Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Today I'm Thankful for...

My job and where I work

My co-workers

Coffee that my loving husband made

The sunshine streaming through my big office window

My $1.50 candle from Dollar General that doesn't really smell like anything...but it makes me feel at home while at work.


Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Harder than it Looks!

Harder than it Looks!

Floral blazer
$342 - tenover6.com

J Crew long skirt
$135 - jcrew.com

Floral tote
surfdome.com

Crystal bangle
£14 - debenhams.com

Alexander wang sunglasses
$369 - alexanderwang.com

Monday, September 26, 2011

Cheese Earrings?

I decided that I want to start documenting the things that Pinterest has inspired me to make or create...so here goes!

My husband, Kyle, saw this pin of making a cheese grater into an earring holder!

Kitchen grater turns into an earring holder.

http://www.groovepress.com/shop/item/120-kitchen-grater-turns-into-an-earring-holder-.php

(He doesn't want his own Pinterest account, because only a few things interest him on there, so he uses mine and has his own personal pinboard with his initials...haha!). He thought it would be a cute birthday gift idea for me...so he bought me an antique/old cheese grater for $5.00 at the local peddler's mall and a bottle of school bus yellow spray paint. And this is how it turned out!


I just love how it turned out! I didn't add the feet on the bottom like in the original, but I think it still gets the job done while looking mighty purdy!

Oh and Kyle also bought me the shutter you see here. I have hung some of my favorite necklaces on it. I debated about painting it...but I kinda like the off-white, original rustic look it has to it. I don't think this will be the permanent use for the shutter, but for now I love it!



That is all I have for this post, but I plan to do more posts like these. I actually want to DO creative things when I see them on Pinterest, instead of leaving all those awesome ideas stuck on a computer screen. ;-)