Wooden Walls, Wooden Heart

You will probably get very tired of hearing this every Wednesday, but I am so very excited to decorate and arrange a new place when I move for graduate school. By the way, I have been accepted at both East Tennessee State and Burren.

I don't know what else to say. I'm just plain excited. Here is a wooden themed picture collection from my Pinterest board House Stuff.

A quote for America:
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery 

Image Roundup: Crafting Ideas

I am in with love crafting, making old things new, refurbishing furniture, and doing things that, in general, enhance a living space. Using a hammer is fun, spray paint can completely change a room, and taking something apart to put something better back together is a huge thrill.

The word “visionary” comes to mind when I think of what kind of people look at some old piece of junk and see how beautiful it could be, either in a perfect location or with a new coat of paint. I find myself cruising the streets of Findlay looking at all the old houses even and thinking about the fresh face I could bring to this city. It's a massive dream of mine to flip at least one house in my future.

In the meantime, however, I will settle for using crafting to bring new life to old things. When I am sitting around twiddling my thumbs, I like to skim through my Crafts board on Pinterest for ideas of things I could be creating. So, here are some crafts I really love from my board that I hope to be accomplishing soon:

DIY Sharpie a stencil on a plate. Bake at 350 for 10 mins = permanent

Piece of wood, 4 legs, padding then staple fabric

 

Painted "wallpaper"- using a stencil

 

The Daily Telecraft: DIY: Mystic Shoe ... diy canvas shoes

Creativity is a drug I cannot live without. - Cecil B. DeMille

Which, Of Course, Means A Whale's Vagina

Making things is a passion of mine, but it is really difficult to keep up while traveling. For the next two weeks I will be in Miami, Florida (there will be a lot of pictures) and it makes me sad that this may be the only look-at-the-thing-I-made post for a while.

Before leaving Texarkana I completed a great pair of turquoise and wood earrings for my sister-in-law, Nicole. The plan was originally to make a second pair just like them for myself except gold with the wood, but I am rethinking that after spending about 3 hours on this one pair. I will probably end up making a completely different looking pair for myself though.

I have 2 sets of earrings to share with you today, both of which are derived from Pinterest inspirations. Actually, I really just set out to copy these more expensive earrings.

Set 1:

The inspiration . . . 

Set 2:

The inspiration . . . 

I really love the way both of these turned out. I got a lot of compliments on my feather earrings and Nicole seemed to love her's. Copying others designs is not really what I like to do but I also really liked these earrings and wanted them, so took the less expensive route of making them myself. Is there anything you do yourself that helps you cut fashion costs?

Thoughts on cutting costs: A psychiatrist asks a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing. - Joey Adams