Work, work all day long..

 

When we bought our house, it wasn't in the most perfect shape, especially the outside. It was snowing so there wasn't much we could do, which gave us some time to save up some money.

We took out an old garden, picked up concrete, and columns that were stuck in the ground where an above ground pool was, we were given some Tiger Lilly's and Rose bushes thanks to the neighbors, Corey planted grass, and now we are finally working on the driveway!

 It's day number three, the rock comes this morning, so it will all be done by today. My boyfriend is such a hard worker, not only did he go to work, but he came home and still worked his butt of until the sun went down just to get this project done. I cannot wait to see the finished driveway. One major project done, only 500 more to go!  

 

What projects are you working on? 

Wishing for Spring to come..

 

I'm wishing for Spring to come..

For the past two weeks, it has been beautiful here in South Carolina, in the uppers 70's.

As for today, it is in the 40's, and I'm not liking it.

But in my house, it's a different story; I have planted Paper White's, which makes it feel a little bit more like Spring. I rescued these little guys from Target, they were on clearance for $2.98. They were too cute to pass up.. a part of me wishes I would have grabbed some more little guys. I however am not liking the red pot that they came in. It doesn't really go with anything. So I had to think out-of-the-red-pot...

I have a tray that sits on a table near the window, which holds a few bottles of wine, and some mineral water, along with some glasses; which have never been used.

In my head, I thought of something perfect!

"Why not plant the bulbs in the glasses"?

And that's exactly what I did.

Now it definitely feels like Spring in the living room!

Do you have anything growing in your house, bulbs, flowers, plants, even veggies or fruit?

Are you ready for spring to come, or are you enjoying this "sitting by the fireplace, drinking hot cocoa, time of the year"?

A gift I can give myself

The 'perfect' gift to give to myself for Christmas;

 my own work, in a frame.

It's about time you show off your work Kristen.. (you like how I talk to myself).

I was thinking,

 since it's Christmas time,

would it be wrong to add a little Red Bow on him?

It's just a thought...

Remember you have until tomorrow night; December 9th, to enter for the Giveaway!

Shutterfly this Christmas

The one 'must' during this Holiday Season is mailing out Christmas cards to friends and family.

Last year, I purchased cards from Shutter Fly. They came out perfect, and everyone kept telling me how great they were, which was a huge plus!

This year, my mum and I were debating on whether or not we should go with the picture cards again, or just send out regular cards. We both decided on picture cards! How could we not?

They are much more memorable then regular cards with Santa on them... don't you agree?

The next big decision was, what card do we go with.. There are so many to choose from, I was literally in a CHAOS! -I spent over 5 1/2 hours working on them... (talk about work).

I chose three cards, one was an actual card, the other two were flat cards. They were all really cute, I liked the card cause it said 'Merry Christmas from the Coast', my family lives on the coast, so what could be better then that card? Well, it's cute but.. eh.. I'm kinda naked, so let's not choose that one...

The next one was simple, it's a flat photo card. But damn for the price, it was nearly as much as the card from the coast.. so that was a no no!

And third (last and best), I just decided to make my own. This photo card was 32 cents, and I could add three pictures, and write whatever I wanted on it! I liked it, and so did my mum, so that's what we went with.

I think we chose the right choice.

What about you bloggers?

 Have you guys mailed out your Christmas Cards?

 Did you do photo cards as well, or went with something simple?

DIY: Vases & Christmas Ornaments

Hello my beautiful bloggers-

 I have this vase, which holds Lavendar in the bottom of the vase, & a candle in the center.

It was nice; ten years ago...

But now it's time to change that vase up!

So I found some silver vintage Christmas ornaments,

 along with these other silver sparkly ornaments.

I set those in the bottom of the vase.

Then I took the the purple candle out, (which smelt like spring),

and added a simple white one,

 which smells like Peppermint. --- A little more appropriate for the holidays!

And Ta Da!

It looks so much better with vintage bulbs!

 Sooo what do you have planned on this Tuesday?

Me; Well I will be getting down Christmas stuff from the attic! - It's a bit chilly out, so why not start a fire, play some Christmas music, and get to decorating!

I hope you all have a great Tuesday!

DIY: How to make your own Bike Seat Cover

This Labor Day, ride in style!

Make your own bike seat cover by

following these simple steps.

I found this DIY project thanks to  FOSSIL .

I actually have a little story to share with you all.

It started like this... well a few weeks back, I was on a bike high, I pretty much rode every other day for an hour around the neighborhood, hey, it beats jogging! Anyways, one morning I took it out, I was about half way up the street and around the corner.. when my bike seat just completely fell off! There I was, in the road, trying to put it back on, cars driving by, let's just say the ride home was ugh awkward.. I guess I rode that one a little too hard ehh?

Well finally last week I was out, and my mum picked a nice big bike seat out! Did I mention it was her bike seat that I broke... Opps!

But the good thing is now that we have to new seat, we can make a neat seat cover for it!

This is what you'll need:-Bike seat

-Fabric

-Sewing machine or needle & thread

-Scissors

-Elastic

-Tracing paper

-Marker

-Ruler

Step One:

Trace your bike seat on a large sheet of paper. Add 2-inches all around to account for seams and depth. (If your seat appears to be deeper than normal, add another ½ inch or more.) Using the pattern you’ve just created, cut your fabric. 

Step Two:

Place cut-out fabric upside down and fold the edges inward about ½ inch all the way around, pinning as you go. 

Step Three:

Starting at the back, sew around the cover approx. ⅜ inch from the fold. Make sure to leave an opening in the back as you finish – this is for the elastic to be pulled through. 

Step Four:

Thread the elastic through the seam. (We suggest pinning a medium safety pin to the end of the elastic to help push it through.) Once you try it on your seat, tie the elastic so it fits snugly, but is still removable. Trim the ends or add some extra flair by stringing a few beads on the ends. 

Here are a few examples:

Great idea, huh!

Fabulous Idea

 I think this is a creative idea..

A few months ago, my father gave me a box that glasses of Merlot came in.

The box has been sitting underneath a table of mine for awhile now. Well, yesterday, I was thinking of storing some things in it, so when I opened it the box I noticed some wood; which held the bottles in place, I took them out and just started messing around with them, then came up with this great idea!

All you need is:

 - Wood, (from wine cases).

-Glue Gun, with Glue Sticks.

-Acrylic Paint.

-Scissors.

-and Twine.

(And maybe glass if your going to use yours as frames).

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1. Glue the three pieces of wood together.

2. Paint wood whatever color your heart desires, I went with a Coastal Blue color.

3. Take white paint, and paint around the circles, inside the circles, and the frame.

4. Take twine, measure it around frame, cut it, and only glue the twine to the bottom of the frame, your going to need the top part of the twine to be free, so you can hang it in case you want to use it as pictures frames.

And Ta Da!

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I need to go get some glass cut from Lowes, and some beachy pictures developed to put in them.

But for right now, I am being creative and put them on a shelf in the kitchen. It adds a pop of color in there, and makes the ceilings seem higher.

Hello Laundy Room

It's time to finish the laundry room!

My parents laundry room has never been finished. (My father likes to move from project-to-project). But it's time for him to finish this project!  It's such a small room, it can easily be finished within a few days. I am just so tired of walking in the their, and seeing the mud on the walls, the ceiling that needs to be redone, and the doors that need to be painted. I can't wait to show you all the finish project. I do have to give my father credit, he is a perfectionist, (that's why he takes so long to actually finish a project), but his work is unbelievable, with the help of my ideas of course!

This is our before laundry room....

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And here

are some dreamy laundry rooms!

Change is good..

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Hello ladies,

 I just wanted to show you the color I'm painting my walls.. the name of it is Natural.

I have all four of my bedroom walls painted. But I don't want to post pictures yet, I still have the trim, and the ceiling to paint. (Oh boy). I had to mud yesterday, then I added the first coat of paint, when I woke up this morning, I noticed some more nics in the wall, so I had to re-mud, then paint again! It's such a long project, but it's well worth it! I love the color, it's so cozy, instead of that awful cold white I had before.. Did I tell you guys that for Christmas my parents bought me all new bed stuff? That's right, they got me a white duvet cover; that feels amazzzzing, they got new sheets and pillow cases, two new striped throw pills, a dust ruffle, andddd a fabulous headboard! -All from Ikea- Oh and they got me the cutest painting by Pablo Picasso! I can't wait to show you all after I'm finished!

This here dog, is named Max... he always loves to be right next to me. Unfortunately he does not move once he finds a place to lie down, so while I'm painting, I have to move everything around him.. myself, which takes a little bit of time. -damn dog. He's lucky he's cute while he's sleeping. -and oh look, he even has his own little pillow to prop his head on.

Hello Extreme Makeover!

Guess who's in my town!

Extreme Makeover Home Edition is in my town! I think it's really neat how they are here! They were in Savannah, GA. last month, but who knew they were making their way to good ol' Beaufort. I have a few friends that volunteered last night, and some more that are volunteering today. I wish I could have volunteered, but unfortunately I am making-over-my-room right now..

I hear that they demolished it yesterday, and last night they were putting down the slab already! Today they got the frame of the house up -man do they move fast!

 It would have been so neat if they came and redid my parents house! I have lived in an unfinished house my whole life! My dad does construction as a career, so it's really hard for him to go to work, then go back to his house, and work on it. But since I'm not working right now, I thought it would be best to help out on the house, starting with my bedroom. (We did just get the ceiling to the kitchen done, but I don't want to show you guys photo's just yet, till all the lights are in.) But my room is going quite fast, I had mudded my walls, cocked certain places, and now I'm getting ready to paint my walls! I can't wait for it to be finished! It's going to look so different, just wait and you will see!

But back to the Extreme Makeover, I'm sure the family needed it more then us. I heard that one of the children got mold poisioning from living in the house, and now she has breathing problems. How horrible! How could you even live in a place like that is what I want to know... what if the other kids have it? She should have got them out of there! I guess it's a good thing they got picked! But I can't wait to see what it looks like! I will keep you guys posted-