Stop, Look, & Link Party #5 and Features!

Hi! Welcome to our Linky Party - This party is hosted by Alexandra @ In Designer Jeans and Lauren @ All Things Homie. We are very excited to see all of your great projects and ideas! 

Once the party is done we will post the most viewed links and a few of our favorites so be sure to check back next week to see if you are featured.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, linked up, and shared the love! Its fun to see everyone's great ideas and decorations as we transition into fall!

Features from last weeks Stop, Link, & Look party:

Cloches & Lavender shared how their Dining room got the fall treatment- it turned out great and there are so many wonderful ideas!

One More Time shared Dollar Store Napkin Rings- Definitely want to give these a try! They look very festive & expensive!

Alexandra loved the Little Red Dress from See Make love! It can be dressed up or down and makes quite a statement in the red! 

Lauren's pick was the adorable Owl Pillow from About Blogging Time! That pillow and idea of drawing with the machine is SO creative!! 

Thank you again for everyone's support! <3

Now its party time!

The rules are simple, promise!

 Please follow both of your hosts! 
Link back in some way.. Grab a button on the side bar or a text link on your page

Link projects, crafts, recipes, fun stories, or anything created in some way by YOU
Please do not link up other parties, stores, or giveaways

It is not required but would be much appreciated to check out other links and share the blog love! <3

The party will start at 10am! 
Have fun!

Halloween Decor: World Market Web Runner Knock Off

Recently my mom and I made a trip to Cost Plus World Market and admired this darling felt cobweb runner. At $20 I was tempted, but it was a little too pricey considering I didn't really have a place to put it.

 

 

The next day I was glad I had passed it up when I happened upon these felt cobwebs at The Dollar Tree. I made a knock off runner by stitching three of these together. It literally took 30 seconds and $3 is sooo much better than $20!

 

 

The best part? You could customize this runner by making it as long (or short) as you need!

Stop, Look, & Link Party #4 and Features!

Hi! Welcome to our Linky Party - This party is hosted by Alexandra @ In Designer Jeans and Lauren @ All Things Homie. We are very excited to see all of your great projects and ideas! 

Once the party is done we will post the most viewed links and a few of our favorites so be sure to check back next week to see if you are featured.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO LINKED LAST WEEK! WE APPRECIATED IT AND LOVED LOOKING AT THE IDEAS, RECIPES, AND CRAFTING ADVENTURES!

Features from last weeks Stop, Link, & Look party:

Simply Better shared her daughters desires of the heart - have you shared yours?? Ps. I WISH we had Culvers in California :)

Turtles and Tails shared decorating for fall ideas! Cant wait to try out duplicating the leaf lanterns!

We BOTH loved:

The sweet little Owl Hat from La Valigia DiRoanna:

And how fun are these Pumpkins that are Blingy from A Casarella!? A fun and easy way to dress up a pumpkin big or small!

Thank you again for everyone's support! <3

Now its party time!

The rules are simple, promise!

** Please follow both of your hosts! **
Link back in some way.. Grab a button on the side bar or a text link on your page

Link projects, crafts, recipes, fun stories, or anything created in some way by YOU
Please do not link up other parties, stores, or giveaways

It is not required but would be much appreciated to check out other links and share the blog love! <3

The party will start at 10am! 
Have fun!

Halloween Decor: Potion Bottles

I pulled out the Halloween decor this week and added a few projects to my list. The first, was to make some mercury glass poison bottles.

I started with a few clear glass bottles and gave them several coats of Krylon Looking Glass paint. I used this tutorial of vinegar and water to distress the paint and give it that real mercury glass look. After it dried they got a clear coat to seal the paint, black painted corks, and vinyl decals cut from the silhouette.

 

 

Love the look of mercury glass, I'll have to paint a few more items for my regular decor!

Baby Carter!

Things have been quiet around here because the last month we've spent our time taking care of this guy and adjusting to our life as a family of three!

 

Carter Raymond Ortega was born August 10, 2012 at 2:56 a.m. after only 2.5 hours of labor we barely made it to the hospital!

He was 12 days early and weighed in at 7 pounds 8 ounces and 20 1/4 inches long.

Needless to say we are completely in love! 

Projects are starting up, I'll get back to posting soon!

Stop, Look, & Link Party #3 and Features!

Hi! Welcome to our Linky Party - This party is hosted by Alexandra @ In Designer Jeans and Lauren @ All Things Homie. We are very excited to see all of your great projects and ideas! 

Once the party is done we will post the most viewed links and a few of our favorites so be sure to check back next week to see if you are featured.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO LINKED LAST WEEK! WE APPRECIATED IT AND LOVED LOOKING AT THE IDEAS, RECIPES, AND CRAFTING ADVENTURES!

Features from last weeks Stop, Link, & Look party:

Slouchy Autumn Beret from Hannicraft - this is perfect for the fall weather!

Fabric Covered BookShelf from Kayboo Creations - this is such a great transformation from a plain bookcase! 

Check out these super cute and easy Pom Cake Toppers from Here's to Handy Andy! Can't wait to give these a try. 

Lauren loved this cute and comfy V- Neck knitted Pullover from See Love Make:

Alexandra's pick was the Grandfather Clock painted in Mint Green from Crystelle Boutique! Such a fresh look on an antique piece -

Thank you again for everyone's support! <3

Now its party time!

The rules are simple, promise!

** Please follow both of your hosts! **
Link back in some way.. Grab a button on the side bar or a text link on your page

Link projects, crafts, recipes, fun stories, or anything created in some way by YOU
Please do not link up other parties, stores, or giveaways

It is not required but would be much appreciated to check out other links and share the blog love! <3

The party will start at 10am! 
Have fun!

Stop, Look, & Link Party #2 and Features!

Hello! Welcome to our Linky Party! This party is hosted by Alexandra @ In Designer Jeans and Lauren @ All Things Homie. We are very excited to see all of your great projects and ideas! 

Once the party is done we will post the most viewed links and a few of our favorites so be sure to check back to see if you are featured.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO LINKED LAST WEEK! WE APPRECIATE IT AND LOVED LOOKING AT THE IDEAS, RECIPES, & HAPPY DOGS!

Features from our first ever Stop, Link, & Look party.

Check out the DIY Photo Canvas from Teenah's Projects! Looks fun and easy! 

Making My Apt a Home revamped old furniture into a dog bed AND storage! Such a good idea!

Back to the Basics! Shared DIY tea gift ideas - Would make a great favor for a tea party!

Lauren's pick was the Anniversary Card Project from Heinz 57, using cards from your wedding to frame a picture is so special!

Alexandra loved the Sticky Bread recipe from Sew Fantastic  
 A sweet and Yummy breakfast!

Thank you again for everyone's support! <3

Now its party time!

The rules are simple, promise!

Please follow both of your hosts
Link back in some way.. Grab a button on the side bar or a text link on your page

Link projects, crafts, recipes, fun stories, or anything created in some way by YOU
Please do not link up other parties, stores, or giveaways

It is not required but would be much appreciated to check out other links and share the blog love! <3

The party will start at 10am! 
Have fun!

NEW! Stop, Look, & Link Party!

Hello! Welcome to our Linky Party! This party is hosted by Alexandra @ In Designer Jeans and Lauren @ All Things Homie and this is the first one EVER for us. 

We are very excited! Once the party is done we will post the most viewed links so be sure to check back to see if you are featured.

The rules are simple, promise!

Please follow your hosts
Link back in some way.. Grab a button on the side bar or a text link on your page

Link projects, crafts, recipes, fun stories, or anything created in some way by YOU
Please do not link up other parties, stores, or giveaways

It is not required but would be much appreciated to check out other links and share the blog love! <3

The party will start at 10am! 
Have fun!

Customized Ikea Cabinet

One of the last things I've been searching for is a small table to put next to our glider in Carter's nursery. I was hoping to find an old tool chest but nothing was quite narrow enough to fit in the space.

 I saw this guy in the Ikea catalog in white and was thrilled to find it in red in the store. Perfect color and just the right size.

Of course I couldn't leave it alone so I used my silhouette to add a few vinyl graphics. There are several Carter Chevrolet dealerships, including one in Calgary where I was born so I added that logo to the top and numbered the drawers.

We're hoping that between this and all the license plates around his room, Carter will learn his letters and numbers early on!

Such an easy project and it will be the perfect place to store his books and hold my water while I sit in that chair for countless hours...

We're ready for you any time now Carter! See his entire nursery here.



Wooden License Plate Valances

I debated about making traditional curtains for Carter's nursery, but decided rustic valances fit much better with the rest of his room and would allow us to incorporate a few more license plates.

This project was very simple and only required one 8' pine board. Each window is approximately 3' long so Eric built 2 simple wood valances.

We stained them to match the rest of the furniture in the nursery and used screws to attach 3 license plates to each panel.

We hung them above each window using two L brackets.

So simple, but love what they add to the room!

Go here to see the complete nursery tour.