Happy Valentine's Day!

Since Jeff is in school (again) and it was a workday for me, we kept V-Day low key.  I stenciled him a t-shirt, this seems to be the common theme for his V-Day gift the past few years. I found this stencil over here. I thought it was perfect because when we were in Victoria for the honeymoon it was one of the "warning" signs that we saw and had to laugh. Victoria seemed to be a very visual area, there were warning signs  for everything! When Jeff opened it he laughed and said, "Like in Victoria!" I guess it is our little joke. 

I made Shepherds Pie for dinner and garnished his with a ketchup heart. :-) 

Jeff and I have been together for 11.5 years and he is the only person I have ever shared Valentine's Day with. I wouldn't change that at all! He is a lovely husband (and smart too!).

I know I said that I would post the living room makeover this past weekend and I did not. I had a curtain issue. But, stay tuned because tomorrow I will post it! 

Cheers!

Hallway Re-Do

I have been horrible about taking before pictures. The only before picture I have is of the bare hallway after I painted it gray. So, picture it off white and UGLY! 

It was hard to get good pictures of the "after" because the hall is narrow and it is rather cloudy outside since we got more snow today.

(I got the rug this weekend at Garden Ridge.) 

(I put up a wall decal which I love! I picked up the wall decal over here.)  

(I had this Kelly Rae Roberts canvas hanging in the bedroom and decided to move it to the hall.) 

(A closer picture of the decal. I decided to hang photos in and around the tree to make a "family tree" so to speak.) 

(I picked up the frames from the Dollar Store and the shadow boxes from Garden Ridge.) 

(I opened the guest bedroom door to provide a bit more light.)

I wish I could have gotten better shots but you get the idea. I want to make a yarn wreath to hand on the door  you see as you look straight down the hall. When I do I will post a picture. 

I hope to post the living room re-do this weekend if I can get everything done! 

Cheers! 

Happy Blog Hopping!

I have decided to join in the fun of a blog hop! I have been doing it for the past month or so and is such a great way to find new blogs to read and follow. So Happy Tuesday Blog Hop! 

This is a short little post for today. Stay tuned tomorrow because I am ready to reveal my hall way re-do. I will post pictures tomorrow (as long as I still have electricity because we are expecting yet another winter storm tomorrow). I am almost done with the living room re-do...that is to come soon! I am waiting on something I had special made and still need to get curtain rods and a rug. But then, I will be done! Wa-hoo! 

Thanks for stopping by today. Cheers!

Going to Mama's House

Every time I go over to my mom's house I end up coming home with a boat load of goodies. I stopped by the rents house today to pick up my Stella and Dot jewelry. It is so pretty! I love the way it is packaged so I must share.

 While I was there picking up my jewelry I also walked away with a few more things, which is pretty common when I go over there. Here are just a few of the things that I was gifted.

These cute little vintage ceramic piggy salt and pepper shakers.

I added them to my vintage ceramic collection in the kitchen

The first addition Cath Kidson catalog! I can't wait to look through it to see all the wonderful things.

And a shoe calendar for my Valentine's Day gift. I love it! I am going to learn so much about shoes and designers by the end of the year!

I have very thoughtful and very giving parents. I am very fortunate!

Since it is the Super Bowl and all and the big day is in my home town I wanted to cook something fun. Jeff and I love going to Stubbs in Austin. Not only is the BBQ great but it is also a fantastic live music venue. We saw Manu Chao there a few years back and it was a blast! So, to keep with my fun Super Bowl theme I decided to make Stubbs BBQ pulled chicken sandwiches in the crock pot. It is cooking up as we speak and smells fantastic. So, if you have not tasted the famous Stubbs BBQ sauce or marinades march to your local Texas grocery store and get some! If you are not in Texas you can order from their website.

I am also going to mix up a bit of Sangria to go with it! 

Now, stay tuned for my living room/hall way reveal. I went shopping this weekend for more things to complete the project. I am still in need of curtain rods and a rug. Once I get those things it will be a done deal. Hopefully in the next 2 weeks I will be done. So far so good and I can't wait to post about it!

Cheers!

My Etsy

Hello, just checking in. If you look to your right and scroll down, you will see in tiny gray type "My Etsy" but it is blank below. I do have an Etsy site if you are wondering. I have decided to "re-vamp" it so I have temporarily closed it. I think I was trying to put to many different types of hand crafted things on there. So, to narrow my focus and after my redecorating extravaganza, I am going to focus on my Etsy site to include handspun yarn and hand knitted items. A fiber art store so to speak. So stay tuned but it will be a few months coming!

Sneak Peek Into The Living Room Makeover

Since I had some unexpected extra time today, I continued to work on my dining room makeover project. So, here is a little sneak peek! This weekend I found an old tray in the garage. It was pretty dingy and unusable in the condition that I found it in. Come to think of it, the tray may be my sisters from when we lived together. Oops! Well, it looks better now anyway. If it is yours Sis I am very sorry I did not ask you first!

Here is the tray before.

 I painted it white with some of the left over paint from my living room and hallway painting project (which is still a W.I.P).

I cut a piece of fabric that was left over from covering my dining room chairs and also making slip covers for the couch pillows. I laid the fabric inside the tray an drew a line where I would need to cut to make the shape of the tray.

Then I broke out the Mod Podge!  This stuff is awesome! A must have for every crafty person's collection. That statement is validated over here.

I put a layer of the Mod Podge directly on the tray.

 Then laid the fabric down on top of it and pressed it smoothly with my hands.

I painted a later of Mod Podge on the fabric and then repeated this about 3 times. 

Viola! The final result! This is going to go on the coffee table.

Here is another little sneak peek into my living room makeover project.

Dining room chair before.

Dining room chair after!

Cheers! 

Sorry Superbowl...We Can't Control The Weather...But My Blog Looks Nice!

A rather fierce ice storm blew in to North Texas early this morning. Our local weather station said that last night we received a "Packer Plunge" (in reference to the front that blew in) and now we are being faced with a "Steeler Smash." Really? Dorks. But, honestly, it is the worst I have seen in a while. I work in a hospital and was not even able to make it in. Usually in the inclement weather, I can make it in late once the roads clear up a bit but looking at my steep driveway and the thick later of ice on it I figured I would be safe than sorry. I would probably even need ice skates just to get down the sidewalk to the driveway. This storm was so bad (ok, I know the storms are worse up North but it snows here like twice a year) that they had to shut down DFW airport. Sorry all you Super Bowl travelers! Yikes! We are not presenting you with a rather "warm" welcome! But, once you get here I think you will find some nice Southern hospitality!

Fortunately,  I planned ahead, took my pager home with me yesterday, and have been able to work from home as needed. But, to pass the rest of the time, I updated my blog! I have been wanting to do this for such a long time and I finally figured it out (with the help from a nice guy one of the Google forums). So, I present you with my new and improved blog!  I also have been working on a little project that I will post about later when I am done.






Oh, see that up there? That is my new signature! Mama, I signed my name "Elizabeth" just for you. Poor Mama, she does not like it when I am called Liz. Although, she does not mind Lizzie.  So, for my new grown up blog, I figured I would use my grown up name. But, it is still okay to call me Liz or Lizzie or even Elizabeth. :-)