Stephanie @ Toastie Studio
Congratulations Stephanie! I'll contact you later tonight for your info. Thanks again to Jennie from Zipit for this generous giveaway!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Zipit Giveaway Winner
Sorry about the delay in announcing the winner of the Zipit Giveaway. We literally just walked in the front door from our little beach getaway. I'm so exhausted and ready to just lay on the couch and watch True Blood in the comfort of my own home!
Random.org chose lucky number 2:
Stephanie @ Toastie Studio
Congratulations Stephanie! I'll contact you later tonight for your info. Thanks again to Jennie from Zipit for this generous giveaway!
Stephanie @ Toastie Studio
Congratulations Stephanie! I'll contact you later tonight for your info. Thanks again to Jennie from Zipit for this generous giveaway!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
AJ's Room: Before & After
Hi friends! I hope you all are having a great week so far! Mine has been very productive. I mentioned in a couple of previous posts that I am in the process of painting and "re-doing" some rooms in my house. First on the list was my son's room.
When we were pregnant, Adrian and I had the idea of having a Lakers themed baby shower. Somehow, that idea trickled down to his nursery too. As AJ grew, we turned his crib into a toddler bed but pretty much kept everything else as is. He had a play room in our loft and sleeps with us in our room so he never spent any time in his own room. We decided it was time to turn it into a more appealing space for him so it wouldn't be just a wasted room in our home.
Our initial thought was to have a CARS themed room. This is his absolute favorite movie. He goes through his Toy Story and Rango phases but always comes back to CARS. As we started planning though, we decided it would be pretty expensive to buy CARS themed decor and chances are, he could very well have a new "all time favorite" two or three years down the road. It was more practical to have a neutral theme and just add little details of the things he loves.
So, here's the before:
And here is the now:
I say the "now" because it's not quite the "after" yet. I still want to add a few things and I have some projects I'm working on for it.
For the walls, we chose a Martha Stewart color called "Faded Ink" and had the paint technician at Home Depot make a custom match for us using Behr paint with primer. We were able to cover up the loud yellow with only ONE coat of paint. Thanks Behr!
It was quite a challenge trying to squeeze all his toys into this tiny room but somehow we pulled through. Most of the big pieces are out, with the exception of a few. His little grill, R/C trucks, and giant tub of toys are in his closet. These curtains are temporary (new ones are on the list of projects I'm working on).
My favorite part are these cubbies that we got at Target. It's perfect for his ever growing collection of books and the baskets hold his smaller toys. That little firetruck basket holds his crayon rolls and his coloring books and puzzles are in the basket above his dresser.
Unfortunately, one of the bigger pieces that didn't fit in his room was his wooden train table that he LOVES. We aren't getting rid of it though, it's still sitting in the loft for now until we decide what to do with it. Now we are in the process of moving my craft room into the loft. My current craft room will then be turned back into our guest room. Theeeen we can get to repainting the entire downstairs! It's a lot of work, but at least I know we have a great little helper!
All this work will have to wait until next week though. We are heading to the beach tomorrow! Hope you all have a splendid weekend and don't forget, tomorrow is the last day to enter the Zipit Giveaway!
Linking up here.
When we were pregnant, Adrian and I had the idea of having a Lakers themed baby shower. Somehow, that idea trickled down to his nursery too. As AJ grew, we turned his crib into a toddler bed but pretty much kept everything else as is. He had a play room in our loft and sleeps with us in our room so he never spent any time in his own room. We decided it was time to turn it into a more appealing space for him so it wouldn't be just a wasted room in our home.
Our initial thought was to have a CARS themed room. This is his absolute favorite movie. He goes through his Toy Story and Rango phases but always comes back to CARS. As we started planning though, we decided it would be pretty expensive to buy CARS themed decor and chances are, he could very well have a new "all time favorite" two or three years down the road. It was more practical to have a neutral theme and just add little details of the things he loves.
And here is the now:
I say the "now" because it's not quite the "after" yet. I still want to add a few things and I have some projects I'm working on for it.
For the walls, we chose a Martha Stewart color called "Faded Ink" and had the paint technician at Home Depot make a custom match for us using Behr paint with primer. We were able to cover up the loud yellow with only ONE coat of paint. Thanks Behr!
It was quite a challenge trying to squeeze all his toys into this tiny room but somehow we pulled through. Most of the big pieces are out, with the exception of a few. His little grill, R/C trucks, and giant tub of toys are in his closet. These curtains are temporary (new ones are on the list of projects I'm working on).
My favorite part are these cubbies that we got at Target. It's perfect for his ever growing collection of books and the baskets hold his smaller toys. That little firetruck basket holds his crayon rolls and his coloring books and puzzles are in the basket above his dresser.
Unfortunately, one of the bigger pieces that didn't fit in his room was his wooden train table that he LOVES. We aren't getting rid of it though, it's still sitting in the loft for now until we decide what to do with it. Now we are in the process of moving my craft room into the loft. My current craft room will then be turned back into our guest room. Theeeen we can get to repainting the entire downstairs! It's a lot of work, but at least I know we have a great little helper!
All this work will have to wait until next week though. We are heading to the beach tomorrow! Hope you all have a splendid weekend and don't forget, tomorrow is the last day to enter the Zipit Giveaway!
Linking up here.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Log Cabin Pillow
A few days ago, I won this Zoo Alphabet Soup Fabric Bundle by Riley Blake from Life In The Thrifty Lane.
I chose this bundle because we are in the process of "re-doing" my son's room (more on that later). We decided to just stick with a neutral theme and throw in little boy charms as we go along. This bundle was a perfect start. I made AJ an adorable log cabin pillow.
I used a fat quarter to make an envelope closure for the back. I left the selvage as the hem cause I like the way it looks.
The pillow case ended up measuring 17.5" by 17.5" so I need to go buy a 17" pillow form sometime this week. Right now, it's stuffed with an 18" pillow form that I had on hand.
He had me sitting with him for hours last night pointing out animals and asking me what each of them ate. I forget what elephants eat? Do they really eat peanuts or is that just in cartoons? I don't know...
Don't forget to enter the Zipit Giveaway where you can with a $30 Gift Certificate to Zipit Zippers. Giveaway ends July 16th at midnight.
Linking up here.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Giveaway with Zipit Zippers
Yep, that's right! And this one comes from Zipit Zippers, one of my favorite etsy shops of all times. I have been buying all my zippers from Jennie (who by the way is the sweetest girl ever!!) since I discovered her shop. Here's a little bit about Jennie and her family in her own words.
"I'm a 32 year old mother of 4 living in Wisconsin. My husband and I both work from home selling zippers and custom buttons on Etsy. We've been selling on Etsy full time since 2009 and are so happy to be able to work from home and spend the time with each other and our family. When we aren't busy "etsying" we enjoy hiking, gardening, traveling and rock hounding. We hope to someday sell enough zippers to be able to move to a cozy little home on the ocean where we can snorkel and eat fresh fish, crab, and lobster every day."
Talk about living life! She's fulfilling my dream already! I would love to have a home-based business with my husband and enjoy eachother everyday. Jennie deserves every bit of it. Her business is thriving in success and she works hard at keeping her customers satisfied!
Jennie is generously offering $30 credit for ANYTHING in her store. If you check out her prices, you know you can get quite a bit of loot with $30!
What do you have to do to win?? Simple.
Mandatory Entry: Be a follower of my blog and leave me a comment letting me know that you are. (1 entry)
Extra Entries:
- Go to Zipit and let me know what you would want to spend your $30 on if you won. (1 entry)
- Heart Zipit on Etsy (1 entry)
- Follow Zipit, the blog (1 entry)
- Follow Zipit on Twitter (1 entry)
Giveaway will end next Saturday, July 16th at midnight and I will announce the winner on Sunday. Good luck!
Big Country Giveaway Winner
Leslie @ The Mommy Therapy
Congratulations Leslie! I can honestly say that I am so jealous right now!! Any chance you might be bribed into a trade??!! I will be emailing you for your snail mail deets so I can forward them to Angela. Thanks again to everyone who entered!
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