Projects Galore

So having bought my grandparent's home in January, my husband and I have spent the last 4 months trying to make it our own. That has included ripping down the wallpaper in multiple rooms, textured walls, painting, cleaning, and trying to spread out a 2 bedroom apartment's worth of furniture into 3 bedrooms, 2 living rooms and a den.

Needless to day I needed decor hard-core.

We're by no means rich, so I haven't been able to afford Ethan Allen to come in just yet. But a cool idea that my momma and a few blogs I read do, is take ideas from the expensive places and make it yourself. Amanda from craftsbyamanda.com, had this totally cute idea of French Fruit Wall Art taken from a high-end store. To get my creative juices flowing and to fill some wall space, I followed her tutorial and came up with this:

 It was a really fun project. As I add more decor, I will definitely keep these somewhere in the kitchen.


I've also been trying out the sewing machine my mom gave me. I am a TOTAL novice, but here's what I did:

The next thing I really want to do is tackle window treatments for the entryway. Any suggestions?


Jen