minute projects and work on the last minute details. <br />
Let's take a look-see at what I've gotten done thus far! I recovered the pillows on the veranda with fabric from Joann Fabric. <br />
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I knew that I loved it but who knew that JOANN FABRIC would love it too???? #winning<br />
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I made a quick pit stop at Michael's today and picked up these adorable pillows to finish off the pillow sitch on the veranda. I mean COME ON they were only 10 bucks!!! However I am one short but that's another story ;)<br />
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How 'bout landscaping? Well we are about done with that and here is a little sneak peak. I'm not going to share all the pics until I'm done....oh and I replace the dead arborvitae that our dog keeps rubbing against and eating. #notwinning<br />
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Great room is really, REALLY coming along and I can't wait to share it all when it is done. However here is a little sneak peak at my new fabric and new chairs (that replaced the floral ones I showed you before).<br />
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And finally I found THE cutest wreath for NINE BUCKS at Joann Fabric yesterday and I think it was the perfect finishing touch to the font porch. P.S. I'm painting that door black tonight.<br />
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Wowza, that's all I've got for now :-) Fingers crossed I get it all done.....OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-79460692188569861452018-05-17T10:01:00.000-04:002018-05-17T10:01:13.526-04:00SO MANY PROJECTS, SO LITTLE TIME!!!Wow, I had to put that title in all caps because the voices keep screaming that in my head. With our baby girl graduating in a few weeks that means GRADUATION PARTY!! Luckily we planned her party for June 30th so we've got some time. Not much....but time! <br />
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We've been in our house for 4 years now and there have been several lingering projects that have been hanging in the lurches. So let's take a little gander at what I need to get done in the next 44 days!!<br />
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Finish landscaping<br />
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Paint all exterior doors and the interior of those exterior doors (started this project last night)<br />
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Front porch steps (yeah, yeah I know it's been FOUR years)<br />
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Finish the foyer (that'll be a surprise project)<br />
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<a href="http://ourdreamhousediy.blogspot.com/2018/03/thank-gawd-i-am-procrastinator.html" target="_blank">Pillows for the veranda</a> (and maybe these super cute flamingoes and pillows I found at Michaels)<br />
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Finish the barn driveway<br />
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Paint the dresser for the great room.....oh and FINISH the great room (new pillows, new rug, gallery wall....)<br />
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Ok so it's not the longest list in the world but it'll take time and money. However, as my husband pointed out, the party is in the barn NOT the house ;) MEN!!!<br />
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Let's take a look at where I'm at thus far.<br />
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Mid first coat (I was starting to get nervous :P )</div>
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You can click <a href="http://ourdreamhousediy.blogspot.com/2018/03/thank-gawd-i-am-procrastinator.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see the plan for the pillows on the veranda. However I stopped at Michael's yesterday and think I *might* need to get these to finish off the veranda.<br />
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I can't tell if writing it out makes me feel better or worse ;) Whew here's to lots of busy nights and weekends! However as my mama said, nothing like deadline motivation. No truer words have been spoken!!<br />
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<br />OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-58842280886582421932018-04-11T11:27:00.000-04:002018-04-11T11:28:40.735-04:00Quick and Easy Homemade SalsaOk so "homemade" might be a stretch so how 'bout we call it not pre-made? I loovveeee cilantro and fresh salsa. However it can be a little pricey. I make my own salsa at least three times per week and have found myself putting it on EVERYTHING. I mean egg white omelets, fish tacos (minus the taco) and salads. This is so quick and SO EASY.<br />
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I especially LOVED <a href="https://www.potterybarn.com/products/lilly-pulitzer-fan-sea-pants-printed-indoor-outdoor-pillow/?pkey=clilly-pulitzer&isx=0.0.843" target="_blank">these pillows</a> with the blush, magenta, blues and greens. However, what I didn't love, was the price tag. WOWZA, these pillows are $59.50 each. Waaayyyyy too pricey for my blood.<br />
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Do you remember the lime green pillows that I got for the veranda last year? If not, here they are!<br />
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I've been just a *tiny* bit obsessed with blush and magenta this year so I thought why not bring it out onto the veranda??? Buuttttt not for $59.50 for one pillow. Then I saw THIS sitting on the dining room chair from <a href="http://ourdreamhousediy.blogspot.com/2016/07/new-fabric-and-delivery.html" target="_blank">this project </a>that never got done!<br />
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Now it isn't exactly like the pillows above but I think it is PERFECT!! It has all the colors I wanted :-) Now all I need is a certain someone to come home from Arizona to help me make pillow covers for the green pillows already on the patio!!<br />
<br />OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-54562257221909846652018-03-15T09:54:00.000-04:002018-03-15T09:54:06.553-04:00WW Weekly DessertIn case you don't follow me on Instagram then you probably haven't noticed that I am back on Weight Watchers and quite frankly obsessed with it ;) #shocker Most that know me know that I'm easily obsessed with things like this. Liikeeee activity points. You can bank those babies during the week for fun things like cocktails and nachos (hello <span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.tekelacocina.com/" target="_blank">Te'kela</a><span style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></span> on the weekend. So, I work out really hard to accumulate a rather sizable bank during the week. Right now I shoot for 15,000 steps during the day. This may not seem like a lot to most but when you have a desk job it can be tough. For example, last night I only had 9,000 steps in by 9:00 so THIS is what I had to do...because DUH I had already logged 15,000 steps in my WW app for the day. <br />
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So back to the point of this! I'm going to start making a different WW dessert each week and sharing the outcome with you here. Now I'm not going to get all creative and make them up but I'm going to try a new recipe each week from the interweb and share the scoop here.<br />
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First up! THIS delicious AND pretty <a href="https://www.skinnytaste.com/red-white-and-blueberry-trifle/" target="_blank">Red, White and Blueberry Trifle</a>. This dessert is sooooo good and rather easy. It'll make you look like Martha Stewart and you won't feel too guilty partaking in a bit.<br />
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Here are some of the ingredients I used. The recipe calls for either white chocolate or cheesecake instant pudding. It was a no brainer for me.....I used the cheesecake.<br />
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Let's fast forward a bit. I broke up 5 ounces of the angel food cake and lines the bottom of my trifle dish. I then put a layer of blueberries on top. I added quite a few more blueberries after I took this picture, FYI! Don't be afraid of them! You can also see I had all the strawberries sliced and ready to go as well.<br />
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After you whisk the sweetened condensed milk you add the whole package of instant pudding.<br />
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Once you whisk it for two minutes it looks like this. At this point you fold in your cool whip (I didn't get a pic cuz my bowl was too small and I was super sticky). I used the lite cool whip although the recipe didn't call for the lite version. The taste was still soooo good!<br />
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Once I folded in the cool whip I added it to a gallon ziploc and cut the tip off one of the corners to pipe it into the dish. I put the first layer (half of the bag) on top of the blueberries above then added a layer of strawberries. I topped the strawberries with the other 5 ounces of cubed angel food cake and then piped the remaining mix from the ziploc. You then use the remaining berries on the top for a finished product like this!<br />
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Soooooo good. Try it and let me know what YOU think!!<br />
<br />OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-88657464741959782042018-03-06T13:17:00.004-05:002018-03-06T13:17:50.692-05:00Spring Front PorchNow I wouldn't go using the word SPRING too loosely around these parts. Mother Nature was kind enough to bring us more snow. Not much, but SNOW nonetheless. I am soooooo over this weather. #puremichigan<br />
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Anywho, enough whining. I decided this weekend that it was time to spruce up the front porch after Christmas. <br />
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I needed a new front porch mat BAD and found this <a href="https://www.target.com/p/home-sweet-home-doormat-18-x30-threshold-153/-/A-23986206" target="_blank">Home Sweet Home Mat</a> at Target and couldn't beat the price. I love it! <br />
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They might be pines but I feel like the <a href="http://www.joann.com/decorative-ribbon-1.5-x-15-gold-metallic-dot/14498695.html#q=GOLD%2BPOLKA%2BDOT%2BRIBBON&start=1" target="_blank">burlap ribbons with the gold polka dots</a> from Joann Fabric give them a spring feel!!!</div>
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<br />OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-90870643473116247942018-03-05T11:21:00.000-05:002018-03-05T11:21:11.352-05:00Well, well, well.....Looky who decided to come back to the land of the blogging. ME!!! Yep, I'm baaaaaccckkkkkk!!!!<br />
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So, where shall we begin? I mean come on, it has been like eight months. Plenty has happened but let's just pretend like no time has passed and we'll pick up right here in March. One thing.......<br />
It is hard for me to consistently blog when I primarily started this blog to talk about house stuff. While I can talk about house stuff a lot, I can't talk about it ALL THE TIME. I mean come on, I have plenty of projects to finish before our baby girl graduates this summer but there aren't always updates to share. So, I'm going to change the format a little. I'm going to just start blogging about all the things. It might be something about my training for the Glass City Half Marathon, a new Weight Watchers or Skinnytaste recipe I've tried, something actually decorating/DIY related or something DUMB (which I'm pretty good at)!! <br />
I hope that didn't scare you all away and send you running in the opposite direction. <insert crickets chirping> So stick around and see if I might post something that interests you or, hell, makes you laugh. I know we can ALL use a good laugh at the end of the day with the world we live in.....<br />
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Oddly enough I DO have a house update to share with you today. As I noted above, our little ginger graduates from high school in June so we have a party on the horizon. Nothing like a graduation party to light a fire under your tush. Our guest bedroom/office has served as the land of misfit decor and any other CRAP that I don't have a home for. This is what it looked like late Thursday night. Yes, these pictures are pretty cherry I know. It was dark and I was using my phone. However, here they are, don't judge!<br />
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You'll notice that there still isn't trim around the window yet. However, if you're playing Where's Waldo and look to the left of the above picture you'll see the piece of trim. The $100 piece of trim that was the WRONG SIZE. Sooooo, we're on a mission to find the right piece ;)<br />
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So here is a little sneak peak at what I'm thinking!! I'm going for the woodsy chic look in this room. Planning to incorporate the deer head in the picture above with golds and natural elements. <br />
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I scored the Nicole Miller comforter set at Home Goods on clearance for $45 and the throw on clearance as well. The oatmeal colored side rail is part of the tufted head board that is going in the bedroom (for color reference). We got the bed put up this weekend and it looks AWESOME. Can't wait to share some better progress pics with you!!!<br />
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P.S. I REALLY wanted this mirror from Home Goods, that was also on clearance, but just couldn't pull the trigger. I'm on a mission to find one similar for well below $100. <br />
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<br />OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-86778092157836846232017-07-14T10:29:00.000-04:002017-07-14T10:40:08.432-04:00Update....finally!!Whew this week just got a little crazy after we last chatted on Monday!! My car started acting up on my way in to work on Monday and I had to ask one of my BFF's to follow me home (on the back roads of course) to make sure that I didn't have any issues. <br />
When we came to the stop light I received a text: "Nice Hooptie". I knew immediately what she meant and started to laugh hysterically. Some of you may be too young or just didn't grow up with us but when we say hooptie it's not the best thing to happen.....when you don't intend for your car to look like it has hydraulics ;) Ok, ok so it wasn't THAT bad but you get the point. It was clearly obvious to all those around me that I was having a "slight" issue!!!<br />
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So Tuesday I hopped in my Jeep to head to work and made it half way and my Jeep started pulling and my low tire light popped on! Sure enough my tire was losing air and quickly. Sooooooo I turned around and again took to the back roads to make it home. Yep I had a nail in my tire. Not my week!!! Blah, so I worked from home. <br />
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I believe I was meant to be home that day because our little fur baby, Zoey, needed an unexpected trip to the vet to have her poor tail looked at. Not great news but holding out hope :-) The vet had to sedate her in order to get a good look at her tail. Here is Jake comforting her while she was sedated. She was still awake but completely still. I think he was worried she was scared....<br />
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Have you ever had to hold a 100 lb german shepherd as her drugs were kicking in? Wow we got our workout in that day at the vet!!!! <br />
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Anywho, enough of my excuses for why I've been a slacker. Here is what we got done last Sunday on our landscape project!!<br />
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So what do you think? We're making some serious progress, huh??? We cannot wait to get them in but it looks like we're shooting for the first week in August....maybe the second. There is still a ton of prep work that needs to be done to be completely side walk ready but we're getting there. CAN.NOT.WAIT.</div>
<br />OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-7220275470436169542017-07-10T11:52:00.001-04:002017-07-10T11:54:03.139-04:00Sidewalk Prep!Happy Monday everybody! The real bummer about this week is the fact that we actually have to work FIVE whole days. I'm thinking I could really get on board with a THREE day work week. Hey, a girl can dream can't she?<br />
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Onto our landscaping update. First thing that needs to happen are the sidewalks. Now mind you on Friday night I told my husband yeah let's start getting a plan together for our sidewalks and shoot for pouring them in August.<br />
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Well, when I got back from Adventure Saturday with my brother, my kids, my nieces and nephew, Ryan had already laid out the sidewalk. Here is what I came home to....<br />
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Here is the front porch where our new steps will go! Just found out that many places don't even make rounded concrete steps because of strict new guidelines. Soooooo, that made my decision easy. Square steps it is!!<br />
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Here is where the sidewalk will go across the front of the garage and lead to the front porch....and Zoey my little photo-bomber. The space close to the house will be where we pant the arborvitae and my pots filled with flowers.<br />
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I am soooooo excited. I really think it is going to make a huge difference. As many of you know, or some of you have figured, my husband does NOT waste any time once he focuses on a project. Come back tomorrow and I'll show you what we got done on Sunday. </div>
OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-61044268808440588192017-07-05T12:20:00.001-04:002017-07-05T12:27:53.448-04:00Landscaping Time....Finally!!!Well we are FINALLY getting moving on our landscaping and sidewalks....oh and some front porch steps. #awkward #babysteps <br />
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We all know that it takes time and MONEY when it comes to landscaping. Last summer our big project was the concrete in the barn and we're finally focusing on landscaping this year. Don't let me fool you though, it popped to the top of the to-do list because we have a graduation party next year. #sayitaintso #cryingalready <br />
Sometimes it just takes a little something, like a graduation party, to provide the incentive you need to get a project moving forward.<br />
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Obviously these pictures are from when we just finished the house but I forgot to take some pictures this weekend!! You get the point......<br />
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Clearly the front porch needs steps cuz that first step is a doozy!!! We're on the fence about rounded steps or square steps. I can't decide. Ugghhh the struggle is real. What do you think?????<br />
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Now onto the landscaping. I'm thinking about arborvitae along the front of the house, with some ornamental grass and pots filled with bright colorful flowers. We are going with black mulch this year and may decide on stone in the future. However for now, I want black mulch.<br />
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I love the arborvitae in front of this house.<br />
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So that's where we're at right now. Nope, I haven't finished the great room makeover and nope I haven't finished covering my dining room chairs and nope I haven't painted my mom's outside patio furniture. I just keep adding more projects to the list cuz that is how I roll!!</div>
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I decided to bust out my favorite spray paint this weekend and brighten up a little something in our great room. I never realized how blah our log holder was that sits next to our fireplace. Here is the before picture.<br />
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See, just kind of drab and boring, huh?? Don't get me wrong though, I do love it. My FIL had it sitting in his barn and it had never been used. He was nice enough to hand it over to me. <br />
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I took it out in the garage and got all of the dust off of it (awkward) and knocked off a few spots where there was flaking.<br />
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Once it was all cleaned up, I flipped it upside down and put in a large box I had in the garage to keep from getting too much over-spray. <br />
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Here is the bottom all done. I let it dry for 20 minutes and was ready to flip it over and finish up.<br />
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Here is the finished product. All done and ready to dry. Really I love this paint. It really is forgiving and makes such a quick and cheap impact. In case you can't read that tiny writing it is Gold Bright Metallic Finish from Krylon. <br />
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Here is the finished product back in the great room. Love it!!<br />
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Huge difference, right???? OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-89557632127961256502017-06-21T10:12:00.000-04:002017-06-21T10:12:24.461-04:00My Martini Glass Obsession<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have a confession to make! I'm addicted to martini glasses. So, I agree, there are worse things to be addicted to but man I can't get enough. Mostly because you can get them at the Dollar Tree for, well, a BUCK!!! Sign me up.</div>
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1. Desserts. I love to use them for desserts. Here you'll see pictures from a baby shower where I used all of the smaller martini glasses I had to display all of the cupcakes I had made. Sure I could have just used a cake plate but isn't this MUCH cuter? I think so.</div>
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2. Mashtini Bar. OMG this was sooooooo good. I decided to put together a mashtini bar for bunco night at my house. Not only was it adorable but it was so easy. I made a huge pot of mashed potatoes and kept them warm in the crockpot til party time. Then once it was time, I placed all of the toppings (bacon, green onions, fried onion straws, salsa, butter, gravy, sour cream and whatever else you might want) in those cute little glass bowls from the dollar tree. Once it was time to eat, everyone grabbed their large martini glass and loaded is up with their mashed potatoes. Then they made their way through the bar with the fixins.</div>
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3. Table Decor. The possibilities are endless when it comes to table decor. I love using them at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Here are some pics of the Thanksgiving table that I put together at my mom and dad's house several years ago. Again, quick, cheap and easy. For the pictures below all you need is some water, fresh cranberries and tea lights.<br />
You can also use the bigger martini glasses and add whichever flowers and greenery are you faves. Hey, you could even add your favorite floral arrangement and stack on top of wood slice centerpieces. Come on, you know I love wood slices ;-)<br />
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4. Martini Bar. Duh!! Seems to be pretty obvious, huh? Grab your favorite booze and get creative. We've made pomegranate martinis, apple martinis.....you get the idea. Man I could go for a martini right about now....<br />
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There you have it. There are just a FEW ideas that show how I've used my martini glasses. Have you used martini glasses in a creative way? Share some pics!!<br />
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<br />OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-9441520615800671452017-06-20T10:58:00.001-04:002017-06-20T11:24:14.013-04:00{Update} Great Room MakeoverOk, ok so since I am as predictable as the day is long I couldn't wait any longer and had to show you what's happening in the great room. Ok, well not a TON has been happening but I couldn't wait to show you THIS.....<br />
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I found <a href="https://www.worldmarket.com/product/watercolor-floral-ariana-accent-chair.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=fn" target="_blank">this</a> at World Market last week marked down to $129.00 (originally $349.99) and it had all of the colors that I was looking for. </div>
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I had originally planned to go with plain blush colored chairs but couldn't pass up this deal! They only had one in stock so my second one had to be ordered and should hopefully be here by next weekend. They were the perfect scale for that corner and will make a perfect little seating area next to the fireplace.</div>
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Here is a look at the <a href="https://www.tonicliving.com/products/lulu-leopard-grey-fabric" target="_blank">Lulu Leopard </a>fabric on the couch where the pillows will go! </div>
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I also plan to get this <a href="https://www.tonicliving.com/products/secret-gate-blossom-fabric" target="_blank">Secret Gate, Blossom</a> fabric for coordinating pillows on the couch.</div>
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Finally I'd like to throw in a couple <a href="https://www.worldmarket.com/product/oversized+blush+mongolian+faux+fur+lumbar+pillow.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=Search" target="_blank">blush faux fur pillows </a>to finish off the couches. I'm not exactly sure how the blush pillow will look with the secret gate blossom so something may change.....<br />
As you can see most of this stuff is pretty pricey so I'm sure I'll be taking my sweet old time waiting for things to (hopefully) go on sale!!<br />
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Rest assured, I'm going with solid curtains ;) OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-8373613417294810282017-06-19T11:30:00.000-04:002017-06-19T11:30:16.181-04:00Delicious Dessert BarsI had to make dessert bars for a golf outing this past weekend and thought I'd try something new. I don't usually like to make something that I've never made before and serve it to a bunch of people, but I thought eh, I'll live on the edge this time. #rebel <br />
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I took to the interweb to find a recipe and stumbled across a recipe that sounded so divine that I couldn't resist. One one of my favorite blogs for recipes is Mix and Match Mama. I've made so many of her recipes and am NEVER disappointed. So go on over to find her amazing and simple recipe for <a href="http://mixandmatchmama.com/2013/09/bar-5-peanut-butter-cup-smores/" target="_blank">Peanut Butter Cup S'mores </a>. I made my family the guinea pigs and was given the thumbs up to serve them at the golf outing ;) #whew<br />
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However, let me tell you, that this part was a little stressful. Well stressful might be extreme but I was starting to get nervous. You use the boxed cake mix but you don't put in the water that the cake recipe calls for. Soooooo, it is much thicker and SUPER sticky. I finally used my noggin' and sprayed a little non-cooking spray on the spatula and was able to smooth it out MUCH easier. <br />
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Once you've got it spread out you add in the peanut butter cups. I used a slightly different sized pan so I had to break some of the peanut butter cups apart (nope I wasn't just snacking on each of those before I added them).<br />
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Annnnnnddddd here is the finished product. Soooooooo stinkin' good. OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-26753409807989303472017-06-16T09:33:00.001-04:002017-06-16T09:33:38.297-04:00Finished Breakfast Nook!Do y'all remember almost exactly a year ago when I wrote this <a href="http://ourdreamhousediy.blogspot.com/2016/06/did-you-think-i-forgot-about-you.html" target="_blank">post</a> talking about how bad I wanted a banquette for my breakfast nook? No? I don't blame you....that was a long time ago!! Anywho, I finally got that banquette not TOO long after that post but then I started slacking again and never shared it with you.<br />
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Sooooo, I'm here to share my breakfast nook with you. We don't use it as much as we should and I think I need to change that. It really is cozy, looks out on to the veranda and would be the perfect spot to sip coffee when it's too chilly to sit outside. <br />
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Yes I do still have ornaments hanging from my light. Mostly because I love then and secondly because I haven't been able to get them untied ;)<br />
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That is a vase from the Dollar Tree that I painted with gold stripes using Krylon paint. You can find out how to paint your own vases <a href="http://ourdreamhousediy.blogspot.com/2016/11/diy-gold-striped-vase.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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The gold charger and the plate with the gold ring around the outside are both from the Dollar Tree. They are usually very easy to find around the holidays and add a little bling to your table year round. Those adorable little bowls were from my grandma and make me smile every time I look at them.<br />
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Don't you just love the banquette?? It fit the space perfectly and most importantly didn't break the bank.<br />
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I ordered the banquette from Wayfair and it qualified for free shipping and arrived in two days. You can find a similar banquette <a href="https://www.wayfair.com/Darby-Home-Co%C2%AE-Tiffany-Upholstered-Entryway-Bench-DBYH7444.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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These geometric candle holders are also from the Dollar Tree and look amazing at night when they are lit up. Let's be honest, I like to spray paint anything that will sit still long enough but there is NO WAY that I could ever paint anything like that. Well worth the $1.00 each.<br />
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There you have it. It only took me 11 months to share it with you. Whew, gotta work on that ;)<br />
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<br />OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-52011346022373504052017-06-14T11:39:00.002-04:002017-06-14T11:39:52.602-04:00Sneak Peek!Since I'm as predictable as the day is long, I thought I'd share a sneak peek of some of the stuff that I have for the great room because I can't wait! I'm going to share a picture with you but that is all I've got :P I will also tell you that one thing in this picture came from World Market and the other thing came from Tonic Living. So, here you go!!<br />
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I'm getting more and more excited by the day!! Can't wait to start making some progress.....<br />
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So I have another question. Here is my coffee table in the living room. As you can see the legs are silver. What are your thoughts on painting them gold like I did the lanterns on the veranda? Should I give it a whirl? <br />
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I think the gold would warm up the space even more. Hmmmmmm!! Decisions, decisions....OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-90470320595254642712017-06-13T09:46:00.001-04:002017-06-13T09:46:38.616-04:00Great Room Makeover Good morning, friends!! Hope you're having a fabulous Tuesday. Today would be even better if it was Friday but well, ya know! A girl can dream :-)<br />
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So, let's talk about our great room. It is really the last major room in our house that I just haven't been satisfied with. I mean I like it but it is just kinda blah. Do you remember when I couldn't figure out what to do in our sunroom for FOREVER. But finally completed the <a href="http://ourdreamhousediy.blogspot.com/2015/08/sunroom-progress-pics.html" target="_blank">sunroom</a> and LOVE IT now. <br />
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Soooooo, that's where I'm at with our great room. Baby girl graduates next year and I WILL have the great room complete. My mom and I have been on a mission so something tells me, it will be done LONG before next summer ;)<br />
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In case you need a refresher, here is the picture of our great room that was in <a href="http://ourdreamhousediy.blogspot.com/2015/10/monroe-magazine.html" target="_blank">Monroe Magazine</a>.<br />
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It always looks less blah at Christmas time because I have that ginormous Christmas tree to fill in that big empty corner. HOWEVER, I can't leave my Christmas tree up year round so I need to come up with a plan. <br />
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Not sure if you remember but there used to be a <a href="http://ourdreamhousediy.blogspot.com/2014/09/craigslist-dresser-before-and-after.html" target="_blank">credenza</a> on this wall but my mom and dad bought it from me so it now calls their house home. So, I'm on a mission for a replacement and some ART!!<br />
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I really want to bring color into this room. I'm talking orange, blush, and magenta. Yeah you heard me!! I realized that the pops of orange were what brought my sunroom to life. This means that my curtains have to go. I have found my new favorite fabric place over at <a href="https://www.tonicliving.com/" target="_blank">Tonic Living</a>. Gotta admit that I am obsessed. <br />
Have no fear though, these curtains are going in Emma's room....finally curtains for her room. Sorry baby girl :P<br />
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And THIS wall. This is where the Christmas tree goes and for two months it looks much less sad. However the other 10 months are pretty BORING. I'm looking for two accent chairs for this area to make a little reading nook. (Spoiler Alert: I may have found a screaming deal yesterday and already have them....you'll have to wait and see).<br />
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And this glass table. Not sure but I'm thinking I might want to go back to a wooden coffee table to warm this room up but we'll wait and see. So this baby might be on craigslist before you know it!</div>
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And the fireplace mantle is looking a little boring without stocking and garland for days. So, my plan is to bring in some greenery and more color to bring it to life.<br />
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Let's get to it! The weather has been glorious here in Michigan so the veranda will start getting lots of love. As Ryan and I sat out there Sunday morning drinking coffee I realized that the spiders had take over and the dust was an inch think on the furniture. So, I decided Sunday was the day to pull everything off and give the ole girl a power cleaning. Wowza, there were so many creepy black, hairy spiders but not anymore ;) After scrubbing down all the frames on the furniture, sweeping the concrete and using the leaf blower to blow the dust off the cushions I was in business. <br />
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As I started to put everything back I realized that my bright green lanterns were in tough shape. Take a look! You can see how some sides were fading because of the sun and rust was starting to pop up.<br />
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You can really see how the two sides looked totally different after the sun faded the paint. Not that it was the worst thing in the world but nothing a little spray painted couldn't fix.<br />
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They were however getting pretty rusty and that wasn't so awesome! <br />
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Soooooo, I went to my cabinet 'o paint and pulled one of my faves out. Krylon bright metallic finish in gold! Seriously this stuff is soooooo awesome!<br />
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I cleaned the lantern really well to get rid of any dust (and maybe more cob webs :O ) and was ready to rock and roll. As you see above, I laid them out on some paper and went to town. It only needed one coat and I was time in no time at all. <br />
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Here's the finished product.....<br />
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What do you think? Do you love them like I do? One of the things I like the most is that you can still see some of the green peeking through from the inside. These have little doors on one side, so if I decided I didn't like the green then I could paint the inside as well!<br />
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Love them.....OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-39002373769707049852016-12-01T11:00:00.000-05:002016-12-01T11:00:02.442-05:00Nascar Dinner!Yeah you read that right, Nascar Dinner. Have you ever made Nascar Dinner? Well I did the other night! This is that crazy time of the year when we're busy with holiday preparations and BASKETBALL. Both of the kids are in the midst of basketball season and we are BUSY. As a matter of fact this week we have/had games on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. I KNOW!! I'm tired just thinking about it. Most nights boo-boo kitty and I hammer home just to jump in one vehicle and head to the games.<br />
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Buddy plays Junior High basketball and those games start at 5:30ish. Sooooo that leaves no time for Nascar Dinner. My only hope for Buddy's game nights is a crockpot dinner or....sugar packets. Since I'm not keen on sugar packets for dinner I usually roll with something in the crock pot.<br />
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Now when Baby Girl plays, she is on Varsity and she doesn't start until 7:00. However, we do like to get there a little early to watch the JV so here's where I gotta be fast. I got home at 5:10 and dropped the hammer. I ran in and got to business and it looked (and sounded) a little like this!<br />
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Hahahahha not really but that's how I felt it went in MY mind. I ran around like a part of a Nascar pit crew and pulled together one of my FAVORITE dinners!! Theennnnn I fixed my hair and retouched my make up. We were out the door by 5:44 on the dot (that's 34 minutes peeps). Now how's THAT for fast?<br />
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<br />OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-28728195816309450672016-11-30T12:42:00.003-05:002016-11-30T12:44:51.725-05:00Black Friday and Long Weekend RecapI don't know about you but WOW we had a crazy busy weekend this long weekend. Whew, I finally recovered and was able to pull a post together today. Let's get to it!<br />
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We had a great Thanksgiving Day with family and friends. It is also possible that we happened to stay up a wee bit too late. I was supposed to meet my Black Friday girls at 5:00 annnddddd I woke up at 4:54. Needless to say, I was looking pretty foxy! I scrambled out the door, we met up and hit the road! </div>
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Once we made our way to Walmart I was STARVING!!!! What do YOU do when you're starving in Walmart? I happened to open a bag of Funyuns and put on a biking helmet with flames!! #yourewelcome</div>
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Half of the chicks headed to Kohl's while a few of us headed to Lowe's for some VERY important Black Friday deals......LED LIGHT BULBS.</div>
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Don't you worry though, my girls definitely contributed to the economy that day!! We finished up the day with some cocktails and food at La Fiesta.</div>
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Fast forward to Saturday morning and we were off to hoop it up with the Varsity basketball team in Gibraltar. Girls kicked butt and we hammered home for THE game of the year. Michigan vs. Ohio State. Unfortunately, these guys were officiating :(</div>
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However we had a great time watching the game combined with a little house warming party for one of my BFF's with ALL of my BFF's :-)</div>
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Whew, I told you we were busy!!! Now a little sneak peak at my Christmas table in our breakfast nook. As I told you before, the entire table was put together with items from the Dollar Tree. As soon as we have a night off from basketball, baby girl is going to take PLENTY of pictures!!!</div>
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OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-53841567178731925492016-11-22T11:46:00.000-05:002016-11-22T11:48:02.882-05:00Black Friday! Are you brave enough?Hello and happy (technically) Thursday! Yep tomorrow is my Friday and this is how I've been rolling all week. Some people think that I'm crazy and others are TOTALLY on board and like my thinking.<br />
Soooooo, let's get going. Black Friday! Do you brave Black Friday (see I capitalize it because my iPhone capitalizes it every time I type it so if iPhone says to, I do it :P)??? <br />
Let's be honest there is nothing that I'm DYING to buy on Black Friday but you wanna know why I brave Black Friday? I get to roll out at 5 am with my BFF's and we're really in it for the funny sweaters anndddddddddd.......maragaritas, beer and tacos. DUH!!!!!<br />
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OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-44015842694823201572016-11-18T08:51:00.000-05:002016-11-18T08:51:07.712-05:00More Spray Paint Fun!I'm pretty sure you've noticed by now that I LOVE spray paint. #captainobvious I've spray painted more things than I care to admit. <br />
When I was spray painting my vases last weekend I found some glittery blue twigs and berries (yeah I said that!) but they just weren't the right color for the breakfast nook/sunroom. I went to throw them back in the Christmas tote and then the angels started to sing and the light shone down on my can of Krylon gold spray paint. Yeah that was a little over dramatic but it was pretty close to that. <br />
Heres how they looked initially. They are just too bright for the breakfast nook. The blue in that area is more of a cobalt blue.<br />
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So I grabbed my can of spray paint and headed to the garage.</div>
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Here they are after the first coat. No magic here. Just aim and spray.</div>
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I let them dry for 15 minutes and flipped and sprayed the other side. #notrocketscience</div>
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Final coat here. Once you've hit both sides you'll be able to see any spots you may have missed. I just picked them up and hit all the spots that were still showing blue and then laid for the final dry for 30 minutes!!</div>
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And I just HAD to share this with you. I showed you this project last year on the blog and I also talked about it on Full Plate the other day. I found an even easier way to make a clean line and I'll share that with you in a full post. However I added glitter spray paint this time and I am IN LOVE!!!! Isn't is so sparkly and fabulous???? I'm going to do some with polka dots too. Can't wait to use them over the holidays!!!</div>
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<br />OurDreamHouseDIYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586332356338893439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772026639102512939.post-76974444306999957172016-11-16T12:52:00.001-05:002016-11-16T12:52:09.994-05:00High School Homecoming 40th Birthday PartyI have no idea how my main squeeze and I suddenly hit the big 4-0 but we did within three weeks of each other. My hubby and family and friends threw me a great surprise party the week of my birthday (I'll share another time) but our schedule didn't allow for a surprise party right away for Ryan. So, we had to wait a month for his surprise. At that point he probably thought that I was a heartless wife who didn't do anything for his milestone birthday. Bwhwhahahahaa apparently he doesn't know me very well. One of my BFF's threw out the idea of a high school homecoming theme and we ran from there. If there is one thing to know about me and my friends.....we go BIG or go home ;) I'm talking building a float for the birthday party, THE day of the party. <br />
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We also decided to tell everyone to wear their old high school varsity jackets, jerseys, cheerleading uniforms, class rings, etc. You cannot even imagine how excited people were to bust out these oldies but goodies.<br />
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Now onto the logistics!! My hubby does not sit still very well and always has to be busy. So the real trick was keeping him away from the house for 6 hours. Whew, it was a little touch and go for a while but we pulled off a great surprise. He was even an hour late, so I guess we were worried for nothing ;) Enough talking get ready for a picture dump!<br />
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Now, who knew that we all still had our mad float building skills??? Look at that 40 in the background!! One of my BFFs and her girls made that ahead of time and stored it at their house!!! It was an old door from a chicken coop and the finished product was perfect. <br />
Side Note: I couldn't find enough orange tissue paper for the sign so I bought napkins and they worked GREAT. One package of 6 pieces of orange tissue paper was $1.48 and a package of 24 napkins was $0.99. THAT was a no-brainer. So if you're going to make a float anytime soon, I recommend that napkins ;)<br />
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Come on that dummy and the goal post!! We're kind of a big deal, right?</div>
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The scoreboard was seriously the cherry on top. There was a lot of blood sweat and tears that went into those individual lights but it was sooooooo worth it. Really I was sad to have to take it down!<br />
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My three loves!!</div>
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Family photo time!</div>
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Awwwwww this was my FAVORITE picture of my hubby back in the glory days!! #hottie</div>
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Balloon topiaries!!!! Have you ever made them? OMG they were so easy and SOOOOOOO cute. I think they may be right up there with my tissue paper poofs. Cheap, quick and easy and so festive.</div>
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Here's boo-boo kitty recreating THE pose ;)</div>
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A group photo of me and my BFF's!! <3 <3 <3 </div>
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Last but CERTAINLY not least a group picture of everybody that busted out their old high school gear (whether it fit or not :P)!!!!</div>
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Here are some final pictures of some of the guests <3 <3</div>
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