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Okay, I'm loving this new sign I made. I used the same technique with our painted memory subway art:  So, I had a friend who saw these signs I was selling . . . . . . . . . . and asked if I would make a family "established" sign for a wedding present.  And I'm very happy they asked. What I think is super unique about my signs is they are all made from reclaimed wood .  This one happens to be a leftover scrap from a cabinet I built.  The wood was destined to be burned in a fire pit, but now it serves an honorable role as an established sign.  I've made my signs from pallet wood, old barn doors, discarded lumber . . . . I try to give them all a happy home. Each sign is about 24" long and 6-7" wide.  My friend preferred the black and yellow, but the sky's the limit for color choices.  I would be thrilled to make you one too.  Just check it out in my shop .    Debbie   Sharing with: I Heart Naptime Happy Hour Projects  House of Hep...

It's been three months I've been working to transform our living room . . . . transform it to reflect our family.  Our family has changed so much in the last nine years and the prints I had from college or hand-me-down furniture just wouldn't do anymore. So, for the last three months, I've been spying this wall and creating various items, hoping I could group them all together into something cohesive.  And you know what?  I'm actually happy with the way it came together. The wall is the first thing you see coming into the room So I tried my hand at my very first painted subway wall art.  Since I'm looking to personalize the space, I listed a bunch of memories I share with my husband and kids.  I used my spanking new Silhouette machine but chose to get crazy and use contact paper as a template for the words.  As a template, I mean that is actually paint on there, not vinyl. I really like the way it came out.  A tutorial is definitely in the works. ...

It's nearly here . . . . . . can't you just feel the vibrations of the hundreds of thousands Moms jumping for joy to know school is just around the corner?!?  Okay, perhaps there are a few of you out there who are saddened to see summer go.  I'll miss it too, or perhaps miss the thirst quenching margaritas on 100+ degree days.  ha ha  (okay, not joking). Anyway, it's important to start thinking about how to keep all the crap important papers they bring home organized. While searching my lady Ana White's site , I came across a fabulous plan for just what I needed.  I made a few adjustments and now we are in business. Before the organizer, I stapled and roughly taped a manilla folder, naively thinking it would hold even a week's worth of papers.  Then it was time for Haley to attend school, and I had to get making an organizer: The free plan for the organizer is here , but I did make my own adjustments.  I needed specific size to fit in this space, and...

Before I get to the stair painting, let me briefly recap my home buying experience:  when we walked into the house, I knew right away that it could be home.  After looking at over a dozen other houses, this was the only one that made me feel that way.  I could see beyond the orange kitchen counter tops and brown melamine cabinets.  I knew there was hope for the glaringly bright green and black tiled bathroom.  And I could even forgive the pink walls and pink carpet.  Yes, pink carpet. Because hiding underneath that pink carpet was oak.  I will never understand the choice to cover beautiful oak wood with carpet, never mind one that resembles Pepto-Bismol.  (Please forgive the photo as it's a scanned version of the listing photo I kept from 9 years ago). Do you see the pink?  Can't miss it, huh? So, the first order of business was to pull up all that pink carpet.  But, alas, the oak did not make it's way to the staircase.  We just h...