House to do update

Well.....I finally got the living room and dining room painted! Which is super exciting! EXCEPT...not at all the color I was going for....I wanted a light tan and it looks super white most of the time, so I'm a little sad. However, I'm trying to work with it since it costs so much to do again since it is a large space. I am now buying new accessories and redecorating the way I want it more and hopefully that will distract me from the color. I'm giving it until May to decide whether or not to repaint for sure! I ordered some gorgeous mirrors for the living room from ballard (my new FAV) and I have gotten a few new things for the mantle, but it is definitely a work in progress!So here is the mantle in progress...suggestions?

 See the super bare white walls? ya....the white frame I picked up today at tj maxx for 8 bucks! couldn't resist! not sure if I'll keep it up there but I just needed a spot for it! The wedding pic used to be in our room but it was the largest thing I could find for the blank wall, so I think it is temporary cuz it can be a little awkward to have a massive wedding pic in your living room I think! We are having my sister's 30th birthday party here this weekend, so I'm a little nervous about the house being in such an uproar recently....it looks very unfinished and I don't like that, so I'm trying to make it look ok with what we already have.

I also bought a new comforter from Pottery barn and am waiting on a PB blanket and some cute Etsy pillows to put it all on!  Then I plan to paint the bedroom and bathroom myself...I'm thinking a grayish blueish color....

this is the pottery barn duvet I bought and the pic with the blue and yellow is really what I am striving for. 

I am getting quite a bit done on my House to do list for 2012!  Go me! I'm really excited! But it will all have to come to a halt again for a couple months for my last 2 months of school starting next week again!

My new Ballard Garden District Mirrors should arrive Friday and I'll post how wonderful they look then!

Craft Day!

Well it is spring break finally! I'm SO sad to leave my kindergarten class and switch to first grade, BUT I'm thankful for the break from school this week. So today my friend Katie and I (check out her awesome blog) had a craft day together! We really never have time for fun crafts anymore so we set aside a day. It was so nice to have a day to devote to some crafts I've been eyeing and pinning!

So I decided to make a craft for my mentor teacher as part of a thank you gift to her. I of course saw this on pinterest and loved it!

 

I had a really hard time finding a good size bowl and one that is flat and even all the way around, but I went ahead with this one. Super simple obviously, BUT my crayons keep falling off! Darn hot glue on glass! Hopefully they eventually decide to stay because I think its a super cute bowl for a teacher. Just be careful to glue your crayons on straight...unlike me....:-)

I also decided to make her another item I saw on pinterest. It is just a clear plastic frame with scrapbook paper and sticky notes glued on. I'd like to add some more embellishments though possibly. 

Although, looking at it now...it might not need anything else! I thought it was a super cute idea for sticky notes!

So, I'll just give her those 2 items plus some other typical teacher stuff like glue sticks which she is always out of! ha And maybe even a little starbucks card!

Anywho...that was our craft day! I wish I had more of those! House to do 2012 update coming soon!

p.s. here is my adorable Molly...I also made her a tutu today! :-)