A Sunburn?

A sunburn you ask?   No, just a little over spray and a color hint.

This was actually after I'd scrubbed them like crazy - it's in my hair too.  Let just pretend that's why my pedicure looks the way it does...all that scrubbing....

A Little Bling

I wasn't loving the hardware I put on these. The scale was off. So I found some fabulous replacements and traded them out.  I'm so glad I did, but now I'm tempted to keep them.

What do you think?

Complaining and Green Paint

 I need a sign around my neck that reads "Danger: Female Deprived of Carbs".  I'm starving.  I'm cranky.  I'm barely to day 3 and already the thought of another egg makes me nauseous. At the end of diet day 1, I laughed and laughed as the hubby puttered around the house muttering that he needed more carbohydrates.  On day 2, it was my turn.  I did nothing beyond the necessary...unless it was somehow related to complaining.  Hopefully day 3 will be better?

On to more important matters... So many of you asked for the color of the green desk.  I stopped in to Home Depot to see if I could find a match.  The two closest were Behr's Green Grass {a little lighter} and Pine Grove {a hair darker}.

Benjamin Moore's Once Upon a Time was also close.

Side Table

I know today's end table isn't anything like yesterday's china cabinet, but here she is.

I'm struggling in the styling department when it comes to side tables.  I've done so many over the last few weeks - I'm plumb out of ideas.  She's in my shop if you're interested.

 I forgot to take a proper before picture, but this is as close as it gets - right after a coat of primer.

I love the anthro knobs.

A China Cabinet

Hope everyone had a great Easter.  Ours was incredibly low-key, but that's what made it so nice.

I finished a china cabinet for a client over the weekend.  It's going in her bathroom to house towels and toiletries.  

 Here it is before.

On a complete side note, Zac and I started a diet today.  Pretty greuling when your lunch literally goes from this

to this.

Lettuce...yuck.  Cold chicken...double yuck.  On our list of approved foods: legumes, lean meat, eggs, veggies...period.  That's it.  My guess is that this diet we're trying is so successful because it's participants opt to starve rather than eat from the list of approved foods.  We do get to gorge one day a week.  Zac asked if we could lay in bed tonight and dream of what we were going to eat on Saturday.  I can't wait.  On a more positive note, I am SO excited to finally lose this last 14 lbs. of baby weight.  I guess it's time...my baby just turned 2!

And last, but not least, my favorite picture from Easter weekend.

Thanks for reading :)

Someone pinch me...

....I just found out my green desk has also been featured on Apartment Therapy's Re-Nest.  You can check it out here.

A Feature and Gratitude

Imagine you were restricted to reading only one blog per day, which would it be?  Tough question, huh?  For me it would be Little Green Notebook.  I love Jenny's style, her DIY posts and her original content.  So often I feel inspired by her.  With that in mind, you can guess that it would be quite exciting for me to have her feature my green desk today!  It can be seen here.

From the excitement comes gratitude.  Gratitude for all of you who read my blog and make this possible.  Thank you for coming.  Thank you for your wonderful comments.  I've been blogging for 2 1/2 months now and it's safe to say, I love it!

Anthropologie Inspiration

I wish the Anthropologie look was easy to recreate.  How do they make old and worn out look so good?

Soda can tops...genius.

A Break = Hair Bows

My parents are taking Madeline and Colby to Utah tomorrow for my little sisters' graduation.  They will be gone until Monday!  I'm always excited for them to have experiences with my parents, but then I also get a little nervous at the same time.  Often when my mom takes the little girls during the day, when you'd think that I'd get a whole lot more accomplished, I find myself puttering around the house feeling a little down, not knowing exactly what to do without my "helpers".

So, Maddie and Colby are leaving and I panicked last night, worried that I hadn't banked enough quality time with them yet this week and I knew if I didn't, I'd be a wreck while they were gone.  So what did I do...I took the day off.  I wanted to be my pre-furniture refinishing chipper, "I'm so happy to see you" when they got home instead of my new, "I'm almost finished in the garage.  I need you to get your own snack, then I'll be to help you with your homework" self.

Instead, I stayed inside and caught up on hair bows.  In the process, I made a huge discovery.  I've tried so many times to make these bows, but mine always come out boxy and awkward....until today.

As I was staring at a picture of the bow I was wanting to recreate I realized what I'd been doing wrong.  Previously, I'd always used a straight piece of felt, but the key is to taper it!  Maybe you all already know this, if not, I'll share.

Cut one of these.

Fold it into a bow, squeeze to pleat the center and stitch.

Cut the bottom piece as shown below and trim the edges.

Use hot glue to attach the center strip.  Wrap around and secure.  Attach clip to the back.

And voila!

I made these for myself.

I'm crossing my fingers that these can avoid the school lost and found and the washing machine {via Zac's pants pockets} at least for a few weeks.