Chalkboard Herb Pots

I wanted to grow some herbs this year but didn't have any room in our garden. So we decided to plant them in pots. We bought a few inexpensive Terracotta pots and some chalkboard spray paint and got to work!

We masked the top section of the pots and used some tinfoil to cover the top to make sure we didn't accidentally paint the inside lip. Then we put the pots upside down on a tarp and started spaying. We did two full coats and then a light third coat for good measure.

Schoko was a great helper by giving us some moral support :) hehe

We let them dry overnight before taking off the masking and planting.

Here are a few photos of the finished project. I think they look great!

There they are - all lined up :)

May 2013

Here is a little peek into what we've been up to!

We finally bit the bullet and bought a fence. It has been so nice and I keep wondering why we didn't do it sooner. I love letting the dog out without needing to watch her every second and I love sitting outside without feeling like I'm in a fishbowl. 

We splurged a little and bought these wonderful chairs so we could better enjoy our yard. I love sitting out there in the morning enjoying some coffee, or perhaps on a hot afternoon enjoying a little snack. Those Talenti ice cream bars are to die for. They seriously taste like a raspberry truffle. They are a dangerous little treat :)

I also planted flower pots for the first time. These are supposedly mosquito repelling plants, so we'll see if they help out this summer or not. The plants are already much larger so we can only hope.

My little sister graduated high school! I am so proud of her! :) Isn't she cute?!

We participated in the Zions Bank Paint-A-Thon. Every year each department works with a family in need of some touch up around the house. I loved this photo they snapped of us while painting :)

Trees

We finally got around to planting trees in our mow strip! It was a lot of work, but I do love the result. I decided to scrapbook this monumental occasion. I think it turned out pretty cute. You'll have to trust me that they go together well because I couldn't figure out how to get the photos side by side without being too small on this here blog...

I'm loving my Silhouette! I know you all keep hearing about it but it has truly changed the crafting going on around here lol!

  

Here's a close up of the title - Plant A Tree (or six!)

Happy Scrapping!

Laundry Day

A few weeks ago I attended a bridal shower for my cute cousin Ellen! I am so excited for her!

Everyone was given a "First" on their invitations. This was then you're assigned gift for the couple's "First"as a married couple. We then come up with our own ideas as to what to actually give. Examples are: First Dinner, First Game Night, First Kitchen Mess, etc.

My "First" was Laundry Day! Because laundry is so exciting I knew it could be a very exciting gift… or not so much. So, I wanted to at least have a great presentation, and think a little outside the box.

I have been wanting to try my hand at making a cute vinyl sign for quite a while now. So, I started looking on Pinterest for ideas! I wrote down a bunch of quotes that I liked and then I started searching on the Silhouette Online Store for even more ideas! I only had a few days from when I received the invitation to the date of the shower but I was so excited to make a sign, I didn't let it stop me.

It stopped by the craft store on my way home from work the next day, picked out an unfinished piece of wood, and some paint. I painted the first coat that night to get it going.

By this time I knew I wanted it to read: Laundry Room - Loads of Fun! and if possible I wanted a picture of a clothesline. I really wasn't sure what I would be able to fit on the sign. I came across this perfect download in the Silhouette Online Store. It had almost all of the elements I was looking for! The sign I bought was very square-ish so I did have to make some modifications to make it work. Using the Silhouette tools I was able to design my sign, cut it out of vinyl, and voila!

I then decided that I should have all of the gifts, in an actual laundry basket for a cute presentation. This sounded good in my mind until I realized how deep the basket really was, and how you couldn't see the gift items in it! So, I found a box in the garage, and wrapped some red cellophane paper around it to hep prop up the gift items.

While I was out shopping for the rest of the laundry supplies/gifts I found some great mini-clothespins at WalMart! I just had to get them. They were that cute finishing touch I was looking for :)

Gifts included:
Laundry Basket
My Homemade Sign
Laundry Detergent
Dryer Sheets
Stain Stick (I love this stuff!)
Lingerie Bag

Happy Crafting :)