Projects

Read at the very bottom of this post for its explanation. I typed it before posting the pics and it won't let me change the order now. Unfortunately, I don't have the time or energy right now to retype it all :)

Wood cubes I had and painted white, a UL gift my mom gave me for Christmas (2 years ago?) and painted white, 2 plates and a frame I found at TJ Maxx. My favorite part about it all is that I get to display a priceless black & white photo I found of my dad and husband from my brother's wedding and 2 special Willow Tree angels that had been given to us.

This weekend we stayed in most of the time which resulted in me "projecting" and the hubby watching football. I had been collecting things around the house for my "gallery wall" for some time now. But just wasn't sure if I was done with all the things I was going to include and unsure of the right spot in our house. I have been hooked to this blog called thenester.com thanks to a fellow blogger :) and it has really helped me assess the much needed organization and simplicity in my life. So I now shop in our basement to see what I can paint/reuse rather than going out and buying new. Chances are, I can find just what I need just maybe not the right color. It saves money and declutters my basement at the same time, not to mention it saves several shopping spree arguments with the hubby...LOVE the concept. We're going to finish our basement soon so all the more reason to USE all the unused junk in it. Oh yes, and I DO want to mention how great it turned out next to my collage photo of the boys I already had there. The photos are in "aged color" and the soft aged blue in the photos match the light blue frame and plates rather well, I must say.