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Waxed Cotton & Leather Mens Apron

This project is about six months in the making. I intended to make a mens canvas and leather apron, and have it ready to present to El Granto for our 3rd anniversary (the leather anniversary). That came and went, and I hadn't moved beyond...well...thinking about making it. Fast forward to the beginning of February. Winter...

Cool Projects, DIY, Sewing, Uncategorized

February 22, 2015

Kristen

apron, cotton, diy, gift, leather, waxed cotton

Choosing Exterior Paint Colors

Last week, I let you in on our secret of how bad the exterior paint really was. It looked fine from afar: (more…)...

Uncategorized

June 2, 2014

Kristen

backyard, exterior, paint

Don’t Crank That

Sometimes in home ownership you make costly mistakes. Case in point: We close our skylight too tightly. We have an opening skylight in our bathroom. It opens and closes with a big pole that you turn the handle and it cranks open. When we had one of our cold snaps I walked into our bathroom to find...

Maintenance & Repair, Uncategorized

January 24, 2014

Kristen

bathroom, maintenance, skylight, window

Staining Fail

Saturday a load of lumber was purchased from the lumber yard, and trip was made to the hardware store for supplies. Sunday was spent cutting, gluing, screwing, sanding and culminated with applying the first coat of stain on our current project. I let the stain soak in, then wiped it off. This is what I saw: [caption...

Uncategorized, Woodworking

June 17, 2013

Kristen

Fail, staining, woodworking

B-The Face Launch Party

We have a friend Chelsea who is one of those people that lights up a room as soon as she enters it. She perpetually has a smile on her face, and absolutely everyone adores her. She has an infectious personality, and is a hellovalota fun. Her day job is being a morning show radio host...

Misc, Uncategorized

May 16, 2013

Kristen

b-the face, party

Instarecap

Crazy busy day today, so no earth shattering post, but will give you a little visual recap of what we've been up to in the past week. (more…)...

Misc, Uncategorized

April 30, 2013

Kristen

dogs, fun, life

Master Bedroom Closet Part 2

*If you missed the first part of our closet makeover, check it out here* (more…)...

Cool Projects, Master Bedroom, Uncategorized

November 5, 2012

Kristen

black, closet, decor, expedit, master bedroom, organization, purple

Cutting a Hole in the Wall

I cut a hole in the wall and I liked it. (There really are too many commercials for the Katy Perry DVD on TV right now). Back to the hole. YEP, there's a hole in my wall, on purpose. Nothing was leaking, there were no fires and nothing had burst. I just wanted a hole. You...

DIY, Guest Bedroom, Uncategorized

October 2, 2012

Kristen

cutting drywall, hole, transom

Category Archives: Uncategorized

Waxed Cotton & Leather Mens Apron

Choosing Exterior Paint Colors

Don’t Crank That

Staining Fail

B-The Face Launch Party

Instarecap

Master Bedroom Closet Part 2

Cutting a Hole in the Wall

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