Hippity Hoppity

I had a "project" day with my friend Robin yesterday.  It was our first ever, but we both pledge to do it again soon!  The house was quiet, we listened to music, painted and sewed.  The perfect kind of day, right?  

So, the planned project was this sweet tea towel.  Inspiration via Design, Dining + Diapers.

via Design, Dining + Diapers

Robin broke out her new Silhouette and cut a super cute bunny stencil for us.  We followed Taryn's directions and came up this this...

That one project just got us all fired up to create more!  So, Robin wanted to try a tea towel with a little ruffle.  Here is the result...

Oh, how sweet is this?  She left the top edge raw.  So adorable!

Then, we dug out the drop cloth and made table runners.  I had seen this cute little Easter runner from Eclectically Vintage.  

Here's our version...

I think College Boy and Cookie are getting a little concerned about my "bunny addiction".  College Boy said, "So, this is what you did all day?"  Um, heck yeah!  What's wrong with it?  

Happy Easter Y'all!

K~

Funkin Specked Egg

So, while at Hobby Lobby gathering supplies for the Flopsy's specked egg project, I ran across giant Funkin eggs.  One came home with me to be painted and speckled too.  

I painted it at the same time as the paper mache eggs using Jen's tutorial.  I think it turned out super cute!  College Boy can't seem to keep his hands off it.  He thinks it needs to stand on end.  

Aren't the Trader Joe's ranunculus and hydrangeas beautiful?

Happy Sunday!

K~

Speckled Eggs

I was inspired by several pretty blue speckled eggs this week. 

Aren't these pretty paper mache eggs that Jen at City Farmhouse created awesome?

And how perfectly glorious are these Bluebird eggs Mama II and Daddy II (a Bluebird couple my parents host in their backyard)  produced this week?  Granddad has a blog where he journals about the Bluebirds every year.  You can read more about them at Bluebird Diary.  

I decided we needed some Spring in our home.  The speckled eggs are a perfect way to start welcoming in the new season.  I ran to Hobby Lobby and Michael's for supplies.  I followed Jen's tutorial and came up with these.

While my photography needs a lot of work, I think you get the idea.  

Flopsy is keeping watch over them.  I hope a little critter doesn't cart them off thinking they look tasty.

K~

Rock and Roll

My family has a collection of old albums.  Some are mine. I know, I know.  I was gonna marry Andy Gibb, but so were some of my friends!  One even named her horse Shadow Dancer.

Some are Granddad's (my dad). I listened to a lot of Michael Martin Murphey when I was a kid.  He is pretty awesome!

Some are Uncle Jim's (my brother).

Some are Juan's.

This one is likely Meme's (my mom).

I think this one belonged to Granddad's dad.

Because I have some music loving boys, I wanted to do something for them with this multi-generational collection.  We mounted a new flat screen television (thanks Uncle Jim) on the third floor which is a space devoted to all things male.  I decided upon an art wall around the television  with framed albums.

The guys chose the albums they wanted to frame.  The one that looks blank is AC/DC Back In Black.

I cut out templates out of old wrapping paper to try different layouts and taped them to the wall.  This is the one I settled on after some consultation with my friend Robin.  (What can I say, I like to watch HGTV while I work.)

I started with the center frame on the bottom and moved out and up from there when hanging the albums.  

I bought this new level with a ruler on the side to help with the project.  I marked the distance from the center of one frame to the next with tape on the level.  Since the frames were square, this worked both horizontally and vertically.

I ended up with this.

I would love to add this diy console from lizmarieblog.com .  Maybe I can get Cookie (sixteen year old baby) to help me build it.  She has it styled so beautifully too.

How awesome is this?  I can't wait until Liz Marie posts the tutorial!  We too have a very long wall and need something long and budget friendly to fill it.

I'm SO not a carpenter.  I'll have to muster up some bravery for this project!

K~

Tip Toe Through The Tulips

How beautiful are these Sam's $9.98 tulips?  They just make me smile :-)

Happy Friday!

K~

Confessions of a J.Crew Addict

Seriously?  How am I supposed to exercise self control when J.Crew has such pretty things?  Their button downs are my latest addiction.  I went to the factory store to get the green gingham shirt for a little St. Paddy's day celebration with our Friday Night Friends.  And, well... I couldn't help but get the lovely red one.  And, how sweet is the little navy floral???  The navy polka dot shirt is one of my all time favorites.  These are all great paired with Old Navy The Rockstar Super Skinny jeans and a pair of flats.

I got this cutie for Juan.  I thought it would work well as "Sooner gear".

College Boy got this lightweight navy and white hoodie. 

New Life For An Old Luggage Rack

My hubby, A.K.A. "Juan", travels a lot.  When he packs, he uses this old luggage rack we bought at the Container Store many years ago.

Notice the nice "chew" marks this girl added to it when she was in the teething stage?

(Orphan Annie or Annie Girl)

 He leaves it sitting in our bathroom to await his return while he's gone.  Here's the problem...  I stay home and have to look at it in our bathroom.  I'm working on the master bedroom and bathroom.  This luggage rack just didn't do it for me.  Then, one day while at Frisco Mercantile, inspiration struck!  I saw some old books covered in upholstery webbing.  And, I stopped by the booth that sells Annie Sloan chalk paint as usual.  I went home, saw the luggage rack and knew something had to change.

  I got the ball rolling by ordering this upholstery webbing off Amazon.  

While I waited for the webbing to arrive, I pulled the old nylon straps off the luggage rack, gave it a coat of Annie Sloan Graphite and a second coat of French Linen.  I sanded lightly and applied a coat of clear wax and a coat of dark wax.

I used my trusty staple gun to attach the webbing to the luggage rack.  Here is the result...

Fancy photo editing complements of Instagram.  I'm soonerborn on Instagram if you want to follow me there.   While I'm not happy when Juan goes out of town, I do have his pretty luggage rack to look at while he's gone.  And, as long as it is functional, he doesn't mind!

Thanks for stopping by!

K~