I haven’t pinned much this week because I’m trying to go back through all of my pins and Pin Responsibly. So this week I decided to share some of my favorite pins off my DIY Tips and Tricks board.Here are the guidelines for Sunday Pinspiration:1. I have done my very best to find the original link for each picture. If for some reason there is an error or due credit isn’t given, please, PLEASE kindly let me know.2. If the link is directly to your blog – i.e. it is your original work – and you would rather I not post it, please let me know and the picture will be removed.3. If you like any of these and want to add them to your own Pinterest boards, please click the source link and pin from there to ensure proper credit.OK on to the tips:Chip a nail no more!Source: realsimple.com via Christina on PinterestI honestly…
An Update on The List
*Edited to give a shout out to all the new readers I’ve gotten in the last couple of weeks. I hope you’ll pull up a chair and stay awhile! I seriously giggle with glee at every new reader. (And when I get fun comments from current readers too! 😉 Love y’all!Well ladies (and gents if you’re out there!) it’s been a couple weeks since I wrote The List and I’d say it’s been fairly successful over all. It’s funny how putting things down on paper motivates you (or at least me) to do them!Let’s take a look at that pile from the beginning shall we?Here’s what I got done this week:Misc. Projects11. Recipe Boxes – I found the boxes cheap at Borders (and this was long before they were closing). They were originally from some Time Life promotion, but were five bucks a piece, and they even came with recipe…
New vs. Old
Some people love new, modern things. They want the newest, best thing all of the time. Well, no disrespect to them, but I love old things. Oh sure, I love all of my modern conveniences and I love new clothes and all of my high tech gadgets. When it comes to decorating my home, I think I like a mix of old and new. I love adding vintage pieces to our home. I like to think there’s a story behind each and every piece. With new stuff, you’re making the story up as you go. There’s no history to it. I like knowing that someone else cherished a vintage find. This weekend, The Hubs and I went to our favorite vintage and antique store solely for the purpose of finding some inexpensive plates to make this:Source: minhafilhavaicasar.com via Christina on PinterestAnd I did find a set that I loved. A 1940s…
Thankful
Each Monday this month Becky @ Organizing Made Fun is sharing what she’s thankful for and encouraging us to do the same, so here’s what I’m thankful for today:1. Rest – because after today, I’m going to need it!2. A patient husband who cooks dinner while I’m trying to finish up the rest of my housework and blogging responsibilities. 3. The little warm front moving through that’s gotten us back up into the 60s after snow two weeks ago.What are you thankful for?
Craft Area Reveal
Remember all that talk about me finally getting a craft area? Yet, I never seem to show you do I? Well, I’m so excited because I’m finally going to show you from start to finish where my little corner of the world began and where it is right now. I’m an organizer, so I’m sure at some point it will change, but I am so thrilled to have a little space to move around in and craft and scrap! 🙂 Let’s take a little tour shall we?Here’s where we began last January before my Office Decrapification project began:Here’s what it looked like after I finished cleaning and we added some new furniture pieces from Ikea:It was functional, but also more of an office area than for crafting.After living in the space for awhile we realized we only really needed one desk for office type things and I was usually the…
Pintegrity Pledge
Hey guys,Normally I don’t use my blog as a soap box, but I couldn’t get past something this week without taking some action. If you’re on Pinterest you know how incredibly awesome it is. But as with everything, even great things can have a downside. This week several bloggers brought to light a big problem. Pinning and repinning often means that the original blogger isn’t getting appropriate credit for his or her work.You know I love my Sunday Pinspiration, but you also know that I try my best to make sure I’m only sharing pins that link to the original source. That’s because I want to make sure I give those bloggers credit for the hours upon hours of work they put into their content. You also know that I urge you to pin from the source link and not my blog because if you don’t, I’ll get the credit…
It’s Time To Give Away A Journal!
First a special shout out to all the new Scrappers out there. I’m so excited that you’ve chosen to read my blog. And to all the old friends, you guys are AWESOME! :)And the winner of the Gadanke Journal of their choice is…*drum roll*Comment #9 – Krystal!Krystal said…I’m a *new* follower — glad to meet you!November 1, 2011 3:45 PM Glad to meet you Krystal! Please email me at thescrappyhousewife(at)gmail(dot)com with your information and which journal you would like. Congratulations!
The List
Have you entered to win a FREE Gadanke Journal of your choice yet? Go HERE to enter!So, recently I’ve been working on my crafting space and trying to make room for all of the supplies, tools, and fun stuff (read: fabric, paper – oh god the paper!, stickers, embellishments, etc.) that I have a plan for and well…I gotta tell ya, it won’t all fit. Here’s the problem:Remember this space?Yeah, here’s what it looks like now:Nothing scarier at Halloween than a massive pile of unfinished craft projects right? ;)I’m kind of ashamed to even watermark that. Hello, my name is Christina and I am a project hoarder. *sigh* Here’s the thing…I get a great idea and I buy all the stuff to bring that idea to fruition and then it sits. I see that lovely clean crafting space and I go, “Wow! Now I can do so much!” and then…
Sunday Pinspiration #3 – Crafty Containers
Hey guys! It’s time for another installment of Sunday Pinspiration! This week I chose some of my favorite cheap and easy container ideas I’ve pinned from the last week or so. Before we get started though, have you entered to win a Gadanke Journal of your choice? 😉 Go here to enter: Gadanke Journal GiveawayHere are our the housekeeping bits for Sunday Pinspiration:1. I have done my very best to find the original link for each picture. If for some reason there is an error or due credit isn’t given, please, PLEASE kindly let me know.2. If the link is directly to your blog – i.e. it is your original work – and you would rather I not post it, please let me know and the picture will be removed.3. If you like any of these and want to add them to your own Pinterest boards, please click the source link and pin from there…
Bloggiversary Celebration – Day 5 – My Halloween Decor and a GIVEAWAY!
GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED, THANK YOU! :)Hey y’all. Sorry for the late post. Life got in the way in the form of a rescheduled tutoring appointment and the winter storm warning that should bring 4 – 8 inches of snow our way over night and into tomorrow. So snow…in October…really? *sigh* I’m still such a Florida girl at heart. At least I have plenty of stuff to keep me busy this weekend. I’ll share about all of that on Monday. It’s a little CRA-ZAY.Tonight though I wanted to wrap up my week of fest with a highlight of what I’ve done to deck out our apartment for Halloween and share an AWESOME giveaway with you. Let’s check out the decor first, shall we?First up we have the requisite copy of It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (For the hubs who absolutely adores Charlie Brown…I love that about him.) I won the…