Happy Thanksgiving

I would like to send warm wishes to everyone during this holiday season. 

-Ashley-

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Decorating with these beautiful colors

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope this inspires you, just the same as it has me!

 

 

 

DIY: Painted Chevron Stripes

 

I recently got a wild idea that I should paint a couple chevron stripes on my son's bedroom wall.
Sounded easy enough- right??..

 

Well, it was a lot harder and more time consuming that I had imagined- let me just say that.

 

I started with two pieces of tape, running the length of one of the walls- 12" inches apart.
Then added a third line another 12" on top of that.

Then measured every 6" inches, starting at the end of the wall- added a vertical line of tape.

Next, I cut out all the "inner" pieces of tape

 

I painted the "inners" - with some of the paint we had left over from the guest bedroom.
Once dried, I peeled the tape away- and found that my "chevron" lines weren't connected.
(Which I should have noticed before I started painting..)
So then-- I had to add more tape to figure out how to make them connect..

 

 

Here are the finished stripes- they defiantly aren't perfect, and not completely symmetrical- but I am chalking that up to "Character" ?!?!?! - haha

 

Just goes to show, that not every project comes out perfect the first time around.

Maybe you will learn from my mistakes on this one.

 

Happy DIY-ing!

 

 

 

Hello, November!

 

 

I can NOT believe that is it already November.
My how the time in flying by this year.

 

I am looking forward to what is in store for our month ahead.

This week my husband and I will celebrate our First Wedding Anniversary, and it is also my husband birthday!
We have my step-son's Grayson fifth birthday, our dog Chase's birthday annndddd my mother's birthday too!

There are probably more projects in store and I can't forget about decorating for Christmas!

The weather is even starting to get a little cooler here in Texas- we actually had our first bonfire last night.

I sure do love this time of year!