Happy Labor Day!

Let me just begin by saying that every weekend should be a three day weekend. I don't mind getting up early if I don't have to be anywhere where someone else is telling me what to do :) I'm completely living in the moment right now.  I just woke up...admiring my spray paint accomplishment from yesterday ( which is what I'm getting to in a sec..) watching GMA...with no agenda!  And when Sam Champion actually says "you're probably settling into your second cup of coffee" I don't have to roll my eyes! Anyways..I'm loving my life right now.

So yesterday was fab as well.  I have been saying for a couple of months that I am SO over looking at the Maple stain on my gel fuel fireplace (craigslist $150 woop woop!) So I bought some white semi gloss spray paint. I'm going to do a little more work on it when it is less humid outside but I took advantage of the ...dare I say.."cooler" air ( ok.. not-as-humid-air) to slap some white paint on her!

Here's a quick little before and after :) I also made those little blue mason jar candle holders!

YAAAAY

The room just feels 10 times lighter now :)

In Honor of Back to School

So it's been a few days :) School started for most of the Tampa bay area this week.  For me..well that doesn't mean much except having to dodge school zones, buses, and kids (just kidding!..) But still...it was a busy week and I'm glad it's the weekend again!  I'm really excited to finally have this project done.  I had such a booorring bare wall in the kitchen.  After some google imaging and blogging around I finally found my inspiration for a project (and just in time for a back to school project for all my teacher friends) Here's what got the hamster in my brain going:

In respective order: Apartment Therapy, HGTV, New England Fine  Living

I found a great tutorial from Centsational Girl (all of her DIY's are kinda amazing!)

First, I found this mirror: 

Little Sonny is not so sure

And I Turned it Into This:

This chalkboard has been *Sonny Approved*

But, after it was said and done, it was WAY too big for my little kitchen space and it really competed with the  crown molding on my door frames.  So I gave it to my parents for their kitchen and went thrifting again. Then I found this little gem:

Little Sonny inspecting the Little Gem

It was already white, but it needed some touching up. This project is literally as easy as 1-2-3:

1. Tape off all the wood ( or whatever frame you have)

2. Spray chalkboard paint onto mirror (or picture frame glass if that is more your style to chalk up) and let it dry for 24 hours

3. Once dry, tape off the chalkboard painted area. Then sand, prime, and paint your frame.

And that's it.  1-2-3 right?  

So to make a long story short.......

Entering The Blogg--o--sphere

Well...here we are.  Just so everyone knows...starting a blog was something I said I would NEVER do! But I have become completely obsessed with reading design and DIY blogs now that I am a homeowner (aka signed my life away). I refuse to pay retail price for something I know I am capable of making myself.  The blogs I follow have been so inspiring and have really woken up the creative girl in me ( I knew she was there!!).  I'm proud I can start sharing my creations, DIY'S, and hopefully inspire others!

...Stay tuned friends :)